Ontario’s Payday Loans Act received Royal Accent on June 18, 2008. This new legislation is designed to regulate the payday loan business in Ontario.
The McGuinty Government enacted legislation this past April that is designed to bring Ontario’s payday loan industry into some semblence of control.
In today’s economy, many people have fallen into the trap of payday loans, where the fees and interest can rapidly climb, and exceed the actual amount borrowed.
The Canadian Payday Loan Association, which states that it welcomes regulation, states, “Payday loans are unsecured small-sum short-term loans typically for a few hundred dollars. The average payday loan is around $280 for a period of 10 days.
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