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Pay day Loans and Institutions. By: Taylen Eggum. Pay Day Loans. -is a relatively small amount of money lent at a high rate of interest of the agreement that it will be repaid when the borrower receives their next paycheck. Also called: Salary loan, payroll loan, or a short-term loan.
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Pay day Loans and Institutions By: Taylen Eggum
Pay Day Loans • -is a relatively small amount of money lent at a high rate of interest of the agreement that it will be repaid when the borrower receives their next paycheck. • Also called: Salary loan, payroll loan, or a short-term loan
Institutions • The place or business that issues pay day loans
Pay Day Loans • Advantages • Simply and Convenient to get unsecured Loan • Often don’t require mortgage • Can get with steady Job with good income • Small Loan amounts
Pay Day Loans Disadvantages “Once you take the first, you’re already one foot in the quicksand” Highly enticing and luring product May be borrowing from more than 1 High interest rates Americans take out roughly 50 million dollars a year
Where To Get One? States That Don’t Allow Them Arkansas Arizona Connecticut Georgia Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey • New York • Pennsylvania • North Carolina • Vermont • West Virginia
Usury • the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest
Why Pay Day Loans are Bad • Nothing good comes from them • Within 2 weeks must pay on average $400 back • Usually end up with drugs, debt, or danger • Misleading Advertisement • Average APR is 400%
How to Avoid Pay Day Loans • Bad Credit • Lack of Savings • Ask a friend for a loan • Put off the expenses • Maybe get a part time job • Borrow from credit union
Alternative to Pay Day Loans Cash Advance • Cash advance on a credit card Allows to get cash out of an ATM or bank • Getting a cash advance is easy but expensive • 5% charged amount
Even services • Instapay-allows you to advance some of your next paycheck up to 13 days • Does not charge interest • Company wants to put payday loaners out of business • Linked to your bank account • 28% of users took out a pay day loan a month before
Work Sited • https://20somethingfinance.com/payday-loans-ban • https://www.moneyunder30.com/payday-loan • https://www.techbullion.com/the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-payday- • loans/ • Billings Gazette