<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36779711</id><updated>2011-12-14T18:43:39.177-08:00</updated><title type='text'>PayDay Loans Blog</title><subtitle type='html'>New about payday loans</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Сергей</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36779711.post-116291019950714365</id><published>2006-11-07T06:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-07T06:36:39.770-08:00</updated><title type='text'>6 Things: Getting Money in an Emergency</title><content type='html'>Come get detailed information about the various kinds of online no teletrack payday loans , and determine whether no fax no teletrack payday loans or cash advance dayton is best suited for you. If you’re not sure which online no teletrack payday loans is best for you, we can help by providing you with accurate and informative data necessary to help you make a choice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Getting Money in an Emergency By Morgan James &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hopefully you will never run into a financial emergency. Unfortunately, emergencies are things that we cannot foresee. The best that we can do is plan for an emergency, but sometimes circumstances make planning impossible. This article will help teach you how to deal with financial emergencies that you are not prepared for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;1. Consider taking out a loan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Taking out a line of personal credit can help you through an emergency. You can spend as much or as little of this loan as you need. Personal lines of credit are among the lowest interest loans you can take.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;2. Speak to your Creditors.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are going to be unable to make a bill payment this month, call up the phone or utilities company and explain that you will have to make your payment late. Sometimes you can arrange upon a later date for payment, or a partial payment that can be paid off later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;3. Never get a payday loan or cash advance&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These loans have the highest interest rates on the markets, sometimes upwards of 200%. Many people who get payday loans assume that they will only need one for this paycheck, but in reality, the majority of people have to return for second, third, and further loans. This is because even if next paycheck you are back in the black, you will still have to pay off (often hidden) fees from the payday loan company, which will mean that you need another advance on your money. This is a negative cycle to get involved in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;4. Avoid debt-rotation strategies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do not try to pay off one of your credit cards with another of your credit cards, or similar tactics. Credit cards are very high interest loans, and it is unadvisable to leave a high balance on your credit card because you will end up paying much more (and for much longer) than you have to. Instead, consider taking out a loan as discussed above.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Find out what help is available locally.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Often, cities or counties will have various safety nets set up in order to help you deal with emergencies. You might have to go to more than one source to meet all your needs (as they sometimes specialize in only helping with hydro, or only helping with rent).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Colleges and universities have emergency funds available to their students. Check these out as a way to help bridge the gap.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Local churches and other charitable organizations sometimes have emergency financial assistant programs set up. If you are seeking emergency financial assistance, be prepared to bring your social insurance number/social security number, and your bills. You might have to bring other financial material, such as bank statements, to qualify.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;6. Get help.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You might need to speak to a financial planner or debt counsellor to help you with your emergency situation. They will help you create a plan to manage your debt and to get you through the financial crisis you are in. They will be able to point you to valuable local resources. It is better to talk to someone earlier rather than later to make sure that you are making the right decisions. It is okay to ask for help during an emergency: you will fare better if you are assisted by an expert.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36779711-116291019950714365?l=paydayloansblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/feeds/116291019950714365/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36779711&amp;postID=116291019950714365' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default/116291019950714365'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default/116291019950714365'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/6-things-getting-money-in-emergency.html' title='6 Things: Getting Money in an Emergency'/><author><name>Сергей</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36779711.post-116239726707558322</id><published>2006-11-01T08:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T08:07:47.313-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 10 Helpful Hints in Getting Payday Loans</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Payday loan&lt;/strong&gt; can acts as a helping hand at the times of unexpected financial crisis. &lt;br/&gt;It is &lt;br/&gt;obvious that an immediate car repair or a medical bill may affect the financial balancing. Even though it has certain limitations, obtaining payday loan will become essential to manage the situation. Payday loan are referred as cash advances or check loans. One of the major advantages of payday loan is the instant approval of loan amount. However, adequate knowledge about the payday loan is essential for the quick processing of the loan. The following 10 hints will help you to have an understanding about the requirements for the payday loan. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;1. Payday loans are short term loans, which have to be remitted back on the next day of the payday. You have to give the lenders a postdated check, as the assurance for the repayment. They will collect the money from your account using the check on the due date. It is attractive since it does not require any other collateral security or a good credit report. