Hello! Pretty much what happened is when PA wrote out it's laws, it put the term "In this commonwealth" into it. Meaning that they only apply to businesses physically located in PA.
I have some emails from James Keizer, the guy in charge of regulating these places for PA:
Find more info here - banking.state.pa.us
You can also find a letter posted on the PA Dept of Banking's website. If you go to laws and regulations, interpretive letters, then commercial code, you will find a letter about internet lenders halfway down the page.
What this means is that internet lenders can lend to PA residents AS LONG as they are licensed in another state, and follow the laws of the state they are licensed in. If they are not licensed anywhere then they are 100% illegal.
BUT - Sometimes when you call the AG's office they will say differently. Sometimes they will refer you to James Keizer. Sometimes they will take your complaint and help you. Sometimes they will tell you they can't give legal advice. It can be really hit or miss, but file complaints with them anyways. You never know, it may be an on day and they will help you!
I can tell you right now looking at the list of companies you are dealing with that Cash Net USA is loaning money legally in PA under their Nevada license. Payday Select I think is licensed in Deleware. The rest of them aren't going to be licensed anywhere, but I haven't heard of Honest Payday before, so that one may need some checking out first.