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The Lifetime Banned Man: Ian MacKechnie of Amscott Financial [1]
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Date: 2016-06-21
The Lifetime Banned Man: Ian MacKechnie of Amscott Financial
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In 1986, Ian MacKechnie moved his family from Scotland to America and settled in Tampa, Florida where he started Amscot, a leading payday lender and one-time insurance company.
Twelve years later, MacKechnie and Amscot were charged with fraud and racketeering. Criminal charges against MacKechnie were reportedly dropped in exchange for his agreeing to a lifetime ban on selling insurance in Florida and Amscot’s guilty plea to civil charges on racketeering. That didn’t stop his payday lending business though.
Over the years, MacKechnie has laughably said that he sympathizes with his hard-luck customers all the while he defends charging them triple digit interest rates on their payday loans. Despite being charged with fraud and imposing triple digit interest rates, MacKechnie claims that he has never taken advantage of a single customer, ever.
MacKechnie has also called critics of the payday lending “elitist” and opposes federal oversight of the industry.
Payday lending has paid off for MacKechnie and his family. He has been ranked among the top 50 wealthiest individuals in Scotland for years. In 2012, his family’s estimated net-worth was nearly $238 million.
It’s paid off for others too. Over the past fifteen years, members of the MacKechnie family have contributed at least $714,089 to the campaigns of powerful politicians and payday lending special interest PACs, which have also donated large sums of money to the campaigns of elected officials.
The Details:
MacKechnie Had Been Charged with Fraud and Racketeering, Banned from Selling Insurance for Life in Florida in Settlement
1998: Then-Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson conducted undercover sting against MacKechnie’s insurance company, which led to fraud and racketeering charges and a lifetime ban on MacKechnie selling insurance in Florida. Then-Florida Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson’s “accusation that Amscot tried to trick him and other customers into buying unwanted add-ons for their auto insurance, such as towing services…forced Amscot founder Ian MacKechnie to sell his company’s insurance operations, while his company pleaded guilty to racketeering charges. The uproar indelibly sullied the Amscot name. Or did it? The Amscot name is now emblazoned on a West Shore office building off I-275 in Tampa, and its owner, MacKechnie, presides over one of the fastest-growing financial companies in the Tampa Bay area. Amscot has grown to 46 neighborhood outlets, with leases to open in 24 more locations, including its first in Orlando. MacKechnie says he doesn’t care that his tiff with state insurance regulators led to a lifetime ban on selling auto insurance in Florida. The rest of his bay area financial empire – cashing checks, offering payday loans with high interest rates and other services geared to high-risk customers – has more than compensated. This year, MacKechnie said, he expects Amscot to cash about $600-million worth of checks, provide $160-million worth of payday advances, sell $$500-million worth of money orders and provide $100-million worth of advance checks for income tax refunds.” [St. Petersburg Times, 8/10/03]
