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5 Tips for Becoming Debt Free in 2014
We have too much debt in the country, our government’s spending has reached record levels and consumers have racked up more than $115 billion in credit card debt in the past three years alone. Let's make 2014 the year that changes that! Read here
10 Tips to Get Your 2014 Marketing Started on the Right Foot
Follow our 10 quick tips to help you get your 2014 marketing started on the right foot. Read article
8 money-saving tips for business travel
Business travel can be costly in more ways than one. Question: What’s your best money-saving tip for business travel? Read article here
11 Expert Tips To Help You Be More Productive in 2014
Who doesn't want to figure out how to get more done or get things done more efficiently? Read on
Ondot Launches Remote Control for Credit Cards
A new app will allow users to control nearly every aspect of how their credit or debit cards are used directly from their smartphones. Read whole article
2014’s Hacking Pain is Cyber Security’s Gain
First it was Target TGT +0.93% that got hacked over the Christmas holiday and that has the company bracing for a fierce backlash after it disclosed that over 70 million credit cards and other customer data was “compromised.” Read article here
Need Cash? Own a Bentley? Take a Pawn Ticket
Far from the crusty characters seen in reality shows like Hardcore Pawn and Pawn Stars, this English company has another clientele in mind. Read on
Connecticut Pawnbrokers Trading Old Industry Reputation For Higher Standards
Pawn shops in Connecticut are working to clean up their reputation. "It's not the 'poor man's bank' anymore. It's everyday people that need a little help getting by," said Jay Sargent, president of the Connecticut Association of Pawnbrokers. Read article here
Mirage Las Vegas To Host Pawn Expo 2014
The National Pawnbrokers Association’s (NPA) Pawn Expo 2014 will be held July 8-10 at the beautiful Mirage Las Vegas, situated at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. Pawn Expo is the largest and most comprehensive convention and trade show in the pawn industry. Read...
Pawning Through the Ages
For thousands of years, people all over the world have from time to time found themselves with one problem in common—the need for fast cash. And for almost as long, there’s been one easy way to solve it: To “pawn” personal items of value for a cash loan. Read whole...
PRECIOUS-Gold near 6-week low; headed for first monthly decline this year
Gold was trading near a six-week low on Monday, and was headed for its first monthly decline this year on growing optimism about the U.S. economy and weak physical demand in Asia. Read more
Police: Mesa pawn shop acted as ‘marketplace for gang members’
Mesa Police say 16 people were arrested and hundreds of guns confiscated after an investigation into trafficked stolen goods from a pawn shop. Read more
We need federal, not state, gun policy
(CNN) -- Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to spend $50 million of his own money to build a state-by-state grass-roots network focused on stemming the tide of gun violence by expanding the background check system for gun buyers. Read article here ...
Posh pawn: From Porsches to prized artworks, how business is booming for one very swanky Home Counties pawnbroker
Prestige Pawnbrokers opened six years ago in Weybridge in Surrey Business set up by former property developer James Constantinou The shop have opened their doors to documentary makers Programme will show the varied clientele using Prestige Read article...
First Cash earnings rise on higher pawn volume
Arlington-based First Cash Financial Services earned $22.7 million, or 77 cents a share, in the first quarter, up 12 percent from a year earlier despite closures of payday loan locations. Read article
Walmart offers less costly money wire service
Walmart has introduced a new, lower-priced money transfer service that could undercut the traditional players in the industry. Read more
Big Gift For Lee High School Band
National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) teams up to bring big gift to Lee High School. Article here
Florissant woman charged with assault at pawn shop
Florissant woman, Charlene White, 38, is charged with assault and armed criminal action at a Hazelwood pawn shop on North Lindbergh, last month. Read on