Payday Loan Industry Watch (PLIWatch.org) News Podcast

Payday loan opponents caution people against taking payday loans. We interviewed David to better understand the practice and viability of an emerging source for loans: The Internet social lending network.

In the news, payday lending is often called legal loan sharking and payday lenders are called loan sharks. We interviewed Special Agent Kowenhoven to understand how loan sharking really works, who loan sharks are, and what the loan shark culture is like.

Dr. Lehman joined us to discuss the issue of economics as it applies to the payday loan industry in general and, specifically, to tell us about the economic theory underpinning his article, 'In Defense of Payday Lending.'

Bill provided background on the E-mail marketing space, shared trends relating to the payday loan industry's E-mail marketing, and covered uses for his company's analytics services that will be of interest to online payday lenders and E-mail marketers.

Jackie and Ernie provide details about affiliate marketing networks, like theirs, LinkConnector. Benefits for payday lenders and affiliate marketers are covered in addition to how LinkConnector deals with marketing fraud in the payday lending marketspace.

Trent Sorbe explained the Revel Advance card, an alternative to payday loans, offered nationwide by his organization. Trent also provided some banking industry insight: perhaps why it's not in the payday loan business.

Topics in this podcast range from responsible lending practices and dealing with unbanked customers to customer data handling procedures and market conditions in Ohio.

PLIWatch attended the Affiliate Summit 2006 East tradeshow as Press. An event recap is followed by interviews with five Internet advertisers about how the payday loan industry uses their services.

Topics range from market valuation of the industry to dollar-based hard-math scenarios of payday loan costs for both the consumer and for the lender.

Info about a Wichita, Kansas, protest by payday lender LoanMax, which paid 400-plus people $100 each to 'sit in' during a 'Dangers of Payday Loans' seminar. Local payday loan issues are also covered.

An in-depth telephone interview with Credit.com's Valary Miller and Emily Davidson about issues surrounding the payday loan industry and its place within the larger consumer credit industry.

Coverage of Representative Patricia Lundstrom's House Bill 409. Then, what Governor Richardson did when 409 died. This podcast is presented by industry-independent Payday Loan Industry Watch (PLIWatch.org).

Two news stories about the payday loan industry: Document Mishandling and a few Georgia RICO payday lender convictions. This podcast is presented by industry-independent Payday Loan Industry Watch (PLIWatch.org) and contains news about the payday loan and cash advance industries.

This podcast is a review of RapidMONEYLoan's payday loan Web site, including a general overview, practices (good and questionable), and a summary. This podcast is presented by industry-independent Payday Loan Industry Watch (PLIWatch.org).

Covering recent legislative payday loan actions in Oregon. This podcast is presented by industry-independent Payday Loan Industry Watch (PLIWatch.org) and contains news about the payday loan and cash advance industries.