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CFPB Rolls Out Innovation Regulator Network

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A network to better coordinate financial innovation among federal and state regulators is being launched by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in partnership with several states, the agency said in a press release. State regulators in every state were invited to join. .

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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.” Thus, both the OCC and FDIC have adopted regulations rejecting the Second Circuit’s Madden decision.

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Revolut Likely To Apply For US Bank Charter

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The nature of the market for FinTech startups breaking into the larger U.S. market for financial institutions is fragmented, with the most successful coming from ones like Chime and Current, which partnered with existing banks in order to make their offerings. Revolut has seen losses tripling as recently as August, with $139.6

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California DFPI announces consent order with auto title loan servicer that was subject of “true Lender” investigation

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Last week, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it had entered into a consent order with Wheels Financial Group, LLC d/b/a LoanMart, a California-based company that markets and services automobile title loans. LoanMart holds a CFL license.

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Connecticut AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business

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Our office continues to aggressively monitor this market to protect fair competition for consumers, authors, and other eBook retailers,” Mr. Tong said in a statement, per WSJ. Amazon had a 76 percent market share of all eBooks sold in the U.S. in September, according to Codex Group data, per the WSJ.

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Second Google Lawsuit May Be Filed Next Month By State AGs

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The states involved include Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah, according to Reuters. The DOJ suit came after a probe lasting over a year in which the department looked into the company's 80 percent dominance in the search engine and advertising markets.

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Banks Fighting SoFi’s Banking Charter

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The action comes a week after the FDIC announced that digital lender SoFi had applied to the state of Utah for a special banking charter known as an ILC. Ten years ago Walmart to launch in Utah, where many ILCs are based, and was shut down.

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