Compliance allegedly ignored in LendingClub $18M FTC settlement
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Kyle Brasseur2021-07-15T15:30:00
FinTech firm LendingClub has agreed to pay $18 million in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission for deceiving loan applicants about hidden fees that its compliance department allegedly warned it about.
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