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Texas judge moves CFPB's $8 credit card late fee case to DC

American Banker

Pittman sided with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in ordering the case be moved from Texas to the District of Columbia due to "forum shopping." Judge Mark T.

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Entering the cannabis banking market

Independent Banker

Our compliance program, based on elevated risk, is very robust. However, the ambiguous legal landscape complicates compliance; 47 states, the District of Columbia and four U.S. Our compliance program, based on elevated risk, is very robust,” she notes. “We Digital path to compliance. in Longview, Wash.

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For Charter Schools, A Workforce Spend Tutorial

PYMNTS

million students in 43 states and the District of Columbia. It checks those compliance boxes and allows [charter schools] to confidently make purchases knowing the vendor and vendor’s products have been selected via a compliance-friendly process,” he said. Where should I spend my money?

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Will The SAFE Banking Act Make Life Riskier For Banks?

PYMNTS

In fact, in the intervening 23 years, the situation has arguably gotten even more complex as 31 states (plus the District of Columbia) have legalized cannabis consumption for either legal or medical reasons. More complicated because the disconnect between state and federal regulation of the substance is growing wider by the year.

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum

PYMNTS

states (and the District of Columbia) where marijuana has been legalized for sale in some capacity, it has thrown off a fairly large chunk of tax revenue in the last year. Amex, China Cards : Amex became the first U.S. card network to gain access into this huge market, in tandem with Chinese JV partner LianLian Group.

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Fans and Foes of OCC True Lender Rule Spar at Senate Committee “Rent-a-Bank” Hearing

CFPB Monitor

Separately, eight attorneys general representing seven states and the District of Columbia have filed an action in federal district court in the Southern District of New York seeking to set aside the rule.