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Loopholes Allow Loan Sharks to Prey on Hardworking Texans: San Antonio Express-News

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Don Baylor /(512) 320-0222 x 108

February 16, 2007

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Loan sharks are preying on families across the nation, especially in Texas. At the federal level, Congress is helping to protect military families. But millions of other families remain vulnerable. Families in San Antonio are among the hardest hit.