Eugene O'Rourke

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Eugene O’Rourke is recognized as one of the top 40 executives under the age of 40 by the Jacksonville Business Journal, marketing executive of the year by the Best in Biz awards, recipient of the BizTech Innovation award, and several Horizon Interactive Media awards.

CFPB Proposes Controls on Third-Party Debt Collection Practices

Eugene O'Rourke
August 16, 2016

Debt collection is big business. In the United States, the annual amount of debt collection, not including debt owed to the federal government, exceeds $13 billion dollars. Across the country,…

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Dodd-Frank Act on the Block: House Financial Services Committee Proposes Changes

Eugene O'Rourke
August 9, 2016

When the Obama government ascertained the complex causes that led to the “Great Recession” of 2007-2009, it enacted into law rules that would prevent the excessive risk-taking that created that…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Verizon Agrees to Purchase Yahoo for $4.83 Billion

Eugene O'Rourke
July 31, 2016

Yahoo has agreed to sell its core business to Verizon for $4.83 billion. As part of the deal, Verizon will acquire Yahoo’s search, mail, instant messaging services, ad platform, and a few real estate holdings. The move puts Verizon behind Google and Facebook in the U.S. digital ad segment, with a total share of 4.5%.

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What is EMV?

Eugene O'Rourke
July 26, 2016

While still relatively new to the United States, Europay, MasterCard and Visa – more commonly known as EMV – is an important worldwide security standard for credit cards. The History…

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The Federal Kingpin Act and What It Means For You

Eugene O'Rourke
July 21, 2016

American companies need to be more vigilant than ever when doing business in Panama or dealing with Panamanian firms. That’s the word from the U.S. government, which is cracking down…

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Report Seeks to Inform Online Payday Loan Rule Making

Eugene O'Rourke
June 14, 2016

In response to the Great Recession, enhanced government oversight and reporting requirements have tightened restrictions on the lending practices of the traditional financial community. For borrowers who can no longer…

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