By Pam SosaOwner, Standard Mortgage Financial Services, Inc. As part of the Corporate Transparency Act, the rule requiring the filing of a Beneficial Ownership Information Report (“BOI”) became effective January 1, 2024. Under this Act, domestic corporations, Limited...

By Arnold L. Graff, Esq. and T. Robert Finlay, Esq. Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP For years now, California, as well as many of its cities and counties have waged an outright war on a property owners right to evict tenants. Now, the courts have joined the siege. In...

By Dennis H. Doss, Esq. and Christopher J. Donovan, Esq.Doss Law, LLP The number one source of claims we are seeing in the private money world are coming from owner-occupied business purpose loans.  This is a loan secured by a primary dwelling to finance a...

By Marc DornelesProperty Casualty Insurance Advisor To say that Cyber insurance is a hot topic and a current enduring trend, is a major understatement. It might even be difficult to imagine that its significance as an urgent imperative is not common knowledge given...

By T. Robert Finlay, Esq.Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP n the private lending world, investors often hold loans in their personal names, their family trusts or the name of their investing Limited Liability Corporation (“LLC”). If title remains unchanged, those same...

By Michelle R Rodriguez, Esq.Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP Agency relationships in the mortgage context are complicated and, if not paid careful attention to, can expose brokers to significant legal consequences. Mortgage brokers can be an agent for either the...