Three California laws that affect fintech companies will go into effect on January 1, 2021. The California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL) expands the scope of the Department of Business Oversight’s (DBO) current...more
California is poised to enact broad new legislation creating an entirely revamped financial protection regimen, including a powerful new Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI). In this article, we provide...more
In August 2019, I never would have imagined that a banking regulator would be require customers to wear masks. In today's changed world, banking regulators are doing just that. The California Department of Business...more
On Thursday, July 23, 2020, the New York State Legislature voted to approve companion bills (S 5470/A 10118-A), commonly referred to as the “New York State Small Business Truth in Lending Act” (NY TILA). In passing the NY...more
On the evening of March 23, the California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) issued Guidance to Financial Institutions During the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Guidance discusses a number of issues facing financial institutions...more
In a 2013 post, wrote about new legislation, AB 2364 (Wagner), intended to simplify the process for levying on bank accounts for both creditors and banks. AB 2364 required banks or financial institutions with more than nine...more
Late last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 595, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 (the “SAFE Banking Act”). The stated purpose of the SAFE Banking Act is to “increase public safety by...more
On July 26, 2019, the California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) issued a draft regulation and draft disclosures to implement the state’s first-of-its-kind commercial financing disclosure law enacted last year. With...more
The Department of Business Oversight is more than a securities regulator. When I headed the Department of Corporations, it was also a health care regulator - administering and enforcing California's Knox-Keene Health Care...more
Six years ago, I wrote about the enactment of legislation, AB 2364 (Wagner) intended to make it easier to levy on bank accounts. The law requires a bank or financial institution with more than nine branch offices within...more
As we reported last month, the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) started accepting applications and transition filings for the Student Loan Servicer License on the Nationwide Mortgage...more
Tom Dresslar, the Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning at the California Department of Business Oversight, California’s state bank regulator, has retired. Mr. Dresslar joined the DBO in late 2014 after a long career...more
In a clear message to FinTech start-ups, on September 27, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered online lender Flurish, Inc. to pay $1.83 million in refunds and a civil penalty of $1.8 million for...more