Consumer advocates and 99 local governments in Virginia are calling on the General Assembly to cap the interest rates on payday lending. Several lawmakers have also introduced legislation that would limit interest on similar, open-ended consumer loans. Virginia Public Radio’s Anne Marie Morgan reports from the State Capitol.
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