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CFPB October 2016 complaint report highlights prepaid card complaints, complaints from North Carolina consumers

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The CFPB has issued its October 2016 complaint report which highlights complaints about prepaid cards and complaints from consumers in North Carolina and the Charlotte metro area. The CFPB began taking prepaid card complaints in July 2014. On November 17, 2016, from 12 p.m. A link to register is available here.

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WEX Extends Fuel Card Contract With Sheetz

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announced a 10-year extension of its fleet fuel card contract with convenience chain retailer Sheetz, Inc., WEX supports the Private Label, Universal and Tri-Brand fleet cards available at Sheetz, which can be used to purchase gasoline at store locations. On Wednesday (Oct. 18), payment solutions company WEX, Inc., billion range.

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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. The CFPB began taking complaints about prepaid cards in July 2014. Nationally, debt collection complaints averaged 26 percent of all complaints received by the CFPB.).

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Millennial Entrepreneurs’ Optimism Is Booming — Here’s Their Top Concern

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The bank’s latest Small Business Forecast survey assessed 300 small businesses across California, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina and found evidence that the younger generation of entrepreneurs has the potential for big impacts on the national economy.

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Small Business Banking Targeted In Open Banking Initiatives

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Agora said its solution can be deployed within a month to connect smaller banks’ small business users to virtual and physical cards and sub-accounts, while for its teen-targeting technology, the solutions allow FIs to introduce account and spend control features. WaFd Bank Bolsters SMB Financing Via nCino.

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Cannabis Banking Bill Gains Steam in US House

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Fears of running afoul of federal restrictions against marijuana, including anti-money laundering laws — despite state legalization efforts, federal law treats marijuana as an illegal substance — have largely kept banks, credit unions, card networks and other payment services providers out of the legal marijuana business. Market Growth.

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

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The True Lender rule clarifies when, under existing law, a national bank is the “true lender” that makes a loan in the context of an arrangement between the bank and a non-bank entity that facilitates or services the loan.