Payday Lenders

• Kitchener moves to cut number of payday loan companies within city

  On Monday night, city council voted to cap the number of payday loan business at 10 through new business licensing regulations.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2019
  
• Toronto latest Canadian city to crackdown on payday loan outlets

  Toronto City Council adopted new interim regulations last week that cap the number of physical locations allowed across the city and require operators to be licensed.

  Canada

  May 4, 2018
  
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• Hamilton looks to cap number of payday loan outlets

  Hamilton is one of the few cities in Ontario to consider such legislation, adding to its ongoing crusade against payday loan companies.

  Consumer

  Feb 20, 2018
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• More Canadians using payday loans, most don’t understand costs: report

  More Canadians are turning to payday loans to cover financial emergencies but many don't understand the costs, according to a new report.

  Money

  Oct 25, 2016
• Chequed out: Inside the payday loan cycle

  Are payday lenders exploitative? Filling a financial need? Both? And if governments crack down, who will fill that void?

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2015
• ‘It’s an avalanche’: payday loan rules under review by Nova Scotia regulator

  When Bonnie Barrett was forced to furnish her entire apartment because of a bedbug problem, she found herself in a financial bind. That's when the Halifax woman, who has a disability and lives on a fixed income, decided to get a payday loan.

  Consumer

  Feb 10, 2015