Notwithstanding a pandemic-induced winnowing of legislative priorities this year, California has passed a handful of new bills to regulate discrete areas of the financial services industry, including student loan servicing,...more
9/25/2020
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Student Loans
In response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon legislature enacted House Bill 4204, dated July 7 and effective June 30, establishing temporary restrictions on commercial and residential lenders from the...more
In Orozco v. WPV San Jose, LLC, California's Sixth District Court of Appeal upheld a decision by the Superior Court in Santa Clara County in support of a commercial tenant who sued his landlord for fraud. The tenant,...more
8/27/2019
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Title Insurance Firms Paying Close Attention to Latest Measure Imposing Russian Sanctions -
The Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018, a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last month,...more
9/25/2018
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Facebook ,
Geographic Targeting Order ,
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Russia ,
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Title Insurance
New Rules on the Horizon to Reduce Emissions and Improve Air Quality -
Facing pressure to meet federal clean air standards, California's South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) voted 7-6 to direct staff to...more
5/15/2018
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Federal Budget Helps Affordable Housing -
Advocates for and developers of affordable housing lamented tax cuts passed late last year. A decrease in the corporate tax rate made the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC)...more
4/9/2018
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Apartment Owner Loses Court Battle with Airbnb -
A federal judge in Los Angeles recently dismissed a lawsuit by the owner of the 4,255-unit Park La Brea apartment complex against Airbnb Inc. that sought to hold the online...more
Absence of Private Activity Bonds from House Tax Proposal Could Hurt Affordable Housing -
While a lot of people are discussing the ways in which the tax proposals coming out of Congress will impact personal and corporate...more