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Colorado Settlement Provides a Possible Path Forward for Certain Bank-Fintech Online Lending Partnerships

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We have previously blogged about the lawsuits filed by the Colorado Attorney General against fintechs Avant and Marlette Funding and their partner banks WebBank and Cross River Bank. Supreme Court, a Colorado appellate court (after any chance for appeal has run) or the FDIC adopts a “true lender” test that differs from the safe harbor).

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New payday loan rate cap goes into effect in Colorado

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As discussed in an earlier post , on November 6, 2018, Colorado’s voters passed Proposition 111 , seeking to limit interest rates and fees charged on payday loans in Colorado to an annualized percentage rate of thirty-six percent. Effective February 1, 2019, the proposition amends Colorado’s Deferred Deposit Loan Act (C.R.S. §

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London FinTech Glint Pay Launches Gold-Backed Debit Card

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office is in Boulder, Colorado. Banks aren’t necessarily a secure place for your money,” he said. They lend out more than they have.”. A company called Glint Pay has launched a debit card that’s backed by gold instead of currency, according to a report in The Denver Post. The company is London-based, and its U.S.

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Some SMBs Switched Banks When PPP Loans Failed To Come Through

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In a July survey of 931 firms that received PPP loans, Barlow Research Associates, the Minneapolis-based bank market research company, revealed that of the businesses that secured PPP funding, 28 percent received their loan from a lender with whom they had no prior relationship or a bank that wasn’t their primary one. to InBankshares Corp.

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This week’s podcast: An interview with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser

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Click here to listen to the podcast.

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B2B Tech Startups Land Backing To Modernize The Enterprise

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The company said it would use the investment to expand its product features with a focus on its automated lending infrastructure, and noted it will now include ACH processing in its offering. As organizations accelerate their sales digitization efforts, B2B eCommerce has jumped to the top of strategic planning initiatives. Cloudentity.

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Colorado AG issues administrator’s opinion on what constitutes collateral with respect to alternate charge consumer installment loans

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The AG supplemented the UCCC with definitions of “collateral” and “security interest” as drawn from the Uniform Commercial Code. The AG further bolstered her analysis by considering various courts’ interpretation of the federal Truth in Lending Act’s disclosure requirements, as pertaining to post-dated checks and certain debit authorizations.