04.21.20
We are going to go out on a limb and guess that almost all borrowers will have occasion, in the coming weeks and months, to speak to their mortgage lenders about impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their operations, their loans and their properties.
As organized protests at the Capitol and elsewhere in California called for reopening the California economy, and as other governors promised business reopenings this week, Governor Newsom made clear he is not yet prepared to relax California’s stay-at-home mandate.
04.20.20
Just when you thought that federal agencies were softening their stance on enforcement during the crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) took a figurative shot across the bow.
Keeping busy despite the pandemic, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has promulgated its final rule raising the loan-volume coverage thresholds for financial institutions reporting data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and Regulation C.
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the creation of the Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery to aid in crafting strategies and solutions for recovery from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 situation is affecting all businesses, and insurance companies are no exception.
As we work together to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, we are faced with a barrage of new guidance, regulations and mandates.
04.17.20
The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly upended many aspects of the healthcare system, including enforcement of three important federal fraud and abuse laws: the physician self-referral law, commonly known as the “Stark law”; the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS); and a civil monetary penalty ...
This week, Governor Gavin Newsom continued efforts to provide relief for California workers impacted by COVID-19 while beginning the planning process for reopening California’s economy.
This week, California Department of Insurance (CDI) Commissioner Ricardo Lara ordered property casualty insurers to refund insurance premiums to consumers and businesses for the months of March and April due to state and local stay-at-home restrictions.