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Sears Offers Online ‘LEASE IT’ Financing Program

PYMNTS

Sears Holdings has announced that it has expanded its leasing program so that customers can easily finance a variety of products, both in-store and online. There is also an online estimator tool to help members estimate their payment with different payment schedules and lease amounts.

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USDA?s SNAP Benefits Can Used In 25 States, DC To Buy Groceries From Amazon

PYMNTS

As of this week, customers with SNAP in the states of Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin can now use their cards to buy groceries from the website’s services and have them delivered to the customers’ doors.

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Lease-To-Own Services Make A Comeback With Overstock.com

PYMNTS

Overstock.com is no stranger to offering financial services — it already provides credit cards, lending, investments and insurance services to its customers. Marqeta is a card issuing and core processing platform, powering prepaid, debit and credit cards for commerce firms. Modern Takes On Lease-To-Own.

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Vermont federal district court rules CFPA does not provide private right of action for alleged usurious loans; denies motion to dismiss EFTA claim

CFPB Monitor

A Vermont federal district court recently issued a decision ruling on the defendants’ motion to dismiss a class action involving allegations that an online tribal lending venture violated federal and state law because of alleged usurious interest rates and other allegedly unlawful features. Rosenblum.

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SNAP Users Shut Out Of The Digital Grocery Aisles

PYMNTS

Looking at the past several weeks of PYMNTS consumer survey data, four times more consumers are buying groceries online instead of going into the grocery store these days. Smith suffers from a chronic medical condition affecting her connective tissue and laments the fact that she can’t use her SNAP to easily shop online.

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What Can a HELOC do for You? A Guide for VT & NH Homeowners

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Since 1891, Union Bank has been helping our neighbors in Vermont and New Hampshire tap into their home equity and get the most out of homeownership. How is a HELOC different from a credit card or other personal loans? A home equity loan is a lump-sum loan, but a HELOC acts more like a credit card.

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Adjusting For Inflation

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Get a library card Consider canceling your streaming services all together and get a library card instead. A library card is free to register for and many libraries now include DVD rentals, streaming services and audio books. Vermont and New Hampshire are renowned for their outdoor activities in all seasons.

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