I live in Texas and got into huge trouble with way too many payday loans ... it became overwhelming in December when each paycheck was almost entirely going to the payday fees --- not the actual principal ... I had to borrow money from another PDL so I could pay rent, car, gas, food ... since my entire paycheck went to PDL loan fees! I was terrified and freaked ... closed my bank account in mid-January this year and at first entered into a debt consolidation program with a company that 'specializes' in online PDL pay-downs ...