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Petersburg City Council voted unanimously to pass more regulations on potentially predatory short-term loan establishments and limit the number of pawn shops allowed in the city during its meeting on ...

The private equity firm controlled a network of 25 companies that extended predatory loans to over 1,000 small businesses in the state. The judgement marks the largest single-state consumer settlement ...