Payday Loans and APR: What Borrowers Need to Know

In the media, payday loans are often cited as having extraordinarily high annual percentage rates, or APRs. This is true. The average APR on a payday loan often approaches 400%. When you compare that figure to the average APR on a traditional credit card—which is typically lower than 30%—payday loans seem like a losing investment for the borrower.  However, as it often is with statistics, the APR on a payday loan is extremely misleading. Read More»