Consumer lender Aiful ordered to halt operations at all outlets

Consumer lender Aiful ordered to halt operations at all outlets

TOKYO, Japan - Aiful Corp. President Yoshitaka Fukuda (C) and his aides bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 14 after the Financial Services Agency ordered the major consumer finance firm to suspend part of its operations, saying it has carried out illegal lending practices.

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