Payday lenders disappear from Bellevue, rest of state after interest capped at 36% From the Inside this week's Bellevue Leader: Sept. 21 series Martha Stoddard Omaha World-Herald Sep 17, 2022 Sep 17, 2022 Updated May 23, 2023 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nebraska’s payday lenders have all shut down in the two years since voters capped the interest rate they could charge.kAm%96 =2DE 92?57F= 82G6 FA E96:C 56=2J65 56A@D:E D6CG:46D 3FD:?6DD =:46?D6D :? s646>36C[ 244@C5:?8 E@ C64@C5D <6AE 3J E96 }63C2D<2 s6A2CE>6?E @7 q2?<:?8 2?5 u:?2?46]k^AmkAmyFDE D:I >@?E9D 62C=:6C[ E96C6 925 366? `h DF49 3FD:?6DD6D] %92E[ :? 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