Payday loans without a Checking account

These days, having a bank account is about as common as carrying a driver's license - it's something most people have. But "most people" doesn't mean "everyone." Maybe, due to financial difficulties or bad luck, you wrote one too many bad checks and ended up listed in ChexSystems, a service that banks check before opening an account for someone. Or, perhaps, you're starting over after a divorce or big move and you haven't yet found a new financial institution. Whatever your reasons, not having a bank account can be a liability. You probably already know that. What you may not know is how to manage without the ubiquitous, all-powerful bank account - especially when it comes to loans.

While having a bank account may seem like a logical prerequisite to taking out a loan, it's not always necessary. We'll provide you with a couple examples of loans that don't require bank accounts, as well as the benefits and dangers of each. Keep reading to find out more.

Interesting facts

• Payday loans in Australia are part of the small loans market, which was estimated in 2008 to be between $800m and $1bn a year, although it seems likely that the true market was and currently is higher than this.
  The growth of this market mirrors the growth in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Because the market for small loans...
• The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) is a nonprofit organization non-partisan research and policy group based in Durham, North Carolina and with offices in Washington DC and Oakland, Calif. Its purpose is to educate the public about financial products and to push for policies that curb predatory lending. On its website and elsewhere, CRL...