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| | Federal Trade Commission |
 | | Check cashers, finance companies and others are making small, short-term, high-rate loans that go by a variety of names: payday loans, cash advance loans, check advance loans, post-dated check loans or deferred deposit check loans. |
 | | Usually, a borrower writes a personal check payable to the lender for the amount he or she wishes to borrow plus a fee. |
 | | At that time, depending on the particular plan, the lender deposits the check, you redeem the check by paying the $115 in cash, or you roll-over the check by paying a fee to extend the loan for another two weeks. |
| www.ftc.gov /bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/pdayalrt.htm (818 words) |
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