Bills

SB 484: Escrow agents: customer contact centers.

  • Session Year: 2023-2024
  • House: Senate

Current Status:

Failed

(2024-08-15: August 15 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

Existing law, the Escrow Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of escrow agents by the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation, and makes it unlawful for any person to engage in business as an escrow agent except by a corporation organized for that purpose licensed by the commissioner.

This bill would authorize a licensed escrow agent to designate an employee to perform work on the licensees behalf at a remote location, as defined, in accordance with specified conditions and requirements, including that the licensee adopts and adheres to appropriate written policies and procedures to supervise and maintain appropriate control of the work of employees at remote locations and safeguard the licensees records and consumer personal information, as specified.

Existing law, the Escrow Law, regulates escrow agents. The Escrow Law defines various terms for these purposes, including customer contact center as a facility operated by an Internet escrow agent, as defined by the Escrow Law, that exists solely for the purpose of responding to customer electronic messages and telephone inquiries, subject to specified limitations.This bill would change the definition of customer contact center to mean a facility operated by an escrow agent, as defined by the Escrow Law, for the purpose of remotely accessing an escrow file to further the processing of the escrow, including, but not limited to, responding to customer electronic messages and telephone inquiries, subject to specified limitations.

Discussed in Hearing

Assembly Standing Committee on Banking and Finance3MIN
Jun 26, 2023

Assembly Standing Committee on Banking and Finance

View Older Hearings

Bill Author

News Coverage: