Behind the scenes with consumer columnist David Lazarus

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Times staff writer Zohreen Adamjee interviews business columnist David Lazarus about how he got the idea for his column on seemingly misleading practices by the country’s largest payday lender.

David isn’t new to getting information in unusual ways: He once got confidential documents from a source by retrieving an envelope from behind a statue in a corporate lobby.

To hear the back story of Friday’s column, click the arrow below:

Be sure to also read David’s column, which appears in Friday’s business section: ‘Payday lenders scuttle financial reform amendment to limit such loans.’