The NPA’s Team GRC has been tracking Governors, State, county, mayoral determinations, and State Association guidance relating to declaring pawnbrokers “financial Institutions.” Please see the list of States below and click to reveal detailed information.
A Message from NPA President Kerry Rainey
The spread of the coronavirus has created a complete disruption of service in our country and the rest of the world. Many of our members have expressed concern about the future of their businesses and their customers. As your industry association, please know the NPA is here to help you get through these difficult times. The health and safety of …
Kerry Rainey Elected President of National Pawnbrokers Association and Awarded National Pawnbrokers Association Charles R. Jones Lifetime Achievement Award
CONTACT: Media@NationalPawnbrokers.org July 9, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National Pawnbrokers Association announces the election of 2019 president and Charles R. Jones Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree at NPA’s annual convention and trade show, Pawn Expo Southlake, TX – The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) is proud to announce the results of the 2019 annual election to select a new NPA president. The association …
Embracing Technology
by Mark Campanale, Digital Marketing Manager, NPA WALT DISNEY FAMOUSLY SAID: ‘Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.’ While the most progressive medium in his day was the newspaper, Disney knew that change is constant; if you fail to adopt new and progressive business practices, you will …
5 Tax Reduction Strategies
~ Larry Oxenham will be speaking on this topic at Pawn Expo 2021 ~ By Larry Oxenham, American Society for Asset Protection Americans pay more in taxes each year than they spend on food, clothing, and housing combined, so reducing your taxes to the legal minimum can greatly increase your ability to build wealth. Judge Learned Hand said, “Anyone may so arrange …
Capital Pawn Celebrates Reopening One Year After Devastating Fire
Public invited to event held at their South Salem location on June 12 [SALEM, OREGON] — If you were to overhear the conversation between Beth and Adam Anundi as they inspect the construction site of their Salem pawnshop, it would be easy to mistake them as owners of a brand new store. Their cheery banter and enthusiastic attention to every …
FROM THE FBI: NICS “SUBMIT A SEARCH” UPDATE
Overview The ‘Submit a Search Request – E.C.’ screen flow has been updated from a single page into multiple pages to aid with data entry and to increase the speed of loading the page to your screen. The order of the questions and the fields remain the same except for some enhancements to the ‘Middle Name’ field. Use the ‘Continue’ and ‘Back’ buttons to navigate …
NPA Comment to CSBS/NMLS Licensing System
May 28, 2021 Conference of State Bank Supervisors, NMLS Policy Committee, and NMLS Modernization Steering Committee 1129-20th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Via: comments@csbs.org Re: Request for Comments on NMLS Modernization, Networked Licensing Model, Licensing Requirements, Core Requirements, and Identify Verification Dear [decide addressee]: The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the NMLS …
NPA’S TEAM GRC MONITORS ALL ‘TALK’ OF A FEDERAL RATE CAP
First and foremost, as of this date there has been no federal rate cap bill filed in either the House or the Senate. If there had been, you would have already heard about it from us. On a daily basis NPA’s Washington Counsel, Cliff Andrews follows any and all things that could impact the pawn industry through continual communication with Congressional …
GET TO KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER, ONE TRANSACTION AT A TIME
~ JEFF WILHELM WILL BE SPEAKING ON THIS TOPIC AT PAWN EXPO 2021! ~ BY JEFF WILHELM DIRECTOR STORE OPERATIONS NATIONAL PAWN AND JEWELRY My thoughts as I see the landscape of the industry today, and how our behaviors have to change. Who do you work for? As leaders, pawnbrokers, and business owners over the years, we may have taken …
TOP THREE THINGS ON PAWNBROKERS MINDS
RECENTLY, THE NPA ASKED MEMBERS what three things were top of mind for them as they moved into the New Year. This poll was informal, but it was soon backed up by the results of the NPA Operating Report Benchmarking Survey. The top three things for 2021 are the top three things that were concerns in 2020, especially considering 2021 …
EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY
A Key to the Ultimate Customer ExperienceWalt Disney famously said: ‘Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.’ While the most progressive medium in his day was the newspaper, Disney knew that change is constant; if you fail to adopt new and progressive business practices, you will surely …
ILLINOIS PREDATORY PREVENTION ACT, SB 1792
May 5, 2021 Last week, Team GRC participated in a Zoom call convened by the Illinois Pawnbrokers Association (IPA) President, Kelly Swisher, for members of the IPA and NPA. The NPA was represented by Kerry Rainey, President, Boyd Naylor, Vice President and Chair of the Government Relations Committee, and Fran Bishop, GRC Liaison and past NPA President, and others on …
Pivot to Move Forward
~ JEFF WILHELM WILL BE SPEAKING ON THIS TOPIC AT PAWN EXPO 2021! ~ BY JEFF WILHELM DIRECTOR STORE OPERATIONS NATIONAL PAWN AND JEWELRY WOW! IT’S BEEN 33 YEARS since I started in the pawn business. As I look back, I see so much is the same, but also different. What I mean is that we still do the same …
NORTH CAROLINA’S TOP-RATED PAWN SHOP EXPANDS IN WILMINGTON
Jeff Wilhelm, Director of Store Operations, National Jewelry & Pawn, will be presenting at Pawn Expo 2021! National Pawn and Jewelry now has three total stores in their fifth region of the state [WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA] — Since 1987, National Pawn and Jewelry has served customers with access to the cash they need or the savings they want. Their customer …
PEOPLE OF PAWN: JOSH DAVIS
How did you get started in pawn? I was Born! As a third-generation pawnbroker I was working the pawn counter before I was in High school. I spent weekends, summers and winter breaks all through high school and college working with my family and closely with my father learning the business and getting a hands-on education. What is the number one pawn skill you have? Tech. …
New, Non-Mandatory Federal Tax Credit to Offset Costs for Small Businesses Who Provide Paid Sick Leave for Employees to Get Vaccinated or Recover from Vaccinations
April 23, 2021On April 21, 2021, President Biden announced a new federal tax credit for employers who offer full pay to employees that take time from work to get the COVID-19 vaccine and recover from the after-effects, get tested for COVID-19, and to care for a child whose school or childcare provider is closed. Like other tax credits, there is no requirement …
SAFE BANKING ACT
Monday evening, April 19th the House passed H.R. 1996—the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (SAFE Banking Act) with bi-partisan support. While the primary focus of this bill is to allow banks to provide services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses an additional provision is included that could benefit other industries. For years the pawn industry has experienced bank discontinuance of accounts and …