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  • Lenders Sink U.S. Soldiers Into Debt

    12/16/2003 3:39:16 PM PST · by BBell · 23 replies · 777+ views
    ASSOCIATED PRESS ^ | December 16, 2003 | RUSS BYNUM
    Lenders Sink U.S. Soldiers Into Debt By RUSS BYNUM ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) - On Gen. Screven Way, the one-mile strip of fast-food joints and pawn shops leading to the front gate of Fort Stewart, getting a cash loan of $100 to $500 is about as easy as buying a cheeseburger. Numerous strip-mall businesses bear names like Check Into CA$H ("Need Cash Today? It's Easy as 1-2-3"), First American Cash Advance, Gold Check C.S. Payday Advance, and PJ Cash ("Civilian and Military Welcome"). Fort Stewart has declared these so-called payday lenders enemies at its gate, accusing them of...