Florida Department of Insurance investigated Amscot for systematically ‘sliding’ add-ons such as towing charges and legal services into auto policies, which led to Amscot pleading guilty to civil charges on racketeering in return for criminal charges being dropped against MacKechnie. “By 1986, the Florida Department of Insurance started investigating complaints that Amscot was systematically ‘sliding’ add-ons such as towing charges and legal services into auto policies, ballooning the cost by an average of $100 a year. The insurance commissioner said that when he went undercover at an Amscot location he asked for the minimum policy required under Florida law but an agent sold him a policy that included a towing and car-rental add-on. In August 1998, Amscot pleaded guilty to civil charges of racketeering for duping auto insurance customers and agreed to exit the insurance business. In return, state prosecutors agreed not to pursue criminal charges against MacKechnie.” [St. Petersburg Times, 8/10/03]
MacKechnie Claimed Triple Digit APR’s Were Reasonable…
MacKechnie defended 300% APR’s “as reasonable” and claimed “he sympathizes with his hard-luck customers.” “Not that he has left controversy behind him since settling with state regulators. Financial lending to the poor remains a sensitive, high-risk and sharply criticized industry, particularly payday advance loans. The short-term loans, which are essentially advances on a worker’s salary, carry annual percentage rates of up to 300 percent. MacKechnie defends the short-term interest charges as reasonable. A $50 fee for a $$500 loan is cheaper, for instance, than paying a late fee for missing a monthly rent payment, he said. Sometimes, he says, all people need is a little help to get back on their feet before they ‘graduate’ from using a service like Amscot. MacKechnie says he sympathizes with his hard-luck customers.” [St. Petersburg Times, 8/10/03]
Center For Responsible Lending reported MacKechnie’s payday lending business charged APR of 286%, which he defended. “Consumer groups like the Center for Responsible Lending criticize the cash-advance loans offered by Amscot and other chains, noting their $11 fee on a $100 loan for 30 days is equal to an annual interest rate of 286 percent. They recommend borrowers use credit cards instead. However, MacKechnie countered that many cash-strapped consumers lack credit cards and have no way of meeting financial emergencies.” [News-Journal, 10/26/07]
Yet He Claims to Have Never Taken Advantage of a Customer… Ever
MacKechnie: “We have never taken advantage of a customer and never will.” “‘There is a demand and need for these services. We have never taken advantage of a consumer and never will,’ CEO MacKechnie said.” [St. Petersburg Times, 7/4/09]
Called Critics of Payday Lending “Elitist”
MacKechnie claimed it was “elitist” to criticize payday lenders. “City officials on Wednesday called off a controversial deal that allowed Amscot Financial to accept its utility payments, just days before the City Council was expected to publicly denounce the company’s check cashing and payday advance services. At least six of the city’s eight council members had expressed reservations about Amscot’s business dealings and its service fees. Payday loans, which are essentially advances on a worker’s salary, can carry annual percentage rates of about 300 percent. ‘A city ought to be doing everything we can to bring people into the financial mainstream and this kind of very high interest lending is the opposite of that,’ said Council member Karl Nurse. ‘It’s like quicksand.’…Founder Ian MacKechnie said the criticism of Amscot and its clients is insulting. ‘I see it as elitist,’ he said earlier this week. ‘They are talking down to people who they don’t know. We think what’s most important is that people have choices.’” [St. Petersburg Times, 12/12/08]
