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Comments on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) proposed “Madden fix” regulation are in. What Happened - There were 61 comments filed by the usual suspects: trade and consumer groups, state agencies,...more
The OCC and FDIC have filed a joint amicus brief in a Colorado federal district court arguing that the court should affirm the decision of a bankruptcy court holding that a non-bank loan assignee could charge the same...more
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
A bipartisan group of five House members introduced a bill (H.R. 4439) last month that is intended to address the so-called “true lender” issue, which creates risk with respect to some loans made by banks with substantial...more
As we noted in a recent Alert, WebBank and Cross River Bank filed separate federal civil actions to enjoin the Administrator of Colorado's Uniform Consumer Credit Code from enforcing state lending laws against Avant, Inc. and...more
In a blow to banks and the marketplace lending industry, on June 27, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition by Midland Funding to hear the case Midland Funding, LLC v. Madden (No. 15-610). That case involves a...more