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Rapacious Loan Sharks Stalk Low, Middle-Income Texans: Amarillo Globe-News

  

Author:
Don Baylor /(512) 320-0222 x 108

March 15, 2007

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Loan sharks are preying on families across the nation, especially in Texas. At the federal level, Congress is helping to protect military families. But millions of working families remain vulnerable. Amarillo families—who earn 15% less than the average Texas family—are particularly at risk.