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;2. The primary eligibility requirement is that you must be 18 years of old and must possess a checking account. You must be employed for the past five months or at least up to 90 days. The monthly income must be $1000. But some payday loan companies are lenient to allow loans to persons having a monthly income of $800. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;3. Most of the payday companies boast that they do not require any credentials for the loan approval. But they will give you the amount only after strict scrutiny. Even though most of the companies have more or less similar terms and rates, intensive search will help you to identify the most convenient deal. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;4. Online payday loan companies have made the payday loan processing very easy. You need to just fill in the online application and they offer the money deposit to your account, within 24 hours, if all the provided information is satisfactory. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;5. The online application must include the necessary information such as address, phone numbers, payment details, bank name, bank account number, and check number. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;6. Some of the companies require the credentials to be faxed to their number for verification. Hence, you should be prepared with the following necessary details such as driving license, pay stubs, social security card and blank checks. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;7. As foresaid, the payday loans are short term loans. Hence, before applying for payday loan, make sure that you can repay the amount on the payday. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;8. You can also manage the payday loan, even if you does not repay completely on the payday date, by the procedure called roll over. So, you can think about that possibility also. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;9. The important thing in getting a payday loan is to build a good track record of transaction with the same payday loan company, since the company from which you availed the previous loan will increase the maximum limit of loan amount, according to your track record.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;10. Always be aware about the high interest rates, the payday loan companies are charging. It is always advisable to take payday loans as only the last resort. If you are forced to take it, be careful to get the interest rates in written form, according to the norms of Truth in Lending act, as it will help to enjoy a hassles payday deal.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Andyem's website contains expert articles written about Payday Loans, Home Equity Loans, Car Loans, Personal Loans, Student Loans. This blog is updated every hour and we also recommend which loan companies to get your payday, home equity, student, car and/or personal loans from. Please visit &lt;a href="http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com"&gt;Payday Loan Blog&lt;/a&gt; for more information. &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36779711-116239726707558322?l=paydayloansblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/feeds/116239726707558322/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36779711&amp;postID=116239726707558322' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default/116239726707558322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default/116239726707558322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/top-10-helpful-hints-in-getting-payday.html' title='Top 10 Helpful Hints in Getting Payday Loans'/><author><name>Сергей</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36779711.post-116221839042255296</id><published>2006-10-30T06:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-30T06:26:30.606-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Promoting affiliate programs offline. what do you think about my plan?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;by roozbeh007 &lt;br /&gt;http://www.wickedfire.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;I was thinking to place an ad on local newspaper for payday loans and say something like get up to $10,000, fast approval and crap like that. when they come in, have them to apply for the loan through my affiliate links. of course there is a computer for them and somebody will assist them. If I get 8 people to apply through 5 different payday loan I'm affiliated with, and let's say they pay me $22 per lead, that's $880 a day. to bring in more people I can guarantee approval or pay them $25 Cash right away (if i do this, i'm sure I'm going to get way more than 8 applicant)&lt;br /&gt;now, if you going to do this and you like my idea, be a man (or woman) and give me a percentage of whatever you made. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;what do you think? &lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36779711-116221839042255296?l=paydayloansblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/feeds/116221839042255296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36779711&amp;postID=116221839042255296' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default/116221839042255296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default/116221839042255296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/promoting-affiliate-programs-offline.html' title='Promoting affiliate programs offline. what do you think about my plan?'/><author><name>Сергей</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36779711.post-116214873916761606</id><published>2006-10-29T11:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-29T11:05:41.693-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Finding an Easy Online Payday Loan or Credit Site</title><content type='html'>by Tiffany Walker&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are looking for an easy online payday loan credit website all you need to do is turn to the search engines of the World Wide Web. Simply typing words such as "easy online payday loan credit" will lead you to scores of sites offering you deals for payday loans. You will also encounter quite a few sites offering reviews or an index of links or information about easy online payday loan credit schemes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep in mind that easy online payday loan credit is a bit misleading. Although obtaining cash advances in this way might seem easy at first life gets very hard once you see the high