NPA This Week in Pawn

Fox12 Oregon

The manager of a Portland pawn shop was allegedly shot and killed by a suspected thief last week. The suspect has not been identified.

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Why pawn shops are considered essential

ABC13 WLOS

Pawn shops that offer financial services, including loans and check cashing, are licensed by the banking commision and are considered essential businesses.

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Fintech could be the answer for small businesses

AmericanBanker

COVID-19 is shutting the doors on thousands of small businesses across the country, many of which will go underwater in less than a month without federal funding. Financial tech could have a solution to keep businesses afloat by streamlining the federal application, approval and distribution process.

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Small businesses and the CARES Act

Kiplinger

The CARES act has a lot of positive things for small businesses, but unpacking it can be confusing and overwhelming.

Visit https://www.kiplinger.com/article/business/T049-C032-S014-small-businesses-should-jump-on-cares-act-benefits.html to view the full article online.

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