About.com | Worse than Loan-Sharking - Article from 2000 about abuses in the advance payday loans business. credit.about.com/library/weekly/aa042100a.htm
Bank Rate Monitor - Rates, credit score information, and other basic information about personal loans. www.bankrate.com/brm/rate/personal_home.asp
BankSITE Consumer Guide - Provides information and self-qualification tests for a variety of consumer loan products. www.banksite.com/consumerguide.htm
Cosigning A Loan - 1997 article with advice about cosigning a loan, from the Federal Trade Commission. www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/cosign.htm
Easy Credit? Not So Fast - The truth about advance-fee loan scams, where you pay first and get the loan later. 1999 article from the Federal Trade Commission. www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/tmarkg/loans.htm
Payday Loans = Costly Cash - Also called payday loans, cash advance loans, check advance loans, deferred deposit check loans, these are high interest loans that are usually expensive. www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/pdayalrt.htm
Rent-A-Bank Payday Lending - Research report outlines deceptive practices by payday lenders. www.pirg.org/reports/consumer/payday/2001/index.html
Timesofmoney.com | Personal Loan Tips - UK site offers step-by-step instructions on obtaining a personal loan. www.timesofmoney.com/personal_loan/jsp/ploan_tips.jsp
