Tag Archive for ‘Check Into Cash’
Kicking Up a Sh*tstorm in Cleveland, Tenn.
An intense first week as Broke, USA saw its official release on Tuesday. It was a thrill to start the week talking about the book on “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross, who uttered some of the sweetest words an author can ever hear: “We’ll continue talking with our guest, author Gary Rivlin, in the second [...]
Pioneers of Subprime: Allan Jones and the Payday Loan
I write about Allan Jones – W. Allan Jones, Jr., if I were still on staff at The New York Times – in a piece for The Huffington Post. The Cliff’s Notes version of that post: Let’s just say that Mr. Jones (pictured) and those around him are not the most progressive bunch on issues [...]
Book Excerpt in Biz Wk: “Payday Nation”
Payday Nation: How lending to people against their future paychecks went from a single shack to a strip mall staple
