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Credit Karma Now Offers A High-Yield Savings Account

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Credit Karma is partnering with West Virginia-based MVB Bank on the venture. The bank will handle the funds and will offer FDIC protection up to $5 million. Although Credit Karma’s APY is high, it’s not the best on the market. Credit Karma said it is using technology to give people the best APYs.

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

CFPB Monitor

Thereafter, “using its existing lending operations and personnel, LoanMart commenced ‘marketing’ and ‘servicing’ auto title loans purportedly made by CCBank, a small Utah-chartered bank operating out of Provo, Utah.” Thus, both the OCC and FDIC have adopted regulations rejecting the Second Circuit’s Madden decision.

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

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Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Colorado. 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.

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Trade groups take aim at CFPB’s expansion of UDAAP authority

CFPB Monitor

The white paper concludes as follows: The CFPB’s action has tremendous implications for consumers, banks, and for financial markets at large. Supreme Court’s decision on June 30, 2022 in West Virginia v. A member of Congress can request a GAO opinion on whether the CFPB’s actions are a rule, which can trigger CRA review.

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