News & Analysis as of

Licensing Rules New Legislation Debt Collection

Mayer Brown

Licensing Link June 2025 Special Edition

Mayer Brown on

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

Shipkevich PLLC

North Carolina Legislative Alert: Lawmakers Propose Act to License, Examine, and Regulate Debt Settlement Services

Shipkevich PLLC on

On March 25, 2025, North Carolina Senators Johnson (R), Overcash (R), and Jackson (R) as primary sponsors introduced Senate Bill 491 (“S.B. 491” or the “Bill”), which seeks to license, examine, and regulate debt settlement...more

Shipkevich PLLC

New York and Washington Propose Legislative Amendments to Regulate Debt Settlement Companies

Shipkevich PLLC on

Washington - On January 24, 2025, Washington Representatives Reeves (D), Corry (R), and Walen (D) introduced House Bill (HB) 1599, which seeks to amend the state’s existing debt adjusting act. Currently, the Washington law...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

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

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Time to Submit Comments for the Regulation to the New California Debt Collection Licensing Act

Last month, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (the "DFPI") published a notice inviting comments for its second rulemaking regarding the rules that will be promulgated under the new California...more

Clark Hill PLC

Collection Agency Licensing is Coming to California

Clark Hill PLC on

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

Cozen O'Connor

California Brings Licensing and Oversight to Consumer Debt Collectors

Cozen O'Connor on

On September 25, 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed S.B. 908, enacting the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA). The DCLA will take effect on January 1, 2022, but proposed regulations will begin to roll out soon. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New requirements for collection of medical debt in Washington effective July 28

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Effective July 28, debt collectors licensed in Washington will be subject to new requirements when collecting medical debt. Substitute House Bill 1531, signed into law by Washington Governor Jay Inslee on April 30, amended...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide