Advanced Fee Loans
- Article from Associated Content, describes the predatory and dishonest nature of "advance fee" personal loans.
- http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/118211/personal_loan_scams_advanced_fee_loans.html

Personal Loan Calculator
- Simple calculator for estimating monthly loan payments.
- http://www.personal-loan-calculator.com

AOL Money & Finance
- Details the differences in personal loan offers and provides articles explaining potential sub-prime loan problems. Content written through partnership with Bankrate.com.
- http://money.aol.com/loans/personal

About.com: Worse than Loan-Sharking
- Article from About.com regarding abuses in the advance payday loans business. Offers several alternatives to payday loans.
- http://credit.about.com/cs/consumerwisdom/a/042100.htm

The No-Equity Loan Trap
- Article from SmartMoney.com about high loan-to-value loans for homeowners.
- http://www.smartmoney.com/debt/advice/index.cfm?story=noequity

Bankrate: Officials Call Payday Financing "Loan Sharking"
- Article from Bankrate.com about abusive lenders that offer advances on paychecks. Details how this approach to lending is predatory.
- http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/chk/19980217.asp

FTC: The Truth About Advance-Fee Loan Scams
- Information detailing how advance-free loans manipulate applicants. Also provides links to legitimate low-cost help for consumers experiencing credit problems.
- http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/tmarkg/loans.htm

FTC: Cosigning A Loan
- Article describes risks and provides guidance for co-borrowers. From the Federal Trade Commission.
- http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/cosign.htm

FTC: Payday Loans = Costly Cash
- Also called cash advance loans, check advance loans, or deferred deposit check loans, these high interest loans are usually expensive and prey on people in desperate situations.
- http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/pdayalrt.htm