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Utah and Virginia enact registration and disclosure requirements for providers of merchant cash advances

CFPB Monitor

Utah and Virginia recently became the first two states to require the registration of providers of merchant cash advances. The new laws also include disclosure requirements. Although laws requiring disclosures for merchant cash advances already exist in California and New York , those laws have not yet become effective.).

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FTC Refunds $12M To Consumer Victims Of Bogus Online Trial Memberships

PYMNTS

The FTC alleged the Utah-based company operated deceptive trial memberships and bogus government grant and money-making schemes in 2010. A federal jury in Utah convicted Johnson and Ryan Riddle of making false statements to a bank on multiple I Works merchant account applications. Recipients with mailing addresses outside the U.S.

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LendingClub’s Laplanche Starting New Online Lender

PYMNTS

LendingClub’s former CEO, Renaud Laplanche, who stepped down in May, sending shockwaves throughout the online lending industry, is gearing up to launch a new lender online called Upgrade. The loans will be issued by WebBank out of Utah and later purchased by Upgrade.

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SoFi’s Bank Charter Has Almost No Chance, Former SEC Chairman Says

Bank Innovation

The charter, submitted to the State of Utah last June, would give the online lender the ability to collect deposits insured by the […].

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Could You Live Your Life on Bitcoin? [Video]

Bank Innovation

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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Morning Scan: SoFi Mulls Utah Bank Charter

American Banker

The Wall Street Journal published a lengthy profile Tuesday of online lender Social Finance, which has made $10 billion in loans, including student loans, since 2011. The company has reportedly been in discussions with Utah

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Route AI Package Tracking Platform Raises $12M In Seed Funding

PYMNTS

Using the Route App, users can visually track and protect online orders as well as resolve issues. The startup has offices in Silicon Slopes, Utah and Santa Monica, California and was co-founded in 2014 by Evan Walker, who serves as the company’s chief executive officer.

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