Salena Zito: Payday loans down in the delta

By Chris Lohr

Published January 26, 2018 3:14pm ET

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Salena Zito: Payday loans down in the delta — A barber shop stands between two short-term loan stores in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. In Alabama, the sixth-poorest state, with one of the highest concentrations of lenders, advocates are trying to curb payday and title loans, a confrontation that clergy cast as God versus greed. They have been stymied by an industry that metamorphoses to escape regulation, showers lawmakers with donations, packs hearings with lobbyists and has even fought a common database meant to enforce a $500 limit in loans. Photographer: Gary Tramontina/Bloomberg | Gary Tramontina

Joining Salena Zito remotely from Little Rock, Ark., is Darrin Williams. With an illustrious career as a public servant and a banker, Williams is the perfect guest for an eclectic host like Zito. The two discuss Williams’ personal mission to revamp the practice of exploiting lower-income households with payday loans.

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