Mitchell Hartman

Type: Person

Name: Mitchell Hartman

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Discussion: Military Lending and Debt

by Blair Hickman In honor of Memorial Day, ProPublica and Marketplace will host a live discussion on the issues facing military members in debt. The Military Lending Act of 2007 attempted to protect military members and their families from predatory ... [Published ProPublica: Articles and Investigations - May 23 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, ProPublica, Mitchell Hartman, Paul Kiel

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Why military personnel fall prey to payday lenders

Installment lenders ‘to the military,’ pawn shops and car-title shops cluster in a minimall just outside the security gate at Fort Stewart Army base in Hinesville, Ga. Payday loans are banned in Georgia.- Mitchell HartmanThe Fort Stewart Army Community ... [Published Marketplace - May 18 2013]

Entities: Mitchell Hartman, Military/Armed Forces, ProPublica, Army base

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

World Finance Corporation

The Little-Known Cousin of Payday Loans

The fees and risks associated with payday loans are well known, but less familiar is a related type of borrowing for consumers in a jam: installment loans. A new investigation by the nonprofit newsroom ProPublica and the public radio show Marketplace ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 16 2013]

Entities: World Finance Corporation, ProPublica, Investigation

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt

On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt by Paul Kiel, ProPublica, and Mitchell Hartman, Krista Kjellman Schmidt This story was co-produced with Marketplace. Listen to their coverage. Seven years after Congress banned payday-loan companies from charging ... [Published Foreclosure Fraud - Fighting Foreclosure Fraud ... - May 15 2013]

Entities: Mitchell Hartman, Paul Kiel, ProPublica

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Discussion: Installment Loans and the Shifting Debt Industry

by Blair Hickman Monday, we co-published a story with Marketplace on installment loans , a growing industry that offers quick money to low-income borrowers – and is flying under regulators’ radars. Installment loans are the cousins of payday ... [Published ProPublica: Articles and Investigations - May 14 2013]

Entities: Mitchell Hartman, Paul Kiel, Marketplace, World Finance Corporation

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 2 reports

ProPublica And American Public Media's Marketplace Launch Investigation: Beyond Payday Loans

NEW YORKConducted by Marketplace's Mitchell HartmanWorld Finance boasts 800,000 customers and over 1,000 locations across 13 states, mostly in the South and Midwest, and touts installment loans as a consumer-friendly alternative to payday loans. Hartman ... [Published TheStreet.com - May 13 2013]

Entities: Marketplace, ProPublica, Mitchell Hartman, World Finance Corporation

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Discussion: Military Lending and Debt [Published ProPublica: Articles and Investigations - May 23 2013]
Join the live discussion on military lending [Published Marketplace - May 22 2013]
Why military personnel fall prey to payday lenders [Published Marketplace - May 18 2013]
Walmart can be sued over abuse of 'permatemps' ... [Published Marketplace - May 17 2013]
The Little-Known Cousin of Payday Loans [Published BusinessWeek - May 16 2013]
Soldiers Defeated by Debt [Published Huffington Post - May 15 2013]
On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt [Published Foreclosure Fraud - Fighting Foreclosure Fraud ... - May 15 2013]
On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt [Published ProPublica: Articles and Investigations - May 15 2013]
Discussion: Installment Loans and the Shifting ... [Published ProPublica: Articles and Investigations - May 14 2013]
ProPublica And American Public Media's Marketpl... [Published TheStreet.com - May 13 2013]
ProPublica And American Public Media's Marketpl... [Published NewsBlaze - May 13 2013]