VOA News
Pawnshops are popular in the United States, with 30 million people visiting more than 11 thousand stores every year.

The Glendale Star
At one time, it was a small business with other small businesses on each side -- a bakery and a convenience store and a retail store. Over the years, Glendale Pawn & Jewelry bought out those businesses and expanded.

Orlando Sentinel
Two of Central Florida’s dominant pawn shop chains got their start under the guidance of serial entrepreneur John Thedford — and now he’s back for another round.

We are witnessing a sea change in risk. The emerging importance of conduct risk in financial services may appear out of proportion and perhaps temporary. But it’s neither.

When Mills Menser took over his family's successful jewelry company, Buchroeders, he wasn't interested in running just another jewelry sales business. Instead the third generation entrepreneur set his sights on how he could disrupt a very archaic industry.

The former manager of a Muhlenberg pawnshop will have a chance to clear his record of charges that he was involved in a scheme to sell stolen items on the internet.

Breakneck growth is putting pawn shops in the Chinese government's crosshairs. The country's banking and insurance regulator is drafting new rules that will toughen oversight of the industry, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private.

North Jersey.com
New Jersey State Sen. Paul Sarlo plans to introduce legislation to regulate sales at pawnshops that are often used by drug users to sell stolen goods for quick cash.