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The Facts: Pawn Shops Today Provides Updates on Legislative Issues Affecting the Pawn Industry
July 14, 2011 - from the Internet
CALL TO ACTION! We need your help to support strong positions on proposed legislation affecting to the Pawn industry.Read More ...
National Pawn awards $3,500 to winners of Mother's Day Essay Contest
May 10, 2011 - National Pawnbrokers Association
Bob Moulton, President of National Pawn and member of the Board of Directors of the National Pawnbrokers Association, announced the winners of the National Pawn Sponsored Mother's Day Essay Contest.
Learn more about the contest and winners...
Pawn Shops Give Back Over the Holidays
December 1, 2010 - National Pawnbrokers Association
It’s been a busy year for the pawn industry and an especially busy holiday shopping season at pawn shops. Still, that didn’t stop pawnbrokers across the country from taking time out to give back to their communities.December 6, 2010 marked the second annual celebration of Musical Instrument Gift Day. Gift Day is a national event sponsored by the National Pawnbrokers Association where member pawnbrokers donate musical instruments to local charities and music programs in need.
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Giving New Life to an Old Profession
July 23, 2010 - Triangle Business Journal - by Dale Gibson
Owner of eight pawnshops says perceptions are wrong, and he aims to change themDURHAM – If Bob Moulton hadn’t ended up in the family business, he might have been an actor: picture “Tick Tock” McLaughlin, the William H. Macy character in the movie “Seabiscuit.”
Reddish hair, thin build, a propensity for making funny. Moulton once used his impersonation of an Indian customer to rib one of his employees over the telephone. He was the class clown at Southern Durham High School, had designs on going to the North Carolina School of the Arts, but ended up as a radio DJ for meager pay at stations in Rock Hill, S.C., and Concord.
When he got married in 1983, he was making $80 a week.
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Pawn Shops: Economic Barometer?
April 9, 2009 - National Pawnbrokers Association
Why is the pawn industry generating so much attention as a "barometer of the economy"? Reports show that the three publicly traded pawn companies reported significantly increased earnings during the last two fiscal quarters. A historic increase in gold value and the "Cash for Gold" craze have shown record numbers of people trading in old jewelry and coins for cash. Perhaps the perception could be based on speculation that in hard times, people pawn. However, there is a larger, more compelling story about the pawn industry.Read More...
The Real Story about the Pawn Industry
May 18, 2009 - National Pawnbrokers Association
Licensed, regulated pawnbrokers offer consumer credit secured by possessory security interests in personal goods and provide safety-net loans to approximately 30 million Americans. Each day, pawnbrokers help families through challenging economic times by providing non-recourse, short term loans that have no impact on a consumer’s credit history.
Life Happens
May 6, 2009 - from the Internet
What do you do when a life event happens? An unexpected visit to the emergency room or gas prices are climbing and your paycheck isn’t. These things happen in everyone’s lives and despite working hard, taking care of our families and trying to make ends meet…sometimes “life just happens.” Read More...