Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Orders Sanctions Under the Debt Collection Licensing Act

By Alexandra Loyo On September 22, 2021, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) processed a Desist and Refrain Order and Order Assessing Penalties (Order) against the debt collector and debt buyer F&F Management (F&F). The Order marks DFPI’s Continue reading

OAL Approves DFPI’s Regulatory Package Related to Use of the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry (NMLS) and Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program Administrators

By Summer M. Bosse On August 5, 2021, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved regulatory action PRO 02/17 from the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), which amends various sections in Subchapter 6 of Title 10, Chapter 3 Continue reading

Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Opens Comments for Debt Collection Licensing Act Second Proposed Rulemaking

By Alexandra Loyo On August 19, 2021, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) published notice of the invitation to comment on a second rulemaking under SB 908 (Wieckowski) (Chapter 163, Statutes of 2020), otherwise known as the Debt Continue reading

Annual DFPI Report Shows Significant Decline of Payday Loans Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By Summer M. Bosse On July 22, 2021, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) released its Annual Report of Payday Lending Activity Under the California Deferred Deposit Transaction Law to the public. This report is required through the Continue reading

Former Department of Business Oversight Files Order to Ban Eco Technology, Inc. from PACE Industry

By Stephanie Mendevil On May 27, 2020, the Department of Business Oversight (now Department of Financial Protection and Innovation) issued a Desist and Refrain Order to ban Eco Technology, Inc. from serving as a solicitor in California’s Property Assessed Clean Continue reading

Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to License Debt Collectors and Buyers

By Stephanie Mendivil SB 908 (Wieckowski), as amended August 24, 2020, amends sections 1788.11 and 1788.52 of the Civil Code, and adds Division 25 to the Financial Code, titled “Debt Collection Licensing Act,” relating to debt collectors. Specifically, the bill Continue reading

Legislature Enacts California Consumer Financial Protection Law and Reorganizes and Renames the Department of Business Oversight As the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation  

By Stephanie Mendivil On September 25, 2020, Governor Newsom signed a series of bills to establish a California consumer financial protection watchdog agency, modeled after the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, that is designed to expand the state’s authority and Continue reading

California Department of Insurance Issues a Series of Notices to Insurance Companies Pertaining to Continued Health Care Coverage During the COVID-19 Outbreak

By Brittany Hodgson On March 18, 2020, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a public notice requesting that all insurance companies operating in California provide their insureds with at least a 60-day grace period to pay premiums so that policies are Continue reading

Department of Business Oversight Proposes New Regulations to Implement the California Money Transmission Act Regarding the Agent Of Payee Exemption

By James D. Colleran On March 6, 2020, the Department of Business Oversight (DBO) published notice of its intent to adopt sections 80.126.10, 80.126.20, 80.126.30, 80.128, 80.128.10, and 80.130 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) to Continue reading

California’s State of Emergency Jeopardizes Proposed Sweeping Changes at the Department of Business Oversight Given Likely Budget Adjustments to Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic

By James D. Colleran On January 10, 2020, the Office of the Governor of California published its 2020–2021 Governor’s Budget Summary, a comprehensive overview of Governor Newsom’s proposed statewide fiscal initiatives for the upcoming year. Among the most momentous undertakings Continue reading