Leaked Audio of Payday Loan Executive Bragging About White House Access (commondreams.org)

from the article: "For example, I've gone to [Republican National Committee Chairwoman] Ronna McDaniel and said, 'Ronna, I need help on something,' she's been able to call over to the White House and say, 'Hey, we have one of our large givers. They need an audience. They want, they need to be heard. And you need to listen to them.'" -- Advance Financial founder and CEO Michael Hodges

also from the article: Hodges said the Trump White House "has been helpful on this particular rule that we're working on right now," apparently referring to an Obama-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulation designed to prevent consumers from falling into debt traps due to high-interest loans.