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ADDED ACCOUNTABILITY: Providence City Council President Pro Tempore Juan Pichardo sponsored an ordinance that will regulate short-term lenders operating in the city, requiring them to register, pay a $250 fee and provide financial data to Providence authorities upon request.
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Payday lenders facing battle on a local level

Fed up with their inability to get laws changed on the state level, advocates seeking to rein in so-called “payday lenders” operating in Rhode...
BATTLE TESTED: ­Margaux Morisseau, co-chair of the Rhode Island Coalition for Payday Reform, has been fighting against payday lenders and the lobbyists for years, and she feels the momentum is swinging her group’s way now. 
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Activists won’t abandon payday lending fight

It has not been a lucky year for Georgina Paulino. The Westerly resident’s partner was injured and is out of work. The care of...
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