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Consumer Credit and Debt

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Local Take: Raising Interest Rates on Federal Stafford Loans at UW Could Come at a Cost

    The "fight" over federal student loan interest rates rages on in Washington D.C. Both Republicans and Democrats - including President Barack Obama and his imminent Republican challenger in November, Mitt Romney - seem to agree that keeping the interest rate from doubling on federally subsidized Staf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Tacoma Cop Is Suing Fife and State; Says Red-Light Ticket Ruined His Credit

    On New Year's Day 2009, a Tacoma police lieutenant named Anthony Abuan was captured by a red-light camera making an unlawful right hand turn in Fife. Abuan, though, didn't know the camera had photographed his car since he never received a notice of the infraction.

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Pilita Corrales, Former SuperSonics Cheerleader, Charged With Bilking Her Boss

    ​Pilita Corrales likes to spend money. The former SuperSonics dancer now shimmying for a local indoor lacrosse team makes that much clear in the hobbies section of her bio: "I also love fashion and love to personal shop and style people," she says. Unfortunately for Corrales' boss, the money s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2010

    Catherine Lutz

    ​Pilita Corrales likes to spend money. The former SuperSonics dancer now shimmying for a local indoor lacrosse team makes that much clear in the hobbies section of her bio: "I also love fashion and love to personal shop and style people," she says. Unfortunately for Corrales' boss, the money s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Kerry Killinger, Millionaire and Former WaMu CEO, Claims Victim Status at Senate Hearing

    Kerry Killinger blames "clubby" Wall Street leaders for WaMu's demise.​Pity poor Kerry Killinger. The onetime Washington Mutual CEO made $25 million in 2008, the year he was ousted and the thrift imploded, but he still wasn't part of the Wall Street club. That, at least, is his view, one he i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    John Tuttle Launches Online Assault on Banks and Credit Cards

    "Granny," star of three videos posted on creditcardrevolt.com, takes a large sticky note declaring "Stand Up to the Rich Bankers" and slaps it onto a Bank of America ATM. She turns to the camera: "I've never posted a flyer in my entire life," she announces. "It's my first time, that makes me a fly ... More >>

  • News

    February 10, 2010

    Loan Shark

    A local attorney says the tactics of these 21st-century crooks have evolved from broken arms and cement boots.

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Seattle Lawyer Follows Story Suggestion, Sues Student Loan Giant Sallie Mae for Harassing Phone Calls

    Sallie Mae in its little-seen hot tranny mess form ​Update: Sallie Mae doesn't think the law prohibits what Mark Arthur's lawyers think it prohibits. Full details after the jump. Last week, Caleb Hannan brought to our attention the story of Craig Cunningham, as reported by our sister paper t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    Dubai Debt Threatens Boeing

    Dubai, the very picture of modesty and moderation, feels the credit crunch.​Have global economy. Have global economic problems. Boeing's recent move to South Carolina may have saved the jet-maker a couple bucks on non-union labor. But it looks like that money might be needed immediately now t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    Payday Loan Bill Doesn't Give an Inch, Gets Closer to Passing

    After a parade of witnesses from both sides of the payday loan fights asked state senators to consider amendments to House Bill 1709, the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce and Consumer Protection voted today to send the bill unamended to the Senate Rules Committee, bringing it one step closer to p ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2009

    The Secret to Passing a Payday-Loan Reform Bill

    Make sure everyone hates it.

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Key To Payday Bills? Make Sure Both Sides Hate It

    Every year bills pop up in Olympia to rein in the payday loan industry. Most are pushed by advocates like Rep. Sherry Appleton (D-Kitsap) who wants to cap annual interest rates at 36 percent, something that, when passed in other states, has resulted in the industry picking up stakes and leaving. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    St. Patrick's Day Battle: Leprechauns and Sharks vs. Caterpillars

    St. Paddy's Day may be a time to drink beers and fill out your tournament bracket, but it's also a time to dress up like a leprechaun or a loan shark and protest predatory lending. A group called the Alliance to Prevent Predatory Lending will be holding two events at the state capitol today to call ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Our Subprime Time Is Coming

    We hate to be all doom and gloom about Washington's homeowners, but it's looking all doom and gloom for Washington's homeowners--at least for the fair number paying a high premium for their mortgages. And African-Americans and Latinos were more likely to be paying that high premium. According to a ... More >>

  • News

    December 17, 2008

    Coffee: A Matter of Spirituality

    And more on Columbia City and Moneytree.

