On June 10, 2015, Campaign for Accountability filed an open records request seeking information about a study of the payday lending industry conducted by a professor at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. CfA is investigating any connections between the payday lending industry and the author of a favorable study concerning the industry’s practices.

On June 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously ruled in CfA’s favor and ordered the release of the requested records.

Click here to read more about this open records request and related lawsuit.

Open Records Request

Consumer Credit Research Foundation Complaint

Deposition of CCRF Chairman Hilary B. Miller

Superior Court Decision

Board of Regents Appeal Brief

CfA Appeal Brief

Court of Appeals Decision

CfA Petition for Writ of Certiorari

Writ of Certiorari Granted

CfA Georgia Supreme Court Brief

Board of Regents Georgia Supreme Court Brief

CCRF Supreme Court Brief

CfA Reply Brief

News Organizations’ Amicus Brief in Support of CfA

Georgia Supreme Court Oral Argument

CCRF Supplemental Brief

CfA Supplemental Brief

Georgia Supreme Court Opinion

CfA’s Motion to Vacate Court of Appeals Opinion

Georgia Court of Appeals Vacates Prior Judgment

Emails Obtained Via Open Records Request