by Data Age | Sep 23, 2014 | Business, Business News, Industry, News
Many banks are finding that growing their market share is becoming more and more challenging. The the share of “bankable” seems to be saturated with services. Many of these banks are now looking at unbanked, meaning they have no bank account, and...
by Data Age | Sep 22, 2014 | Business, Industry, Marketing, News
The Corporation for Enterprise Development released data this week that shows 15% of US households (in US cities where the population is greater than 200,000) don’t have a checking or savings account. It also shows that many households are under-banked meaning...
by Data Age | Sep 18, 2014 | Business, Industry, Laws, News
I’ve made a few posts this week about the reputation of pawn shops and how it seems to be improving. Today I have a few articles for you about how no matter strictly a pawn shop follows the law, sometimes the public perception is that the pawn shop is part of...
by Data Age | Sep 17, 2014 | Compliance, Industry, News, Software, Tech
Pawn shops have been working with the police for decades to help find stolen items. With the advent of electronic reporting to police departments stolen items are able to be identified much faster and more accurately than in the past. Criminals and the public are...
by Data Age | Sep 15, 2014 | Business, Business News, Industry, Management
EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ: EZPW), a leading provider of instant cash solutions for consumers, today announced that Eric Fosse has rejoined the company as President, Pawn and Cash Converters America. In this role, Mr. Fosse will lead the company’s pawn and buy/sell...
by Data Age | Sep 12, 2014 | Business, Business News, Industry, News
Libby Kane writing for the Business Insider did an article on how rich people use pawnshops. Her first statement is “The term ‘pawn shop’ tends to summon mental images of a seedy strip mall storefront dealing in Grandma’s jewelry and signed...
