Chime Financial Fintech Cannot Claim it is a Bank
By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21
The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) of California entered a settlement agreement with Chime Financial, Inc. (Chime), a neobank company that is not licensed to operate as a bank or otherwise exempt from licensure, but works with banking partners to issue consumer banking products. The DFPI found that Chime potentially violated California Financial Code Sections 561 and 563 by (1) using the website “chimebank.com” and (2) using the words “bank” and “banking” in certain...
By: Troutman Pepper