Rhode Island Related Topics 
CFPB Monitor
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with Washington Trust Company, of Westerly (WTC) to resolve claims that WTC redlined majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Rhode Island. for its peer lenders, and on average 46.5% for its peer lenders, and on average 46.5%
Payments Dive
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The new licenses are aimed at advancing Elon Musk's campaign to expand the social media company formerly known as Twitter into the payments business.
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CFPB Monitor
OCTOBER 26, 2023
A Rhode Island federal district court recently refused to enforce a stand-alone class action waiver in the consumer plaintiff’s automobile lease agreement on the ground that it violates state public policy. The court in Metcalfe v. Grieco Hyundai LLC held that the class action waiver contravened Section 6-13.1-5.2
TheGuardian
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Since the company was founded in 1800 in Rhode Island, the bank has never offered its home loan services at a branch location in a majority-Black or Latino neighborhood throughout the state, including in the state capital of Providence, where the vast majority of the state’s Black and Latino population live.
PYMNTS
APRIL 9, 2019
In Rhode Island, there seems to be a groundswell to limit the interest rates that can be charged on card balances, at least in that state. The $870 billion aforementioned tally, the Federal Reserve estimated earlier this month, marks the first time credit card balances reached 2008 nominal peaks.
PYMNTS
MAY 12, 2020
Google and Amazon Web Services are assisting Rhode Island, Kansas, Illinois and New York in processing the unprecedented number of unemployment claims prompted by the coronavirus crisis, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Help is on the way for beleaguered states facing a record number of jobless claims.
The Paypers
MARCH 16, 2020
Rhode Island’s representatives have introduced a new bill aimed at creating regulatory clarity around Bitcoin (BTC) related businesses as well as blockchain innovators.
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