by Data Age | Sep 5, 2014 | Business, Laws, News
Far from fading away, Operation Choke Point seems to be expanding to include casinos. “Operation Choke Point is a joint DOJ and FDIC program that allows these federal agencies to intimidate banks and payment processors into ending financial relationships with...
by Data Age | Sep 4, 2014 | Firearms, Laws, News
A SWAT team raided the Albion Gun Shop in Orleans County New York without an warrant on orders from the Narcotics Enforcement Unit. Under the state’s anti-gun law, this intrusion was completely legal. Both the shops owner, Joe Palumbo, and his customers are...
by Data Age | Sep 3, 2014 | Business, Business News, Industry, Laws
On August 11th the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau issued an advisory warning consumers about the risks surrounding Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Some of the risks the outline are: Unclear costs Volatile exchange rates The threat of hacking and scams...
by Data Age | Sep 2, 2014 | Firearms, Industry, Laws, News
The law enforcement community is divided on initiative 594 which would expand the universal background check to include sales at gun shows and private sales. It would also include gits and loans. This Columbian article outlines the different view points from both...
by Data Age | Sep 2, 2014 | Business, Industry, Laws, New to the Industry, News
Kennesaw GA, located in the grater Atlanta area, has put a one year moratorium on any new pawn shops, title loan shops and payday...
by Data Age | Aug 29, 2014 | Business, Industry, Laws
On August 20th we posted about this article in the Wall Street Journal. In it the FDIC lawyers asked the courts dismiss a lawsuit that accused the regulators of a campaign to drive pawn shops, payday lenders and other businesses out of business by targeting their...
