NPA
The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) announced the results of the NPA 2018 Trend Survey. The survey, which was conducted in spring 2019, focuses on industry trends as reported by pawnbroker members of the NPA for the 2018 calendar year.

While retail is going through vast disruption causing many stores to close — and quite a few malls to undergo radical transformation or bulldozing — the reality is that, at least in the U.S., shopping in physical stores continues to grow.

According to the sheriff's department, during the early morning hours of April 14th & 15th, Nomey’s Pawn Shop was burglarized.

American Banker
Now that Kathy Kraninger serves as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democrats on the Hill have expressed misgivings about the bureau’s new enforcement regime.

KAKE ABC
A Newton, Kan., pawn shop that sold guns involved in a deadly shooting in 2016 is paying a steep price. The attorneys representing one of the victims announced a $2 million settlement.

The Morning Call
City Council approved changes to a set of restrictions on pawn shop owners, secondhand vendors and precious metal dealers initially passed in late 2017.