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 Justice Department Indicts 80 in Massive Online Fraud Scheme

PYMNTS

The Hill reported that the 252-count indictment was unsealed after authorities arrested 14 of the defendants in the United States; 11 of them had been based in Los Angeles; the remainder are outside the United States. Separately, in Oregon, Portland Public Schools is, according to The Oregonian , “on track” to recover $2.9

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Shifting The Used Car Market Into Overdrive

PYMNTS

If the seller is still interested Shift personnel will pick up the car from one of its hubs (San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and Portland) and pay the seller via ACH transfer. Once a customer has provided details, they can view prices based on their estimated monthly payment.

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Real Estate Startup Bungalow Secures $64M In Funding

PYMNTS

The platform does everything from matching roommates and furnishing a home’s common areas to processing rent and utilities payments and handling service requests. Since its launch, the company has operated in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and Seattle. putting it on track to be in 12 major U.S.

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More Retailers Are Checking Into Hotels In Search Of Innovation

PYMNTS

Luxury fitness brand Equinox is set next month to open its first hotel in New York City, “with more on the horizon in Seattle, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Santa Clara, Calif.,” and Portland, Maine. according to the report.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA. Trent Sorbe, President, Central Payments Division, Central Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO. Amy Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Point West Credit Union, Portland, OR. Retail Bank, Citibank, New York, NY. Ian Ayres, William K.

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Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Fintech Labs Insights

eWallet & mobile payments. HQ: Los Angeles, California. HQ: Portland, Oregon. Mobile payments & transactions. Mobile payments platform for telecom companies. Tags: Enterprise, payments, mobile, carrier billing. Source: Pymnts. Latest round: $28 million Series B. Total raised: $33.75

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