Auto-title loans, in which people borrow by using their vehicles as collateral, are arguably the most pernicious of payday lending’s mutant offspring: an estimated two million Americans borrow this way, earning lenders four billion dollars in fees every year. They’ve become particularly pervasive in Georgia. According to the Center for Responsible Lending, four hundred and nineteen car-title lenders were operating in the state in 2016, one for every 18,402 adult residents.
