The D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking guidance also notes that all evictions of tenants and foreclosed homeowners on or before May 1 are stayed.
On March 26, the Texas OCCC issued four bulletins directed at regulated lenders urging these entities to work with borrowers during the crisis.
The South Carolina guidance applies to Mortgage Log Filings while the Massachusetts extensions affect a number of reporting deadlines.
The Division further advised licensees that it does not require an MLO’s home to be licensed as a branch so long as they do not advertise it as an office or meet consumers there.
The Indiana Secretary of State, Securities Division issued a Compliance Alert to all licensed loan brokers and collection agencies. The Division encouraged licensees to instruct their employees to work from home and refrain from any in-person meetings whenever possible.
Licensed mortgage companies, mortgage loan originators, supervised loan licensees, credit services organizations, money transmitters, and credit notification registrants will be allowed to operate from remote locations.
On March 18, Louisiana’s Commissioner of Financial Institutions released emergency advisories for non-depository institutions, specifically repossession agents and bond for deed escrow agents, check cashers, pawnbrokers, licensed consumer lenders/brokers, and residential mortgage lenders.
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the NMLS Policy Committee on Mar. 25, 2020 extended the deadline for certain reporting obligations satisfied through NMLS, and the enrollment window for taking the SAFE MLO test.
NYDFS extended the deadlines for regulated institutions to provide their plans to manage the financial and operational risk caused by Covid-19 until May 25.
The Secretary of State, Securities Division, issued guidance to loan broker and collection agencies in response to Covid-19, encouraging licensees to instruct their employees to work from home and refrain from any in-person meetings.
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation has indefinitely suspended enforcement of the March 31 deadline.
The DBO issued guidance to escrow agents, finance lenders and servicers, student loan servicers, residential mortgage lenders and servicers, and mortgage loan originators in light of Covid-19.
Among other things, HB 401 amends the definition of “mortgage lending activities” to include residential mortgage servicing and eliminates certain prohibited practices.
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services seeks to understand licensees’ and registrants’ plans so that they can better address related inquiries from consumers.
The CO Attorney General released a statement urging student loan servicers, creditors, and debt collectors to discontinue mandatory debt collection efforts for consumers who experience financial distress due to Covid-19.
We have collected and summarized the preliminary guidance issued by the following states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
In response to coronavirus/Covid‑19, Prometric announced today that it will temporarily close all of its test centers in the U.S. and Canada for 30 days, beginning March 18.
On March 10, the New York State Department of Financial Services issued several industry letters related to the novel coronavirus known as “Covid‑19.” Two of those letters require responses from New York regulated institutions no later than April 9, 2020.
On March 5, the governor signed HB 4353, which creates “a rational nexus requirement between prior criminal conduct and initial licensure decision making,” to guide commissioners or commissions with licensing authority.
Guidance notes the ability for licensed individuals to work remotely and other exceptions to the usual rules to ensure continuity of operations.