In this April 3, 2015 photo, an ACE Cash Express outlet is seen on San Mateo Boulevard in Albuquerque, N.M. The outlet sits on a block which has three small loan storefronts. High-interest lending practices have been a target of consumer advocates in New Mexico, one of the poorest states in the country, for decades. They struck out again this year in the Legislature as bills that would have capped interest rates on payday loans went nowhere. Efforts to reshape short-term loan laws have gained some traction in other states, leading some advocates to question whether campaign donations are swaying New Mexico’s politicians. (AP Photo/Vik Jolly)
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