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13 July 2022

2021-22 End Of Year Letter

2022-11-03T16:19:09+00:00

Portland Metro RMA Chapter Members, Sponsors and Friends: On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Portland Metro Chapter of the RMA, I wanted to express our gratitude for your involvement with our chapter. This year marked a sometimes chaotic and harrowing transition from virtual programming to several successful in-person events culminating in an [...]

2021-22 End Of Year Letter2022-11-03T16:19:09+00:00
17 September 2021

A Brief History of RMA in Oregon

2021-10-26T11:40:16+00:00

The 1920s opened rather inauspiciously.  In the spring of 1921, Warren G. Harding assumed office as president of the nation. In Portland, bankers considered Harding a sound choice. They realized, however, that there was little evidence that a “return to normalcy” was imminently due. The economic disruptions of World War I were not to be [...]

A Brief History of RMA in Oregon2021-10-26T11:40:16+00:00
18 May 2021

End Of Year Letter | RMA Portland 2020-21

2021-10-21T22:54:47+00:00

Portland Metro RMA Chapter Members, Sponsors, and Friends: On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Portland Metro Chapter of the RMA, I wanted to express our gratitude for your involvement with the chapter this year. While we have certainly missed the in-person networking that has become a foundation of our chapter, we are [...]

End Of Year Letter | RMA Portland 2020-212021-10-21T22:54:47+00:00
1 July 2020

Oregon Legislature Passes Foreclosure Moratorium and Loan Deferral Bill

2022-01-26T14:38:50+00:00

In a whirlwind legislative session that lasted three days, the Oregon Legislature enacted a bill on June 26, 2020 designed to give relief to homeowners and landlords hard hit by the Covid-19 crisis. The bill, HB 4204, has two primary components. First, it establishes a temporary moratorium on judicial and non-judicial foreclosure of any type [...]

Oregon Legislature Passes Foreclosure Moratorium and Loan Deferral Bill2022-01-26T14:38:50+00:00
7 May 2020

UPDATE to Small Business Reorganization Act and Chapter 11 Cases Due to COVID-19

2022-11-03T15:20:37+00:00

Increase in SBRA debt limit. Congress enacted the Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) in 2019 with an effective date of February 20, 2020. The SBRA was designed to provide a more efficient and streamlined reorganization process for small business entities for which the expense of a full chapter 11 case and the requirements for plan [...]

UPDATE to Small Business Reorganization Act and Chapter 11 Cases Due to COVID-192022-11-03T15:20:37+00:00