The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) on April 4, 2025, issued its formal notice of rulemaking for digital financial business regulation, following receipt of two sets of 2024 comments on its draft proposed rules for California’s “Digital Finance Assets Law” (DFAL) (AB 39 and SB 401, 2023).
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) requiring all money services businesses (MSBs) located in 30 ZIP codes across California and Texas to, among other things, report and maintain records of cash transactions exceeding $200 (up to $10,000), and to verify the identity of persons presenting such transactions
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In October 2024, the California DFPI finalized regulations for providers of income-based advances (Earned Wage Access or EWA), clarifying registration requirements under the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL). These
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On Feb. 15, 2024, California Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) introduced Senate Bill 1201 (SB 1201 or the Bill), which would impose new disclosure requirements on California companies. Amended
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On May 8, 2024, the California Attorney General released a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help businesses comply with SB 478, California’s soon-to-be effective “Hidden Fees Statute,”
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On April 1, 2024, California’s legislature introduced Assembly Bill 2863, which proposes amendments to California’s Automatic Renewal Law. If enacted, the proposed amendments would introduce stricter mandates for disclosures, consent, and cancellation processes and further align California’s ARL with the FTC’s proposed changes to its Negative Option Rule.
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Timothy A. Butler, a shareholder in GT’s Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice, is quoted in a Los Angeles Times article titled “Perch charges diners ‘security’ fee at downtown
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On Oct. 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed CA AB39, the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL), which is the first comprehensive framework to regulate the digital asset market
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On Oct. 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 478 into law. When it becomes effective July 1, 2024, the law will amend the CLRA to generally ban so-called
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On Aug. 2, 2023, California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) released a new rule expanding its authority to regulate unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices (UDAAP). The
Continue Reading California Regulator Finalizes Rule Expanding UDAAP Authority to Commercial Financing