Online lenders continue to be plagued by “true lender” lawsuits that challenge whether the named lender in loans made through a partnership between a nonbank lender and a regulated bank is actually an artifice in a...more
Online lenders continue to be plagued by “true lender” legal issues, including lawsuits from state attorneys general and private litigants challenging the named lender in loans made through online lenders’ partnerships with...more
When differences emerge between the activities of state banks and national banks in the U.S. dual banking system, the root cause typically is a difference between state and federal law....more
As we reported in our earlier Client Alert, the Colorado Attorney General recently filed complaints in state court against Marlette Funding LLC and Avant of Colorado LLC on behalf of the administrator of Colorado’s Uniform...more
On February 15, the Colorado Attorney General filed substantially similar, separate amended complaints in the U.S. District Court of Colorado against Marlette Funding LLC and Avant of Colorado LLC, alleging violations of...more