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Wyoming creates fintech sandbox

CFPB Monitor

Earlier this year, Wyoming became the second state to create a financial technology (fintech) sandbox by enacting the “ Financial Technology Sandbox Act ” (Sandbox Act). Arizona was the first state to create a fintech sandbox and we will soon be publishing a blog post about Utah’s new fintech sandbox.)

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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending

PYMNTS

The GAO said it had seen — through interviews with 11 FinTech firms — loan volume grow by sevenfold, while collaborative efforts with banks continued to grow from 2013 to 2017. According to the banks that have linked with FinTech firms, such guidelines would help relationships between the parties. Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

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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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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). The CFPB’s announcement invites innovators to request a meeting and describe the topic(s) they would like to discuss during their virtual session.

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Utah’s new regulatory sandbox

CFPB Monitor

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. Arizona’s program, in contrast, is administered by the Arizona Attorney General.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Wyoming Bank & Trust. A: We have been fortunate to develop deep partnerships with some great fintechs. Reynolds points to BankSouth’s focus on innovation as a contributing factor. I don’t pass an opportunity to make a pitch for innovative ideas,” Reynolds says. First Western Federal Savings Bank. Rapid City.

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Chime, Uniswap, and the future of finance could soon struggle

Lex Sokolin

It doesn’t have an ILC charter from Utah, or a crypto bank charter from Wyoming, or a straight-up bank charter like Varo, nor has it acquired any banks like Lending Club or Jiko. The start-up is claiming to be EBITDA-positive, thereby reaching an amount of (basic) profitability that many fintech companies lack. No shenanigans.

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