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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