NPA This Week in Pawn

Consumerfinance.gov
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathleen L. Kraninger  issued a statement announcing that she has asked Congress to grant the CFPB clear authority to supervise for compliance with the Military Lending Act (MLA).

San Francisco Chronicle
A restaurant using a pawn shop as a facade? Only on San Francisco's Mission Street. 

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The New York Times 
As the longest government shutdown in the US continues, federal government employees are flocking to pawn shops to make up for the missed paychecks. 

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News on 6
Police said the three men used a rock to smash a glass case and stole several pieces of jewelry. They said a similar robbery happened at a Kohl's Sunday night. The suspects were last seen in the area of 3200 S. 114th East Avenue. Officers say detectives will be reviewing security video. 

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KALB
The Vernon, La., Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested several suspects in connection to the burglary of a Vernon Parish pawn shop, where 19 firearms were stolen.