Payday loans can have predatory rates and short repayment terms. CNBC Select has chosen the best alternatives for quick ...

Payday lenders have a lot in common with pawn shops, their close cousins: They depend on lending money to desperate people living close to the edge with nowhere else to turn. They first surfaced about ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Portra / GettyImages A loan shark is an unlicensed lender who offers high-interest loans and ...

The payday loan business is pretty simple. Clients generally pay a fee of $15 per $100 for a two-week loan. At EZ Money, the fee is $15 for $100, $25 for $200 and $35 for $300. For one-month loans, ...