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FTC Shuts Down Debt Collector as Part of “Operation Corrupt Collector”

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A Georgia federal district court has entered a temporary restraining order against a Georgia-based debt collection operation in response to a complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission. In addition to the FTC’s actions, Operation Corrupt Collector includes two cases filed by the CFPB, three criminal cases brought by the U.S.

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Young Consumers Love to “Buy Now, Pay Later” – Here’s What to Know About the Explosive Fintech Trend

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Since Square purchased Afterpay, customers can get an Afterpay card to use with participating retailers that operate with Square, which lets customers use Afterpay for in-store purchases. Pay in 4 is not currently available for residents of Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or any US Territories.

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Georgia’s Push To Reopen Falls Flat As Consumers Stay Home

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began to get its early actual data (as opposed to theoretical predictions) as Alaska, Georgia, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas and all began lifting some of the stricter parts of the social distancing regulations to allow slightly more social mobility, according to CNN. But starting last weekend, the U.S.

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TaxCloud Announces New Stripe Integration

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North Dakota , argued that it was “obsolete in an era of eCommerce.” The payments process is the most logical place for sales tax services like TaxCloud’s to operate and this integration with Stripe is an important first step to achieving that vision.”.

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FBI Probing Hack Of US Electricity Providers

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The impacted utilities operate in 18 states from Maine to Washington, including Cloverland Electric Cooperation in Michigan, Klickitat Public Utility District in Washington state and Basin Electric Power Cooperative in North Dakota.

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Grocery Roundup: New Amazon Fresh Store, SpartanNash Puts Incentives In ‘Fast Lane,' Walmart On Autonomous Delivery

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The company, which currently operates 156 grocery stores, noted that the complimentary pickup is available on all Fast Lane orders that are at least $50, while half-off delivery is available on orders of more than $100.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Loses $18M, Microsoft Uses Blockchain To Give Consumers More Control Over Personal Data

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And the North Dakota Securities Department announced that it has issued cease and desist orders against three companies for offering “unregistered and potentially fraudulent securities in the form of ICOs.”. They possess unique characteristics, like greater assurance of immutability, censorship resistance, and tamper evasiveness.

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