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CFPB and Utah AG announce joint office hours in Salt Lake City as part of ACFIN

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The CFPB and Utah AG’s Office have announced that they will hold the first joint office hours as part of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN). The joint office hours will be held on January 30, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Road Tech That Can Alert Drivers To Hazards, Congestion In Testing

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Utah officials estimate that new vehicle-to-everything, or V2X, technology could reduce the severity of traffic crashes by 80 percent, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports. Some cars, though small in number, come already equipped with this kind of technology. Panasonic Corp.

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Could You Live Your Life on Bitcoin? [Video]

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That’s more of a challenge, according to this Utah County couple who tried paying for life’s necessities only in bitcoin. Investing in bitcoin is easy. Buying a tank of gas with bitcoin…uh.

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Freezes Crypto Firm?s Assets, Alleging It Stole $12M From Investors; Hong Kong: 39 Pct Of New FinTechs There Are Blockchain Firms; Coinbase Eyes Selling Blockchain Analytics To IRS, DEA

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The defendant in the case is Utah resident Daniel F. Rodriguez of Utah and Jean Paul Ramirez Rico of Colombia — are alleged to have lied to investors and misappropriated funds. Putnam, whose businesses — MMT Distributions and R&D Global — and associates — Angel A.

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Utah’s new regulatory sandbox

CFPB Monitor

Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed H.B. Regulatory sandboxes are laboratories for the development of innovative technologies in an environment that is free from onerous government restrictions. The sponsor of Utah’s legislation, Rep. The program will be administered by the Utah Department of Commerce (the Department).

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CFPB and Colorado Attorney General announce joint virtual office hours as part of AFCIN

CFPB Monitor

These joint office hours are intended to give companies pursuing innovation in consumer financial services the opportunity to discuss new financial technology and ideas for innovation to benefit consumers with officials from the CFPB, state attorneys general, and state regulators.

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State AGs To Press Own Case Against Google

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The states leading the probe include Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Utah. In the upcoming DOJ lawsuit against the tech giant, prosecutors will focus on the multinational technology conglomerate’s power over internet searches. 15) blog. .

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