Sacramento Summary Q4 – 2020
We are happy to have 2020 in the rear-view mirror, but fear that 2021 will be another busy legislative year. The new 2021-22 two-year legislative session began on December 7th when… Read More >
Stricktly Strickland Q1 2020
Mortgage Industry Information, Opinion & Tips DRE Audits and You: Part 1 What Triggers It, What Happens Next You receive the call from a DRE auditor or a letter from a… Read More >
The Hazards of Hazard Insurance
by Ed Babtkis,Ross Diversified Insurance Services Hazard insurance, or fire insurance, is one of the most rudimentary loss-mitigators for lenders and borrowers to protect their investment in real property. But what… Read More >
Will Proposed Federal Laws Take Cannabis Lending to New “Highs”?
by Leslie G. Baird, Esq.,Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP by Robert T. Finlay, Esq.,Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP Cannabis businesses are just like most businesses out there – they need financing… Read More >
Servicing Loans During the COVID-19 outbreak: What Private Lenders Can and Cannot Do!
by Robert T. Finlay, Esq.,Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP by Robert T. Finlay, Esq.,Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP For those of you who have been receiving our firm’s daily COVID-19 updates,… Read More >
The Current State of Data Privacy in the United States and Your Data Privacy Program
by Leslie G. Baird, Esq.,Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP [T]he volume of privacy and data security laws is so extensive – and the reach so pervasive – that virtually every company… Read More >
Sacramento Summary Q1 2020
By Michael J. Arnold & Michael Belote, Esq.Legislative Advocates What a Difference a Month Makes There is evidence that at the highest levels of government, some planning has occurred in the… Read More >
Sacramento Summary Q4 2019/2020
By Michael J. Arnold & Michael Belote, Esq.Legislative Advocates 2020 Legislative Year Coming Soon The second year of the 2019-2020 legislative session begins on Monday, January 6th. New bills can officially… Read More >
Beyond the Basics of the California Consumer Privacy Act: Unanticipated Challenges in Complying With the New Privacy Law
by Joseph W. Guzzetta, Severson & Werson, PC This article first appeared in Orange County Lawyer Magazine, April 2019, Volume 61, Number 4, Page 28. The views expressed herein are those… Read More >
Sacramento Summary: Q2 2019
by Michael J. Arnold & Michael Belote, Esq., Legislative Advocates As we write this article, the Legislature is in full swing. Almost 3,000 legislative proposals have been introduced this year on… Read More >