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FlexWage wins EWA carve-out in Connecticut

Payments Dive

The earned wage access company said the Connecticut Department of Banking determined it doesn’t need a state lending license.

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Connecticut moves to regulate EWA

Payments Dive

The state is instituting new lending regulations that are likely to apply to some earned wage access providers starting next month.

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Connecticut Banking Dept. issues cease and desist order to stop fintech loan finder from operating without small loan license

CFPB Monitor

The Order also directs SoLo to stop enforcing loans made to Connecticut residents and make restitution of any amounts it obtained in connection with such loans together with interest. To lend or borrow using the Platform, lenders and borrowers are required to set up a special account at a designated bank.

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Commercial Credit Trends – Where to Tread Carefully

South State Correspondent

Lending is getting riskier. As can be seen, the consumer is starting to feel the credit shock first while commercial lending is still performing. Minnesota, North Dakota, and Iowa were the least risky states to lend into. Banks are more leveraged than the average hedge fund, and lending decisions have outsized consequences.

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CFPB Files Complaint Against a Former Mortgage Lender

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB recently filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut alleging violations of various federal consumer protection laws by 1 st Alliance Lending, LLC (1 st Alliance), a former mortgage lender. The complaint also names several principals of 1 st Alliance as defendants.

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NY DFS announces multistate investigation of payroll advance industry

CFPB Monitor

” Rather, they argue that the advances are payments for compensation already earned. The other state regulators identified in the DFS’s press release as joining the investigation are the following: Connecticut Department of Banking. Illinois Department of Financial Professional Regulation.

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The United States Of Fintech Startups

CB Insights

Payments startup Klarna ($460M VC round). 17 startups on the map have raised over $100M in disclosed equity funding, including Utah-based expense management platform Divvy ($253M), and Missouri-based PayIt ($133M), which facilitates payments between citizens and government services. Connecticut. Allied Payment Network.