Last year, California passed the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (“CCFPL”), which renamed the Department of Business Oversight as the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) and expanded the authority of the department, including increased regulatory authority related to certain financial products. Under that widened purview, the DFPI has now proposed regulations requiring registration […]
Application Deadline Looms Under California Debt Collection Licensing Act
On September 25, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Senate Bill 908 – enacting the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA). The DCLA, which takes effect January 1, 2022, requires a person or entity engaging in the business of debt collection in California to be licensed and provides for regulatory oversight of debt collectors by the […]
Alston & Bird Analyzes New Guidance on Remote Work in Client Alert
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to persist across the nation, some state regulators have begun to consider, or have adopted, measures to allow employees of licensed entities to work from home, both during the pandemic and permanently thereafter. Alston & Bird has issued a client alert unpacking a pair of state rules that extend or […]
New Jersey Releases Application Procedures for Student Loan Servicers
A&B ABstract: As we have previously discussed, effective November 27, 2019, Senate Bill 1149 (2019 N.J. Laws 200) (the “Act”), creates New Jersey’s “Student Loan Bill of Rights” and prohibits any person from “act[ing] as a student loan servicer, directly or indirectly, without first obtaining a license” from the Department of Banking and Insurance (“DOBI”). […]
Louisiana Enacts Virtual Currency Company Law
A&B ABstract: On June 13, Louisiana enacted a comprehensive new law imposing a licensing obligation on entities that engage in virtual currency business activity. Effective August 1, 2020, House Bill 701 (the “Law”) will require the licensure of entities that engage in virtual currency business activity in Louisiana with Louisiana residents. The Law provides that an […]