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Utah legislature passes consumer privacy law

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Following the lead of California, Colorado, and Virginia, Utah is set to become the fourth state to pass a comprehensive privacy law. As of March 4, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act ( SB 227 ) cleared both houses of the Utah legislature. If signed, the law will go into effect December 31, 2023.

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

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Utah and Virginia recently became the first two states to require the registration of providers of merchant cash advances. HB 1027 directs the Commission to adopt implementing regulations but does not link the statute’s effective date to the adoption of regulations. The new laws also include disclosure requirements.

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Predatory ‘Rent-a-Bank’ Lending Practices Trigger Calls For Regulation

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Consumer advocates are pushing federal banking regulators to do something about rent-a-banks with notoriously sky-high loan rates that prey on people with bad credit, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Wednesday (March 11). OppLoans, for example, partners with a Utah bank and charges an average of 199 percent, according to its website.

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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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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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FDIC Approves Square For Banking License

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said on Wednesday (March 18). The headquarters will be in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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