Cheque-cashing

• British Columbia cracks down on ‘predatory’ practices by payday loan companies

  The B.C. government is cracking down on "predatory" practices by payday loans operations in the province.

  Politics

  Feb 26, 2019
  
• ‘They like having people in debt’: Your payday loan stories

  Following our payday loan stories this week, we've heard from people who loved working for payday loan companies, and who hated it; who got badly needed cash and who found themselves taking out loans to repay loans for years on end.

  Canada

  May 13, 2016
  
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• Alberta slashing payday loan fees to lowest in Canada

  As jurisdictions across Canada look to rein in payday loan companies, Alberta plans to make its fees the lowest in the country.

  Canada

  May 12, 2016
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• ‘We are loan sharks’: Why one woman’s leaving the payday loan business

  As Google bans ads and Alberta prepares to unveil new payday loan legislation, Global News talks to one woman about what it's like on the other side of the counter.

  Canada

  May 11, 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