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California Quickly Enacts New Mortgage Servicing Standards That Can Affect Foreclosures

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What Happened? On June 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law, with an immediate effective date, California Assembly Bill 130, a significant housing bill that, notably renders certain mortgage servicer...more

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Licensing Link June 2025 Special Edition

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Licensing Link is a periodic publication that will keep you informed on hot topics and new developments in state licensing laws, and provide practice tips and primers on important issues related to state licensing across the...more

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California DFPI Issues Annual Report Detailing Key Consumer Protection Accomplishments

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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) released its fourth annual report highlighting key accomplishments from 2024 pursuant to its authority under the California Consumer Financial Protection...more

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California DFPI updates regulations under its Debt Collection Licensing Act

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Recently, the California DFPI adopted updated regulations concerning the state’s Debt Collection Licensing Act. The DFPI established definitions and specific requirements for the term “net proceeds generated by California...more

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DFPI Finalizes Debt Collection Licensing Regulations, Effective July 1

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On March 4, the California DFPI finalized regulations under the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA). The final regulations, which take effect July 1, 2025, clarify key licensing and reporting requirements....more

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California Proposes Legislative Amendments to Expand Debt Settlement Regulation to Certain Business Debt Settlement Providers

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On February 24, 2025, California Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 1166, which seeks to amend and expand the state’s existing Fair Debt Settlement Practices Act (the “Act”) to include...more

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California appellate court rules statutory damages don’t require proof of injury under state law

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On February 13, in a decision from the California Court of Appeal, the court examined whether a consumer must establish actual damages to pursue statutory damages under California’s Fair Debt Buying Practices Act (FDBPA). The...more

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California Expands Debt Collection Protections for Small Businesses and Consumers

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On September 24, California enacted a series of consumer protection laws, including three bills aimed specifically at restricting certain debt collection practices in connection with medical debt reporting, civil actions for...more

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Consumer Law Hinsights – September 2020

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Consumer Law Hinsights is a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies. This edition also highlights the recently updated 50...more

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