An anti-predatory lending law in Montgomery County, Maryland has been
suspended for at least four months by a state judge until after hearing the full case in early July.
The legislation would have been the first anti-predatory lending law in the nation to tie abusive lending with civil rights laws. A lender deemed to be in violation of the law would have faced penalties of up to $500,000.
About 40 lenders had ceased operations in Montgomery County as the law was set to be enacted.
