The Payday Hound site serves as a gateway to payday lenders. A new online comparison site may be serving as a gateway to dangerous lending practices. The newly launched Payday Hound website advertises itself as offering "impartial and informed" reviews, comparing the rates and fees of dozens of online loan shops, including so-called payday lenders, pawn shops and other short-term lenders. But much of the site's information raises alarms about the security of taking out online loans, consumer advocates said. Of the dozens of sites listed on the Payday Hound, at least one has been charged by the Federal Trade Commission for criminal behavior. The site, 500FastCash, was sued by the FTC in early...
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