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Maryland Regulator Puts Lenders and Servicers on Notice Regarding the Assessment of So-Called “Convenience Fees”

June 8, 2022 By Anoush Garakani and Nanci Weissgold

A&B Abstract: On May 12, 2022, the Maryland Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation (the “OCFR”) issued an Industry Advisory (the “Advisory”) “put[ting] [the] industry on notice” of the recent decision issued by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Ashly Alexander, et. al. v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC.  The Advisory directs lenders and […]

Filed Under: Debt Collection, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Mortgage Servicing, State Law Tagged With: #debtcollection, #FDCPA, Debt Collection, Mortgage Servicing, Regulation F, Servicing

Utah to regulate smaller commercial non-real estate secured financings

April 18, 2022 By Stephen Ornstein

A&B Abstract: We wanted to apprise you of a significant development impacting the commercial non-real estate secured lending arena which until recently has been lightly regulated by the states.  On March 24, 2022, Utah Governor Spence Cox signed into law S.B. 183, the “Commercial Financing Registration and Disclosure Act” (the “Act”) which, commencing on January […]

Filed Under: State Law Tagged With: #commercialfinancing, #Utah

New York Amends Contact Requirements for Certain Delinquent Borrowers

March 10, 2022 By Morey Barnes Yost

A&B ABstract: On February 24, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Assembly Bill 8771 (2022 N.Y. Laws 48), amending single point of contact requirements for certain delinquent borrowers.  What changes does the measure require for servicer protocols? New York SPOC Requirements: As created effective January 2, 2022, Section 6-o of the New York Banking Law […]

Filed Under: Mortgage Loans, Mortgage Servicing, State Law Tagged With: #New York

Fourth Circuit Rules That a Mortgage Servicer Can Be Liable for FDCPA Violations Even if Not Subject to the FDCPA

February 24, 2022 By Josh Dhyani

A&B ABstract: Putative class action plaintiffs recently prevailed on appeal in a case involving mortgage servicing fees charged to Maryland borrowers. In doing so, the opinion opens the door for FDCPA liability for all mortgage servicing activity and other collection activity in Maryland, even if such activity is otherwise exempt from FDCPA liability. The Maryland […]

Filed Under: Circuit Court Decisions, Debt Collection, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Mortgage Servicing, State Law Tagged With: #FDCPA, #mortgageservicing

New Proposed Registration Requirements for Covered Financial Products and Services Under the California Consumer Financial Protection Law

December 10, 2021 By Lisa Lanham and Josh Dhyani

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 […]

Filed Under: California, Licensing, State Law, Student Loans Tagged With: #California

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