Although near the bottom of the alphabetical list of US states, Washington and Wisconsin should be top of mind for certain consumer loan market participants in light of recent changes to both states' consumer loan licensing laws. In this issue of Licensing Link, we discuss the recent amendments to the Washington Consumer Loan Act and Wisconsin Licensed Lenders Law.
SIGNIFICANT "TRUE LENDER" CHANGES TO WASHINGTON CONSUMER LOAN ACT NOW EFFECTIVE READ MORE
WISCONSIN EXPANDS SCOPE OF CONSUMER LOAN LICENSING PROVISIONS
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