Online lenders elude new
laws for payday loans.
Canada is beginning to regulate its payday lending industry, but
applying to borrow fast cash online still means entering a legal black
hole.
Six Canadian provinces – including Ontario – have passed
legislation to regulate the payday lending industry but none of the
new laws deal with what happens when someone chooses to take out a
loan online.
It is unclear how many Canadian companies allow borrowers to do this,
or how many companies based outside the country allow Canadians to
use their products.
They appear to operate by stating everything done through the website
should be understood to have occurred where the company is based.
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