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OppFi files complaint to block “true lender” challenge by California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

CFPB Monitor

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). Section 7.4001(e).

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California Dept. of Business Oversight launches “true lender” investigation of auto title lender’s partnership with Utah bank

CFPB Monitor

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. A number of states have challenged these regulations.

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Update on state small business commercial financing disclosure laws

CFPB Monitor

Around the nation, regulators are preparing to implement and enforce new consumer-like disclosure laws for small business commercial finance providers. Similarly, California regulators have yet to finalize proposed implementing regulations. The NYDFS is expected to provide an updated proposal prior to March 31, 2022.

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Credit Unions Doing Cyber-Battle

PYMNTS

The latest PYMNTS Credit Union Innovation Index found that three-quarters of respondents chose to bank at their CU because of trust, and over 60 percent of current CU members said they wouldn’t leave their CU for another financial institution (FI) because of – you guessed it – trust. The Trust Factor.

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Study: Google Grows Market Share In Europe Despite Anti-Competition Order

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A study of 25 Google rivals by Lademann & Associates , a German-based consultant on the European antitrust law, revealed the global technology company based in Mountain View, California, continues to favor its own price comparison shopping service. “It This is not because the Commission imposed the wrong remedy.

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Beyond GDPR, Data Privacy Debate Gathers Steam in US

PYMNTS

and in the wake of GDPR, which of course took effect in May, there exists the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, known colloquially as CCPA. There are monetary penalties involved in the event that data is used in non-compliance with laws. Here in the U.S.,

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FinTech Could Be Hurt By Fight Between OCC And States

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TechCrunch said the fight between states and the OCC centers on a proposal made by the OCC in December, in which it details a program that enables FinTechs to apply for charters to become special purpose national banks. Some are concerned the OCC is hurting innovation, while others think it’s overstepping its limits.

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