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CFPB Feb. 2016 complaint report highlights prepaid card complaints, complaints from Texas/Houston metro area consumers

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has issued its February 2016 complaint report which highlights complaints about prepaid cards and complaints from consumers in Texas and the Houston metro area. For January 2016, debt collection continued to be the most complained-about financial product or service, representing about 31 percent of complaints submitted.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

In 2016 when the Panama Papers exposed an international network of offshore entities involved in tax evasion, fraud, and sanction evasion, some of which included real estate holdings, regulations began to change. New York City and Miami were the original targets under the first order in 2016. In the GTO, FinCEN began requiring U.S.

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Walmart Aims To Build Décor, Clothing Business

PYMNTS

It purchased Jet.com in 2016 for $3.3 In December, news surfaced that Walmart was collaborating with autonomous vehicle company Nuro to roll out a new pilot program that will test autonomous grocery delivery in the Houston market. We’ve got a strong set of chess pieces to work with.”

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FinCEN reissues real estate Geographic Targeting Orders

Abrigo

The purchase amount threshold for the GTOs to apply remains at $300,000 , where it has been set since 2018 when it was determined that money laundering is widespread within all residential real estate, not only on higher-end, expensive properties. New York City and Miami were the original targets under the first order in 2016.

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Warehouse Space Going For Premium Rates

PYMNTS

As of Q2 2016, industrial warehouse space declined by 8.8 The only markets that did not — thanks to a bevy of recently completed construction projects — included Houston, Cincinnati, Denver, Minneapolis, California’s Inland Empire, South Central Pennsylvania, Cleveland and Honolulu. percent — the lowest such figure since 2001.

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CVS Health Unveils Atlanta HealthHUBs; Target’s Digital Sales Rise Despite Slow Growth

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CVS Health started to test out HealthHUB locations last year in Houston to “overwhelming customer satisfaction” per the announcement. Walgreens and VillageMD said last year that they were collaborating to offer primary care services for adult patients in the Houston, Texas area. The value of receipts at merchants increased 0.3

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Uber Eats Gobbles Up Delivery-Only Restaurant Ando

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The company had been working with Uber Eats as a delivery partner, in addition to other delivery services and its own staff, since launching in May 2016. McDelivery with Uber Eats launched at locations in the New York Metro Area, Fresno, Seattle, Denver, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Washington, D.C. Starting Jan.