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¹ Information from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's "What is a Payday Loan?" as of July 8, 2024: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-is-a-payday-loan-en-1567/
² Information from the National Conference of State Legislatures "Payday Lending State Statutes" as of July 8, 2024: https://www.ncsl.org/financial-services/payday-lending-state-statutes
³ Information from Pay Day Loan Info's "Legal Status of Payday Loans By State" as of July 11, 2024: https://paydayloaninfo.org/state-information/
⁴ Information from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's "What Are the Costs and Fees For a Payday Loan?" as of July 8, 2024: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-are-the-costs-and-fees-for-a-payday-loan-en-1589/
⁵ Information from FTC's "Fair Debt Collection Practices Act" as of July 8, 2024: https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/fair-debt-collection-practices-act-text
⁶ Information from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's "Can a Payday Lender Garnish My Bank Account or My Wages?" as of July 8, 2024: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/can-a-payday-lender-garnish-my-wages-en-1609/
⁷ Information from Experian's "P2P Lending vs Traditional Lending" as of July 8, 2024: https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/p2p-vs-traditional-lending/
⁸ Information from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's "What is Credit Counseling?" as of July 8, 2024: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-is-credit-counseling-en-1451/
⁹ Information from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's "What is the difference between credit counseling and debt settlement, debt consolidation, or credit repair?" as of July 8, 2024: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-is-the-difference-between-credit-counseling-and-debt-settlement-debt-consolidation-or-credit-repair-en-1449/
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