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

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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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OCC approves national bank charter applications of fintech company

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SoFi) to create SoFi Bank, National Association (SoFi Bank, N.A.), as a full service national bank headquartered in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. The bank will also provide a fully digital, mobile-first national lending platform for consumers across the country.

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

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5) hearing before the House Financial Services Committee , representatives from several consumer groups said “rent-a-bank” schemes harm consumers through predatory lending. Testimony from Diaz and Saunders identified three banks based in Utah tied to such schemes. At a Wednesday (Feb.

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Are Big Changes Coming To The Military Lending Act?

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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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Goldman, JetBlue Team Up On Installment Loan Product

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Marcus , the online-only consumer banking and lending arm of Goldman Sachs, offers personal loans with no late fees of up to $10,000, with rates ranging from 10.99 The new schedule comes amid a record drop-off in flying as the nation deals with stay-at-home orders during COVID-19. between April 15 and June 10.

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Small Business Borrower Sues Kabbage

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A small business (SMB) in Massachusetts borrowing funds via marketplace lender Kabbage has sued the platform, igniting new debate in the conversation over the definition of a “true lender,” according to reports in the National Law Review on Tuesday (Oct. 12 of this year, a small business owner sued Kabbage, Inc.

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Zions Bancorporation goes live on TCS BaNCS Core Banking software

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The core transformation program, titled “FutureCore,” is divided into phases and Consumer Lending for the 7 affiliate banks is the first phase to go live, with other phases to follow. The completion of this consumer lending installation represents our first step toward having a fully integrated core loan and deposit system.