Bama ups payday for Georgia State
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Georgia State will be paid an extra $35,000 for agreeing to move its football game at Alabama to a Thursday.

AARP Calls for Passage of Bill Reining in Idaho's Predatory Payday Loan Practices
  Legislation addressing Gem State's "abusive" payday loan practices by capping interest rates and fully disclosing terms and fees is stalled in Cmt. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The lackluster economy hasn't meant bad news for everyone.

NFL notebook: Johnson earns huge payday with Titans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Titans and Chris Johnson agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension Thursday ending the three-time Pro Bowl running back's holdout.

End Predatory Bank Payday Lending Now, 250 Groups Tell Bank Regulators
Center for Responsible Lending WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two hundred and fifty national, state and local organizations and individual advocates have asked bank regulators to stop banks from making predatory payday loans, which carry triple-digit annual interest rates of as much as 400 percent.