118th Congress Starts with Fireworks
118th Congress Starts with Fireworks By Cliff Andrews, CapCity Advocates The new year has started with a debacle for Republicans …...
Threats to Pawn Store Operations Nationwide with Pending Legislation
Threats to Pawn Store Operations Nationwide with Pending Legislation January 3, 2023, National Pawnbrokers Association This week in...
General Assembly considering legislation to cap pawn shop interest rates
SHAREWORTHY PAWNBROKER NEWS Predatory lending or practical solution? General Assembly considering legislation to cap pawn shop interest...
Announcing NPA’s New GRC Liaison, Kathy Pierce
Announcing NPA’s New GRC Liaison, Kathy Pierce December 15, 2022 It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of...
Rate-Cap Legislation Pending in Illinois Threatens Pawn Store Operations Nationwide
Rate-Cap Legislation Pending in Illinois Threatens Pawn Store Operations Nationwide December 12, 2022 The pawn industry is facing a...
Get Your Compliance Priorities In Order Now!
Get Your Compliance Priorities In Order Now! 12/1/2022 Compliance with the Military Lending Act (MLA) should be at the …...
Mid-Term Elections: Some Final, Some Still Counting
Mid-Term Elections: Some Final, Some Still Counting 11/17/2022 Well, it appears that Republicans have won a majority in the House...
Should You Answer Government Agency Industry Surveys, Or Not?
Should You Answer Government Agency Industry Surveys, Or Not? 11/3/2022 by Fran Bishop, NPA Government Relations Liaison Every time...
APPELLATE COURT RULES THAT THE CFPB’S FUNDING STRUCTURE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL; PREPARED FOR THE NPA BOARD AND GRC MEETINGS ON OCTOBER 25 AND 26, 2022
Appellate Court Rules that the CFPB’s Funding Structure Is UnconstitutionalPrepared for the NPA Board and GRC Meetings on October 25...
Federal Court Rules Against CFPB
Federal Court Rules Against CFPB By Fran Bishop, NPA Government Relations Liaison 10/20/2022 As this ruling was just handed down …...
Is Data Security a ‘Catch 22’ for Pawnbrokers?
Is Data Security a ‘Catch 22’ for Pawnbrokers? By Fran Bishop, Government Relations Liaison Or as I often say…damned …...
Mounting Opposition to Credit Card Firearms Merchant CodeMounting Opposition to Credit Card Firearms Merchant Code
Mounting Opposition to Credit Card Firearms Merchant Code 9/29/22 by Fran Bishop, NPA Government Relations Liaison Numerous reactions...
Congress Will Be Home Soon…Will You Be There To Meet Them?
Congress Will Be Home Soon…Will You Be There To Meet Them? by Cliff Andrews, NPA Lobbyist 9/22/22 As October is …...
Credit Card Companies to Adopt New Code for Firearms Transactions
Credit Card Companies to Adopt New Code for Firearms Transactions By Fran Bishop, NPA Government Relations Liaison 9/15/2022 Will this...
Are you in compliance with changing minimum wage requirements?
Are you in compliance with changing minimum wage requirements? There are numerous minimum wage rates…federal, state, local, etc. Many...
