MoneyGram sets aside $15.8M to settle NYDFS, CFPB investigations
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-03-01T20:44:00
MoneyGram disclosed it expects to pay a total of $15.8 million to settle two separate investigations by the New York State Department of Financial Services and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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