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The high price of desperation: How a $3,000 repair ballooned into a $14,000 debt

Craig Harris, USA TODAYComments Off on The high price of desperation: How a $3,000 repair ballooned into a $14,000 debt

A Tucson, Arizona man, borrowed $3,050 to fix his transmission, but the predatory car title loans with triple-digit interest will cost him $13,791.

      
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