On February 27, 2025, by a vote of 52 to 0, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 69, titled “Georgia Courts Access and Consumer Protection Act.” ...

The legislation, passed by both the House and Senate on March 27, would require outside groups that finance someone else’s lawsuit to register with the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance.

Bank of Essex was the high bidder. Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Rob Braswell said it was not the department’s policy to discuss the details behind the closing of ...