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Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) Lenders Borrowers

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Court Allows Borrower To Challenge Department's Decision To Issue A Finance Lender's License

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A lot has changed since George Gerro filed an action seeking a declaration that the California finance lender's license issued to BlockFi Lending LLC  was both void and improperly issued: Blockfi has filed for bankruptcy; the...more

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Pragmatic Steps in Response to Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse to Potentially Mitigate Concerns

The unexpected collapse into Receivership of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is having a significant, disruptive affect in many areas of commerce. It creates any number of actual and potential problems and concerns for depositors...more

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DFPI asks Court to Enjoin OppFi From Facilitating High Rate Consumer Loans in California

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In a motion for a preliminary injunction and accompanying memorandum of points and authorities, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) is asking a California state court to order fintech...more

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The DFPI's Subterranean "True Lender" Doctrine

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Some readers may recall that two years ago the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency adopted a "true lender" rule.  That rule  The rule specified that a bank makes a loan and is the true lender if, as of the date of...more

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California Department Of Financial Protection And Innovation files cross-complaint alleging OppFi is “true lender” on loans made...

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In response to the complaint filed by Opportunity Financial, LLC (OppFi) seeking to block the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) from applying California usury law to loans made through...more

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California DFPI announces consent order with auto title loan servicer that was subject of “true Lender” investigation

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Last week, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it had entered into a consent order with Wheels Financial Group, LLC d/b/a LoanMart, a California-based company that markets...more

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Are Income Share Agreements Loans? The CFPB Says Yes

Last month we wrote a blog relating to a consent order entered into by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) with a servicer of income share agreements. The DFPI determined that, despite...more

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California DFPI issues proposed amendments to small dollar loan pilot program regulations

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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has issued proposed amendments to its regulations implementing the Pilot Program for Increased Access to Responsible Small Dollar Loans (Pilot Program). ...more

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