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Legislature 2015 – Storefront Lending

This week, New Mexico in Focus correspondent Gwyneth Doland reported on legislation that would cap interest rates for some types of short-term lending, such as title loans, at 36 percent.     Gwyneth Doland also reported on the committee hearing Wednesday for our media partner KUNM:  Payday Loan Cap On Hold Despite Prayers Despite the…

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Storefront lending lobbyists spend big on NM officials

Note: This story from New Mexico In Depth comes to us through our 2015 legislative collaboration –  People, Power and Democracy: A reporting partnership between New Mexico PBS, KUNM and New Mexico In Depth.  By Trip Jennings New Mexico In Depth A who’s who of lobbyists watched on Wednesday as Republicans on a legislative committee shelved two bills…

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