http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3287.html#47510 Rate caps, like all price controls tried in the past, have but one result - the elimination of access to the product services in the legitimate marketplace. Rate caps (price controls) always hurt consumers. This bill would hurt millions of consumers and have a horribly negative impact on the overall economy.... 47510@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:14:01 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3287.html#47507 Senator Dick Durbin (D- Illinois) has introduced legislation the (Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act) that he intends on tacking onto an economic stimulus package. The bill will create a new federal definition of APR, create a new federal agency to oversee all forms of consumer credit and insurance and, cap interest rates taking all rate setting authority away from individual states. His legislation will put thousands of small loan companies out of business, and eliminate access to consumer credit for millions of households all at a time when access to credit is already at an all time low.... 47507@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:53:46 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3287.html#40098 This bill would put many 1000's of small loan lenders out of business. These local businesses hire local personnel who would be let go. They would have to break or default on the leases for their store fronts, negatively impacting property owners. State goverments would no longer collect annual licensing fees from these businesses and would need to significantly cut back on the auditing staffs who review these businesses. Lastly, many customers would no long have an outlet for small loans, since banks would not deal in such matters because the few pennies they would make under this law for small short term loans would not justify the making of these transactions.... 40098@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:27:45 EDT