Opposed Federal Oversight of Payday Lending Industry
MacKechnie opposed federal regulation of payday lenders: “We’re not Wall Street.” “Nearly a decade after a major regulatory overhaul in Florida, payday lenders appear as common on Central Florida street corners as McDonald’s. The industry contends it’s now so tightly regulated here that it hands out small loans with triple-digit annual percentage rates as harmlessly as the fast-food joint sells burgers and fries. Florida’s protections for consumers are stricter than many states but not as stringent as others that ban payday loans outright or cap APR’s at 38 percent or below. In Florida, the APR on a $$500 loan, the maximum, is about 266 percent. And the Internet remains a harbor for payday lenders who prey on consumers with the most abusive tactics. This national patchwork has Congress trying to sweep the industry into its Wall Street reform package, and the issue is expected to come up for debate this week as members of the House and Senate meet to work out their differences on the legislation. That hasn’t gone unnoticed by the industry, which has fiercely lobbied to be excluded from the reform package. ‘We’re not Wall Street,’ said Ian A. MacKechnie, Amscot Corp. executive vice president and son of the company’s founder by the same name. ‘We didn’t cause the financial crisis. We’re part of Main Street.’ Tampa-based Amscot is one of the companies that has flourished in Florida since payday lending laws were overhauled in 2001, largely the result of a series of industry critical editorials in the Sentinel. It has 174 stores in 15 counties. At the beginning of 2004 there were no Amscot stores in Central Florida; today there are 70 with 32 in Orange County alone.” [Orlando Sentinel, 6/21/10]
MacKechnie Has Made a Lot of Money from the Payday Lending Industry – He Has Been Ranked One of the Richest Men in Scotland for Years
2004: MacKechnie was ranked among the top 50 richest in Scotland, worth $87 million. [Glasgow Evening News, 4/17/04]
2005: MacKechnie was ranked among the top 50 richest in Scotland, worth $136 million. [London Sunday Times, 4/3/05]
2006: MacKechnie was ranked among the top 50 richest in Scotland, worth $120 million. [London Sunday Times, 4/23/06]
2007: MacKechnie was ranked among the top 50 richest in Scotland, worth $138 million. [London Sunday Times, 4/29/07]
2008: MacKechnie was ranked among the top 50 richest in Scotland, worth $149 million. [London Sunday Times, 4/27/08]
2009: MacKechnie was ranked among the top 50 richest in Scotland, worth $141 million. [London Sunday Times, 4/26/09]
2012: MacKechnie and family was worth $237 million. [The Scotsman, 8/15/12]
Members of the MacKechnie Family Have Contributed At Least $714,089 to the Campaigns of Powerful Politicians and Payday Lending Industry PACs Over the Years
[OpenSecrets.org search, 3/2/15]
11/28/2001 – $2,400 – Financial Service Centers of America, Inc. PAC (FISCA PAC)
