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Payday lenders (California Deferred Deposit Transaction Law)

Letter Subject Date
OP 8206 – FlexWage (PDF) 02-11-22

Franchise Investment Law

Letter Subject Date
01/1F – Aca Las Tortas (PDF) 09-07-01

Capital Access Company Law

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Banking Law

Letter Subject Date
Lending Limits and Common Servicer 08/23/2016
11-2 03/24/2011
10-2 06/17/2010
10-1 04/27/2010
08-03 07/24/2008
07-02 09/06/2007
07-01 05/24/2007
06-01 02/27/2006
05-4 11/04/2005
05-03 02/14/2005
05-2 01/13/2005
05-1 01/05/2005
04-3 12/27/2004
04-1 09/03/2004
02-7 11/20/2002
02-10 06/05/2002
02-9 03/14/2002
02-8 03/14/2002

California Credit Union Law

Letter Subject Date
Foreign (other state) credit union not conducting business in California 05/11/2016
99-07 04/2014
11-04 05/13/2011
08-04 12/10/2008
08-02 3/12/2008
08-1 1/11/2008
09-01 03/17/2005

Money Transmission Act

MTA Exemptions – 07-11-24 07/11/2024
Agent of Payee – 10-16-23 10/16/2023
Sending instructions not money transmission 07/25/2023
MTA Exemptions 05/08/2023
Escrow trust account funds, not stored value under MTA 04/11/2023
Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform 11/03/2022
Agent of the payee for NPO donations; operating account funds related to exempt activities not stored value 06/09/2022
Purchase and Sale of Virtual Currency 04/08/2022
Digital Asset Trading Platform Services 03/23/2022
Digital Currency Trading Platform 02/22/2022
Referral of customers to financial institutions not money transmission 02/22/2022
Agent of Payee – 01-14-22 01/14/2022
Purchase and Sale of Digital Assets; Payment Processing Services 12/06/2021
Purchase of Cryptocurrency – 10-25-21 10/25/2021
Virtual currency wallet and exchange platform not subject to licensing under the MTA 10/20/2021
Cryptocurrency-to-precious metals dealer not subject to licensing under the MTA 10/20/2021
Asset-backed Tokens and other Cryptocurrency 10/20/2021
Cryptocurrency and Agent of Payee Exemption – Payment Processing Service 10/20/2021
Agent of Payee Exemption – 09-24-21 09/24/2021
Bitcoin ATM Kiosk – 09-02-21 09/02/2021
Bitcoin ATM Kiosk – 08-11-21 08/11/2021
Bitcoin ATM Kiosk 08/11/2021
Agent of Payee – Fund Transfers in Connection with Real Estate Closing Transactions 07/30/2021
Specified cryptocurrency activities not subject to licensing under the MTA 05/27/2021
Bitcoin ATM kiosks not subject to licensing under the MTA – 05-25-21 05/25/2021
Bitcoin ATM Kiosk – 04-29-21 04/29/2021
Bitcoin ATM kiosks not subject to licensing under the MTA – 04-29-21 04/29/2021
Cryptocurrency Exchange not subject to licensing under the MTA 03/10/2021
Transactions in which recipients are paid before company is reimbursed are not subject to licensing under MTA – 02-11-21 02/11/2021
Purchase and Sale of Cryptocurrency – 02/09/21 02/09/2021
Agent of Payee Exemption – Payments to Daily Fantasy Sports Providers for Closed Loop Stored Value – 02/05/21 02/05/2021
Agent of Payee exemption for Online Travel Marketplace, Payroll Processing exemption, Agent of Payee exemption for Online Marketplace for Independent Contractors, Internet Escrow Agent not engaging in money transmission – 01/28/21 1/28/2021
Licensee’s Intercompany Receivables fall within definition of Money Transmission Receivables under Financial Code section 2040(d) – 01/28/21 01/28/2021
Armored Car Company providing Cash Management Services to Bitcoin ATM Operators not Engaging in Money Transmission – 01/27/21 01/27/2021
Agent of Payee Exemption – Online Gaming/Sports Betting – 01/25/21 01/25/2021
Bitcoin ATMs/ Kiosks – 01/04/21 01/04/2021
Bitcoin ATMs – 11/10/20 11/10/2020
Bitcoin ATM not subject to licensing under the MTA – 10-27-20 10/27/2020
Bitcoin ATMs – 10/27/20 10/27/2020
MTA – Registered clearing house and payment processing service exemptions 10/13/2020
International Settlement Service – Decline to Opine – 10/06/20 10/6/2020
Bitcoin ATM not subject to licensing under the MTA – 10-01-20 10/01/2020
Exemption for distribution of other authorized deductions from employees’ wage or salaries 09/11/2020
Video game – digital assets – 08/28/20 08/28/2020
Sale of Foreign Currency – 08/06/20 08/06/2020
Cryptocurrency – Escrow Accounts and Exchanges – 07/28/20 07/28/2020
Agent of Payee Exemption – Payment Processing Service – 07/10/20 07/10/2020
Online foreign currency exchange service – 07/01/20 07/1/2020
Agent of payee – Tax payments – 06/30/20 06/30/2020
Exemption for Operator of Payment System – 06/29/20 06/29/2020
MTA- Agent of Payee- 06/29/20 06/29/2020
Sending instructions not money transmission – 06/09/20 06/09/2020
MTA – payroll processing – 04/24/20 04/24/2020
Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform – 04/13/20 04/13/2020
Cryptocurrency ATMs – 04/07/20 04/07/2020
MTA – payroll processing – 04/06/20 04/06/2020
Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform – 02/25/20 02/25/2020
Digital and physical stored value gift cards and donations to non-profit organizations for corporate reward and incentive programs 02/19/2020
Agent of Payee Exemption – Charitable Donations – Decline to Opine 01/28/2020
Agent of Payee Exemption – Payment Processing Service 01/27/2020
Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform – 12/24/19  12/24/2019
Bitcoin ATM not subject to MTA 12/16/2019
MTA Exemptions 12/12/2019
Cryptocurrency ATM 12/11/2019
Agent of Payee Exemption – Bill Payment 11/26/2019
Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform – 10/28/19 10/28/2019
Quarterly Reporting Obligations 10/15/2019
Agent of Payee Exemption – Online Platform for Goods or Services 10/10/2019
Virtual Currency – 10/04/19 -3 10/04/2019
Virtual Currency – 10/04/19 -2 10/04/2019
Virtual Currency – 10/04/19 -1 10/04/2019
Bitcoin ATMs not subject to MTA – 10/01/19 10/01/2019
Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform -10/01/19 10/01/2019
Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform – 09/30/19 09/30/2019
Agent of Bank 08/26/2019
Purchase of Cryptocurrency 08/01/2019
Agent of Payee Exemption – Guest Checkout product 07/23/2019
Online Foreign Currency Exchange Services 07/18/2019
Cryptocurrency Platform – Closed Loop Stored Value 06/25/2019
MTA/ Agent-of-Payee 05/17/2019
MTA – payroll processing 04/18/2019
Providing program interface not money transmission 03/25/2019
Agent of Affiliate Licensee 03/20/2019
Payment processing service not exempt as agent of payee (Amended) 02/21/2019
Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform – 01/28/19 01/28/2019
Payment processing service not exempt as agent of payee – 01/09/19 01/09/2019
Payment processing service not exempt as agent of payee – 01/18/19 01/18/2019
Technological/customer service support not money transmission 12/21/2018
Sending instructions not money transmission – 11/29/18 11/29/2018
Payment processing service not exempt as agent of payee or factoring 11/14/2018
Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform – 10/09/18 10/09/2018
Digital Currency Dealer 10/09/2018
Agent of payee – subsidiaries 09/11/2018
Cryptocurrency Exchange – 08/15/19 08/15/2018
Sale of Cryptocurrency Through an Exchange 07/06/2018
Cryptocurrency Exchange 07/06/2018
Agent of Payee Exemption – Successive Agents 04/05/2018
Operator of a Payment System, Payroll Processing, Public Interest Exemption 02/27/2018
Agent of Payee – Payment Processing – 02/27/18 02/27/2018
Agent of Payee – Decline to Opine – Request for a legal opinion under Financial Code section 2010, subdivision (l) 02/20/2018
Agent of Payee – Decline to Opine – Request for a legal opinion under Financial Code section 2010(l)  – 02/20/18 2/20/2018
Agent of Payee – Decline to Opine – Request for a legal opinion   02/12/2018
Agent of Payee Exemption – Goods or Services 02/06/2018
Agent of Payee – Decline to Opine – Request for a legal opinion under Financial Code section 2010(l) – 01/04/18 01/04/2018
Agent of Payee – Payment Processing – 12/21/17 12/21/2017
Stored Value 06/06/2017
Calculating Money Transmission Receivables 06/06/2017
Exemption for agent of payee: Online games marketplace 05/08/2017
Agent of a governmental subdivision 04/25/2017
Calculating eligible securities 04/10/2017
Tax payment service not exempt from the MTA 04/07/2017
Receiving funds for reimbursement under money transmission law 04/07/2017
Company Not Engaging in Money Transmission in California 04/07/2017
Prepaid Card Reloading Service 11/29/2016
Exemption based on public interest 11/07/2016
Agent of payee exemption for payment processing service 11/03/2016
Eligible Securities – FBO Account Titles 11/03/2016
Eligible Securities/FBO Accounts 11/03/2016
Reimbursement for foreign-currency sale is not money transmission. 10/06/2016
Money Transmission in this State – 08/23/16 08/23/2016
Exemption for Sale of Bank-Issued Stored Value Cards – 08/23/16 08/23/2016
Exemption for Sale of Bank-Issued Stored Value Cards – 08/18/16 08/18/2016
Sale, repurchase, and transfer of title to gold not money transmission 08/03/2016
Receiving Money for Transmission and Agent of Payee Exemption 05/19/2016
Not exempt as agent of payee or agent of government agency 05/04/2016
Exemption for Nonprofit Community Service Organization that provides Credit Counseling Services 05/02/2016
Exemption for Agent of Payee: Software Developer 02/08/2016
Exemption for Nonprofit Community Service Organization 01/19/2016
Money Transmission in this State – 01/19/16 01/19/2016
Reporting Financial Institutions as Agents 10/29/2015
Rebuttal of Acquisition of Control – 10/20/15 10/20/2015
Rebuttal of Acquisition of Control -10/05/15 10/05/2015
Yankee CDs as Eligible Securities 10/02/2015
Exemption for Agent of Payee Payment-Processing Service 09/11/2015
Funds Held in Custodial Account as Eligible Securities 08/26/2015
Receiving Money for Transmission 08/24/2015
Foreign Activity Initiated by Customers in the United States 08/14/2015
Foreign Currency Eligible Securities 07/30/2015
Approval to Acquire Control 07/17/2015
Exemption for agent of state child support agency 06/15/2015
Exemptions for agent of payee and payroll processing service 05/15/2015
Stored Value Gift Cards and Digital Goods 03/23/2015
Eligible Securities – foreign currencies 03/09/2015
Money transmitter application in mobile phone application; loan payments via check image and ACH transfer 02/24/2015
11-6 06/17/2011
11-5 06/14/2011
11-3 04/18/2011
11-1 02/17/2011
04-2 07/21/2004

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