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CFPB and Utah AG announce joint office hours in Salt Lake City as part of ACFIN

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB and Utah AG’s Office have announced that they will hold the first joint office hours as part of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN). The joint office hours will be held on January 30, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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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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CFPB and Colorado Attorney General announce joint virtual office hours as part of AFCIN

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB and the Colorado AG’s Office have announced they will hold joint virtual office hours as part of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN). ACFIN is a network of federal and state regulators that may include state attorneys general, state financial regulators, and federal financial regulators.

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Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation, discusses final innovation policies in Ballard Spahr webinar

CFPB Monitor

Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation, joined Ballard Spahr partners Alan Kaplinsky and James Kim yesterday for a discussion of the CFPB’s final innovation policies. Alan leads the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Group and James is a co-leader of the firm’s inter-disciplinary Fintech Team.

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Varo Is First FinTech to Receive Full-Service Charter from the OCC

CFPB Monitor

a wholly-owned subsidiary of fintech Varo Money, Inc. The approved application is for a full-service charter, not the OCC’s controversial FinTech charter that is currently the subject of ongoing litigation. team — the first consumer fintech to receive a national bank charter. The water’s fine!”. Varo Bank, N.A.’s

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Utah’s new regulatory sandbox

CFPB Monitor

Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed H.B. This bill created the nation’s third regulatory sandbox program for fintechs, after Arizona , which enacted sandbox legislation in March 2018, and Wyoming , which enacted sandbox legislation in February of this year. The sponsor of Utah’s legislation, Rep.

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California governor to fintechs: Forget Utah. Be an ILC here.

American Banker

Gavin Newsom's proposal to create a consumer watchdog modeled after the CFPB includes a provision that would make it easier for upstart financial firms to obtain industrial loan charters.

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