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Potential $20M Real Estate Sale Looks To The Blockchain

PYMNTS

In this case, the real estate is located in South Carolina, and is tied to a luxury student residence located near the University of South Carolina known as “The Hub.”. The tokens are considered securities and will “eventually” be able to be sold on exchanges.

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CFPB continues to target pension advance products structured as purchases

CFPB Monitor

Brokering contracts in which investors took assignments of pensions as security for payment of a debt arising out of a consumer loan. Misrepresenting to consumers that the transactions were sales when, in fact, they were high-interest credit offers.

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Consumer lender sets aside $21.7 million to settle Foreign Corrupt Practices Act probe

CFPB Monitor

South Carolina-based consumer lender World Acceptance Corporation announced recently that it had earmarked $21.7 million to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) probe into its compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

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5 Ways Digital Payments Will Change FIs and Fraud in 2023

FICO

As FIs have more customers using more forms of digital payments, defending against the dizzying array of scams will be crucial to their customer experiences, and potentially required for regulatory compliance. Buy-Now-Pay-Later Will Win on Customer Experience but Needs Enhanced Security. The P2P App Scam Crisis Will Not Go Away.

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CFPB finalizes product sandbox proposal and changes to trial disclosure, no-action letter policies; discloses plans to propose interpretive letter program

CFPB Monitor

The Bureau expresses its agreement with commenters on its sandbox proposal “that the present lack of an interpretive letter or advisory opinion program represents a gap in the Bureau’s plans for providing compliance assistance to stakeholders under the Federal consumer financial laws.” Product Sandbox. NAL Policy.

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Global Fraud Trends: What’s Happening and What’s Next?

FICO

Get in touch with customers quickly, directly and securely with FICO® Customer Communications Services , now with WhatApp capabilities. in statistics, both from the University of South Carolina. Read this post to learn more about the role of data in managing fraud and financial crime today. TJ holds a B.S. See all Posts.

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$20M Real Estate Sale Looks To The Blockchain

PYMNTS

In this case, the real estate is located in South Carolina, and is tied to a luxury student residence located near the University of South Carolina. The tokens are considered securities and will “eventually” be able to be sold on exchanges. The real estate is known as “the Hub.”.