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Predatory Lending: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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What it is

John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on payday loans and predatory lending, covering how they trap borrowers and target the elderly and military. It features Sarah Silverman.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a good overview of predatory lending and the problems with payday loans.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend you watch the John Oliver segment on Payday Loans.”

    John Oliver segment on payday loans.

    VikingCoder, 2015-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Want a steady income? There's an app for that”

  2. “I think he does a pretty good job in giving an overview of what predatory lending is.”

    Good overview of what predatory lending is.

    WestCoastJustin, 2014-09 · Recommendation · in “Secret Network Connects Harvard Money to Payday Loans”

  3. “check out Last Week Tonight's bit (John Oliver's show on HBO) on payday loan companies”

    Segment exposing payday loan companies.

    themartorana, 2014-09 · Recommendation · in “Secret Network Connects Harvard Money to Payday Loans”

  4. “Spend some time with John Oliver, discussing just a few of the problems with predatory lending”

    Discusses problems with predatory lending.

    otterley, 2022-01 · Recommendation · in “The Case Against Crypto”

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Topics: payday loans, john oliver, consumer finance, debt, regulation

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