Nevada passes EWA legislation
Payments Dive
JUNE 5, 2023
Nevada this past weekend became one of the few states to pass legislation directed at policing the expanding earned wage access industry.
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Payments Dive
JUNE 5, 2023
Nevada this past weekend became one of the few states to pass legislation directed at policing the expanding earned wage access industry.
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JUNE 16, 2023
Backers of the law establishing a licensing process for earned wage access providers operating in the state say it’s the first of its kind in the U.S.
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CFPB Monitor
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CFPB Monitor
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We recently provided an update in a case we’ve been following involving a lawsuit challenging a Nevada statute, SB 311, that allows an applicant for credit with no credit history to request that a creditor treat an applicant’s credit history as identical to that of the applicant’s spouse during the marriage.
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The $4 billion-asset United Federal Credit Union partnered with the Nevada Housing Division to offer first-time homebuyers access to down-payment assistance.
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The new legislation creates a requirement that earned wage access providers operating in Missouri must register with the state.
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We have been closely following a lawsuit challenging a 2019 Nevada amendment that relates to the treatment of spousal credit history during the credit application process. Since last reported on the case, the trade groups filed their first amended complaint on February 12.
CFPB Monitor
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CFPB Monitor
JULY 8, 2020
A federal District Court judge in Nevada has dismissed a case filed by several trade associations against the Commissioner of the Financial Institutions Division (“FID”) of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry and the Nevada Attorney General.
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Nevada’s new law on earned wage access increases the importance of hearing more from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about its view of the growing on-demand pay trend.
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CFPB Monitor
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On October 1, three trade groups filed a lawsuit in Nevada federal court challenging an amendment to Nevada law that allows an applicant for credit with no credit history to request that the creditor deem the applicant’s credit history to be identical to that of the applicant’s spouse during the marriage. See NRS 598B.060.
CFPB Monitor
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
The amendment is contained in Senate Bill 311 which was signed into law by the Nevada Governor on July 1, 2019 and became effective on October 1. The lawsuit includes an allegation that the Nevada law is preempted by the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
CFPB Monitor
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The amendment is contained in Senate Bill 311 which was signed into law by the Nevada Governor on July 1, 2019 and became effective on October 1. . The lawsuit includes an allegation that the Nevada law is preempted by the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
CFPB Monitor
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On June 13, Nevada’s governor signed into law Senate Bill 290 creating the nation’s first statutory framework for earned wage access (EWA) providers operating in the state. The law appoints the state’s Commissioner of Financial Institutions to oversee the industry.
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But coronavirus infection rates have since soared across the country, with Nevada reporting 1,000 new cases on Monday (July 27). There have also been reports that 123 visitors to Nevada later tested positive after returning to their home states.
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Hornbuckle is a University of Nevada, Las Vegas graduate and holds a bachelor of science degree in hotel administration. He has also served on the Andre Agassi Foundation and University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation boards. He also served as a Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board member from 1999 to 2003.
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