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Lobbyists' activities and spending in Virginia are now available online in a database based on annual disclosure documents. The database was created by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project and can be accessed on the group's campaign finance...

At a meeting of Northern Virginia credit unions with state legislators in October, Virginia Credit Union League lobbyist Reginald Jones told the audience how credit unions were doing a good job of creating alternatives to payday loans. When the...

It's like the tale of David and Goliath, but who's the underdog and who is the giant in the payday lending debate depends upon whom you ask. Religious groups, business organizations, advocates for the poor and others sick of the industry say they can't...

It's like the tale of David and Goliath, but who's the underdog and who is the giant in the payday lending debate depends upon whom you ask. Religious groups, business organizations, advocates for the poor and others sick of the industry say they can't...

++++++++++++++++++++ || || || ++++++++++++++++++++ Rochelle Parker needed money for Christmas gifts and medicine, so she went online and found a Web site promising easy money. After a few key punches she was zapped a $300 loan, but one that charged an...

Payday and car title lenders spent more than $1 million on 42 lobbyists during the 2007 General Assembly session. There were 12 bills affecting the payday lending industry, including five that would have ended the booming industry in Virginia. Car title...

Gail Storer will never forget the physical pain and anxiety she felt every time the phone rang or she heard a car pull up outside her home. "To hear the phone just constantly ringing -- your heart stops beating for a second," she said. A double...

One of the most frequent questions payday lending opponents get from legislators about eliminating the industry is, "How will people using payday lenders get short-term loans?" The industry argues that people will bounce checks, go to other states or...

Donna Gray knows it would probably be cheaper to cash her monthly disability checks at a bank rather than at a check casher, but a bank refused her an account, she said, citing negative items on her credit report. So, fees at a local check cashing outlet...