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DOJ announces settlement of redlining lawsuit

CFPB Monitor

The Justice Department announced that it has entered into an agreement with Lakeland Bank to settle the DOJ’s claims that Lakeland engaged in unlawful redlining in the Newark, New Jersey metropolitan area. Those services were not available in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the Newark Lending Area.

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Widening Borrower Protection’s Scope To SMBs

PYMNTS

As online lending platforms proliferate among the SMB borrowing community, however, experts warn that a lack of regulation means these companies rarely publicly reveal interest rates and fees. “We have seen small businesses destroyed by online lending.” ” Knowing Their Options. . ” Knowing Their Options.

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Colorado state court rules federal interest rate preemption for state bank loans does not extend to non-bank assignees; Ballard Spahr to hold June 19 webinar

CFPB Monitor

Marlette Funding, LLC et al , arises from an enforcement action filed in 2017 by Colorado’s UCCC Administrator challenging a bank-model lending program involving a New Jersey state-chartered bank. Section 27, which applies to state banks, is patterned after Section 85 of the National Bank Act, which applies to national banks.

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New condo safety laws: Three things community associations should consider

PopularBank

Recently, Florida passed SB 4-D, a new safety regulation for condominium and cooperative association buildings. The new condo safety laws center around inspection requirements, mandatory reserves, and more transparency for unit owners and prospective unit owners on information regarding the condition of the buildings.

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Responding, Reorganizing And Resetting For COVID-19

PYMNTS

This week, however, those sellers got some good news in the form of an announcement that Amazon would temporarily not require sellers in its marketplace to repay loans it had made to them. . Amazon Lending, a program that distributes loans to marketplace sellers, will pause payments starting this week through April 30. percent. .

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Will "Plain Vanilla" Kill Community Banking?

Jeff For Banks

Most recently Valley National Bancorp''s highly respected CEO, Gerald Lipkin stated: "The positive [fourth quarter] results are attributable to management''s common sense and highly focused approach to traditional banking — gathering deposits and making relatively low-risk loans." ? They mostly meant sub-prime residential mortgage lending.

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State AGs urge Mulvaney to continue use of disparate impact theory of ECOA liability

CFPB Monitor

57, disapproving of the CFPB’s Bulletin 2013-2 regarding “Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.” They assert that action by the CFPB in derogation of those regulations would violate the Administrative Procedure Act. to discriminate against any person.