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CFPB Monitor
AUGUST 25, 2020
The plain language of the governing federal statute applies only to interest that an FDIC-insured state bank may charge. Allegedly, the FDIC’s rule represents an expansion of the FDIA’s preemption of state law interest rate caps by extending the preemption to assignees of loans originated by such banks.
CFPB Monitor
OCTOBER 6, 2022
A California state court has overruled the demurrer filed by Opportunity Financial, LLC (OppFi) to the cross-complaint filed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) in which OppFi asked the court to reject the DFPI’s “true lender” challenge.
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CFPB Monitor
MARCH 15, 2022
In 2019, California enacted AB 539 which, effective January 1, 2020, limited the interest rate that can be charged on loans of $2,500 to $10,000 by lenders licensed under the California Financing Law (CFL) to 36% plus the federal funds rate. Section 160.110(d).
CFPB Monitor
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
In 2019, California enacted AB-539, the Fair Access to Credit Act (FACA), which, effective January 1, 2020, limits the interest rate that can be charged on loans of $2,500 to $10,000 by lenders licensed under the California Financing Law (CFL) to 36% plus the federal funds rate.
CFPB Monitor
DECEMBER 18, 2020
The Attorneys General of California, Illinois, and New York have filed a motion for summary judgment in their lawsuit filed against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to enjoin the OCC’s final rule purporting to override the Second Circuit’s Madden decision as to national banks and federal savings associations.
CFPB Monitor
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
The Attorneys General of California, Illinois, and New York have filed their opposition to the OCC’s cross-motion for summary judgment in their lawsuit to enjoin the OCC’s final rule (Rule) purporting to override the Second Circuit’s Madden decision as to national banks and federal savings associations.
Independent Banker
JULY 31, 2022
What also sets Locality Bank apart from existing financial institutions in its market is that its board and management have a “first principles mindset, one where we set out to create the bank from the start to serve the needs of the local business community,” says Keith Costello, president, CEO and one of Locality Bank’s cofounders.
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