Payday Loan Facts & Figures From Southern States
As various states are urged to fight back against cash loans, these cash advances remain popular in a number of areas around the country. The following is a breakdown of payday loan activity across certain states (based on 2004 data):
- 1,027 loans per 1,000 residents
- 4.4 million payday loans
- 918 payday stores
- 214 loans per 1,000 residents
- 3.8 million payday loans
- 1,050 payday stores
- 383 loans per 1,000 residents
- 2.9 million payday loans
- 696 payday stores