California · Financial Code

FIN §338: Upon declaration of a state of emergency, pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) due to a wildfire

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Upon declaration of a state of emergency, pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) due to a wildfire, including, but not limited to, any unplanned, unwanted wildland fire, including unauthorized human-caused fires, escaped wildland fire use events, escaped prescribed fire projects, and all other wildland fires where the objective is to extinguish the fire, the commissioner shall coordinate with mortgage lenders and servicers subject to the commissioner’s jurisdiction, including those who lend money in connection with the purchase or financing of a mobilehome as that term is defined in Section 798.3 of the Civil Code, operating in this state to facilitate and monitor the implementation and promotion of mortgage forbearance, foreclosure prevention, and loss mitigation programs available to borrowers who experience a material decrease in household income or a material increase in household expenses due, directly or indirectly, to the wildfire emergency.

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