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CFPB and Colorado Attorney General announce joint virtual office hours as part of AFCIN

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The CFPB and the Colorado AG’s Office have announced they will hold joint virtual office hours as part of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN). ACFIN is a network of federal and state regulators that may include state attorneys general, state financial regulators, and federal financial regulators.

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Why Regulating P2P Carsharing Won’t Level The Playing Field

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They should have spent money on innovating. Unfortunately for Turo (the competition), that has meant a push in state after state for regulations supposedly aimed at “leveling the playing field” between P2P carsharing services and regular rental car companies. Reasonable And Unreasonable Regulations.

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CFPB and Utah AG announce joint office hours in Salt Lake City as part of ACFIN

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The CFPB and Utah AG’s Office have announced that they will hold the first joint office hours as part of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN). ACFIN is a network of federal and state regulators that may include state attorneys general, state financial regulators, and federal financial regulators.

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What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty And Rewards

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PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Index found that 65 percent of such members chose their CUs because they trusted them, for example, with 60.8 Another CU issue currently awaiting federal regulation is legalized marijuana. percent saying they would not leave their CUs for different FIs. CUs are of particular interest to the U.S.

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Heard About The Calexit?

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Texas has threatened a “Texit” on and off now for the past 148 years, and Alaska actually has a political party with the independent nationhood of Alaska as its only platform plank (Alaskit?). It’s not the first movement of its kind. Some were truly sad about Trump, others were neutral and others still were pretty darn excited.

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Data Dive: And The Winner Is Edition — SMBs Worldwide, DoorDash And Gun Regulation

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Best Picture — Payments Innovation. But no matter where one looks, it seems payments innovation is the big winner. This week saw three very big names in retail and payments weigh in on the debate over gun control in an attempt to push the market toward regulating itself with or without government intervention.

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7 Ways that Travel Changed in 2017

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Some cruise companies made a big effort to lure younger travelers by offering more adventurous and innovative choices. These included everything from Seabourn’s open-water kayaking off the Alaska coast to Carnival Cruise Lines ’ interactive entertainment experiences. Enhancing the Cruise Experience. Navigating Multiple Travel Bans.