PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

However, lawmakers in California are getting closer to making legislation that would protect small business borrowers using alternative lending platforms, with industry players working with policymakers to make the new rules palatable for everyone. California Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill into law late September.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation allowing for the establishment of public banks in the state, and advocates in San Francisco are jumping at the opportunity. Small businesses are another top focus for proponents of public banks, particularly in California’s legal marijuana industry.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

As online shopping powers a forecasted 26 percent year-over-year volume surge on National Returns Day, the United Parcel Service (UPS) foresees shipping 1.9 A 2018 report from the Appriss Retail and National Retail Federation noted that roughly 10 percent of products sold in the U.S. million gifts and other products back to U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

that are more modern, but urged lawmakers to approach the issue nationally. According to a report in Reuters , citing The Internet Association, the trade group wants the rules to preempt a new regulation on the books in California that comes into effect in 2020. The aim is to get it into place before the California law kicks in.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Effective January 1, 2021, California’s revamped consumer protection agency—the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)—has new, sweeping power over consumer financial services providers in the most populous U.S. Our team is closely monitoring all regulatory, supervisory, and enforcement developments relating to the DFPI.

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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). Section 7.4001(e).

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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

JULY 14, 2022

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has filed its opposition to Opportunity Financial, LLC’s (OppFi) Demurrer to the DFPI’s cross-complaint. The DFPI also alleged additional CFL violations by OppFi, including the CFL’s “anti-evasion” provisions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

United Kingdom officials gave a California software company access to the private personal data of millions of British residents to answer questions around COVID-19, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

In today’s top news, Marqeta prepares for an IPO, and Punjab National Bank was defrauded $491 million by one of its customers. Oakland, California-based issuer processor Marqeta, which is backed by Goldman Sachs, is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) and seeking out investment banks for advice. Valuation In May.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2016

The news out of California on Monday (March 28) that Governor Jerry Brown, state lawmakers and labor leaders have reached an agreement to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour has the country buzzing. an hour on Jan. 1, 2017, then to $11 an hour one year later and will see annual increases of $1 until reaching $15 an hour on Jan.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

In a move that is said to help the company grow across the nation, California cannabis firm Caliva has teamed up with Jay-Z. Caliva recently announced that the rap star will serve as the company’s chief brand strategist and has entered into a multiyear partnership with the firm, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

18, otherwise known as National Cheeseburger Day. Don Lee Farms , a family-run California-based food company, has seen its bleeding veggie burgers sell out at mass-market vendors like Costco , Walmart, Whole Foods, Wegmans and Stop & Shop nationwide,” PYMNTS reported last year. And it doesn’t stop there.“ In both the U.S.

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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. A number of states have challenged these regulations.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

On the last day of California’s 2019 legislative session, by a vote of 61 to 8, the California State Assembly overwhelmingly passed Assembly Bill 539 , the Fair Access to Credit Act. As we’ve previously covered , AB 539 makes significant amendments to the California Financing Law.

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Payments Source

MARCH 17, 2020

The Australian firm agreed to pay around $1 million in connection with allegations that it broke the law by operating without a license in the nation's largest state.

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Payments Source

JUNE 29, 2018

The measure, which has been compared to the EU’s new consumer privacy rules, grants Californians new rights over how companies collect and use their personal data.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Maxine Waters pressed executives from City National Bank, PNC Financial Services and Wells Fargo on opening branches in her California district and upholding promises made from recent merger agreements or consent orders.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

New rules may loom for technology providers pertaining to privacy — on a national level. The push comes in the wake of California passing legislation that allows consumers to demand that companies disclose how and why they are collecting data.

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MyBankTracker

JANUARY 4, 2021

California homeowners insurance provides protection against natural disasters, fire, and theft. How Much Is California Homeowners Insurance? California residents pay, on average, $1,166 a year for homeowners insurance (based on a coverage level of $300,000 dwelling/$1,000 deductible/$300,000 liability). San Jose $997 $169 less.

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American Banker

MAY 31, 2022

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

Proposed regulations would give small businesses in California the nation’s most extensive set of truth-in-lending protections for small business borrowers. . In 2018, California began the journey of establishing lending transparency for small businesses in the state.

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

A first-in-the-nation bill that drew unanimous support from the state Senate failed to get over the finish line this year. What happened?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As governors across the country scramble to reimpose restrictions on dining as coronavirus cases soar, the National Restaurant Association is pushing back. 17) to the National Governors Association decrying the latest round of state restrictions. The influential restaurant trade and lobbying group fired off a letter on Tuesday (Nov.

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American Banker

MARCH 22, 2016

California Republic Bancorp, which has been aggressively originating and securitizing auto loans for years, is keen on revving up the engine to expand from a 10-state area to a national platform.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

A report by the California-based agency, whose mission is to prevent consumers from being defrauded online by learning the identity of individuals or organizations, revealed the number complaints about coronavirus scams has doubled in most states. SocialCatfish.com, the identity verification nonprofit, reported U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

California has proposed gig economy legislation that could potentially change workers’ classifications from independent contractors to actual employees, which would make them eligible for the benefits pertaining to that status, according to a report by CNBC. The California Governor Gavin Newsom has not said whether he supports the bill. “A

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Alastair Mactaggart’s 2018 state ballot initiative resulted in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and now he wants to ensure it’s bullet-proof from modifications that could weaken it. The law concerns companies that conduct business in California and includes out-of-state companies that sell in California.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

A ballot measure ratified by a strong majority of California voters to increase protections for digital privacy could blaze a trail for similar measures throughout the nation. Facebook’s WhatsApp To Grow Payments Service Following NPCI Go-Ahead.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced on Wednesday (Sept. Companies in California and throughout the nation are entrusted with customers’ valuable private information. 26) that they have reached a settlement with Uber Technologies Inc.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

A study of how consumers in different nations value their personal data found that German users of Facebook would want the company to pay them roughly $8 a month for providing their contact data. It took a look at how much privacy is valued in six nations as it examined the routines of consumers in Germany, the U.S.,

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American Banker

DECEMBER 16, 2020

But first it must wait for a rule change from the National Credit Union Administration that's drawing fierce opposition from the banking industry. First Technology FCU, led by a former banker, stands ready to raise fresh capital by issuing subordinated debt.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

California-based spend management platform Coupa has launched a Diverse Business Directory to make it easier for companies, particularly large ones, to find “diverse and inclusive suppliers.”.

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American Banker

MARCH 17, 2020

The Australian firm agreed to pay around $1 million in connection with allegations that it broke the law by operating without a license in the nation's largest state.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Just as it has been heartbreaking to see the nation still struggling with the devastating and all too often deadly health aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the persistence of elevated new unemployment claims shows the toll the virus continues to take on the economy,” he said in a statement. “At

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

Beyond Tempe, Starship brought on a grocery delivery service in the nation’s capital last month and grew to Irvine, California. As previously reported , Starship Technologies planned to expand and deliver everything from pizza to Starbucks to university students throughout the nation.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

9), its second-largest housing market in the nation, GeekWire reported. San Diego and the Inland Empire areas already had Zillow Offers, and the company’s LA expansion covers much of Southern California. Zillow Offers launched in Los Angeles and Orange County on Monday (Dec.

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