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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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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. In terms of general practice, lenders, including those that operate online, must partner with chartered banks.). At a Wednesday (Feb.

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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

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alternative lending platform FundingXchange secured $10 million in fresh investment led by Downing Ventures and Gresham House Ventures, while Hambledon Capital also participated, reports in Insider Media said. Operating a platform that helps organizations manage their documents, eFileCabinet recently announced $11.5 FundingXchange.

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Square Tries To Create A Bank, Again

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Square said it’s going to resubmit the necessary paperwork with state and federal regulators to start a bank in Utah, which could happen as soon as Wednesday (Dec. billion in cash advances and loans through Square Capital , its digital lending subsidiary. Square said it has already given out more than $3.5

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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.

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CFPB announces settlement with payday and auto title loan lender to resolve alleged CFPA, FCRA, and TILA violations

CFPB Monitor

Cottonwood operates approximately 340 retail lending outlets in Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin under the name Cash Store. The CFPB announced that it has entered into a settlement with Cottonwood Financial, Ltd., The consent order requires Cottonwood to pay a civil money penalty of $1.1

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SoFi Officially Files For A Bank Charter Of Its Own

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Officially SoFi is looking for an industrial loan charter under the name SoFi Bank in Utah. And though its mailing address will be in Salt Lake city, SoFi will continue to operate as it has since its inception — as an online-only institution, with no branches or deposit-taking ATMs. SoFi has confirmed the news.

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