processing fees and high interest rates that these payday outfits charge their clients. As they only offer sub-prime lending rates you could be paying interest rates well over 30% and in some countries this rate could be higher then 50%. You will also find sites that may accrue compound interest on a daily interest on your loan. For instance there is one corrupt outfit in Toronto, Ontario that charges 35% of the entire amount of your loan with interest per day that you are late with reimbursing them. This is of course highway robbery but when you are hungry or desperate for cash even highway robbery looks attractive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is no way you should take out a payday loan if you do not have a paycheck coming. This is a common tact used my many people who are desperate for cash. Many individuals who have lost their jobs sometimes use their very last pay check stub to take out a last minute loan from a cash payday place thinking that this is the type of loan that can wait to be paid back. Of course this is a delusion that you cannot afford to have as these places are ruthless when it comes to reporting delinquent accounts or missed payments to all three of the big credit bureaus - Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. This could have a drastic effect on your finances in the long term.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36779711-116214873916761606?l=paydayloansblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/feeds/116214873916761606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36779711&amp;postID=116214873916761606' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default/116214873916761606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default/116214873916761606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/finding-easy-online-payday-loan-or.html' title='Finding an Easy Online Payday Loan or Credit Site'/><author><name>Сергей</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36779711.post-116211803455525351</id><published>2006-10-29T02:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-29T02:33:54.666-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Payday advances - Online cash advance loans featuring an instant cash</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTurning-Change-Into-Payday-Re-inventing%2Fdp%2F0976856603%2Fsr%3D1-4%2Fqid%3D1162117434%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&amp;tag=lifewithipod-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325"&gt;Turning Change Into A Payday: Re-inventing Yourself Through the Eight Stages of Change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=lifewithipod-20&amp;amp;l=ur2&amp;amp;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Online cash advance loans featuring an instant cash card system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Source: www.nationalcashlenders.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Payday loans and cash advances Paydaybasics.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Payday loans and cash advances Paydaybasics.com ... The business of payday loans serves consumer needs through cash advances. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Source: www.paydaybasics.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;CFSA: Research on Payday Advance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Research on Payday Advance ... "Payday advances are competitive when ... Indeed, payday advances are often substantially cheaper than alternative sources ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Source: www.cfsa.net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Faxless Payday - Financial solutions for all applicants.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sit back and take advantage of The Faxless Payday from the comfort of your own home. ... occurs, any number of payday loans will be deposited into ... Payday ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Source: www.thefaxlesspayday.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Yahoo! Directory AU &amp; NZ &gt; Financing &gt; Cash Advances&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5 Star Payday Loans - Offers online cash advances with no faxing required. ... EZ Pay Day Cash - Offers short term cash loans and payday advances. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Source: au.dir.yahoo.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Check 'n Go - Cash Advance - Payday Loan - Fast Cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Payday Loan - Cash Advance - Fast Cash Loan - find out how from ChecknGo. ... Check 'n Go is a leading provider of cash advances nationwide. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Source: www.checkngo.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36779711-116211803455525351?l=paydayloansblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/feeds/116211803455525351/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36779711&amp;postID=116211803455525351' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default/116211803455525351'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default/116211803455525351'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/payday-advances-online-cash-advance.html' title='Payday advances - Online cash advance loans featuring an instant cash'/><author><name>Сергей</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36779711.post-116211656429104020</id><published>2006-10-29T02:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-29T02:24:13.803-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Opinion: Quick cash a quick way to financial pain</title><content type='html'>Black Hills Bandit, SD - 15 hours ago... After all, he has to eat; he has a family to take care of. The next morning, he hears a jingle on the radio for a &lt;a href="http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com"&gt;payday loan&lt;/a&gt; company. ...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36779711-116211656429104020?l=paydayloansblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/feeds/116211656429104020/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36779711&amp;postID=116211656429104020' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default/116211656429104020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36779711/posts/default/116211656429104020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://paydayloansblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/opinion-quick-cash-quick-way-to.html' title='Opinion: Quick cash a quick way to financial pain'/><author><name>Сергей</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36779711.post-116211553482438232</id><published>2006-10-29T01:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-29T01:52:14.836-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Quick cash a quick way to financial pain</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;By Tech. Sgt. Steven Wilson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Black Hills Bandit staff&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s close to payday and the bills are piling up. Creditors are bugging an Airman at work. He can’t concentrate on his job because every time the phone rings he cringes, hoping it’s not a collection agent. At night he can’t sleep. He simply tosses and turns worrying, “What if my unit finds out I can’t pay my bills?