Oregon DCBS Guidance to Collection Agencies and Debt Buyers Regarding COVID-19

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 debtors hit by the economic effects of the novel coronavirus. The Bulletin follows guidance issued at the end of March 2020 to lenders

Oregon’s DCBS Extends Suspensions of Insurance Cancellations and Non-Renewals

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 insurance coverage and provided that it would be in place through April 23, 2020, unless extended by

Oregon’s DCBS Hits Pause on Insurance Cancellations and Non-Renewals

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 of Consumer and Business Services (“DCBS”) issued an order (the “Order”) directing all insurers in the state to suspend all cancellations

Oregon DCBS Issues Guidance to In-State Lenders in Response to COVID-19

By Litigation Practice Group On March 20, 2020, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (“DCBS”) published Bulletin No. DFR 2020-07 (the “Bulletin”) to provide guidance to Oregon-regulated lenders and loan servicers in extending help to borrowers struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognizing the difficulty that many Oregon businesses and individuals will and may have in repaying