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