Inside the Controversial Sales Practices of the Nation’s Biggest Title Lender

Former TitleMax store managers told ProPublica and The Current about how they were trained to keep customers unaware of the true costs of their title pawns. When they were more transparent, they faced repercussions. https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-sales-practices-of-biggest-title-lender-in-us

Inside the Controversial Sales Practices of the Nation’s Biggest Title Lender

Former TitleMax store managers told ProPublica and The Current about how they were trained to keep customers unaware of the true costs of their title pawns. When they were more transparent, they faced repercussions.

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@jeremybmerrill tbt a series of graphics I did for a 2015 investigation on these companies, which found they cluster in states with favorable laws that allow ruinous rates (or where there's an exploitable loophole). https://archive.publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/lawmakers-protect-title-loan-firms-while-borrowers-pay-sky-high-interest-rates/
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