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California bill capping consumer loan interest rates and addressing unconscionability clears Assembly

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Last week, by a vote of 60 to 4 (with 16 not voting), the California Assembly cleared AB 539, which would change several aspects of the California Financing Law (CFL), including by setting new interest rate caps, imposing new...more

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CA Dept. of Business Oversight files action against title lender for CA law violations; launches investigation into whether...

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The California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has filed an administrative enforcement action against a title lender for alleged violations of California law and launched an investigation into whether the interest...more

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California Bill Would Cap Some Deregulated Interest Rates And Address Unconscionability Issue

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A bill introduced last week in the California State Assembly could change the consumer lending landscape in California considerably....more

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California Supreme Court Holds That High Interest Rates on Payday Loans Can be Unconscionable

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On August 13, 2018, the California Supreme Court in Eduardo De La Torre, et al. v. CashCall, Inc., held that interest rates on consumer loans of $2,500 or more could be found unconscionable under section 22302 of the...more

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CA Supreme Court holds high-interest loans may be subject to price unconscionability attack

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Resolving an ambiguity in the California Finance Lender’s Law (CFLL), the California Supreme Court unanimously held that borrowers may use the unconscionability doctrine to challenge the interest rate on consumer loans of...more

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Calif. Supreme Court: High-Interest Loans May Be Subject to Price Unconscionability Attack

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Resolving an ambiguity in the California Finance Lender's Law (CFLL), the California Supreme Court unanimously held that borrowers may use the unconscionability doctrine to challenge the interest rate on consumer loans of...more

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Vermont Legislative Update 5-4-18 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

Medical Monitoring Bill Moves On - The House Judiciary Committee sent a version of S.197 to the Senate floor that eliminates the Senate-passed provisions creating strict, joint and several liability for release of harmful...more

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