11/01/2002 – $3,400 – Financial Service Centers of America, Inc. PAC (FISCA PAC)
11/17/2009 – $500 – Deutch, Ted
11/20/2009 – $1,000 – Posey, Bill
12/06/2009 – $1,000 – Peters, Gary
01/13/2010 – $2,400 – Crist, Charlie
01/13/2010 – $2,400 – Crist, Charlie
01/13/2010 – $2,400 – Crist, Charlie
01/13/2010 – $2,400 – Crist, Charlie
02/26/2010 – $1,250 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
02/26/2010 – $1,250 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
03/01/2010 – $500 – New Democrat Coalition PAC
03/03/2010 – $1,000 – Hastings, Alcee
03/05/2010 – $1,000 – Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
03/09/2010 – $2,500 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
03/09/2010 – $2,500 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
03/11/2010 – $500 – Deutch, Ted
03/15/2010 – $500 – Meek, Kendrick
03/18/2010 – $1,250 – Klein, Ron
03/18/2010 – $500 – Deutch, Ted
03/18/2010 – $500 – Bilirakis, Gus
03/22/2010 – $500 – Meek, Kendrick
03/22/2010 – $500 – Buchanan, Vernon
03/22/2010 – $500 – Buchanan, Vernon
03/25/2010 – $1,250 – Klein, Ron
03/26/2010 – $500 – Bilirakis, Gus
03/29/2010 – $1,000 – Young, C.W. Bill
03/29/2010 – $1,000 – Young, C.W. Bill
03/31/2010 – $2,400 – Kosmas, Suzanne
03/31/2010 – $2,400 – Kosmas, Suzanne
04/25/2010 – $1,000 – Castor, Kathy
04/25/2010 – $1,000 – Castor, Kathy
05/21/2010 – $1,000 – Ross, Dennis
05/21/2010 – $1,000 – Ross, Dennis
05/27/2010 – $500 – Meek, Kendrick
05/27/2010 – $500 – Meek, Kendrick
06/07/2010 – $1,500 – Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
06/08/2010 – $3,500 – Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
06/24/2010 – $500 – Meek, Kendrick
06/29/2010 – $500 – Peters, Gary
06/29/2010 – $500 – Childers, Travis
06/29/2010 – $500 – Maffei, Dan
06/30/2010 – $500 – Meek, Kendrick
07/07/2010 – $1,250 – Boyd, Allen
07/07/2010 – $1,250 – Boyd, Allen
07/08/2010 – $1,000 – Cantor, Eric
07/08/2010 – $1,000 – Cantor, Eric
07/28/2010 – $2,400 – Grayson, Alan
07/28/2010 – $2,400 – Grayson, Alan
07/28/2010 – $1,000 – Grayson, Alan
07/30/2010 – $2,000 – Defend America PAC (Sen. Shelby Leadership PAC)
07/31/2010 – $900 – Meek, Kendrick
08/03/2010 – $900 – Meek, Kendrick
08/16/2010 – $2,000 – Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
09/16/2010 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
09/16/2010 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
09/16/2010 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
09/16/2010 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
09/18/2010 – $1,000 – Castor, Kathy
09/20/2010 – $1,500 – Boyd, Allen
09/20/2010 – $1,500 – Boyd, Allen
09/27/2010 – $1,000 – Kosmas, Suzanne
09/30/2010 – $2,400 – Meek, Kendrick
09/30/2010 – $2,400 – Meek, Kendrick
09/30/2010 – $1,000 – Posey, Bill
10/04/2010 – $2,000 – Nugent, Richard
10/04/2010 – $2,000 – Nugent, Richard
10/11/2010 – $2,400 – Ross, Dennis
10/15/2010 – $1,200 – Nugent, Richard
10/15/2010 – $400 – Nugent, Richard
10/15/2010 – $400 – Nugent, Richard
10/19/2010 – $500 – Bilirakis, Gus
10/19/2010 – $500 – Bilirakis, Gus
10/24/2010 – $2,000 – Bilirakis, Gus
10/26/2010 – $1,000 – Schrader, Kurt
10/27/2010 – $1,000 – Minnick, Walt
10/29/2010 – $1,000 – Larsen, Rick
11/04/2010 – $3,000 – Every Republican is Crucial PAC (Rep. Cantor Leadership PAC)
02/23/2011 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
02/23/2011 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
02/23/2011 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
