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Today's Trends in Credit Regulation
New York DFS Releases Proposed Commercial Finance Disclosure Regulations
By Katherine C. Fisher
On September 14, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (the "DFS") released proposed regulations implementing the New York Commercial Finance Disclosure Law (the "CFDL"). The proposed regulations are open to public comment until October 31, 2022. article continued
SDNY Holds that Revenue-Based Financing Contract is Not a Loan
By Robert F. Gage
After a series of adverse decisions against revenue-based financing providers, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has given one provider a decisive victory and, in so doing, given the industry valuable guidance that should be required reading for those who craft revenue purchase agreements. article continued
CFPB Bites of the Month - September Top 10: Happy Fall Y'all
By Eric L. Johnson, Justin B. Hosie and Byron J. Carter
In this month's Top 10 article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the September 21, 2022 webinar.
So, what happened last month?
Extra Bite: CFPB comments on loan cancellation related to a for-profit college article continued
Back to School: A Lesson on the Materially Misleading Debt Collection Standard
By Julia K. Whitelock
'Tis the season for returning to school and learning something new. When I was growing up, we learned the long multiplication algorithm by which you multiply numbers right to left, insert zeros along the way, write some leading digits on top rather than on the bottom, add some of those numbers for an intermediate answer, and then add those intermediate answers together to get the final answer. article continued