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Hope for the Payday Industry in Arizona?

Natasha Aronov — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:23:01 +0000

Arizona may have good news for the Payday loan industry this week as an amendment will be heard on Tuesday at 1:30pm. Adjustments suggested would restrict the number of loans a person could take out at one time, allowing fees of $15 per $100 borrowed, and also allowing the consumer to cancel the transaction if the borrowed money is returned within two business days. The amendment would require businesses to give at least 1.5 % of the fees it collects to “organizations that provide services to low-income and moderate income individuals” in their community.

Leadpile Partners Up With Lender To Help Military

Mari Holt — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:32:41 +0000

Leadpile works a lot in the payday loan industry, with regards to trying to connect those that are looking for a payday loan and those that can provide these short term loans to the consumers. However, if you are in the military you do not qualify for these types of loans, therefore there are alternatives that are offered to these consumers. Leadpile is excited to partner up with a lender that can help service these individuals. We are looking for publishers that can help us generate more of these leads.
This is what we are looking for in these leads:
Nationwide, “active duty” Military (no reserves or government employees) only, consumers must be looking for a $500+ loan, no daily caps and there is no restricted delivery schedules.

There are several ways to generate these leads:

* MicroClick Forms
* MicroClick iForms
* Banners
* Text Links
* “On Exit” Ads
* Open Market

If you are a publisher and looking to help provide these sorts of short term loans to members of our military, reach out to us!

Car Title Loans Change in Virginia

Natasha Aronov — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:29:04 +0000

A new bill has passed in Virginia setting new guidelines for car title loans. This bill will enforce caps on interest rates and loan terms which is something that has not been done before. Similar to a law in Tennessee the loans are restricted to a year in length, restrict the loan amount to half of the car’s value in addition to preventing new interest being added onto the loan once the car has been repossessed. A tiered interest rate cap will be put into effect, running from 22 percent per month for a loan smaller than $700, to a maximum 15 percent for loans higher than $1,400.
Car title loans are a topic of controversy lately in a similar way to payday loans. The loans both help consumers who are in need and would not have other options, but can be at times tricky for consumers to understand if they are not taking the time to read the terms. The consumer needs to always be aware of the terms of the loan and the interest rate they will be paying. If applying for a loan, being as educated as possible can help the consumer know all options available and prepare/make a plan to use the loan responsibly.

Leadpile & Live Transfer Payday Loan Leads

Mari Holt — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:17:30 +0000

It is official…. Leadpile has teamed up with Payday loan lenders to help deliver real time, qualified, payday loan customers to their institutions. In an effort to try and connect as many people as we can with the payday loan lenders, we have rolled out the “NEW” payday loan live transfers.
Business rules/filters we will capture before transferring the payday loan customer:

1. State the customer lives in.
2. Do they have a checking or savings account, if so which one?
3. How many outstanding payday loan(s) does the customer have?
4. Other filters such as the consumer’s income, do they have direct deposit, or employed by military and more!

If you are a payday lender and looking for unique consumers transferred to you, simply contact us and we will help you connect with those consumers that are needing a payday loan.

Updates for Wisconsin Payday Loans…

Natasha Aronov — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:01:52 +0000

In Wisconsin, the state Senate is being asked by the Assembly Speaker to avoid delay with moving forward with the legislation regulating payday loan companies. It has already been approved recently by the Assembly to limit the size of loans, restrict consumers from taking out more than one loan at a time, bans auto title loans completely as well as “rolling over” the balance of a previous loan.
A Senate version of this bill includes a cap on interest rates, however the Assembly rejected this bill as they believe their version does enough.
There are currently over 500 payday lenders in the state of Wisconsin.

LeadPile will continue to keep you posted on changes…

Payday Loan News In Wisconsin

Natasha Aronov — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:57:56 +0000

Changes to the Wisconsin Payday lending industry could be very close. A vote by the Assembly Committee 6-5 supports the bill that would place restrictions that would cap Payday loans at $600 allowing borrowers to only take out one Payday loan at a time. Auto title loans will no longer be offered when/if this bill passes. A vote to pass this bill could happen as quickly as next Tuesday. Concerns have been raised about a $1 fee for each transaction to pay for statewide database to track the loans. According to the Associated Press, Republicans argued the bill was flawed and the public should have more time to consider the plan unveiled late last week. Leadpile will be watching….

New Payday Loan Law In Effect In South Carolina

Mari Holt — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:01:17 +0000

A new payday loan law has taken effect today in South Carolina. This new law was passed with the intent to protect consumers, however it seems that it actually has an ability to hurt consumers that already have an outstanding payday loan. A local SC news channel is reporting, “The new law limits consumers to just one payday loan at a time. It sets up a statewide database, starting Feb. 1, to keep track of all payday loans to prevent anyone from having more than one. But the database will not include past payday loans that are outstanding as of Feb. 1.” So will something like this prevent lenders from staying in the state of SC? Hopefully not.. because people in SC I am sure still need payday loans even though a new law was passed.

Is Free Checking A Thing Of The Past?

Natasha Aronov — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:52:08 +0000

Opening a checking account with no required balance or no monthly service fees may be something that is soon going to be history. With the suffering economy, there has recently been lots of discussion and controversy surrounding overdraft transaction fees, as a new federal regulation is expected to eliminate them. To make up for these losses in revenue the banks are looking into adding additional fees to checking accounts to help fill the gap.
According to Bankrate.com effective July 1st overdraft coverage will be an opt-in service. “Banks that offer overdraft, or bounce, protection will send opt-in notices to customers explaining the service. Banks will not be allowed to charge a fee for paying an overdraft that occurs because of an ATM transaction or a one-time debit card transaction unless the customer agrees. The rule does not apply to overdrafts that occur through the use of checks or ACH transactions such as bill pay.”
Overdraft fees have affected millions of people during this hard time and often times can be looked at as making a hard situation harder. Here at LeadPile we connect consumers possibly needing help to avoid banking overdraft fees or late payments with payday loan lenders who can loan money for a period of time to get them through. We will keep an eye on any new developments with this and let you know when changes occur!

New Payday Lending Laws In Washington

Mari Holt — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:11:25 +0000

As of January 1st 2010, a new payday lending law was imposed in Washington. “The new law limits the size of a payday loan to 30 percent of a person’s monthly income, or $700, whichever is less. It also bars people from having multiple loans from different lenders, limits the number of loans a person can take out to eight per 12 months, and sets up a database to track the number of loans taken out by people.” This will be something that lenders will now have to pay attention to.
Leadpile will be watching the status of Washington and payday loans, because we work with publishers nationwide, and we will be interested in any legal changes that happen in this particular state.

Kentucky Puts A Cap On Payday Loan Interest Rates

Natasha Aronov — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:10:40 +0000

Steve Beshear, Governor of Kentucky, has renewed his efforts for putting an interest cap on payday loans. The new limit that Steve Beshear would want in place is 36% for every $100.00 lent. This is the same cap that people in the military have on their payday loans. The main reason for the cap is because of the hard times that residents in Kentucky are having just to put food on their tables.
Currently, no new payday lenders are even allowed to open in Kentucky (the state has 743 lenders at the moment). Some believe that such a restricted cap will cause lenders to go out of business. What do you think?