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Varo Achieves Milestone As First Consumer FinTech To Get National Charter

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On Friday (July 31), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Varo Bank has been granted its full-service national bank charter. As a new national bank, Varo joins the world’s most respected system of financial institutions and has the opportunity to become a household name as many other national banks have become.”.

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Millbury National Bank Offers Kasasa Cash and Saver in the Northeast

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Millbury National Bank's Kasasa Cash and Kasasa Saver are available in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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Connecticut Banking Dept. issues cease and desist order to stop fintech loan finder from operating without small loan license

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The Order also directs SoLo to stop enforcing loans made to Connecticut residents and make restitution of any amounts it obtained in connection with such loans together with interest. Some Connecticut borrowers were assessed a late fee equal to 15% of the principal loan amount, which was generally split equally between the lender and SoLo.

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Unemployment Filings Top 3.1M Across US

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Total claims filed since COVID-19 hit the nation in March have topped 30 million. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 18 were in Vermont (25.2), West Virginia (21.9), Michigan (21.7), Rhode Island (20.4), Nevada (19.9), Connecticut (18.7), Puerto Rico (17.9), Georgia (17.3), New York (17.2)

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Victims Of Tech Support Scam Get Refunds

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The agency and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as well as the State of Connecticut claim the scam’s perpetrators, which ran under Click4Support and other names, harnessed advertising on search engines, such as Google , and website popups.

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Partners With Instacart For Same-Day Holiday Delivery 

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The program is available in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. . Instacart has partnered with more than 500 national and local retailers in several sectors, including grocery items, beauty products, wellness merchandise and electronics.

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Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Renter Security Deposits

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Alabama, Connecticut, and New Hampshire representatives say they will follow suit this year with a similar legislative approach. As other changes attract investors to disrupting current rental business models, industry source Apartment List cites rents increasing 36% nationally throughout the 2010s.

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