Originally appearing in ProPublica on December 23, 2024, Joel Jacobs and Megan O’Matz interviewed NCLC Associate Director Lauren Saunders for coverage of the tribal, high-interest lending industry.
Consumer advocates do not expect that the second Trump administration will do anything to crack down on abusive lending practices linked to tribes or any other form of predatory lending.
“We would like to see more enforcement action by both federal and state authorities.”
Lauren Saunders, associate director of the National Consumer Law Center, which has advocated for tougher measures on payday lenders.
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