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Allen Matkins

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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California Commercial Financing Registration Requirement Passes Senate

Increased regulation of commercial financing shows no signs of stopping. California SB 1482, which would require commercial financing providers and brokers to register with the California Department of Financial Protection...more

Allen Matkins

California Bill Would Deem Some Lenders As Licensed

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California generally requires that persons engaged in the business of making loans be licensed.  If not licensed under some other statute (such as the banking, credit union or residential mortgage lending laws), a lender will...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

Troutman Pepper

Calif. Banking Brief: The Notable Compliance Updates in Q3

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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, or DFPI, continued to have significant influence over legislative and regulatory developments in the third quarter of 2023. Originally published in Law360 -...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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Court Ruling Deals Blow To DFPI's "True Lender" Theory

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While the California Financing Law defines "finance lender", it does so in a very open-ended and nonspecific manner.  Cal. Fin. Code § 22009 ("'Finance lender' includes any person who is engaged in the business of making...more

King & Spalding

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 Supreme Court Upholds Restrictions on Default Interest Penalties

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Summary - The California Supreme Court denied review of the California 1st District Court of Appeal decision in Honchariw v. FJM Priv. Mortg. Fund, LLC, 83 Cal. App. 5th (2022) resting the holding as current law in...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

California Appellate Court Invalidates the Ability to Obtain Default Interest on Loans That Have Not Matured

When a late fee is assessed upon the entire principal balance of the loan, is it invalid when the loan is not fully matured? This question, so important to lenders, has been addressed in California after the conclusion of...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

California Court of Appeal Ruling Limits Application of Default Interest

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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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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Exemption From California Lender Licensing Law for Single Loan About to Expire

An exemption from the California lender licensing law for a person making a single commercial-purpose loan in a rolling 12-month period is about to “sunset” in California, impacting persons who have relied upon the exemption,...more

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