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Utah: The fintech frontier

BankInovation

Fintechs looking to expand beyond their Bay Area or New York City headquarters have welcomed an unlikely visitor in recent years: Utah Gov. The governor is a great salesperson,” said Val Hale, executive director for the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Gary Herbert. “The

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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. Prudent risk management suggests we should have diversification in our loan portfolio and funding sources. EnerBank is owned by a utility company.

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Are Big Changes Coming To The Military Lending Act?

PYMNTS

Changes may soon be coming to the Military Lending Act (MLA), a piece of legislation designed to prevent military service members from getting swept up in deceptive or unfair lending practices. The product causing concern on the auto lending side of things is gap insurance. New Lending Rules .

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Call It Alt-Credit Or POS Lending, ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Just Got Bigger

PYMNTS

Utah-based FuturePay has consistently appeared in PYMNTS’ top 5 alternative credit apps, with its offer of flexible monthly payments for consumers and up-front settlement for merchants. Klarna also launched its new “Klarna: Swedish for smooother shopping” campaign in June.

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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

PYMNTS

This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability. Operating a platform that helps organizations manage their documents, eFileCabinet recently announced $11.5

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LendingClub’s Laplanche Starting New Online Lender

PYMNTS

LendingClub’s former CEO, Renaud Laplanche, who stepped down in May, sending shockwaves throughout the online lending industry, is gearing up to launch a new lender online called Upgrade. Upgrade said in the report that other investors include CreditEase, the Chinese lender, and Noah Holdings, an investment management company.

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

CFPB Monitor

Specifically, SB 1235 defines a “provider” to include “a nondepository institution, which enters into a written agreement with a depository institution to arrange for the extension of commercial financing by the depository institution to a recipient via an online lending platform administered by the nondepository institution.”.