02/23/2011 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
03/01/2011 – $1,350 – McCarthy, Kevin
03/01/2011 – $1,350 – McCarthy, Kevin
03/01/2011 – $2,400 – McCarthy, Kevin
03/01/2011 – $2,400 – McCarthy, Kevin
03/21/2011 – $2,500 – McHenry, Patrick
03/21/2011 – $2,500 – McHenry, Patrick
03/21/2011 – $2,500 – McHenry, Patrick
03/21/2011 – $2,500 – McHenry, Patrick
03/30/2011 – $1,000 – Hastings, Alcee
03/30/2011 – $1,000 – Castor, Kathy
03/30/2011 – $500 – Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
03/30/2011 – $1,000 – Castor, Kathy
03/30/2011 – $500 – Castor, Kathy
03/31/2011 – $1,000 – Garrett, Scott
04/04/2011 – $1,000 – Rubio, Marco
04/04/2011 – $1,000 – Rubio, Marco
04/05/2011 – $500 – Rubio, Marco
04/18/2011 – $2,000 – Defend America PAC (Sen. Shelby Leadership PAC)
06/30/2011 – $1,500 – National Republican Senatorial Committee
06/30/2011 – $500 – Peters, Gary
06/30/2011 – $1,000 – Nugent, Richard
08/09/2011 – $1,000 – Meeks, Gregory
09/07/2011 – $1,000 – Roskam, Peter
09/07/2011 – $500 – Carney, John
09/10/2011 – $2,400 – Bilirakis, Gus
09/10/2011 – $2,400 – Bilirakis, Gus
09/10/2011 – $1,000 – Bilirakis, Gus
09/26/2011 – $2,000 – Menendez, Robert
09/30/2011 – $1,000 – Castor, Kathy
09/30/2011 – $2,000 – Castor, Kathy
10/17/2011 – $2,500 – Deutch, Ted
10/17/2011 – $1,000 – Deutch, Ted
10/17/2011 – $1,500 – Deutch, Ted
10/28/2011 – $2,500 – Posey, Bill
10/28/2011 – $2,500 – Posey, Bill
10/28/2011 – $2,500 – Posey, Bill
10/28/2011 – $2,500 – Posey, Bill
11/09/2011 – $2,500 – Ross, Dennis
11/09/2011 – $2,500 – Ross, Dennis
11/09/2011 – $2,500 – Ross, Dennis
11/10/2011 – $2,500 – Nugent, Richard
11/10/2011 – $2,500 – Nugent, Richard
11/10/2011 – $2,500 – Nugent, Richard
12/23/2011 – $1,000 – Barrow, John
12/23/2011 – $500 – Himes, Jim
12/23/2011 – $500 – Carney, John
12/23/2011 – $500 – Larsen, Rick
12/23/2011 – $500 – Connolly, Gerry
12/23/2011 – $1,000 – Peters, Gary
12/23/2011 – $2,500 – New Democrat Coalition PAC
12/23/2011 – $1,000 – Schrader, Kurt
01/11/2012 – $2,500 – Webster, Daniel
01/11/2012 – $2,500 – Webster, Daniel
01/11/2012 – $2,500 – Webster, Daniel
01/30/2012 – $2,500 – Bluegrass Committee PAC (Sen. McConnell PAC)
01/30/2012 – $2,500 – Bluegrass Committee PAC (Sen. McConnell PAC)
01/30/2012 – $2,500 – Bluegrass Committee PAC (Sen. McConnell PAC)
01/30/2012 – $4,000 – Financial Service Centers of America, Inc. PAC (FISCA PAC)
01/31/2012 – $2,500 – McConnell, Mitch
01/31/2012 – $2,500 – McConnell, Mitch
01/31/2012 – $2,500 – McConnell, Mitch
01/31/2012 – $2,500 – McConnell, Mitch
02/16/2012 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
02/16/2012 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
02/16/2012 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
02/16/2012 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
03/02/2012 – $1,000 – Defend America PAC (Sen. Shelby Leadership PAC)
03/28/2012 – $1,000 – Castor, Kathy
04/19/2012 – $500 – Altmire, Jason
04/19/2012 – $500 – Altmire, Jason
04/25/2012 – $1,000 – Adams, Sandy
05/11/2012 – $1,000 – Young, C.W. Bill
06/22/2012 – $2,500 – Perlmutter, Edwin
06/22/2012 – $2,500 – Perlmutter, Edwin
06/22/2012 – $500 – Gillibrand, Kirsten
06/22/2012 – $2,500 – Perlmutter, Edwin
06/22/2012 – $2,500 – Perlmutter, Edwin
07/19/2012 – $500 – Heck, Dennis
07/19/2012 – $1,000 – Diaz-Balart, Mario
07/19/2012 – $1,250 – New Democrat Coalition PAC
07/19/2012 – $750 – Maffei, Dan
