House banking panel OKs payday-lending extension
by Ross Reily Published: January 11,2011
Tags: banking and finance, John Allison, Mississippi, Mississippi Banking Commission, Mississippi Economic Policy Center, NAACP, Payday lending, Rep. George Flaggs, Sarah Palin
By Ted Carter A 7-year renewal of Mississippi’s payday lending law – including a $100 increase in the amount that can be transacted — received an endorsement Tuesday from the state House’s Banking and Finance Committee. Bill sponsor Rep. George Flaggs, a Vicksburg Democrat and chair of the Banking and Finance Committee, said the bill [...] [...]
