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

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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. The CFPB began taking complaints about prepaid cards in July 2014. percent of total complaints.

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Path To World Series Brings Changes To Online Gambling

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But that doesn’t mean the money doesn’t flow during the baseball playoffs – evidence of that comes from Jim McIngvale, a Houston furniture store owner known as “ Mattress Mack ,” who just put $3.5 million on the Houston Astros to win the 2019 World Series. in the coming years will almost certainly be the prepaid card aspect.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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and SoftBank -backed robotics firm Nuro recently announced the rollout of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. The companies said the service will be available via two Kroger stores in the Houston area and reach customers residing in four local zip codes. In the U.S.,

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College Students Seek Lower Fall Tuition As Schools Plan To Stick With Digital Classes

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Students at schools from coast to coast — from the University of Houston to Rutgers to The University of Chicago and more — are reportedly seeking tuition discounts , and some are even suing their schools for refunds to cover the spring semester. Students, however, have a different point of view. percent for in-state undergraduates and 2.5

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Can Healthcare Services Revitalize Retail For CVS?

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And so the CVS store is changing, reports noted , starting with three new concept locations in the greater Houston area, which have been recreated as miniature healthcare clinics. The stores in Houston have been open since December, and so far, the early feedback has been positive.

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Five At Five: Walmart’s New Plan To Win Over NYC

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card firms are breathing easier about India and a fresh estimate about security costs for the Internet of Things. In addition to groceries, Bloomberg reported the fulfillment center will store everyday essentials for delivery and select merchandise. Macy’s Data Breach Includes Online Card Data.

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‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Breaks Through

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millennials have a credit card – which is to say a single credit card – and why one-third of all Americans today have never even applied for one. Afterpay reported $160 million in BNPL sales during Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2019, with five U.S. cities (LA, Chicago, Brooklyn, Houston, Philadelphia) seeing the greatest action.