西联汇款收购Intermex遭加州DFPI暂停审查，鹰派新主管Chopra主导反垄断态度，IMXI盘中跌8.7%，11月6日无违约金退出日逼近

International Money Express ( IMXI ) dropped 8.5% after a report that the suspension of California regulator's review of the Western Union ( WU ) may be driven by new leadership at the agency and a changed approach to deal reviews. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation's suspension of its deal approval in August doesn't appear to be related to New York getting the concessions it wanted, and California wanting to replicate them, according to a CTFN report on Monday, which cited a source familiar with the matter. Instead, it's more likely that Rohit Chopra,  who was a Federal Trader Commissioner from 2018 to 2021 and director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from 2021 to 2025, was sworn in on July 1 to run California's new Business and Consumer Services Agency, which oversees the DFPI. The California review may be focused on how Chopra perceives consolidation in consumer finance. The latest report comes as a Nov. 6 walk date quickly approaches, where either party can decide to exit the deal without any penalty. Western Union and Intermex didn't respond to CTFN requests for comment. In August, the companies announced they received a letter from DFPI suspending the approval extension previously granted on July 31. Western Union ( WU ) agreed to buy Intermex for $16/share in cash last August. Earlier this month Intermex ( IMXI ) and Western Union ( WU ) filed a pre-merger notification with the FTC and DOJ regarding the deal. The parties filed as clearance under the HSR ACT only lasts a year. Intermex and Western Union said they continue to engage in talks with the DFPI regarding the reinstatement of the DFPI’s approval of the deal.