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Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part I - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Issues in Light of COVID-19
HVCRE: The Continuing Saga of Lenders
What Happened: In a little-noticed development, eight states have enacted legislation that requires specific disclosures for commercial non-real estate secured financing transactions....more
Missouri is the latest state to enact a disclosure requirement for commercial financing, joining the growing number of states that have done the same. California, New York, Utah, and Virginia were the first states to pass...more
Missouri is now part of the growing list of states who have introduced commercial finance disclosure requirements. Additionally, the statute – Section 427.300 of Missouri Senate Bill 1359 – contains substantial requirements,...more
Over the past several years, many states have considered and enacted requirements requiring commercial financing providers to give disclosures when extending commercial financing....more
On April 12, 2024, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed SB 345, which establishes commercial financing disclosure requirements. The new law will take effect on July 1, 2024, and will apply to commercial financing transactions...more
On April 12, Kansas enacted the Commercial Financing Disclosure Act in SB 345 (the “Act”) which will require the disclosure of certain commercial financing product transaction information, provide civil penalties for...more
Missouri recently introduced its version of Commercial Finance Disclosure Law (“CFDL”) legislation, following the lead of other states with laws requiring consumer-like disclosures in certain commercial loans, including...more
On October 7, the California governor signed SB 33 to, among other things, continue to require covered providers offering commercial loans to disclose the total cost of financing expressed as an annualized rate indefinitely....more
Georgia has enacted its own Commercial Financing Disclosure Law (“CFDL”) that is similar to California, Florida and New York’s disclosure laws. The Georgia CFDL applies to covered “Commercial Financing Transactions”...more
Compliance with the requirements of New York Financial Services Law sections 801-811 (the Commercial Finance Disclosure Law or “NYCFDL”) as implemented by the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) becomes...more
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
Our Financial Services & Products Group illuminates three new state laws in Georgia, Florida, and Connecticut requiring provider disclosures in commercial financing transactions....more
On June 23, the Florida governor signed HB 1353 (the “Act”), creating the Florida Commercial Financing Disclosure Law and imposing several requirements on commercial financing providers and brokers. The Act defines a...more
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
On May 1, the Georgia governor signed SB 90 to, among other things, require disclosures in connection with commercial financing transactions. The amendments modify the existing state Fair Business Practices Act and apply to...more
On March 2, Florida State Representative Doug Bankston introduced HB1353, the Florida Commercial Financing Disclosure Law, that would mandate covered commercial financing companies provide consumer-like disclosures for...more
If you are a nonbank finance company that makes commercial loans of $2.5 million or less in New York or represent such a company, this Holland & Knight alert is for you. There has been a growing concern expressed over the...more
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
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
On February 1, 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) adopted final regulations relating to New York’s Commercial Finance Disclosure Law (CFDL), which requires providers of commercial financing,...more
On January 5, 2023, a bill was introduced in the Missouri legislature that would require non-depository financial institutions to provide disclosures at or before consummation of certain commercial financing products....more
We have reported on the wave of laws enacted and proposed in various states requiring consumer-like disclosures in commercial financing transactions. California, New York and Utah have enacted similar commercial finance...more
Over the past year, we have reported on the new wave of laws enacted and proposed in various states requiring consumer-like disclosures in commercial financing transactions. These state laws are often titled “Commercial...more
On March 24, Utah’s governor signed the Commercial Financing Registration and Disclosure Act (CFRDA) into law. Under the CFRDA, beginning January 1, 2023, commercial financing providers must register with the Utah Department...more
Utah has followed California and New York by enacting its own Truth in Lending-like commercial financing disclosure law, but with an additional twist—Utah’s new law has a registration requirement. On March 24, Utah Governor...more