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Relying on those ties, the lenders contend they are part of the “sovereign nation” — a status that insulates
them from federal and state laws. New York State’s financial regulator, Benjamin M. Lawsky, for example, sent letters to 35 online lenders, including some affiliated with tribes, ordering them to “cease and desist” from offering
loans that violate the state’s usury law, which caps...