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Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Renter Security Deposits

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Lawmakers across multiple states are considering legislation to reconfigure the often burdensome security deposit structure that adversely affects renters of less financial means, according to the Wall Street Journal. As many as one fourth of all renters in the United States devote 50% or more of their monthly expenses to rent.

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U.S. Regulations to Consider When Managing a Cryptocurrency Fund

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We’ll then move to the federal level, seeking regulatory guidance as to whether digital tokens are securities under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or commodities contracts over which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has regulatory jurisdiction. State Regulations.

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Disrupting The Security Deposit With Insurance

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The average security deposit in the U.S. Their savings might cover the security deposit — barely, in some cases — but will more or less be consumed. Average rents rose 36 percent nationally over the past decade, though rents rose more than twice that amount in hot markets such as Denver and Seattle, according to Yardi Matrix.

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Power Appointments At TNS

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Zirkel will be based in Reston, Virginia and Tait will be based in Sydney, Australia. Zirkel was the Chief Operating Officer of TabbedOut before joining TNS, a mobile payment app with CRM features for bars and restaurants. Steering TNS through this critical time requires a team that has strong operational and strategic experience.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Bob Hickok.

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Pop-Up Retail Gets A Pop Of Fresh Energy

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On Monday (July 22), in fact, Abercrombie said that “it opened four new pop-up shops last week, at Tysons Corner Center in Virginia, Dolphin Mall in Miami, Los Cerritos Center in California and at Baybrook Mall in Friendswood, Texas,” according to the report. All are expected to be open for about 12 months, according to the company.

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7 Startups Using AI, Satellites, And Data Science To Transform The Maritime Logistics Industry

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The maritime logistics industry is enormously important to the global economy, with 90% of all internationally traded goods transported by sea, according to the United Nations. Maersk partnered with IBM earlier in 2017 to design a blockchain solution geared toward increasing transparency and security for the global shipping industry.