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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.” The DOB indicated that such loans have interest rates greater than 90 percent.

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California DFPI issues final regulations implementing 2018 law requiring consumer-like disclosures for commercial financing

CFPB Monitor

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has issued final regulations to implement SB 1235, the bill signed into law on September 30, 2018 that requires consumer-like disclosures to be made for certain commercial financing products, including small business loans and merchant cash advances. .

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Capitol Hill Hearing Examines ‘Rent-A-Bank’ Schemes To Sidestep Interest Rate Caps

PYMNTS

5) hearing before the House Financial Services Committee , representatives from several consumer groups said “rent-a-bank” schemes harm consumers through predatory lending. She said the evasion would continue unless regulators step in or there is action by Congress to limit interest rates to no more than 36 percent APR.

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SoFi’s Bank Charter Has Almost No Chance, Former SEC Chairman Says

Bank Innovation

The charter, submitted to the State of Utah last June, would give the online lender the ability to collect deposits insured by the […].

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California court rejects OppFi’s attempt to block DFPI’s “true lender” challenge to loans made through bank partnership

CFPB Monitor

A California state court has overruled the demurrer filed by Opportunity Financial, LLC (OppFi) to the cross-complaint filed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) in which OppFi asked the court to reject the DFPI’s “true lender” challenge. We believe this case is extraordinarily important.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. The most important aspect of this deal is Huntington.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

As a result of its product innovation efforts, Stripe has seen explosive growth in product adoption and valuation. A decade of online payments innovation. Business lending and corporate cards. A decade of online payments innovation. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PayPal and Square emerge as leaders in the payments space.

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