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Payday Loans - The 400 Percent APR Trap

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A $45 fee on a $300, 14-day loan works out to about a 391% APR for Marcus Bell, the formula, fee over loan times 365 over days times 100, that explains why he keeps rolling the loan instead of paying it off.

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