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Senior producer Bill Owens and correspondent Anthony Mason preview tonight’s newscast, which will look at the subprime mortgage meltdown, John Edwards’ campaign, and healing. (CBSNews.com)

Payday lenders slapped with Ohio law (CNN Money)

New Ohio legislation limits payday loans to 28% APR, down from an average of 391% APR.

Summary Box: Ohio payday lenders look for options (AP via Yahoo! News)

WHAT HAPPENED: Ohio voters upheld state law that caps annual interest rate on payday loans to 28 percent and limits the number of loans per customer to four a year.

Defeated in Ohio, payday lenders look at other options to offer short-term loans (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

CINCINNATI - The payday loan industry stung at the Ohio ballot box with a strict new law is looking for other ways to do business, prompting consumer advocates to worry that lenders are finding a way around the election results.

Summary Box: Ohio payday lenders look for options (San Francisco Chronicle)

WHAT HAPPENED: Ohio voters upheld state law that caps annual interest rate on payday loans to 28 percent and limits the number of loans per customer to four a year. WHAT PLANNED: Payday lenders are looking at other services like pawn brokering and gold…

New payday loan products are reaction to vote; 79 Ohio sites to close (The Toledo Blade)

As expected, some in the so-called payday loan industry have announced they will close a combined 79 stores in Ohio after the passage of a state ballot issue that meant payday loan interest rates were capped at 28 percent. But several lenders, including those that will close stores, are launching new types of loans that carry origination fees. Others will focus on other services to maintain …

Summary Box: Ohio payday lenders look for options (The Post-Standard)

(AP) WHAT HAPPENED: Ohio voters upheld state law that caps annual interest rate on payday loans to 28 percent and limits the number of loans per customer to four a year.

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