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CFPB and Arkansas Attorney General Enter Into a Settlement Agreement with a Home-Alarm Company to Resolve FCRA Allegations

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The Complaint , filed in an Arkansas federal district court, alleges that Alder charged higher activation-fees for customers who had lower credit scores, but failed to provide them with the required risk-based pricing notice in violation of the FCRA.

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Data Breaches Impact Unemployment Benefit Applicants In Four States

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Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois and Ohio have warned tens of thousands of residents who have applied online for unemployment benefits due to COVID-19 of possible data breaches that could have exposed names, addresses and Social Security numbers. Protech Solutions Inc.,

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Payments Processor nCourt Left Years Of Data Exposed

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Payments processor nCourt , used by Arkansas and Oklahoma to collect court and utility fees, has apparently left years of user data unsecured, according to a report by TechCrunch. nCourt runs two court payment sites in the aforementioned states: courtpay.org and utilitypay.org.

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US DOJ Charges 14 With $28M In PPP Fraud

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In Arkansas, a project manager employed by a major retailer has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges for filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $8 million in PPP loans. Benjamin Hayford, 32, of Centerton, Arkansas, is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov.

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CORO Global Brings Gold Payment App To Alabama

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The Alabama Securities Commission on Tuesday (Nov. With the approval in Alabama, CORO is now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play store to residents in 13 states: Florida, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Montana, Massachusetts, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington State and Wisconsin.

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Goldman Sachs Denied Dismissal Of Class-Action Lawsuit Over Subprime Mortgages

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A Manhattan court denied Goldman Sachs Group’s appeal to dismiss a class-action lawsuit that accuses the investment bank of hiding information when it created subprime securities prior to the Great Recession, according to a report in Reuters. The class-action lawsuit – the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v.

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Walmart Partners With HomeValet On Smart Box Technology For Fresh Deliveries

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The smart box technology will provide the delivery driver with secure access to the box. The pilot program will launch in the spring in Bentonville, Arkansas. Delivery is secure and contactless and will stay fresh. It’s a benefit to customers, he said, because they won’t have to make plans around deliveries.