23 Gene Perry // December 3, 2012 // Updated: December 3, 2012 Number of the Day Number of states that have prohibited (15) or tightly restricted (8) payday lending, 2012 Source: OK Policy Blog Share This:FacebookTwitterLinkedInTumblrRedditPocketEmailPrint ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gene Perry // media@okpolicy.org Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.