891,519 Gene Perry // March 25, 2019 // Updated: March 25, 2019 Number of the Day The number of payday loans Oklahomans took out in 2017. [Source: Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit] 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.