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FTC Shuts Down Debt Collector as Part of “Operation Corrupt Collector”

CFPB Monitor

A Georgia federal district court has entered a temporary restraining order against a Georgia-based debt collection operation in response to a complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission. In addition to the FTC’s actions, Operation Corrupt Collector includes two cases filed by the CFPB, three criminal cases brought by the U.S.

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JD Sports Purchases California-Based Shoe Palace

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Also, the Mersho Brothers, who operate Shoe Palace, have been issued equity in Genesis so that they will have 20 percent ownership of the enlarged group in the U.S. The chain currently has 167 retail locations, most of them operating under the Shoe Palace flag. Shoe Palace provided a $52 million pre-tax profit in the year ending Dec.

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Sam’s Club Suddenly Closes 63 Stores

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The tweet comes after several local news outlets across the country — in Arizona, Alaska, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana and New York — reported the sudden closures. hourly employees to $11 an hour in February as it reaps the benefits from last month’s tax overhaul. We’re raising our starting wage for all hourly associates in the U.S.,

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Regulatory Tracker: Sandboxes Gain, While Cryptos Wane

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Here in the United States, tax season looms, of course, which may put additional pressure on cryptos. As of the end of the week, at least one firm, Mattervest, said it had shuttered operations. The sandbox takes effect this year and will be overseen by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office. Sandboxes, Taking Shape.

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How Prepaid Cards Played A Role In El Chapo’s Global Drug Operation

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In 1989, Mr. Guzmán’s brother, Arturo, was stopped as he was driving across the Arizona border carrying more than $1.2 Criminals can direct federal or state tax authorities to issue fraudulent tax refunds on prepaid debit cards.”. million in cash.”

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Deep Dive: Wayfair’s Complex, Ongoing And Unexpected Effects On Retailers

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Wayfair’s case enabled cities and states to pass economic nexus laws that require out-of-state sellers to collect and remit taxes on local residents’ sales, and it permitted these jurisdictions to implement marketplace facilitator laws necessitating that eCommerce platforms collect and remit taxes on third-party merchants’ sales. .

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Reverse Trend

Independent Banker

billion in assets and operates 60 retail locations, is licensed to originate reverse mortgages in most of the United States. Yet Ardesson says he is the only banker based in Arizona that he knows of making reverse mortgages. FirstBank, which has $2.3 The bank closes 35 to 45 reverse mortgages each month. About the market.

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