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Washington State AG Sues Debt Buyers for Operating Without a License

CFPB Monitor

On September 21, 2018, the Attorney General for the State of Washington filed a lawsuit (see complaint ) against several companies engaged in purchasing charged-off consumer debts, for operating as “collection agencies” without a license, in violation of the Washington Collection Agency Act (WCAA).

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FinCEN AML/CTF Priorities Part 6: Transnational Organized Crime (TOC)

Abrigo

When the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)’s released its inaugural national priorities list for policy related to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), one of the eight priorities included on the list was transnational organized crime (TOC). trillion in 2009 or 3.6%

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European Lender Twino First To Sell Russian Loans

PYMNTS

Twino was founded in 2009 and currently sells loans from Georgia, Latvia, Denmark, Estonia and Poland. Twino’s business model operates more like a payday loan operator than a classic peer-to-peer lender. Low interest rates have been the norm in the global lending market for the past few years.

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Walmart’s Incredible Shrinking Board Of Directors

PYMNTS

Going forward, Walmart’s board with have 12 members as opposed to 15, in an attempt to more closely resemble other retail boards nationally. The change is also designed to help Walmart respond more quickly as market conditions vary. operations, with existing store sales edging up 1 percent (excluding fuel).

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Klarna Snaps Up BillPay

PYMNTS

Getting the week off with a bit of a bang, it looks like some European payments power players are joining up to take on the market. Germany is one of the largest e-commerce markets in the world, and we are delighted to have strengthened our position here with this acquisition.”. Today it has 12 million customers in its four markets.

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Deep Dive: An Automated Approach To The $2T Global Money Laundering Problem

PYMNTS

Approximately 2 percent to 5 percent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) – $800 billion to $2 trillion – is laundered each year, according to a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). FIs that fail to catch illicit activities miss opportunities to hamstring such operations and unwittingly help fund them.

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How Home Depot’s Hedging Against A Downturn With Digital

PYMNTS

Despite retail’s slump, the stock market did well in 2017. Consequently, some of Home Depot’s strength came from the overall strength of the market. Since it was real estate that had tanked the economy, the market more or less froze solid for all but the well-capitalized. However, Home Depot was hit especially hard.

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