skip to main content
skip to newscasts

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Public News Service Logo
facebook instagram linkedin reddit youtube twitter
view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

RFK Jr. taps eight new members for CDC's vaccine advisory panel; CO communities to join national 'No Kings' protests Saturday; End of hospital emergency abortion care rule will affect rural KY women; LIHEAP cuts could put lives at risk in rural AL, advocates warn.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

White House says there will be more ICE raids, as protests spread across the county. California Gov. Newsom says democracy is at a crossroads, and Elon Musk says he 'regrets' social media posts about President Trump.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

EV charging stations are harder to find in rural America, improving the mental health of children and teachers is the goal of a new partnership in seven rural states, and a once segregated Mississippi movie theater is born again.

Community Groups Urge Nevadans to Learn Risks of Payday Loans

play audio
Play

Thursday, September 20, 2018   

LAS VEGAS — A free workshop in Las Vegas on Monday is aimed at educating people about the risks of payday loans.

Short-term, high-interest, payday lending is prohibited in several states - and many states that do allow these loans put limits on the amount of interest that can build up on them. But that isn't the case in Nevada. In the absence of those regulations, Robin Collins with Nevadans for the Common Good said many low-income people in the state are getting caught in cycles of debt.

"Once someone gets a payday loan, because the way it's serviced and the interest rate, it is hard to get out of it,” Collins said. “As a matter of fact, the statistics show that when a person gets a loan, they might get a loan, and then they might get a loan to pay off that loan - and then it just continues, continues, continues."

Several states have created databases of payday-loan borrowers, meant to help prevent them from entering into multiple deals they can't afford. Collins said Nevada doesn't have any such system to enforce borrowing rules before a loan is issued.

The Monday evening forum will be held at Las Vegas' University United Methodist Church. It's co-hosted by nine Nevada community groups to help the public understand how short-term lenders operate in the state.

Collins said one goal of the workshop is to make clear that high interest rates mean borrowers often get stuck owing much more than they bargained for.

"Those people who are affected, we want them to come and tell us their stories and talk to us, so that we can show them that there's some hope, and show them how to get out of it,” she said.

For those who can't attend the workshop, the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada offers information on payday loans online at lacsn.org, as well as free payday-loan classes once a month.



get more stories like this via email

more stories
The temporary permitting process at Hobbs State Park includes specific collection zones, boundaries and safety requirements. Only dead trees impacted by the 2024 storm may be removed. (Kit Leong/Adobe Stock)

Environment

play sound

As the cleanup effort continues at Hobbs State Park Conservation Area in Rogers, officials with Arkansas State Parks have authorized a temporary …


Social Issues

play sound

June is Pride Month, and Washington's Lavender Rights Project is celebrating with a Black Trans Comedy Showcase. This is the largest fundraiser of …

Social Issues

play sound

Protests are planned this Saturday throughout Arizona as organizers mobilize a "nationwide day of defiance" against what they're calling the Trump adm…


Nationwide, nearly 70% of rural counties lack a single obstetric hospital, according to a 2024 March of Dimes report. (Adobe Stock)

Health and Wellness

play sound

Abortion rights advocates in Kentucky are concerned as the Department of Health and Human Services has revoked a policy requiring hospitals to provide…

Health and Wellness

play sound

Indiana University now trains police academy recruits in Deaf culture awareness and basic American Sign Language. The program aims to improve …

The E-Wolf is the state's first zero-emission ferry, operating out of San Diego. (Pacific Environment)

Environment

play sound

June is World Oceans Month and California environmental groups are highlighting advances in zero-emission shipping. International shipping emits …

Environment

play sound

California companies making compostable packaging materials said their products could make a huge dent in the problem of plastic pollution but only wi…

Social Issues

play sound

Immigrant rights groups have said they are considering legal action to restore a Texas law allowing in-state tuition rates for undocumented college st…

 

Phone: 303.448.9105 Toll Free: 888.891.9416 Fax: 208.247.1830 Your trusted member- and audience-supported news source since 1996 Copyright © 2021