NPA This Week in Pawn

American Banker
The banking industry is in for another busy week — with top regulators and bank executives scheduled to speak, along with an old-fashioned cliffhanger regarding the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The New York Times
There are many more positive reviews online than there are negative ones, studies show, which creates a scarcity of negative reviews that we associate with value.

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Detroit Free Press
Motor City Pawn Brokers is hosting a one-day event where the public can have their designer handbags and accessories tested for authenticity using a high-tech Entrupy device.

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Wexler Insurance Agency, Inc.
Wexler Insurance Agency/IJB has an In-house Underwriting and a Claims and Loss Control Department focused on providing Pawnbrokers world-class products and service at competitive prices. We are one of the largest cover holders for Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London. We also represent other financially sound highly respected insurance companies
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Wexler Insurance Agency, Inc.
Wexler Insurance Agency, Inc.

Fox News
A Tucson police officer recovered a Purple Heart that was awarded to a WWI veteran from a local pawnshop, reuniting it with the colonel's family.

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CNN
The group, Switzerland-based Bank for International Settlements (BIS), said the "intense interest" in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies had prompted it to look "beyond the hype" at what use they could actually contribute to the economy.

XCaliber Auction Firearms LLC
Stuller, Inc