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New Jersey Outlaws Cashless Businesses

PYMNTS

New Jersey has passed a law banning cashless stores and restaurants, according to reports. New Jersey is the second state to outlaw cashless stores after Massachusetts, which signed a similar bill into law back in 1978. The bill was signed by Gov.

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New Jersey Shows The Good And Bad Of Gambling Payments Progress

PYMNTS

Among recent developments is the addition of PayPal to the sportsbook operated by DraftKings in New Jersey. Payment processing has been among the chief dampeners of performance in New Jersey’s regulated online gambling market,” observed Legal Sports Report.

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New Jersey Attorney General sues merchant cash advance providers

CFPB Monitor

The New Jersey Attorney General recently filed a lawsuit in New Jersey state court against Yellowstone Capital LLC, its parent Fundry.US

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CFPB settles with New Jersey debt buyer for alleged FDCPA and CFPA violations based on unlicensed collection activity

CFPB Monitor

Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against a New Jersey debt buyer accused of threatening and suing consumers to collect debts in states where it did not have a legally required license.

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Fed approves $1.3 billion merger of two New Jersey banks

American Banker

The Federal Reserve Board signed off on Provident Financial Services' acquisition of Lakeland Bancorp. The newly combined bank will be the seventh largest in the state.

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New York Raises Check Cashing Fees

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of New York State’s Superintendent’s Regulations which provides for an annual fee adjustment, based upon the increase in the consumer price index (CPI) of the New York – Northern New Jersey – Long Island, NY – NJ-CT-PA area for all urban consumers. Interestingly, New Jersey has a different percentage.

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New Jersey Names Student Loan Ombudsman

CFPB Monitor

Last week, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) announced that it was designating Raghu Kakumanu as the state’s Student Loan Ombudsman. Kakumanu is the first [PERSON] to occupy this role, which was created under New Jersey’s student loan servicer licensing law enacted last year. . §§ 17:16ZZ-1 et seq.),