169% APR for Online Loans Doesn’t Fly in Iowa
Anaheim, Calif.-based online lender used a subsidiary that originated the loans on a South Dakota Indian reservation to issue loans in Iowa that hit up to 169% on an annual basis. The tribal angle didn't fly with the Iowa Division of Banking, which revoked the license and hit the lender with $1.5 million in restitution of 3,400 loans to Iowans. [10/9/14]