Lafayette is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States on the Yamhill River and Oregon Route 99W. The population was 2,586 at the 2000 census. The 2006 population estimate is 3,440 residents. Incorporated in 1878, Lafayette is 32 miles southwest of Portland between McMinnville and Dundee.

What is banking and finance law?

Banking & Finance Law involves individuals and businesses in transactions with federal and state-chartered financial institutions -- including issues related to bank accounts, negotiable instruments, loans, interest rates, regulatory compliance, taxes, and more. Banking and finance law applies to those individuals and institutions that lend or borrow money. Lenders typically include banks, leasing companies, finance companies and other financial institutions. Borrowers are individuals, corporations, institutions or the government.