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FTC and 18 state attorneys general settle action against national retail chain accused of unlawful practices targeting servicemembers

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and related entities (collectively, “Harris Jewelry”), a national jewelry retailer that markets and sells military-themed gifts, to resolve their lawsuit which alleged that Harris Jewelry had engaged in unlawful sales and credit practices targeting servicemembers.

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Asia Closes In On UK In Forex Market Dominance

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.’s share of the global currencies trading market dropped to 37.1 percent, reports by Financial Times said late last week — that’s down from 41 percent in 2013. BIS found that, together, Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong snagged a hefty portion of the market away from the U.K., China Rises.

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OCC Puts Small-Dollar Loans Back In The Spotlight

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The guidance did not change any regulation, but clarified the regulator’s stance on the loans, Reuters reported. In 2013, the OCC had discouraged short-term lending by banks with limitations on what could be offered to customers depending on their credit. In any market, robust competition is a win for consumers.

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CFPB announces new members of executive team

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Bernard will serve as Assistant Director for Regulations in the Research, Markets and Regulation Division. Before joining the Bureau, she served as the Director of the Office of Regulations and Policy in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Department of Justice.

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Bitcoin Breaks $1,000

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peak in 2013, just weeks before the Japanese bitcoin exchange Mt. Switzerland has become a highly bitcoin-friendly nation as of late with FINMA’s plans to clarify regulation , railway ticketing systems’ recent adoption of bitcoin ATM functionality, and Ernst & Young’s Switzerland office adding a publicly accessible bitcoin ATM.

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Why Wells Ignores Regulatory Advice On Corporate Lending

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regulators suggesting that lenders do not finance corporations with an already hefty debt load. financial regulators. “Regulators don’t make our loan decision for us,” said Wells Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking and Treasury Management Perry Pelos. “We have certain processes. ”

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Ballard Spahr partner Stefanie Jackman appointed to the Consumer Relation Consortium’s new Legal Advisory Board

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The CRC is an organization comprised of more than 60 national companies representing the diverse ecosystem of debt collection including creditors, data/technology providers and compliance-oriented debt collectors that are larger market participants.