{"id":25190,"date":"2017-06-10T07:02:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T07:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lendingstream.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=25190"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:22:55","slug":"the-stream","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lendingstream.co.uk\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"td_uid_1_69f24aa8688ba\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row td_uid_1_69f24aa8688c2_rand  wpb_row td-pb-row\" ><div class=\"vc_column td_uid_2_69f24aa86896f_rand  wpb_column vc_column_container td-pb-span12\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<style scoped>\n\n\/* inline tdc_css att *\/\n\n.td_uid_2_69f24aa86896f_rand{\ntransform: translateZ(0) !important;\n-webkit-transform: translateZ(0) !important;\nposition: relative !important;\nmargin-bottom:-30px !important;\n}\n\n<\/style><div class=\"td_block_wrap td_block_title td_uid_3_69f24aa868a71_rand td-pb-border-top td_block_template_9\"  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Knowing how to spot them can protect you.\n\n\n\nWhat are Payday Loans?\n\n\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lendingstream.co.uk\/blog\/payday-loan-scams\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-meta-info-hide\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lendingstream.co.uk\/blog\/short-term-loans-vs-payday-loans\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Short Term Loans vs Payday Loans\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lendingstream.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Short-Term-Loans-vs-Payday-Loans-324x235.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lendingstream.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Short-Term-Loans-vs-Payday-Loans-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.lendingstream.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Short-Term-Loans-vs-Payday-Loans-532x385.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" alt=\"Short Term Loans vs Payday Loans\" title=\"Short Term Loans vs Payday Loans\"\/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lendingstream.co.uk\/blog\/short-term-loans-vs-payday-loans\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Short Term Loans vs Payday Loans\">Short Term Loans vs Payday Loans<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nWhen you need cash fast, you might look at short term loans or payday loans. 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