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Enforcing your arbitration agreements: given the growing antipathy in some segments toward arbitration, it is not surprising that 2008 was a challenging year for those who sought to enforce arbitration agreements. This was especially true in California, which continued to take the lead in finding new ways to strike down arbitration agreements.(FRANCHISING'S LEGAL UPDATE)(Law overview)
Franchising World; 5/1/2009; 2916 words; ...preemptive effect of the FAA. In Bridge Fund Capital Corp. v. Fastbucks Franchise Corp., (3) the court struck down as unconscionable...might address the concerns that underlie the decision in Fastbucks. However, given the ever-moving nature of these decisions...

Measure to regulate payday loans passes Senate.
Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM); 3/16/2007; 986 words; ...vice president of administration for FastBucks, said his company could not afford to...Mexico if the proposal becomes law. FastBucks has 23 corporate stores in New Mexico...owners, including Upshaw. Solomon said FastBucks is considering mounting a legal challenge...

GW Equity Announces Hiring of Anne "Annie" Maxey as Associate in Dallas Headquarters.
Business Wire; 12/15/2006; 619 words; ...on financial planning and investments as an intern with Wachovia Securities. She also interned with the general counsel of FastBucks, researching state governance issues for an acquisitions project. Maxey holds a bachelor of arts degree in international...

Financial Service Center Industry Responds With Aid to Victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Business Wire; 9/12/2005; 1073 words; ...company is also collecting cash donations from employees and customers to be sent directly to the American Red Cross. --FastBucks, a Dallas-based chain of 68 payday advance stores, has pledged to match customer and employee donations collected at its...

Dallas-area companies expand as payday lending goes mainstream.
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX); 1/4/2005; 1563 words; ...N.M., location of Dallas-based FastBucks doles out prepaid cards, not cash. But...class neighborhoods. A new entrant is FastBucks Franchise Corp., a Dallas subsidiary of FastBucks Holding Corp. It was just recognized by...