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Gary Rivlin

Business Crime

Secrets of the Tax-Prep Business

How pop-up tax preparers make billions off the poor.

Gary Rivlin Mother Jones Mar 2011 15min Permalink

Business

Confessions of a Payday Lender: “I Felt Like a Modern-Day Gangster”

Phil Locke made millions charging working people 400% interest. Then he had a change of heart.

Gary Rivlin The Intercept Jun 2016 20min Permalink

Business

Car Trouble

Inside the lucrative, predatory, booming world of subprime car loans.

Gary Rivlin Mother Jones Apr 2016 20min Permalink