by Courtney Bloedorn | May 6, 2020 | 2020, Banking, Business, COVID-19, Credit, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services, News
By Litigation Practice Group On April 30, 2020, Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services (“DCBS”) published Bulletin No. DFR 2020-2014 (the “Bulletin”) to provide guidance to Oregon-regulated collection agencies and debt purchasers to actively help...
by Courtney Bloedorn | Apr 28, 2020 | 2020, Business, COVID-19, Credit, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Events, Financial Services, Insurance, News
By Litigation Practice Group Earlier this month, we wrote about Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services (“DCBS”)’s order (“Order”) suspending all cancellations and non-renewals in place as the date of the Order. The Order applies to all types of...
by Courtney Bloedorn | Apr 16, 2020 | 2020, Banking, COVID-19, Credit, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services, News, Real Property & Land Use
By Shannon Martinez, Attorney in the Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Groups On April 14, 2020, the FDIC, OCC and Federal Reserve issued an interim final rule that allows lenders to close certain real estate loans without an appraisal...
by Courtney Bloedorn | Apr 10, 2020 | 2020, Banking, COVID-19, Employers, Financial Services, Lawyers, News, Social Distancing
By Erich Paetsch, Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Attorney When the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act became law on March 27, 2020, government support programs were made available to independent contractors and other...
by Courtney Bloedorn | Apr 7, 2020 | 2020, Banking, Business, Company, COVID-19, Credit, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services, Lawyers, News
By Litigation Practice Group On April 1, 2020, and as part of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a policy statement (“Statement”) to guide lenders and credit reporting agencies as to...
by Courtney Bloedorn | Apr 2, 2020 | 2020, Business, Company, COVID-19, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Events, Financial Services, Insurance, Lawyers, News
By Litigation Practice Group As COVID-19 continues to impact Oregonians, the State continues to issue orders aimed at lessening its effects. On March 25, 2020, on the heels of Governor Brown’s moratorium on nonpayment-based residential evictions, Oregon’s Department...