Payday lender lobbyist’s townhouse is party central
An investigation of lobbying by payday lenders published today by the Huffington Post investigative fund uses Party Time invitations to help tell the tale, highlighting the role of prolific partier and lobbyist Tim Rupli.
Rupli’s townhouse is the site of at least 94 parties since 2008, writes investigative reporter Keith Epstein, and “beneficiaries of the fundraisers have included members of the House Financial Services Committee.” Rupli lobbies for the Community Financial Services Association, a trade association representing payday lenders.
The $42 billion-a-year payday lending industry is lobbying hard to avoid new regulation in federal financial reform legislation now being debated in Congress. In addition, payday companies are fighting some 100 pieces of legislation aimed at safeguarding borrowers from high interest rates and from falling into excessive debt that are under consideration in state capitals across the country, reports Epstein.
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