article thumbnail

Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Renter Security Deposits

PYMNTS

New York, Ohio, and Virginia lawmakers all have introduced security deposit-focused legislation designed to help renters in markets often without designated, affordable and low-income housing. Alabama, Connecticut, and New Hampshire representatives say they will follow suit this year with a similar legislative approach.

Security 139
article thumbnail

OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

Abrigo

The OCC on Oct. While the target audience of the OCC release is somewhat narrow in scope (banks regulated by the OCC in the Northeastern District), other banks may benefit from reflecting upon their own processes and results to ensure they are sound in areas which may soon receive additional attention.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Retail Pulse: Mattress Firm Mulls Bankruptcy; Walmart Plans Robotic Grocery Pickup

PYMNTS

The growth of companies like Casper comes as the idea of buying a mattress online had previously been dismissed as something that wouldn’t possibly work – like Amazon selling apparel at a time when market observers thought consumers would only buy clothing in person. “If

Retail 105
article thumbnail

Marketplace Lending And Curbside Delivery Sizzle, Ridesharing Fizzles

PYMNTS

The biggest story this week in grocery came, as it often does, care of the new Whole Foods Market as operated by Amazon. Curbside delivery is coming to the grocery chain, starting with two test runs — one in Virginia Beach one in Sacramento. In an interview with Business Insider on Wednesday (Aug.

Lending 100
article thumbnail

CFPB March 2017 complaint report highlights credit card complaints, complaints from Massachusetts consumers; Ballard Spahr to hold April 13 webinar

CFPB Monitor

to 1:00 p.m.ET, Ballard Spahr will hold a webinar, “The CFPB’s Consumer Credit Card Market RFI and Other Important Recent Credit Card Developments.” Deferred-interest and rewards programs are among the topics on which the CFPB is seeking information in the RFI about the credit card market that it issued last month.

article thumbnail

CFPB March 2017 complaint report highlights credit card complaints, complaints from Massachusetts consumers; Ballard Spahr to hold April 13 webinar

CFPB Monitor

to 1:00 p.m.ET, Ballard Spahr will hold a webinar, “The CFPB’s Consumer Credit Card Market RFI and Other Important Recent Credit Card Developments.” Deferred-interest and rewards programs are among the topics on which the CFPB is seeking information in the RFI about the credit card market that it issued last month.

article thumbnail

Pokémon GO: Game-Changing Game Or High-Tech Pet Rock?

PYMNTS

And while Dahl is not the first person to come up with an out-of-the-box idea while drinking at a bar, he is one of the few with the drive and previous experience in marketing to actually invent a “Pet Rock.” There are a lot of markets still to go. It was obedient, neat, quiet and cute, in a certain sense.

Virginia 100