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FDIC Approves Square For Banking License

PYMNTS

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said on Wednesday (March 18). The headquarters will be in Salt Lake City, Utah. Square launched its campaign to open a bank more than two years ago.

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

CFPB Monitor

Because CCBank is a state-chartered FDIC-insured bank located in Utah, Section 27(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act authorizes CCBank to charge interest on its loans, including loans to California residents, at a rate allowed by Utah law regardless of any California law imposing a lower interest rate limit.

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Credit repair companies file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief in response to potential $3 billion CFPB judgment

CFPB Monitor

In May 2019, the CFPB filed a complaint in Utah federal district court against a group of related credit repair companies for alleged violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) and the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA). . Continue Reading

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CFPB announces settlement with nation’s largest credit repair organizations

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB announced this week that it has entered into a proposed settlement of a lawsuit it filed in 2019 in Utah federal district court against a group of defendants who constitute the largest credit repair organizations in the United States.

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Banking Strategies: Should We Look to Utah?

Jeff For Banks

Just this month I taught Bank Profitability at the Utah Bankers'' Association Executive Development Program. Utah, home of the Industrial Bank, is the epicenter of niche banking. Optum Bank is owned by UnitedHealth Group, a health insurer, to specialize in Health Savings Accounts. I think there is something to be learned.

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Second Google Lawsuit May Be Filed Next Month By State AGs

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A bipartisan group of states is ready to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google next month, which could precede the more widely-publicized lawsuit from another group of states against the tech giant led by Texas, Reuters writes.

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Predatory ‘Rent-a-Bank’ Lending Practices Trigger Calls For Regulation

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OppLoans, for example, partners with a Utah bank and charges an average of 199 percent, according to its website. Utah has no caps on interest rates. “A OppLoans and its Utah partner FinWise Bank have a rent-a-bank partnership that gives it the freedom to avoid caps in numerous states.

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