07/19/2012 – $500 – Heck, Dennis
07/19/2012 – $1,000 – Diaz-Balart, Mario
07/19/2012 – $1,250 – ActBlue
07/19/2012 – $1,250 – New Democrat Coalition PAC
07/19/2012 – $750 – Maffei, Dan
07/20/2012 – $1,250 – Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
07/20/2012 – $1,250 – Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
07/25/2012 – $500 – Hastings, Alcee
07/26/2012 – $1,250 – Blue Dog PAC
07/31/2012 – $2,500 – Price, Tom
07/31/2012 – $2,500 – Price, Tom
07/31/2012 – $2,500 – Price, Tom
07/31/2012 – $2,500 – Price, Tom
09/05/2012 – $5,000 – Republican Operation to Secure and Keep a Majority PAC (Rep. Roskam Leadership PAC)
09/05/2012 – $5,000 – Republican Operation to Secure and Keep a Majority PAC (Rep. Roskam Leadership PAC)
09/05/2012 – $2,500 – Roskam, Peter
09/24/2012 – $1,944 – Democratic Party of Iowa
09/24/2012 – $2,333 – Democratic Party of Wisconsin
09/24/2012 – $1,360 – Democratic Party of Colorado
09/24/2012 – $4,666 – Democratic Party of Ohio
09/24/2012 – $2,500 – Obama, Barack
09/24/2012 – $1,944 – Democratic Party of Nevada
09/24/2012 – $2,916 – Democratic Executive Committee of Florida
09/24/2012 – $583 – New Hampshire Democratic State Committee
09/25/2012 – $2,500 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
09/25/2012 – $2,500 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
09/27/2012 – $2,500 – Frankel, Lois
09/27/2012 – $2,500 – Frankel, Lois
10/26/2012 – $1,749 – Democratic Party of Virginia
11/02/2012 – $500 – Young, C.W. Bill
11/02/2012 – $1,000 – Webster, Daniel
11/02/2012 – $1,500 – Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
11/02/2012 – $1,000 – Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
11/02/2012 – $500 – Grayson, Alan
11/02/2012 – $1,500 – Frankel, Lois
11/02/2012 – $500 – Webster, Daniel
11/02/2012 – $1,000 – Webster, Daniel
11/05/2012 – -$2,000) – Castor, Kathy
11/14/2012 – -$1,500) – Frankel, Lois
11/26/2012 – $1,944 – Democratic Party of Nevada
02/06/2013 – -$1,500) – Bilirakis, Gus
03/19/2013 – $500 – Donnelly, Joe
03/19/2013 – $500 – Barrow, John
03/27/2013 – $2,500 – Hastings, Alcee
04/26/2013 – $500 – Ellison, Keith
04/26/2013 – $500 – Ellison, Keith
05/17/2013 – $2,400 – Shaheen, Jeanne
05/17/2013 – $2,500 – Shaheen, Jeanne
05/17/2013 – $2,500 – Shaheen, Jeanne
06/26/2013 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
06/26/2013 – $2,500 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
06/26/2013 – $2,500 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
06/28/2013 – $1,250 – Castor, Kathy
06/28/2013 – $500 – Peters, Gary
06/28/2013 – $500 – Peters, Gary
06/28/2013 – $500 – DelBene, Suzan
06/28/2013 – $500 – Peters, Scott
06/28/2013 – $500 – Hastings, Alcee
06/28/2013 – $1,250 – Castor, Kathy
08/19/2013 – $2,500 – Murphy, Patrick
08/19/2013 – $2,500 – Murphy, Patrick
08/19/2013 – $2,500 – Murphy, Patrick
08/26/2013 – $2,500 – Posey, Bill
08/26/2013 – $2,500 – Posey, Bill
08/26/2013 – $2,500 – Posey, Bill
09/08/2013 – $2,500 – Bilirakis, Gus
09/08/2013 – $1,000 – Bilirakis, Gus
09/10/2013 – $2,500 – Bilirakis, Gus
09/18/2013 – $2,500 – Carney, John
09/22/2013 – $2,500 – Garcia, Joe
09/22/2013 – $2,500 – Garcia, Joe
09/23/2013 – $2,000 – Stivers, Steve
09/26/2013 – $2,500 – Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
09/26/2013 – $2,500 – Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
09/27/2013 – $2,500 – DeSantis, Ron
09/27/2013 – $2,500 – DeSantis, Ron
10/21/2013 – $600 – Stivers, Steve
