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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Out With the Old, In With the New: California Revamps Its Department of Business Oversight

On September 25, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL), Assembly Bill 1864, which replaces the Department of Business Oversight (DBO) with the new Department of...more

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California Department of Business Oversight Investigates Auto Title Lender For Possible Usury

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On September 3, 2020, the California Department of Business Oversight (“DBO”) announced it had initiated an investigation into an auto title lender for possible violations of California’s state usury limits, through its...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Legislature Passes Mini-CFPB Bill; If You Liked The Department Of Business Oversight, Get Ready For The Department Of...

On August 31, both houses of the California legislature passed and sent to Governor Newsom for signature the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (the CCFPL). Effective on January 1, 2021 if Governor Newsom signs the...more

White & Case LLP

Key Regulatory Developments Impacting the California Lending and Payments Space

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The State of California is home to almost 40 million consumers and the world’s fifth largest economy. It represents a key exposure to most financial services companies’ US footprint. In recent years nonbank financial services...more

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Department Issues "Opinion" That Deferred Payment Product Meets Definitions Of "Loans"

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As mentioned in my post last week, the Department of Business Oversight issued a press release shortly after Christmas announcing that it had issued a "legal opinion" concerning whether a point-of-sale product constitute...more

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The DBO Notifies CFL Lenders Of New Rate And Other Limitations Imposed By AB 539

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The California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has issued a Release that summarizes the provisions of California Assembly Bill 539 and addresses some implementation issues. This bill was chaptered as Chapter 708 of the...more

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Borrower Seeks To Void Notes Because Lender Was Not Licensed Under The CFL

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The California Financing Law (fka Finance Lenders Law) prohibits anyone from engaging in the business of a finance lender without obtaining a license from the California Commissioner of Business Oversight (unless exempt). ...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New California Laws for Financial Institutions

As the California legislative session wound down, Governor Jerry Brown signed multiple bills into law that will impact financial institutions. What happened - Financial institutions in California should prepare...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Narrowing of Licensing Exemption Under California Finance Lenders Law for Consumer Lenders and Brokers

The California Department of Business Oversight (the “CDBO”) has issued a new regulation that will eliminate a statutory licensing exemption under the California Finance Lenders Law (the “CFLL”) for nonbank operating...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California’s DBO Targets Payday Lenders, With a Little Help From Search Engines

Why it matters - At the intersection of Hollywood and Silicon Valley, the California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) announced a new initiative focused on the advertising of payday lenders. According to DBO...more

Allen Matkins

DBO Proposes Reversal Of Long-Standing CFLL Interpretation

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The California Finance Lenders Law generally requires that a person engaged in the business of making consumer loans and/or commercial loans obtain a license from the Department of Business Oversight. Cal. Fin. Code § 22100....more

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DBO Filing Procedures Set To Change Big Time

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When I joined the Department of Corporations, it had no website and filings were made only in hard copy. In the ensuing years, the Department (now known as the Department of Business Oversight) created a website, established...more

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Proposed Narrowing of Licensing Exemption under California Finance Lenders Law

The California Department of Business Oversight (“CDBO”) has proposed to narrow a long-standing interpretation of a statutory licensing exemption for certain lenders under the California Finance Lenders Law (“CFLL”)1. The...more

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