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Massachusetts Regulators To Crack Down On Robinhood

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Robinhood has come under the watchful eye of regulators — this time in Massachusetts. State regulators are set to file a complaint on Wednesday (Dec. 16) saying that the stock-trading platform failed to protect its customers and their assets, violating state laws and regulations.

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Robinhood May Sell Shares Directly To Users If It IPOs

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16, Massachusetts securities regulators filed a complaint against Robinhood alleging that the company aggressively marketed to inexperienced investors and failed to implement controls to protect them, violating state laws and regulations. The company has also hired two new compliance officers.

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7 Possible Causes of SVB Failure and Predicting the Impact on Regulatory Reporting

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We’re putting this into practice and offering our predictions concerning what regulations may arise once the dust has settled. The Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of the firm was 8.11%, more than twice the 4.00% required by regulators. But the fault is the regulators’, right? It’s better to learn from other people’s mistakes.”

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Kabbage Lawsuit Ignites Debate Over ‘True Lenders,’ Fintech-Bank Partnerships

Bank Innovation

The lawsuit of a small business in Massachusetts against alternative lender Kabbage is raising questions about the role of partner banks in marketplace lending, namely, whether it’s the bank or the fintech that can be called the “true lender.”

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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. and Celtic Bank in a federal court in Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Division of Banks issues supervisory alert on NSF fees for representments

CFPB Monitor

The Division of Banks of the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation has issued a supervisory alert to warn financial institutions of the potential legal and regulatory risks arising from NSF fees charged on the representment of unpaid transactions.

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Credit Union Helps US Marijuana Businesses Put Down Roots

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On October 4, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) issued its final four recreational marijuana licenses to businesses, meaning legal marijuana will soon be available for purchase. Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana.

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