Earned wage access programs (“EWA”), otherwise known as On-Demand Pay, real-time pay or early wage access, have increasingly gained popularity in recent years. EWA is a payroll program where employees are able to access their pay when they want, rather than on a traditional schedule determined by the employer. The growth of EWAs has been ...
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR CATHERINE P. AWAKUNI COLÓN DIRECTOR IRIS IKEDA COMMISSIONER OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2015 State Division of Financial Institutions Receives Mortgage Supervision Accreditation HONOLULU – The State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ (DCCA) Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) received a certificate of ...
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS Division of Financial Institutions NEIL ABERCROMBIE GOVERNOR KEALII S. LOPEZ DIRECTOR IRIS IKEDA-CATALANI COMMISSIONER OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 28, 2014 State Accepts Territorial Savings as Hawaii-Chartered Bank HONOLULU — The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ (DCCA) Division of Financial Institutions (DFI)today announced that it has ...
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS Division of Financial Institutions NEIL ABERCROMBIE GOVERNOR KEALII S. LOPEZ DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 23, 2013 New Rules for Money Transfers Take Effect Monday More than $2.3 Billion in Transfers Recorded in 2012 HONOLULU — The State of Hawaii is reminding money transmitters and consumers across the state ...
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The Division of Financial Institutions (“DFI”) is charged with the overall supervision and regulation of all state-chartered and state-licensed financial institutions in the State of Hawaii (including banks; savings banks; foreign bank branches, agencies and representative offices; savings and loan associations; trust companies; depository and nondepository financial services loan companies; and credit unions), all escrow ...
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