OCC proposal seeks to clarify when banks are ‘true lender’
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Aaron Nicodemus2020-07-21T15:45:00
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has proposed a rule meant to eliminate ambiguity in federal banking regulations regarding loans made by national banks and their third-party partners.
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