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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Who is Paying Who: The Employee or the Employer?

Since 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has a stated priority of “protecting employees and their rights through conducting reports, inquiries, and issuing requirements for employers.” In July 2024, the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB Proposes Interpretive Rule that EWAs Are Credit; Expedited Funding Fees and Tips May Be Finance Charges under Regulation Z

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On July 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or “Bureau”) proposed an interpretive rule that states (1) EWA products fall under the definition of “credit” under the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) and...more

Mayer Brown

The State of Play on EWA

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Like a snowball rolling down a hill, the push to pass legislation to regulate earned wage access (EWA) providers is growing. In June 2023, Nevada became the first state to officially regulate earned wage access providers, and...more

DailyPay, Inc.

Earned Wage Access: The Anti-Loan

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Currently, more than 60% of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck. And for the average American household, emergency expenses don’t always align perfectly with the typical biweekly payday. This financial strain leads...more

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Earned Wage Access Products Are Not Loans, According to the AG of Montana

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On December 22, 2023, the Attorney General of Montana released an opinion (the “Opinion”) concluding that certain earned wage access (EWA) products are not “consumer loans” or “deferred deposit loans” under Montana law and do...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Montana AG opines that EWA products are not loans

On December 22, the Attorney General from the State of Montana opined that Earned Wage Access (EWA) products are not loans under a certain set of conditions. EWA products provide employees with fast access to cash by...more

Troutman Pepper

Montana AG Opines That Earned Wage Access Products Do Not Constitute Loans

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On December 22, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued an opinion on whether Earned Wage Access (EWA) products constitute either “consumer loans” under Montana Code § 32-5-102(2)(a) or “deferred deposit loans” under §...more

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CFPB comments on California proposal to supervise providers of earned wage access products

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sent a letter to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) commenting on the DFPI’s proposal that would require providers of “income-based advances”...more

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CFPB Issues Letter Supporting California DFPI’s Proposed Classification of EWAs as Loans and Promises Guidance as to Federal...

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In March 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) proposed new regulations under the California Financing Law that would update the definition of loan to include what it dubs as...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Beware of MA penalties if you miss payroll – even if it’s due to a bank failure

On Friday, March 10, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced that it had closed the Silicon Valley Bank and taken control of its deposits. In its announcement, the FDIC said that insured depositors would have...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Silicon Valley Bank: What Happens Next?

US regulators seized Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10, marking the second largest US bank failure in history and largest since the 2008 global financial crisis. In response, investors began selling off stocks of other...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FDIC Bank Receivership Frequently Asked Questions

UPDATE (3/12 PM): U.S. Treasury Uses Systemic Risk Exception to Protect Depositors of Failed Banks and the Federal Reserve Board Establishes New Emergency Facility. Following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Arizona AG: Earned wage access products are not loans

Recently, the Arizona attorney general issued an opinion confirming that earned wage access (EWA) products are not considered consumer loans under Arizona law...more

DailyPay, Inc.

Earned Wage Access & the Fintech Fight for Financial Equity

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As Black History Month comes to a close, the relationships between the history of race, poverty, affordable financial services, and modern American life are hard to ignore. Over the past two years, surviving a pandemic has...more

Perkins Coie

Fintech Legal Report - October 2021

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Chopra Sworn in as CFPB Director On October 12, 2021, Rohit Chopra was sworn in as the CFPB Director. Acting Director David Uejio will leave his post but will remain at the CFPB as he awaits his likely confirmation to a fair...more

Allen Matkins

But Is It A Loan?

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Earlier this week, California' Department of Financial Protection & Innovation announced that it had entered into memorandums [sic] of understanding with five earned wage access companies.  If you haven't heard of a "earned...more

Fisher Phillips

Quick Quiz Answer: Recovering Loans Or Advances

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The best answer to our January 9 Quick Quiz is, "$200". In declining percentage order, the responses were...more

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