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In Rare Move, the CFPB Comes to the Defense of Bank

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In an unusual move, the CFPB is coming to the defense of a bank being accused of failing to provide repayment disclosures to a borrower....more

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Fed seeks to renew TILA, Regulation Z information collection

On June 4, the Fed published a request for comment on a proposal to extend the “Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements Associated with CFPB’s Regulation Z” for three years without revision. According to the notice, the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Where to Begin With the CFPB's "Buy Now, Pay Later" Interpretative Rule...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's interpretative rule provides that traditional "Buy Now, Pay Later" (BNPL) products – closed-end loans that do not have a finance charge and are repaid in four installments – are...more

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Nutter Bank Report: March 2024

The SEC has issued a controversial 886-page final rule imposing climate-related disclosure requirements on publicly traded companies, including banking organizations, which will require them to include certain climate-related...more

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Maine Law Court Provides Guidance Regarding Classification of Loans

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In Franklin Savings Bank v. Bordick, issued on February 29, 2024, the Law Court reversed a decision of the Business and Consumer Docket (BCD) and remanded a personal property recovery judgment for further analysis regarding...more

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Client Alert: Buy Now, Pay Later: A Roadmap for Providers as Regulators Continue to Increase Scrutiny

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Point-of-sale financing arrangements payable in four or fewer interest-free installments, known as buy now, pay later (BNPL) arrangements, have soared since their initial breakthrough during the pandemic. Unlike conventional...more

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Federal court grants California DFPI motion for summary judgment on commercial financing disclosure requirements

Recently, the California DFPI announced it was granted a summary judgment by a federal court to uphold the DFPI’s commercial financing disclosure requirements applicable to small businesses as implemented by SB 1235,...more

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California federal district court grants summary judgment for DFPI in lawsuit challenging state’s regulations requiring...

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A California federal district court recently granted the motion for summary judgment filed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) in the lawsuit filed by an advocacy organization seeking to...more

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California DFPI Wins Big: Federal District Court Holds Commercial Financing Disclosure Regulations Do Not Violate First Amendment...

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On December 4, a federal district court for the Central District of California granted summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) finding that...more

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Georgia and Florida Pass Commercial Financing Disclosure Laws

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To Whom Do the Laws Apply? What are the Required Disclosures? Georgia and Florida join others in passing commercial financing disclosure laws – new state regulations requiring disclosure statements from certain commercial...more

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Commercial Financing Disclosure Laws Proposed in U.S. Congress

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California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, New York, Virginia, and Utah have enacted laws requiring consumer-like disclosures in certain commercial loans. Some of these “Commercial Financing Disclosure Laws” require...more

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Finance Providers Need to Be Aware of New Commercial Finance Disclosure Laws

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While consumer lenders have long been attuned to disclosure requirements under the Truth in Lending Act, many commercial financiers are or soon will be subject to similar state-level obligations. On June 23, 2023, Florida...more

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Florida Enacts Commercial Financing Disclosure Law

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On June 23, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Florida House Bill 1353, the latest in the growing trend of commercial financing disclosure laws (CFDLs). Florida follows the lead of California, Georgia, New...more

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Georgia Introduces New Disclosure Requirements for Commercial Finance Providers

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There is a trend among state legislatures to regulate commercial finance more tightly, including federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA)-style disclosure requirements more typically seen in the consumer lending context. Now,...more

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3rd Circuit: Card renewal notices not subject to TILA itemization requirements

On April 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the dismissal of a putative class action suit claiming a national bank’s failure to itemize fees in its credit card renewal notices violated TILA and...more

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CFPB: TILA Does Not Preempt State Commercial Financial Disclosures

On March 28, the CFPB issued a preemption determination that that TILA does not preempt commercial lending disclosure regulations enacted in California, New York, Utah, and Virginia (we discussed state commercial financing...more

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CFPB: TILA does not preempt state laws on commercial financial disclosure

On March 28, the CFPB issued a determination that state disclosure laws covering lending to businesses in California, New York, Utah, and Virginia are not preempted by TILA. ...more

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Maryland House Economic Matters Committee Considers Senate-Passed Commercial Finance Disclosure Law: Consumer Type Disclosures in...

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We recently reported that the Maryland Senate unanimously approved amended Senate Bill 496 – a broad measure proposed to curb perceived commercial lending abuses in Maryland. The bill has moved on to the House of Delegates...more

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CFPB Determines States’ Commercial Financing Disclosure Laws Are Not Preempted by TILA

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As discussed here, on December 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) made a preliminary conclusion that New York’s Commercial Financing Law (the New York law) was not preempted by the Truth in Lending...more

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Maryland Senate Passes Commercial Finance Disclosure Law: House will Now Consider Consumer Type Disclosures in Commercial Loans

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The Maryland Senate unanimously approved amended Senate Bill 496 last week – a measure proposed to curb perceived commercial lending abuses in Maryland by requiring additional financial disclosures when making loans to small...more

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What Commercial Finance Companies Need to Know About New Commercial Financing Disclosure Rules

There has been increased focus on commercial financing transactions over the past few years. States have been moving to introduce consumer lending disclosure regimes to commercial financing. Several states, including...more

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Illinois Becomes Latest State to Introduce Small Business Truth in Lending Act

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On February 16, Illinois State Representative Hoan Huynh (D) introduced HB3064, the Small Business Truth in Lending Act, that would impose certain mandatory disclosure requirements for commercial financing transactions and...more

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Illinois Legislature Introduces Bill to ‎‎Adopt TILA-Style ‎Commercial Lending Disclosures

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On February 10, 2023, the Illinois General Assembly introduced the “Small Business Truth in Lending Act”, which would require lenders to make TILA-like disclosures for small business commercial loans. If passed, Illinois...more

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New York Commercial Financing Disclosure Requirements

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Providers of commercial financing that are subject to the New York State Commercial Finance Disclosure Law (CFDL) must provide disclosures to potential recipients of commercial financing at the time a specific offer of...more

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Truth-in-Lending Type Disclosures in Commercial Loans Gain Steam Again in 2023 Legislative Sessions: Non-Bank Lenders Should Take...

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State legislative sessions are well underway in 2023, and many states already have introduced various forms of commercial financing disclosure legislation. These proposed laws (commercial financing disclosure laws or “CFDLs”)...more

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