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Effect of Changes to Title IV of the Higher Education Act in the One Big Beautiful Bill

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The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”), which recently became law, makes significant changes to federal financial aid programs administered under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (“HEA”). These changes...more

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California Senate Bill 784 Builds Out Solar and Home Improvement Financing Regulations

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A bill that would substantially expand solar and home improvement financing requirements is making its way through the California legislature. Senate Bill 784 (“SB 784”) passed the California Senate on June 2, and is now...more

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Insurance Premium Finance Exemption Enacted - Missouri Commercial Finance Disclosure Law

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As we reported last year, Missouri introduced its version of Commercial Finance Disclosure Law (“CFDL”) legislation, following the lead of other states with laws requiring consumer-like disclosures in certain commercial...more

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Rhode Island Enacts Ban on Reporting Medical Debt to Credit Bureaus

On June 26, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed companion bills S 0169 and S 0172 into law, twin measures that amend the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act and Interest and Usury statute to impose some of the nation’s...more

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Texas Governor Signs Commercial Sales-Based Financing Legislation Into Law

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill (HB) 700 into law on June 20, 2025, despite significant opposition from industry with respect to one critical legislative provision. This follows the legislation's approval by the...more

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Texas Enacts New Commercial Sales-Based Financing Bill Severely Restricting Automatic Debits

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On June 20, the Texas Legislature passed H.B. 700, which introduces several new regulatory requirements for providers and brokers of commercial sales-based financing operating within the state. The law applies to merchant...more

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Georgia Legislation Expands Consumer Financial Protections

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What Happened? On May 13 and 14, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law three measures that amend or expand existing consumer financial protections for Georgians, and impact mortgage lending and servicing as follows....more

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Indiana and Maryland Become Latest States to Enact Earned Wage Access Legislation

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Indiana and Maryland became the most recent states to enact legislation regulating earned wage access (EWA) services, with Indiana passing House Enrolled Act 1125 on May 6, and Maryland passing House Bill 1294 on May 20....more

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Louisiana and Connecticut Advance Earned Wage Access Laws

Louisiana and Connecticut recently passed legislation establishing regulatory frameworks for earned wage access (EWA) providers. Connecticut’s SB 5140 passed the legislature on June 4 and awaits Governor Ned Lamont’s...more

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Nevada Enacts Law Allowing Remote Licensing for Internet Consumer Lenders

On May 28, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo approved SB 437, creating a new framework for internet-based consumer lenders that lend to Nevada residents. The law defines an “Internet consumer lender” as any entity that exclusively...more

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North Dakota Broadens Licensing Law to Include Alternative Financing

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North Dakota recently enacted legislation that amends the state’s main non-mortgage lender licensing law, the North Dakota Money Brokers Act (the “Act”), to define a “loan” to include any “alternative financing product” that...more

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Georgia On (Regulators’) Mind: Significant Changes Coming to Georgia Residential Mortgage Act

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On May 14, 2025, Governor Brian Kemp signed Georgia House Bill 15 into law. House Bill 15, which will take effect on July 1, 2025, will implement several major changes to Georgia’s residential mortgage licensing law, the...more

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Nevada regulates consumer lenders doing business remotely

On May 28, the governor of Nevada approved SB 437, establishing requirements for consumer lenders operating outside the state over the internet. Under the new law, an “Internet consumer lender” is defined as an entity that...more

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North Dakota Law Regulates "Alternative Financing" as a "Loan"

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The state legislature in North Dakota recently passed House Bill 1127. This bill made a simple amendment to a 1970s-era law called the Money Brokers Act ("MBA")....more

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Indiana, Maryland Become Latest States to Enact Legislation Regulating Earned Wage Access

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Indiana and Maryland join seven other states in enacting laws that specifically regulate earned wage access (EWA) providers. EWA is an on-demand payment product that allows workers to access their wages as they are...more

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Georgia amends banking and finance laws with new act

On May 14, the Georgia General Assembly passed HB 15 revising various banking and finance provisions. The bill revises procedures for incorporators of credit unions. It also addressed licensure requirements for money...more

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Tennessee enacts new home loan rate

On April 28, the governor of Tennessee signed into law HB 908 to amend the maximum effective interest rate for home loans originated in the state. The new law sets the rate at four percentage points above the average prime...more

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Maryland Enacts Law Exempting Passive Trusts from Mortgage and Installment Loan Licensing Requirements

In January 2025, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (the “OFR”) issued a guidance stating that assignees of residential mortgage loans, including certain passive trusts, were required to hold a Maryland mortgage...more

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Update on Maryland Mortgage Licensing Guidance: Governor Moore Signs Law Exempting Passive Trusts

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Shortly after Mayer Brown published an update on legislation introduced to exempt passive trusts and other assignees of certain Maryland loans from licensing, Governor Wes Moore signed the legislation into law. The Maryland...more

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Governor Moore Signs Legislation Exempting ‘Passive Trusts’ from Licensure in Maryland

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Our Financial Services Group reviews the Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act, which overrides the Office of Financial Regulation’s requirement that passive trusts holding Maryland loans in residential mortgage-backed...more

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Governor Moore Signs Legislation Exempting “Passive Trusts” from Licensure in Maryland

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In a highly anticipated and welcome development, on April 22, 2025, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law the Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025 (emergency measures HB 1516 and its companion SB 1026) with...more

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Update on Maryland Licensing Guidance: A “Fix” In The Works?

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In a prior Legal Update, we discussed the introduction of legislation in the Maryland General Assembly that would amend Maryland law to address guidance issued by the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (“OFR”). That...more

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95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill Introduced to Repeal Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for Pollution Control and...

Senator Irvin of Mountain View has introduced Senate Bill 367 which would repeal the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for Pollution Control and Prevention Technologies Act (“Act”). The Act is found in Chapter 5,...more

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Alternative Commercial Finance Monthly | February 2025

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Last month, we reported several laws scheduled to take effect this year. The first was the Commercial Financing Disclosure Law in Missouri. We have previously summarized this statute for commercial finance brokers who engage...more

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Nebraska enacts new licensing requirement for small dollar loans

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Nebraska Governor, Jim Pillen, signed into law Legislative Bill 92 on June 6, 2023, which amended the Nebraska Installment Loan Act (the “Act”) effective June 7, 2023 (the “Effective Date”). As amended, the licensing...more

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