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 […]
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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 […]
California, New York Create Disclosure Requirements for Commercial Financing Transactions
A&B ABstract: As a general matter, state regulation of commercial lending is relatively light, and few states impose licensing requirement on commercial loan origination. In two noteworthy state developments, however, California and New York will require loan “providers” to furnish certain consumer-like disclosures to prior to the consummation of commercial financing transactions. The California requirements […]
California AG Proposes Regulatory Changes to CCPA
On December 10, the California Attorney General’s office provided “Notice of Fourth Set of Modifications” to regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act. The new proposed regulatory text would modify the current regulations which took effect in August. The latest proposal responds to comments on a prior draft and primarily addresses the presentation of the right to […]
Alston & Bird Analyzes New California Privacy Rights Act in Client Alert
On November 3, California voters approved a ballot initiative containing the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. The ballot initiative significantly revises the existing California Consumer Privacy Act to create arguably the most comprehensive state privacy law in the United States. Alston & Bird has now issued a client alert explaining key impacts of this law. […]