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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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Texas Governor Signs H.B. 700; New York Legislature Passes FAIR Business Practices Act

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On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 700, which regulates sales-based financing transactions and requires providers and brokers of sales-based financing transactions to register with the Texas Office...more

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SBA Franchise Directory Reinstated: Key 2025 Updates for Franchisors and Franchisees

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The U.S. Small Business Administration reinstated the Small Business Administration (SBA) Franchise Directory on June 1, 2025, reversing the 2023 decision to sunset the program. The Directory has long been the primary...more

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Texas Introduces Legislation to Regulate Sales-Based Commercial Financing

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Last month, the Texas legislature introduced two companion bills, S.B. No. 2677 and H.B. No. 700, to regulate sales-based commercial financing. For purposes of the proposed legislation, sales-based financing is a transaction...more

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Connecticut Department of Banking issues guidance on consumer-like disclosures in sales-based financing offers

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On June 10, 2024, the Connecticut Department of Banking (“Department”) issued guidance (the “Guidance”) to give direction on required consumer-like disclosures in certain commercial financing offers....more

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Uniform Law Commission to Draft Uniform or Model Act Addressing Disclosure Requirements in Commercial Financing Transactions

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Since 2018, seven states—California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, New York, Utah, and Virginia—have enacted laws requiring specific disclosures in commercial financing transactions. Three of those enactments came in 2023,...more

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Fund Finance Reporting Requirements Proposed by US Banking Regulators

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On December 27, 2023, the US federal banking regulators proposed reporting requirements for bank loans and commitments to the fund finance sector. This change reflects not only the rapid growth in this sector but also the...more

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FTC issues final CARS Rule setting new requirements on vehicle sales

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On December 12, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule, otherwise known as the “CARS Rule,” setting new requirements on the sale, financing, and leasing of vehicles by motor...more

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New York’s Detailed Commercial Finance Disclosure Requirements Take Effect

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Compliance with the requirements of New York Financial Services Law sections 801-811 (the Commercial Finance Disclosure Law or “NYCFDL”) as implemented by the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) becomes...more

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Connecticut Becomes Latest State to Enact a Commercial Financing Disclosure and Registration Law

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On June 28, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Senate Bill 1032 entitled An Act Requiring Certain Financing Disclosures, which requires certain providers of commercial financing to make various disclosures and...more

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Real Estate Reserves October 2021 - Basics of Reserves

Reserves are amounts deposited with a lender as security for an obligation expected to occur at a future date, and can serve various functions. The following is an overview of typical reserves in a real estate finance...more

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Legal Update: NY Enacts TILA-Like Disclosure Law for Business Loans and Purchases of Receivables (Factors, MCA Providers,...

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In late December 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed S.B. 5470 into law, which will impose a range of Truth in Lending Act-like disclosure requirements on providers of commercial financing in amounts of $500,000 or...more

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