Advances or payday loans?

An article in The Atlantic yesterday reported on apps that offer "advances" on salary. Although the companies that offer the apps insist that the advances are not "loans," the article explains that the companies look a lot like payday lenders. The "advances" come with many of the same problems as payday loans, problems that have led many states to restrict or ban such loans. The article is here.

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