If passed, New York State SB S3060E will impose a 15-20% conveyance tax on 1-5 separate residential property units located in certain areas of New York City, if transferred within two years of the prior transfer of such property. Sign our opposition petition The bill’s stated purpose is to deter property speculation and flipping in [...]
AAPL’s Government Relations Committee makes some long-term projections. AAPL announced its inaugural Government Relations Committee (GRC) earlier this year to serve as the implementation arm for the association’s advocacy goals. The GRC monitors state and federal legislative activity for potential impacts to private lenders, creates and implements advocacy objectives and provides expert testimony to legislatures. [...]
How to determine what qualifies as a business purpose mortgage loan Florida House Bill 935 goes into effect July 1, 2019. It adds stiff penalties for misrepresenting a consumer mortgage loan as a business purpose mortgage loan. The former requires a mortgage lender license to transact. Violations are punishable at minimum as third-degree felonies. We’ve [...]
The Florida Senate on Thursday substituted and passed companion House Bill 7103 in place of Senate Bill 1730 and adjusted to match the Senate bill’s language – with one large exception. Legislators chose to leave out the Senate bill’s modifications to the definition of a mortgage loan which would have required a license for business [...]
The Path Forward The members of American Association of Private Lenders’ Government Relations Committee are your first responders when it comes to tracking legislation and prioritizing, strategizing and executing advocacy efforts. Meet the committee that will help serve as a unified voice for the private lending profession by making an impact on state and federal [...]
UPDATE 4/24: Senator Stargel withdrew amendment 356486 during Tuesday's Committee on Rules meeting. Act to oppose Section 7 of SB 1730 Now Currently, Florida Senate Bill 1730 contains language that would require a mortgage lender license to transact any loan secured by a dwelling. This language would sunset a long-standing exemption that allows private lenders [...]
UPDATE 4/30: SB 1730 is scheduled for review before the Florida Senate. Help us oppose SB 1730 Section 9 by contacting legislators. The mortgage lender licensing language is now in Section 9 of SB 1730. It was previously in Section 7. We have updated the information below to reflect this change. Find out what you [...]
Florida legislators have introduced the same mortgage licensing language from Senate Bill 1632 into an affordable housing bill, SB 1730. Senator Taddeo, SB 1632’s bill sponsor, requested a temporary postponement of SB 1632 due the presence of the same language in SB 1730. Senator Taddeo made the postponement request during the Senate Committee on Banking [...]
The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee is now scheduled to review SB 1632. You can attend the 4 p.m. EST Committee Meeting on 4/1/2019 to show your opposition in person. More details on how to do this below. Review Date: Monday, April 1 Time: 4-6 p.m. Location: Pat Thomas Committee Room, 412 Knott Building [...]
The industry must take a leadership role in shaping legislation. Private non-consumer lending has been largely ungoverned—anyone wanting to lend a friend enough money to flip a house should be able to, right? The Game Has Changed It’s no longer just a few local private money lenders making small loans on single-family homes. Big money [...]
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