Okay, first of all, I'm going to post the TN state pdl law for everyone to see. Also, in addition to the TN pdl law, here is some information regarding internet lending as far as TN is concerned that goudah researched:
What this means is that we need to check your lenders out. If they are licensed SOMEWHERE, they will be considered "legal" and you would have to abide by the state pdl law in which they are licensed.
Also, regarding garnishment, pdls can't "garnish" wages. Yes, you're correct, they would have to get a court order to do that. However, some plds will try to pull a wage "assignment" on you, which it totally voluntary and can be revoked at any time. Looking at your lenders, none of them jump out as ones that pull wage assignments. However, we do have a letter that you can send your pdls regarding not debiting your account, not contacting you via telephone, etc. But, we first need to see who (if any) are licensed SOMEWHERE and figure out which ones will be considered legal and which ones will be considered illegal.