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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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Reminder: California’s New Commercial Debt Collection Protections Take Effect July 1, 2025

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Companies that service or collect commercial debt are reminded that new practice requirements are taking effect in California starting July 1, 2025. As Mayer Brown reported when California Senate Bill 1286 was enacted in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California DFPI Rolls Out Registration Requirements for Debt Settlement, EWA, and Student Loan Relief Providers

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On October 22, the California DFPI announced the state’s approval of registration regulations enacted under the CCFPL, which will require providers of (1) debt settlement services, (2) education financing, (3) income-based...more

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California Enacts New Requirements Related to Collection of Commercial Debt in Amounts Less Than $500,000

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On September 24, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Senate Bill 1286 that will impact the collection of "covered commercial debt" and "covered commercial credit" in the state after July 1, 2025 (the law's...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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New California Law Keeps Medical Debt Off Consumer Credit Reports

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A bill co-sponsored by California AG Rob Bonta which prohibits consumers’ medical debt from being reported on credit reports was signed into law and will go into effect on January 1, 2025. ...more

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California Enacts New Debt Collection Legislation

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On September 24, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of consumer protection laws, with three bills aimed directly at collection practices. These new laws introduce significant changes in the areas of...more

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Collection Agency Licensing is Coming to California

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On Sept. 25, California’s Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 908 enacting California’s Debt Collection Licensing Act or DCLA. Enforcement of the law begins Jan. 1, 2022, and regulations interpreting the law are...more

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