Michigan Sen. David Robertson (Picture: Courtesy picture)
Their state Senate banking committee is scheduled Tuesday to know testimony on two bills quietly introduced Friday that experts state are created to foil future federal laws on payday loan providers, and may legalize car title lending in Michigan.
The bills, sponsored just by Sen. David Robertson, A republican representing waterford and areas of Oakland and Genesee counties, will allow payday loan providers to focus through “credit solution companies.” These credit solution organizations — or CSOs — ostensibly arrange loans for customers but frequently work straight with only 1 lender, adding on a site charge, leading to short-term loans when the yearly interest price frequently soars above 300 %. [Read more...]