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Diamond Castle Holdings, Golden Gate Capital – Community Choice Financial
From report “Private equity piles into payday lending and other subprime consumer lending” (Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) Community Choice Financial (CCFI) was formed in 2011 by CheckSmart, owned by private…

Sequoia Capital, Technology Crossover Ventures – Think Finance, Elevate Credit
From report “Private equity piles into payday lending and other subprime consumer lending” (Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) In recent years, a number of tech-enabled, venture capital-funded startups have sought to…

Victory Park Capital – LoanMart, Think Finance, Elevate Credit, LendUp, Personify Financial, Avant
From report “Private equity piles into payday lending and other subprime consumer lending” (Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) Chicago-based private equity firm Victory Park Capital, which features former US Senator Joe…

JLL Partners – ACE Cash Express
From report “Private equity piles into payday lending and other subprime consumer lending” (Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) Private equity firm JLL Partners of New York took payday lender…
