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Today In Retail: L’Occitane’s US Division Files For Chapter 11; AutoFi Rolls Out Division For Corporate Clients

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In today’s top retail news, the U.S. division of L’Occitane has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, while AutoFi is shifting into high gear with the debut of its “lending as a service” division. Plus, a new Federal Reserve Bank of New York study finds that individuals anticipate that the economy will rebound by next year.

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New York Department of Financial Services settles enforcement action with community bank over auto dealer fair lending allegations

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Following up on a threat it made back in 2018 , the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced on October 6, 2022 that it entered into a consent order with Rhinebeck Bank (“Rhinebeck”) to settle discrimination claims involving discretionary dealer markups on retail installment contracts with minority borrowers.

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Weekly Wrap: Visa acquires Plaid and retailers embrace fintech

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In this episode, editors discuss the following news developments: The overlap of retail with financial services, and reflections on the National Retail Federation annual conference in New York; Visa’s acquisition of Plaid and what it means […].

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Fed Bets Trillions In SMB Lending That Consumers Will Return

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Federal Reserve said that it had launched a multi-trillion dollar lending program that targets smaller businesses, and in a broadened salvo, targets local governments, too. economy, that “we want to avoid a false start” tied to a partial reopening and a new spike in coronavirus cases. The Fed program is focused on lending.

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New York DFS enters into two dealer finance charge consent orders

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The DFS asserted that the practice of allowing dealer “discretion” in setting retail interest rates resulted in statistically significant differences in pricing, disadvantaging Hispanic and African-American consumers, with differences ranging from 20 to 59 basis points.

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Fintech’s Power Grab — in The New York Times

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The New York Times covered the subject — and the word — in depth yesterday, in a special section called “Fintech’s Power Grab.” Ok, it’s safe to say fintech has hit the big time. ” The lead item, by Andrew Ross Sorkin of CNBC fame, focuses on the fintech challenge to Read More.

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Goldman Sachs Takes on Marketplace Lending with Marcus

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Today it was revealed that banking giant Goldman Sachs will be launching an online retail lending operation called Marcus, after founder Marcus Goldman, as reported by the New York Times, The operation will likely roll out this October, and will start by offering small consumer loans from $15,000 to $20,000.

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