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Illinois Predatory Loan Prevention Act signed into law and now effective

CFPB Monitor

On March 23 , Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law SB 1792 , which contains the Predatory Loan Prevention Act (the “Act”). The new law became effective immediately upon signing notwithstanding the authority it gives the Illinois Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules “consistent with [the] Act.”.

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Illinois Legislature Passes New “All-In” Finance Charge Cap

CFPB Monitor

On January 13, 2021, the Illinois legislature overwhelmingly passed SB 1792 (the “Act”), intended to, among other things, overhaul the state’s consumer finance laws. SB 1792 separately amends the Illinois Consumer Installment Loan Act and the Payday Loan Reform Act to apply this same 36% MAPR cap.)

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Kiosks Flourish In International Markets

PYMNTS

Kiosks are gaining more power in retail, especially as it becomes ever more obvious that consumers are not quite ready to cut ties with physical forms of buying, contrary to the early fever dreams of the eCommerce age. There are seven million family-run mom-and-pop stores that dominate retail outside big cities in China,” that analysis reads.

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The Helpful Robots Of Automated Retail

PYMNTS

High-level market intelligence about the $18 billion expected to be invested over the next three years is a major focus of the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ from PYMNTS , which serves as a bimonthly breakdown of developments in this rapidly growing business sector. Amazon Go’ Cashless. UR Making Me Laugh.

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7-Eleven Launches Beer Delivery In Select US Markets

PYMNTS

” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. .” ” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft.

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Retail Pulse: Rent The Runway Opens San Francisco Store; Crate & Barrel Plans Restaurant

PYMNTS

To break into the brick-and-mortar world, some digitally native retailers have opened shops inside department stores. At the same time, that business now accounts for half of the retailer’s revenue. In San Francisco, the company’s third-largest market, 83 percent of transactions by subscribers are “self-service.”.

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High Times Plans Brick-And-Mortar Locations

PYMNTS

As it moves into the business of cannabis retail and hangs out its shingle in the industry, High Times is opening its own brick-and-mortar stores this year. announced it would be bringing a flagship retail store to Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Illinois, for its part, became the newest state to legalize weed on Jan.

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