by Data Age | Jun 11, 2014 | Compliance, Industry, Laws, News
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Emanuel administration has outlined a plan to impose strict regulations on gun shops that open within city limits, including a requirement to record every sale on video. WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports the Emanuel...
by Data Age | Jun 9, 2014 | Industry, Laws, News
A recent Supreme Court ruling concerning a tribal casino and state authorities has sparked a debate about whether the decision could extend to curtailing payday lenders that claim their affiliation with Native American tribes frees them from state and federal consumer...
by Marc Cohen | Jun 5, 2014 | Business, Industry, Laws, News
This IS big news (Seattle minimum wage to $15.00 per hr) and places Seattle’s Pawnbrokers at a disadvantage…workers making more money, may not need the financial services of a pawnbroker as much. Seattle’s city council on Monday unanimously approved...
by Data Age | Jun 5, 2014 | Business, Industry, Laws, News
Three of the nation’s financial regulators on Wednesday launched a broad effort to identify rules that are unnecessary or too burdensome for banks. Under a 1996 law, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of...
by Data Age | Jun 4, 2014 | Compliance, Industry, Laws, News
A new ordinance goes into effect in the City of Elberton that affects local pawn shops and second-hand dealers. Ordinance 2184 creates additional licensing requirements for secondhand dealers within the city. Required under the new ordinance are for the second-hand...
by Data Age | Jun 4, 2014 | Compliance, Gold & Jewelry, Industry, Laws, News
The five pawnshops in Naperville could play a greater role in solving future burglaries of jewelry, gems and previous metals — all with the snap of a camera. The city council on Tuesday night unanimously approved an update to a pawnshop ordinance that police...
