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B.C. rally takes aim at ‘criminal’ high-interest payday loansAcorn Canada wants to see interest rates capped at 30 per cent. Currently, alternative lenders are allowed to hit borrowers for as much as 60 per cent interest.ConsumerJan 24, 2023
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Forget payday loans, this is Canada’s new generation of high-interest loansAnti-poverty advocates say a growing number of low-income Canadians is borrowing through personal loans that are much bigger, and more loosely regulated, than payday loans.MoneyOct 23, 2021
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Black comedian alleges prejudice after he couldn’t cash a cheque at a Money Mart in B.C.The comedian claimed it happened out of prejudice. The company said the cheque was made payable to an incorporated company with numerous directors, and they all had to be there to cash it.CanadaJul 12, 2018
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Payday lenders feeling pinch of Alberta crackdownThe number of payday stores has dropped to about 195 from some 220 this time last year, according to Service Alberta.MoneyMay 14, 2017
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Chequed out: Inside the payday loan cycleAre payday lenders exploitative? Filling a financial need? Both? And if governments crack down, who will fill that void?CanadaFeb 11, 2015
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Money Mart suspends offer to swap cash for half the face value of gift cardsMoney Mart has agreed to suspend its controversial program offering cash for gift cards at half of their face value after a call from Ontario's Consumer Services Ministry.CanadaDec 5, 2014
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Money Mart defends giving half the face value in cash for gift cardsMoney Mart is defending its practice of exchanging cash for gift cards at half of their face value as a "convenient" service.ConsumerDec 5, 2014
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NDP want Money Mart to stop exchanging gift cards for cash at half face valueMoney Mart is preying on vulnerable people by exchanging gift cards for cash at half their face value, and the practice should be stopped, Ontario's opposition parties said Thursday.ConsumerDec 4, 2014
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