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Google announced in October the new real-time app scanning feature built into Google Play Protect that the company says can help catch malicious or fake sideloaded apps installed from outside the app store. Google said this Play Protect feature now recommends a real-time app scan for any new app that has never been scanned before.

How the booming market for private loans has saddled millions of students with $136 billion in debt that can't be forgiven.

A risky project in the world's highest mountain range is estimated to cost Nepal 10% of its GDP. Experts worry it could be another one of Beijing's debt traps.

“Everyone understands Japan’s assistance has contributed to the development of our nation. In contrast, Chinese assistance seems harmful” (Pradeep Jayewardene)

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On March 23, 2021, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 1792, enacting the Predatory Loan Prevention Act (PLPA) and capping interest at an "all-in" 36% APR (similar to the Military Lending Acts MAPR) for a variety of consumer financing, effective immediately. The PLPA uses an expansive definition of interest, applies to a wide array of businesses, and voids any contract t...

Formal notice to withdraw from the paris climate accord last summer. >> i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. >> and this could effect so many people out there. remember the subprime crisis? predatory loan companies now face less, thats right, less scrutiny from the government. one example, the department of education has stopped sharing student information that watchdog groups like the consumer financial protection bureau depend on to go after lenders for taking adva...

That they owe. this is off of $2 billion in bonds. in exchange, puerto rico would get charged a high rate of interest on what some call a new predatory loan. a new $1.85 billion loan with the same costly terms that puerto rico had already rejected. the new deals calls for puerto rico to pay back the knew loan about twice the cost of what some of the bonds are currently trading for. wall streeters argue that nobody else is lending puerto rico money. banks are not charities, this is the free marke...