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States Impose Commercial Financing Disclosure Requirements

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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

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April 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

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Australian Update - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Enforcement Priorities for 2024-2025 - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced its enforcement and compliance priorities for...more

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Kansas Introduces New Commercial Financing Disclosure Law

On April 17, the Kansas Legislature signed SB 345, to become the most recent state to enact disclosure requirements for small business lenders. The law’s requirements apply to “providers” which are defined as persons who...more

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Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act After National Small Business United

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On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) came into effect. The CTA represents a novel regulatory development in the United States that requires a broad class of legal entities (referred to as “reporting...more

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What Small Businesses Should Know about Changes to the Corporate Transparency Act

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Effective January 1, 2024 the Corporate Transparency Act requires small businesses with fewer than 20 employees to report their ownership information to the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more

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Corporate Transparency Act

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On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) will become law and will impose reporting obligations which will impact millions of small businesses across the United States. It is critical for business owners...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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The Corporate Transparency Act: A Primer for “Small” Businesses

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which aims to curb illicit financial activities like money laundering and other fraudulent activities, will go into effect on January 1, 2024. Consequentially, many types of businesses,...more

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up - September 2023 Issue 17

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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

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California Finalizes UDAAP Rule for Small Business Financing

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On August 2, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) issued a final rule that prohibits certain persons from engaging in unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices (UDAAP) in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Uncharted Territory: California DFPI Finalizes Commercial Financing UDAAP Regulations

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) finalized regulations that prohibit unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices (UDAAP) in the offering or provision of commercial financing or...more

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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Delay FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

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On August 1, a bipartisan bill was introduced to modify the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The Protect Small Businesses and Prevent Illicit Financial Activity Act (H.R. 5119) was introduced in the U.S. House of...more

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Georgia, Florida, Connecticut Enact Commercial Financial Disclosure Laws

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Our Financial Services & Products Group illuminates three new state laws in Georgia, Florida, and Connecticut requiring provider disclosures in commercial financing transactions....more

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SBIR and STTR Applicants: Notice of Upcoming Changes Around Disclosures of Foreign Investments and Affiliations or Relationships

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TL/DR: For participation in the SBIR and STTR programs, agencies now have a standard set of questions to ask small business concerns about their foreign investments and affiliations. Companies can use the questions to prepare...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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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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Florida Joins States Racing to Impose Disclosure Requirements on Small Business Financing Transactions

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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

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New York's "Small Business" Commercial Financing Disclosure Law

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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

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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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States Look to Impose Financing Disclosure Requirements on Commercial Loans and the CFPB Considers Potential TILA Preemption...

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In December 2021, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (or the “CFPB”) issued a notice and request for comment (the “Notice”) on its intention to make a preemption determination regarding the Truth in Lending Act...more

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Advocacy group files lawsuit challenging California regulations requiring consumer-like disclosures for commercial transactions

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On December 2, a non-profit advocacy organization filed a lawsuit in a California federal district court seeking to enjoin the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) from enforcing the final...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Proposed Rule on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Would Impose Significant Compliance Obligations on Federal Contractors

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council recently issued a far-reaching proposed rule that includes significant compliance obligations for contractors related to their greenhouse gas emissions. Most federal contractors,...more

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SEC’s Small Business Advisory Committee hears glimmers of positive news about the IPO market

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Recently, at a meeting of the SEC’s Small Business Advisory Committee, a panel provided an update on the state of play of the IPO market. While IPO activity—traditional IPOs, SPACs and direct listings—was off-the-charts in...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

U.S. Small Business Lending Disclosure Act: Congress’s Commercial Finance Disclosure Law - Will It Displace State Law?...

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Other Shoe Drops: The California DFPI Issues Proposed UDAAP Regulations for Providers of Commercial Financing to Small...

Two weeks after the issuance of its commercial financing disclosure regulations, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation issued a Notice of Proposed Action with draft regulations that would (1) expand...more

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