Folkia

Dollar Financial Corp acquires Folkia AS

Thu, Aug 26, 2010 18:31 CET

Through this acquisition Folkia AS becomes part of the NASDAQ listed consumer finance group, Dollar Financial Corp.Folkia was founded in Sweden in 2006 by the entrepreneur Hördur Bender, who has founded and sold several companies, including Mr Jet within the airline travel industry. Folkia is a leading company within small consumer loans in the Nordic area. The company has grown rapidly and will now play an important part in the continued European expansion of Dollar Financial Corp (DFC). DFC has been a leading company in small consumer loans for over 30 years, along with providing a number

Folkia recruits Magnus Sjögren as new Head of Compliance

Mon, Aug 09, 2010 08:23 CET

Folkia has strengthened its organization by recruiting a new Head of Compliance, Magnus Sjögren, who started working at the company on July 1st. Magnus’ previous position was at the Nordic Investment Bank in Helsinki, where he worked with compliance issues as well as legal issues relating to granting credit, IT and computer security. He also has experience as a lawyer at the law firm Vinge in Stockholm, where he worked from 2001 until 2006. Before that, Magnus worked as Law Clerk at the Stockholm County Administrative Court and as Legal Counsel at a newly established IT company. Since 2007,

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Dollar Financial Corp acquires Folkia AS

Folkia recruits Magnus Sjögren as new Head of Compliance