Judge Certifies Class Claims Against Operator Of Tribal Loan Businesses

Mealey's (July 23, 2021, 1:21 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia federal judge on July 20 certified class claims against the operator of “rent-a-tribe” payday lending businesses whom customers seek to hold liable for racketeering and violation of the commonwealth’s usury law, finding that the operator’s alleged changing role in the businesses during the class period does not defeat the requirements for class certification....