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State Regulators Investigate Payday Advances

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The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced it will lead a multi-state investigation into alleged violations of state regulations of the short term lending industry, specifically in the area of payroll advances. Many people living paycheck to paycheck already make more than median income.”.

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Durbin interchange battles resurface

CFPB Monitor

The Fed’s final rule implementing the Durbin Amendment (Regulation II) went into effect in October 2011. Regulation II capped the interchange fee received by large issuers (with $10 billion or more in assets) to 21 cents plus 0.05% of the transaction. Proposed Amendment to Regulation II. New Lawsuit.

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SCOTUS will hear case challenging Fed's interchange fee cap

American Banker

The Supreme Court said Friday it would grant North Dakota convenience store Corner Post Inc.'s s appeal to a lower court ruling as to when the statute of limitations for challenging a Federal Reserve interchange fee rule begins under the Administrative Procedure Act.

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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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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.”. and Canadian securities regulators.

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Insurance Firms Wade Into Alternative Finance

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Financial Stability Oversight Council and is North Dakota’s insurance commissioner, in an interview. But insurance firms are also interested in the space because of its potential for higher returns than traditional investments, like U.S. .

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South Dakota Sues Wayfair, NewEgg, Overstock And Systemax Over Lost eCommerce Revenue

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North Dakota. North Dakota.”. The four firms named in the suit are Newegg, Overstock.com, Systemax Inc and Wayfair, all of which are now being compelled by the state in court to hand over sales tax. The bigger aim of the suit, however, is to force a reversal of a 1992 Supreme Court Ruling in Quill Corp.