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There’s no escape. Bill collectors are burning up the phone line, demanding he pay a bill and he knows that, at least in this moment, it’s simply impossible. After all, he has to eat; he has a family to take care of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next morning, he hears a jingle on the radio for a payday loan company. They promise a quick fix, sure-fire solution to all his problems ... they’ll hold his check until payday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best thing for this Airman to do is stop and do a function check before he actually pulls the trigger on something that might worsen his problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Payday loans have the attention of leadership at all levels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), The Honorable David S.C. Chu, testified before Congress Sept. 14, concerning “lending practices that prey on servicemembers and their families.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said a study on these practices partially sought to decrease the prevalence of predatory financial practices that seek to deceive servicemembers or take advantage of them at a moment of vulnerability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The report Mr. Chu delivered to the Nation’s lawmakers noted predatory lending companies actively target military personnel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another common tactic by predatory lenders mentioned in the report was seeking out young and financially inexperienced borrowers who have bank accounts and steady jobs, but also have little in savings, flawed credit or have hit their credit limit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The types of lenders provide loans based on the borrower’s assets not necessarily on the ability of the borrower to actually repay the loan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead, Mr. Chu’s report added, the predatory business will take advantage of the servicemembers inability to pay the loan in full when due and encourage extensions through refinancing and loan flipping. These refinances often include additional high fees and little or no payment of principal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr. Chu reported to the body of lawmakers some chilling accounts of military members being pounced on by predatory lenders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In one example, he noted a Senior Airman behind in car and rent payments. She went to a payday loan company and took out a $500 loan with an agreement to pay back $600 in two weeks. When she couldn’t repay the original $500, she took out other payday loans and had to do multiple rollovers on each one. To pay off these loans she contacted an installment loan company who provided her with a $10,000 loan at a 50 percent annual percentage rate. The total cost to pay off the payday loans was $12,750. She still owed the installment loan company $15,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s an awful long way from the original $500 problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It got worse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Her financial problems were a contributing factor to her pending divorce,” the report concluded.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ellsworth’s command chief, Chief Master Sgt. John Gillette, offered his own perspective on predatory lenders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chief Gillette said as he and his family were coming through the enlisted ranks, they made a conscious effort to live within their means without accumulating credit card debt and big car payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Our motivation was simple,” he said. “We did not want to be a slave to the material world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Payday loan businesses) feed off our society that desires instant satisfaction,” the chief said. “I would ask our Airmen who are tempted to patronize these businesses to look at the entire bill they will pay when they take out that loan.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ellsworth and the Air Force has many other sources specifically geared for servicemembers and their families in a time of need, he added.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master Sgt. Jon Vance, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, agreed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Everyone gets in a tight spot at some point,” he said. “The first sergeant is the key to the helping resources available.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sergeant Vance explained there are never career implications in asking for help and sometimes potential problems are best avoided before things spiral out of control.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The Airman and Family Readiness Center (formerly Family Support Center) offers financial counseling for troops and their families if they need it,” said Maj. Melanie Stewart, 28th Mission Support Squadron commander.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sergeant Vance also touched on other programs available to Ellsworth Airmen&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Air Force Aid can help with everything from money to help with car repairs to bills, under special circumstances,” he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said the Diamond Mart, run by the first sergeants, can help with food, toys for the kids, uniforms, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Operation Warmheart can help members financially and this is also administered by the shirts, he added.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The key to unlock all these resources is to think of your family,” Sergeant Vance said. “You wouldn’t hesitate to ask your mom or dad for help, would you? 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