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Pennsylvania Attorney General Sues PayDay Loan Companies

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, July 25, 2019

HARRISBURG —Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced a settlement with Think Finance, a national online payday lender, and an associated private equity firm for allegedly engineering a $133 million illegal online payday loan scheme that targeted as many as 80,000 Pennsylvania consumers. The settlement will void all remaining balances on the illegal loans. Pennsylvania is…