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Hawaii enacts significant changes to small-dollar lending law

CFPB Monitor

Hawaii recently enacted significant changes to its small-dollar lending law that repeals existing Hawaii law on deferred deposits and creates a new regime for installment loans. 1192 provides that, unless exempt, no person can act as an “installment lender” in Hawaii unless licensed. Although H.B. Although H.B.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

In 2016 when the Panama Papers exposed an international network of offshore entities involved in tax evasion, fraud, and sanction evasion, some of which included real estate holdings, regulations began to change. Abrigo can help institutions of all shapes and sizes to monitor, track, and report suspicious real estate-related activity.

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Five Democratic Senators urge CFPB to revise remittance transfer rule

CFPB Monitor

Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), sent a letter to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra to request that the Remittance Rule be modified to require transfer providers to disclose the true cost of remittance payments so consumers can comparison shop. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),Dianne Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.),

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Airline Execs Strike Cautious Tone For Business Travel Rebound

PYMNTS

billion pre-tax loss in the third quarter on a 73 percent drop in revenue. Case in point: On Thursday American Airlines took its turn at the earnings podium just as rivals Delta and United had done the week before and revealed steep revenue declines for the third quarter to the surprise of no one. American posted a $3.6

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CFPB April 2016 complaint report highlights mortgage complaints, complaints from California consumers

CFPB Monitor

Hawaii, Vermont, and Maine experienced the greatest complaint volume decreases from the same time last year (January to March 2015 compared with January to March 2016) with decreases of, respectively, 29, 23, and 20 percent. The most-complained-about issue involved payment-related problems.

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Short-Term Health Insurance: What Is and Isn’t Covered

MyBankTracker

These plans do not qualify for premium tax credits as the Affordable Care Act plans might. These non-marketplace health insurance plans do not qualify for premium tax credits. Even so, their lower premium payments may make them worth considering for specific situations. Here are a few other details on some key differences.