NPA This Week in Pawn

The Hill
Just this week, Mulvaney dismissed the members of three CFPB advisory boards, including a consumer advocate panel he's legally required to meet with twice each year.

American Banker
The Office of the Comptroller of Currency recently released a bulletin encouraging national banks and federal savings associations to offer short-term, small-dollar installment loans — and many industry observers believe that this will mark a new era in small-dollar lending. 

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Mansfield News Journal
Alex and Dina Cheremoshnyuk are closing the Diamond Street Pawn Shop hopefully by the end of summer after 30 years in business. First they must sell all the inventory in the 7,400-square-foot building downtown.

The Suburban Times
Read an nostalgic account about exciting pawn shop finds.

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48WAFF
Police said the investigation is in cooperation with the Madison County district attorney's office and corporate retailers who have identified Buster’s Pawn Shop as possibly having stolen property.

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Forbes
The Bitcoin price has today dropped 12%, taking its year-to-date losses to an eye-watering 50%, after South Korean exchange Coinrail warned users it’s reviewing its system due to a hacking attempt.

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