NPA This Week in Pawn
Retail growing faster than the rest of the economy

NRF
The retail industry is expected to see a net increase of more than 2,000 store openings this year despite misleading headlines about store closings, according to new data from the IHL Group. And NRF expects retail sales to grow at least 4.5% for the year, beating expected growth in the GDP.

Pawn shop owner sentenced for selling guns to convicted felon

10 News
Federal prosecutors say investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives sent a convicted felon acting as a confidential informant in to attempt purchasing a gun.

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Former store employee accused of stealing $18,000 in jewelry, pawning it

InStore
A former jewelry-store worker in Texas has been charged with theft for allegedly taking jewelry from her employer and then pawning it.

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High-cost bank loans a step in the wrong direction

American Banker
High-cost loans by banks offer a mirage of respectability. A component of this illusion is the misguided ideathat limiting payment size to 5% of gross income means the loan is affordable for most borrowers. But these products will be unaffordable for many borrowers and ultimately erode protections from predatory lending across the board.

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Local pawn shop helps find child's missing bike

KGWN
City National Pawn helped to find a child's missing bike in Cheyenne, Wyo. The staff worked to make sure the bike was returned to Ty Bronder.

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Electronic Transfer, Inc.