{"id":546,"date":"2013-04-11T16:14:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T16:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mn-bankruptcy.com\/blog\/?p=546"},"modified":"2025-08-11T19:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:10:13","slug":"payday-loans-no-no-no-no-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mn-bankruptcy.com\/blog\/payday-loans-no-no-no-no-no\/","title":{"rendered":"Payday Loans – NO NO NO NO NO"},"content":{"rendered":"

I see on my Google Plus page<\/a> that an outfit called “Get Payday Loans” has added me to their circles – or something. \u00a0Usually I would add them back, but I just can’t do it. \u00a0From where I sit payday loans are about the most evil thing on the planet. \u00a0They are very addictive. \u00a0Once a person gets started, they are drawn into debt and will have the devil of a time getting out.<\/p>\n

I have never done a study or looked at any statistics on this subject. \u00a0However, I have dealt with these in numerous bankruptcy cases, so I have some opinions based on what I \u00a0myself have seen – at least what it looks like to me. \u00a0For one thing, it looks to me as if the rates they charge are very high. \u00a0Another thing I seem to be seeing is that some of the banks seem to like these things – I suspect because they charge a fee to set them up on a customer’s checking account so that when the pay check is deposited, the money automatically disappears to the lender.<\/p>\n

I believe that anything which is automatic – happening painlessly behind the scenes without drawing full attention to itself – makes it easier to get deeply in debt.<\/p>\n

So no, I’m not adding “Get Payday Loans” back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I see on my Google Plus page that an outfit called “Get Payday Loans” has added me to their circles – or something. \u00a0Usually I would add them back, but I just can’t do it. \u00a0From where I sit payday loans are about the most evil thing on the planet. \u00a0They are very addictive. \u00a0Once … <\/p>\n

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