10/21/2013 – $1,900 – Stivers, Steve
10/23/2013 – $1,000 – Southerland, Steve
10/23/2013 – $1,000 – Southerland, Steve
10/25/2013 – $2,500 – Garrett, Scott
11/27/2013 – $2,500 – Warner, Mark
12/06/2013 – $2,600 – Sink, Alex
12/06/2013 – $2,400 – Sink, Alex
12/06/2013 – $2,500 – Sink, Alex
12/06/2013 – $1,250 – Sink, Alex
12/12/2013 – $2,500 – Meeks, Gregory
12/12/2013 – $2,500 – Meeks, Gregory
12/23/2013 – $2,000 – Hastings, Alcee
12/23/2013 – $1,500 – Hastings, Alcee
12/23/2013 – $2,500 – New Democrat Coalition PAC
12/23/2013 – $2,500 – Hastings, Alcee
12/23/2013 – $1,000 – Brown, Corrine
12/23/2013 – $1,000 – Brown, Corrine
12/23/2013 – $2,500 – Hastings, Alcee
12/23/2013 – $2,500 – Hastings, Alcee
12/26/2013 – $2,500 – Justice and Action for the Commonwealth of Kentucky PAC (Rep. Quinn Leadership PAC)
02/10/2014 – $2,500 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
02/12/2014 – $2,500 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
02/12/2014 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
02/25/2014 – $1,000 – Scott, Tim
02/25/2014 – $1,000 – Scott, Tim
02/26/2014 – $1,000 – Jolly, David
03/03/2014 – $2,500 – Brown, Sherrod
03/07/2014 – $1,250 – Frankel, Lois
03/07/2014 – $5,000 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
03/07/2014 – $5,000 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
03/07/2014 – $1,250 – Frankel, Lois
03/07/2014 – $2,500 – Frankel, Lois
03/07/2014 – $5,000 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
03/07/2014 – $5,000 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
03/14/2014 – $1,000 – Cornyn, John
03/14/2014 – $2,000 – Cornyn, John
03/14/2014 – $1,000 – Cornyn, John
03/19/2014 – $900 – McConnell, Mitch
03/19/2014 – $1,900 – McConnell, Mitch
03/19/2014 – $900 – McConnell, Mitch
03/26/2014 – $1,250 – Nugent, Richard
03/26/2014 – $2,500 – Nugent, Richard
03/26/2014 – $1,250 – Nugent, Richard
06/13/2014 – $1,500 – Heck, Dennis
06/13/2014 – $1,500 – Heck, Dennis
06/20/2014 – $1,000 – Royce, Ed
06/30/2014 – $1,500 – Webster, Daniel
06/30/2014 – $1,000 – Webster, Daniel
06/30/2014 – $1,000 – Sinema, Kyrsten
06/30/2014 – $2,600 – Webster, Daniel
07/23/2014 – $1,000 – Rubio, Marco
09/04/2014 – $1,500 – Ross, Dennis
09/05/2014 – $1,000 – Giving Us Security PAC (Rep. Bilirakis Leadership PAC)
09/05/2014 – $1,500 – Giving Us Security PAC (Rep. Bilirakis Leadership PAC)
09/11/2014 – $1,000 – Del PAC (Rep. Carney Leadership PAC)
09/18/2014 – $2,000 – Udall, Mark
09/18/2014 – $2,000 – Udall, Mark
09/20/2014 – $2,000 – Udall, Mark
09/21/2014 – $1,000 – Jolly, David
09/21/2014 – $1,000 – Jolly, David
09/30/2014 – $1,000 – Cardenas, Tony
09/30/2014 – $1,000 – Neugebauer, Randy
09/30/2014 – $1,000 – Meeks, Gregory
09/30/2014 – $1,000 – Meeks, Gregory
10/22/2014 – $2,500 – Cornyn, John
10/22/2014 – $2,000 – Peters, Gary
10/29/2014 – $5,000 – National Republican Congressional Committee
10/29/2014 – $2,500 – National Republican Congressional Committee
10/29/2014 – $2,500 – National Republican Congressional Committee
11/21/2014 – -$1,900 – Cornyn, John
12/30/2014 – $1,500 – New Democrat Coalition PAC
01/12/2015 – $2,500 – Crenshaw, Ander
01/12/2015 – $2,500 – Crenshaw, Ander
03/02/2015 – $2,500 – Shelby, Richard
03/02/2015 – $2,500 – Shelby, Richard
03/11/2015 – $2,500 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
03/11/2015 – $2,500 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