  • News

    December 3, 2008

    Why Is the City Pissing on Moneytree?

    The government’s new “Bank on Seattle – King County” program treats this local business like an enemy.

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Bad News For Moneytree: The City of Seattle Wants to Steal Its Customers

    Seattle-based check-cashing and payday-loan giant Moneytree is a homegrown success story that has made great strides in changing the shady reputation of its industry, as Laura Onstot described in a cover story last March. And some thanks it gets!

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Disillusioned Former Hedge Fund Manager Denounces Congress, Predatory Lending, Marijuana Laws

    Seattle-based check-cashing and payday-loan giant Moneytree is a homegrown success story that has made great strides in changing the shady reputation of its industry, as Laura Onstot described in a cover story last March. And some thanks it gets!

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Feds Take On WaMu

    Seattle-based check-cashing and payday-loan giant Moneytree is a homegrown success story that has made great strides in changing the shady reputation of its industry, as Laura Onstot described in a cover story last March. And some thanks it gets!

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    SPL Book Sale at Magnuson Park

    Seattle-based check-cashing and payday-loan giant Moneytree is a homegrown success story that has made great strides in changing the shady reputation of its industry, as Laura Onstot described in a cover story last March. And some thanks it gets!

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2008

    WaMu Deposits Already Taken Over By JP Morgan Chase

    Seattle-based check-cashing and payday-loan giant Moneytree is a homegrown success story that has made great strides in changing the shady reputation of its industry, as Laura Onstot described in a cover story last March. And some thanks it gets!

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2008

    It's Official: WaMu for Sale

    Seattle-based check-cashing and payday-loan giant Moneytree is a homegrown success story that has made great strides in changing the shady reputation of its industry, as Laura Onstot described in a cover story last March. And some thanks it gets!

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2008

    Martinez in Against Prentice

    Seattle-based check-cashing and payday-loan giant Moneytree is a homegrown success story that has made great strides in changing the shady reputation of its industry, as Laura Onstot described in a cover story last March. And some thanks it gets!

  • News

    April 2, 2008

    Sold Out

    The state cracks down on foreclosure "rescue" schemes—too late for one (former) Bellevue homeowner.

  • News

    March 19, 2008

    More Ramen? A Balanced Article About Payday Loans? Amazing!

    The state cracks down on foreclosure "rescue" schemes—too late for one (former) Bellevue homeowner.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2008

    Comments of the Week: Payday Loans, Pay-Per-Use Toilets, and Waiting Tables

    The state cracks down on foreclosure "rescue" schemes—too late for one (former) Bellevue homeowner.

  • News

    March 12, 2008

    Moneytree CEO Wants You to Rethink His Business

    With targeted philanthropy, and close attention to ethics, Moneytree CEO Dennis Bassford is achieving the unthinkable: overcoming prejudice against the payday lending industry.

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2007

    WaMu Layoffs With A Side of Lawsuit

    With targeted philanthropy, and close attention to ethics, Moneytree CEO Dennis Bassford is achieving the unthinkable: overcoming prejudice against the payday lending industry.

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    For Love of the Crocodile

    With targeted philanthropy, and close attention to ethics, Moneytree CEO Dennis Bassford is achieving the unthinkable: overcoming prejudice against the payday lending industry.

  • Food

    November 7, 2007

    Finally, We Get the Market Back

    A selection from Voracious, our food blog.

  • News

    August 31, 2005

    98.8 Percent Overhead

    A selection from Voracious, our food blog.

  • News

    August 24, 2005

    98.8 Percent Overhead

    The North Seattle Community College Foundation is one of the nation's biggest credit-counseling agencies, but hardly any of the millions of dollars in revenue goes to helping students. Most of it goes to for-profit corporations.

  • News

    March 19, 2003

    Playing Hardball in a Soft Market

    Renting? Buying? Refinancing? Tough times make it relatively easy. Here's why.

  • News

    November 13, 2002

    SURF AND TURF

    A quick comparison of local real-estate Web sites.

  • News

    January 5, 2000

    UNLIMITED UPSIDE!

    Yes, I want to be a millionaire.

  • News

    August 11, 1999

    "How about the best place to meet women in wheelchairs? Or the best place to meet pigeon-toed women, or the best place to meet blonde women with big boobs and no brains?"

    Yes, I want to be a millionaire.

  • News

    July 15, 1998

    Turnabout.com

    An aggrieved citizen turns the tables on his tormentors by exposing them on the Web.

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