Woodstock Institute: After Intense Legislative Battle, Illinois General Assembly Passes Re-Write of State Pawnbroker Law
March 08, 2024
March 08, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 8 (TNSres) -- Woodstock Institute issued the following news release on March 7, 2024:
Today, the Illinois House of Representatives passed HB779, a rewrite of the Pawnbroker Regulation Act (PRA). Upon passage, a coalition of consumer advocates - including AARP, the Catholic Conference of Illinois, the Chicago Urban League, and Woodstock Institute - and financial technology (fintech) companies (the "Coalition"), sent a letter to Governor Pritzker . . .
Today, the Illinois House of Representatives passed HB779, a rewrite of the Pawnbroker Regulation Act (PRA). Upon passage, a coalition of consumer advocates - including AARP, the Catholic Conference of Illinois, the Chicago Urban League, and Woodstock Institute - and financial technology (fintech) companies (the "Coalition"), sent a letter to Governor Pritzker . . .