Why Payday Loans

Why Payday Loans

Payday loans are available supposedly to help the financially struggling souls. The downside is it is another strategy to take advantage of the struggling.

When a person takes out a payday loan, the borrower writes a voided check to the loaner. The check amount includes the amount borrowed and fee of the loan. The lender then provides the amount of the loan to the borrower, less the fee amount. The lender will often charge a percentage of the value borrowed. Thus, if you borrow $100, likely you will repay $130. The loan is then extended for a couple of weeks, and if the borrow does not have the loan amount upon end of term agreement, the borrow pays the loan fee and rolls the loan over to the next paycheck.

The Truth in Lending Act protects consumers from loan sharks. Thus, lenders must disclose any fees and loan types in the agreements. The lender is obligated under this Act to provide in writing, the charges of finance, APR or annual percentage rate, etc.

If the APR is the rate of the loan, thus if you borrow $300 with the loan fee of $60, and roll over the loan more than twice, you will pay $180 on a $300 loan.

As you can see, payday loans are expensive. Therefore, if you can find other options it is wise to do so. If you are struggling with bills, you might want to set up a budget that meets your ability to repay. Few people spend impulsively which lands them in graver debt. The payday loans are designed to help you escape disconnections of utilities, which can cost to reconnect the service. Car repairs are a good reason to take out a payday loan, since most people require transportation to get back and forward to work. Other emergencies including medical costs are a good idea for taking out a payday loan, unless you can make payment arrangements with your provider.


Many payday lenders have requirements. Most will claim to offer no credit check payday loans, at the same time will request your Social Security Number. The loans require that you have an active checking account that has been open for 3 months or longer and employment where you make up to $1000 in net pay each month.

Most lenders will deny you payday loans if the borrower has filed bankruptcy in the preceding year, or filed multiple bankruptcies over a course of time. If no credit checks are advertised then this is a breach of advertisement, where you might be capable of getting past the denials. Any company claiming no credit checks are involved and deny you of a loan if you filed bankruptcy, are breaching their advertisements.

Some lenders of cash advances will turn you down if you are unemployed, or have worked less than five months on your job. Lenders may deny you if you have unpaid checks returned and/or outstanding payday loans pending. Lenders may also deny you if you have recently opened a banking account, or if you have numerous overdrafts on your banking account. If you provide inaccurate information, you will also be denied of loans, since your information may not be successfully identified. Some lenders will not loan you cash if you receive monthly pay.

Still, other lends will loan cash to those receiving disability checks and/or welfare checks. For the most part you must be 18, employed, hold a banking account with direct deposit capabilities, etc to get a payday loan.



















Why should you take out a payday loan? If you are pending overdrafts, payday loans can save you a lot more than what you will spend on payday loans. For example, if you have a check bounced at your banking institute, the fees are often steeper than payday loan fees. In other words, you write a check for the amount of $75 and the funds are not available some bankers will deduct the amount owed, add $35 to the amount paid by the bank, and charge you $5 or more per day amount is unpaid. In other words, when you repay the bank you will pay a lot more on overdrafts than what you would pay in overdrafts.