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Bitcoin Daily: US Regulators Join Global Financial Innovation Network; Colorado Explores Crypto Banking For Cannabis Firms

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ( OCC ), and the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) have announced that they are joining the Global Financial Innovation Network ( GFIN ). Jack Tate told CoinDesk.

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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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Colorado Division of Securities stops ICOs for alleged illicit practices

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(The Paypers) The Colorado Division of Securities has filed cessation orders against four Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) allegedly involved in fraudulent practices.

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Inside The Launch Of Colorado’s New State-Run Digital Driver’s License

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Digital identities are growing more important and omnipresent in everyday life, and the need to keep them secure grows more pressing by the day. Financial information, Social Security numbers and a host of other private data is wrapped up in each person’s digital identity, making a potential data breach catastrophic.

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Data Breaches Impact Unemployment Benefit Applicants In Four States

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Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois and Ohio have warned tens of thousands of residents who have applied online for unemployment benefits due to COVID-19 of possible data breaches that could have exposed names, addresses and Social Security numbers.

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OCC and FDIC file joint amicus brief urging Colorado federal district court to reject Madden

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The OCC and FDIC have filed a joint amicus brief in a Colorado federal district court arguing that the court should affirm the decision of a bankruptcy court holding that a non-bank loan assignee could charge the same interest rate the bank assignor could charge under Section 27(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C.