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DFPI Orders Mortgage Lender to Pay $2.3 Million for Per Diem Interest Overcharges

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On August 18, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced a $2.3 million settlement with a former mortgage lender and servicer for alleged violations of the California Residential...more

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California Home Improvement and Solar Financing Bill Passed by Senate and Moving Through Assembly

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An initiative designed to add significant regulatory obligations to the home improvement and solar financing industries is progressing through the California legislature. Senate Bill 784 (SB 784) passed the California Senate...more

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Court Finds Failure To Obtain Finance Lenders' License Does Not Render Commercial Loan Unenforceable, Illegal Contracts

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The California Financing Law provides that “[n]o person shall engage in the business of a finance lender or broker without obtaining a license from the commissioner.”   Cal. Fin. Code § 22100(a).  The CFL further provides...more

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Court Allows Borrower To Challenge Department's Decision To Issue A Finance Lender's License

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A lot has changed since George Gerro filed an action seeking a declaration that the California finance lender's license issued to BlockFi Lending LLC  was both void and improperly issued: Blockfi has filed for bankruptcy; the...more

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Judge Rules That A Front For Mexican Cartel Had The Capacity To Protect Its Own Interests

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California Corporations Code Section 25118(b) provides an exemption from the state's usury limitations for loans.  The exemption is subject to several conditions.  One condition is the existence of either a preexisting...more

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Is Someone Who Makes No Loans, A Lender?

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The California Finance Lenders Law prohibits any "person" from engaging in the business of a "finance lender" without a license, unless otherwise exempt.  Cal. Fin. Code § 22100(a).   The CFL defines a "finance lender" as...more

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California Court Denies DFPI’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against Fintech

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On October 30, the Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles denied the DFPI’s motion for a preliminary injunction to force a Chicago-based fintech company to stop facilitating loans to California borrowers from its...more

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Ninth Circuit Addresses Issue of First Impression Concerning the Usury Defense Under California Law

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On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a two-to-one split decision, held that an exemption to California’s usury laws for certain “aggregate” loan amounts applies only to indebtedness of a single...more

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California Court of Appeal Ruling Limits Application of Default Interest

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The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that California law treats default interest measured against the unpaid principal balance of a loan as an unenforceable penalty. In Honchariw v. FJM Private Mortgage Fund, LLC...more

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The DFPI's Subterranean "True Lender" Doctrine

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Some readers may recall that two years ago the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency adopted a "true lender" rule.  That rule  The rule specified that a bank makes a loan and is the true lender if, as of the date of...more

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Fintech Flips Script, Sues California Regulator Over 36% Rate Cap Law

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On March 7, a Chicago-based FinTech company  filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the Commissioner of the California Department of Financial Protection and...more

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California Bill Would Ban This Unusual "Purpose Credit"

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Regulation U, 12 CFR § 221.1 – 221.125, imposes certain requirements for lenders, other than securities brokers and dealers, who extend credit secured by margin stock.  Regulation U defines "purpose credit" as "any credit for...more

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