03/11/2015 – $5,000 – Community Financial Services Association of America PAC
03/24/2015 – $2,500 – Toomey, Pat
04/27/2015 – $2,500 – Hastings, Alcee
04/27/2015 – $2,500 – Hastings, Alcee
05/13/2015 – $5,000 – Financial Service Centers of America, Inc. PAC (FISCA PAC)
05/13/2015 – $5,000 – Financial Service Centers of America, Inc. PAC (FISCA PAC)
05/13/2015 – $5,000 – Financial Service Centers of America, Inc. PAC (FISCA PAC)
05/13/2015 – $5,000 – Financial Service Centers of America, Inc. PAC (FISCA PAC)
05/13/2015 – $5,000 – Financial Service Centers of America, Inc. PAC (FISCA PAC)
05/27/2015 – $2,500 – Castor, Kathy
05/27/2015 – $2,500 – Castor, Kathy
06/09/2015 – $1,000 – Duffy, Sean
06/15/2015 – $2,700 – Hastings, Alcee
06/16/2015 – $500 – Gowdy, Trey
06/22/2015 – $1,000 – Miller, Jeff
06/23/2015 – $2,500 – Brown, Sherrod
06/23/2015 – $2,500 – Webster, Daniel
06/23/2015 – $2,500 – Webster, Daniel
06/24/2015 – $1,000 – Hastings, Alcee
06/25/2015 – $500 – Sasse, Ben
06/26/2015 – $2,700 – Toomey, Pat
06/26/2015 – $2,500 – Murphy, Patrick
06/26/2015 – $2,500 – Murphy, Patrick
06/27/2015 – $1,250 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
06/27/2015 – $1,250 – Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
06/27/2015 – $1,350 – Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
06/27/2015 – $1,350 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
06/29/2015 – $1,250 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
06/29/2015 – $1,250 – Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
06/29/2015 – $1,250 – Democrats Win Seats PAC (Rep. Wasserman Schultz Leadership PAC)
06/29/2015 – $1,250 – Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
06/30/2015 – $2,500 – Rooney, Tom
06/30/2015 – $2,500 – Graham, Gwen
06/30/2015 – $2,500 – Graham, Gwen
07/02/2015 – $1,300 – Crenshaw, Ander
07/02/2015 – $200 – Crenshaw, Ander
07/02/2015 – $200 – Rooney, Tom
07/17/2015 – $1,000 – Bush, Jeb
07/21/2015 – $2,000 – Stivers, Steve
07/23/2015 – $2,700 – Shelby, Richard
07/24/2015 – $2,000 – Majority Committee PAC (Rep. McCarthy Leadership PAC)
07/30/2015 – $2,000 – Scalise, Steve
08/12/2015 – $1,300 – Rooney, Tom
09/10/2015 – $2,500 – Brown, Corrine
09/10/2015 – $2,500 – Brown, Corrine
09/15/2015 – $1,000 – Castor, Kathy
09/21/2015 – $1,000 – Sinema, Kyrsten
09/28/2015 – $1,000 – Bush, Jeb
09/29/2015 – $1,000 – Soto, Darren
09/29/2015 – $1,000 – Grayson, Alan
09/29/2015 – $1,000 – Soto, Darren
09/29/2015 – $1,000 – Grayson, Alan
10/19/2015 – $1,500 – Hastings, Alcee
10/19/2015 – $1,000 – Hastings, Alcee
10/21/2015 – $1,800 – Stivers, Steve
10/21/2015 – $700 – Stivers, Steve
10/30/2015 – $1,800 – Scalise, Steve
10/30/2015 – $700 – Scalise, Steve
11/10/2015 – $1,000 – AmeriPAC (Rep. Hoyer Leadership PAC)
11/10/2015 – $1,000 – Hoyer, Steny
11/20/2015 – $2,700 – Clinton, Hillary
11/23/2015 – $2,700 – Clinton, Hillary
12/03/2015 – $2,700 – Crist, Charlie
12/14/2015 – $2,700 – Graham, Gwen
12/17/2015 – $1,000 – Grabelle, Justin
12/22/2015 – $1,000 – Pearce, Steve
12/31/2015 – $2,700 – Thompson, Geraldine
02/03/2016 – $500 – Bilirakis, Gus
02/15/2016 – $5,000 – Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
02/25/2016 – $2,500 – Crenshaw, Ander
03/31/2016 – $2,500 – Crist, Charlie
Total – $714,089
Special thanks to National People’s Action for allowing Allied Progress to use its extensive research on payday lending industry executives.
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