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Ten Reasons to Expect an Increase in Financial Restructurings in 2025

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1. Commercial Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filings Have Increased Significantly Year-Over-Year: There has been a significant increase in the number of commercial Chapter 11 cases (larger company filings) in 2024. By way of example,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Federal Reserve releases January SLOOS report on bank lending practices from Q4 2023

On February 5, the Federal Reserve Board released the results from their January 2024 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) on bank lending practices. The SLOOS addressed changes in standards, terms, and the demand over...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Commercial Real Estate Outlook for 2024

Paul Ayoub and Joseph Jannetty evaluate the Commercial Real Estate Outlook for 2024. They analyze key issues and data from the prior year to provide perspective on the challenges and opportunities in the real estate industry...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NY Fed highlights an increase in unsecured loans from fintech firms in report, primarily among subprime lenders

On November 21, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a report on the rise and then contraction of unsecured personal loans from 2019 to 2023 for nonbank or fintech companies, and the role of alternative data and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

OCC Issues Policy Guidance on Venture Loans

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The OCC outlines safety and soundness principles and appropriate risk management processes for its regulated institutions that engage in venture lending. On November 1, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more

Troutman Pepper

Lenders Take Note: Federal Banking Agencies Issue Long-Awaited Community Reinvestment Act Final Rule

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On October 24, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the agencies) finally issued their long-awaited final...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Propose Long-Term Debt Requirements for Large Banks

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In Short: The Situation: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the "Agencies") have proposed rules...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Vice Chair Barr Speaks on Capital Endgame Proposal

On Monday, Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve Board’s (“FRB”) Vice Chair for Supervision, delivered remarks to the American Bankers Association Annual Convention entitled Capital Supports Lending regarding the Basel III...more

ArentFox Schiff

Non-Recourse Carve-Outs: Borrower and Guarantor Considerations

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The Federal Reserve's most recent Financial Stability Report addressed what many industry watchers had been convinced of for some time: the commercial real estate sector is in a precarious state. The Federal Reserve Bank...more

Goodwin

Debt Download - June 2023

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Welcome to Debt Download, Goodwin’s monthly newsletter covering what you need to know in the leveraged finance market. We hope you are enjoying some early summer weather and (if you live in the Northeast) are breathing...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Silicon Valley Bank Closure: Updated Considerations Following the Creation of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A.

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Considerations relating to Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)’s closure have continued to evolve as a result of the recent announcement by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that it has transferred all deposits—both...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Bank Contagion Spreads, Celsius Still Sending the Wulf? Voyager Nearing End of Journey, and Info (Salary) Wars

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Crypto-friendly lender Silvergate collapses | CNBC - Silvergate, a Crypto focused lender, announced it will wind down its operations and voluntarily liquidate the bank. This announcement comes a week after Silvergate...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights: V 3, Issue 2, February 2023

Community Banks Renew Fight Against ILCs - “ICBA reiterates opposition to non-bank-owned lenders’ applications to the FDIC, naming GM, Ford, Rakuten.” Why this is important: The Independent Community Bankers of...more

Goodwin

Debt Download - February 2023

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Welcome to Goodwin's Debt Download, our monthly newsletter covering what you need to know in the leveraged finance market. We hope you’re staying warm during the winter doldrums....more

K&L Gates LLP

Up Next: Lenders May Be the Next Government Focus for PPP Fraud

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INTRODUCTION - On 24 January 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the FRB) announced it entered into a consent order (Consent Order) with a member bank imposing an approximately US$2.3 million civil...more

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Federal Reserve Board Fines Bank for Processing PPP Loans That Had Signs of Fraud

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In its first enforcement action related to COVID-19 government aid programs, the Federal Reserve Board recently announced that it has fined New York-based Popular Bank $2.3 million for processing Paycheck Protection Program...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Federal Reserve Board Adopts Final Version of LIBOR Transition Rule

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As previously noted in our August 30, 2022 alert, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the FRB) published a proposed regulation to implement the Adjustable Rate (LIBOR) Act (the Act). As explained in the...more

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Fifth Circuit Rules CFPB's Self-Funding Mechanism Is Unconstitutional

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has once again faced constitutional challenges. On Oct. 19, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the agency's "unique" self-funding scheme is...more

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Will An Economic Downturn Lead to An Increase in Tax-Related Whistleblowing?

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Economic Downturn? The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee announced last week that it would raise the Fed’s baseline interest rate by 0.75 percentage points, the largest such increase since 1994. ...more

McGlinchey Stafford

LIBOR Act Provides Answers, Safe Harbor For Lenders

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On March 15, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 was signed into law. Division U, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act, resolves what had otherwise been a pending concern with variable interest rate loan...more

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SEC Proposes Short Sale Disclosure Rule and Reopens Comment Period for Reporting on Securities Loans

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule to increase market transparency regarding short selling and extended the comment period for its proposed rule requiring reporting on...more

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SEC Proposes Changes to Private Fund Regulation

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to private fund regulation; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) succeeded in validating its “valid-when-made” rulemaking; the...more

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“Securities Claim” Exclusion Applied Where Notes Constituted a “Security” as Defined by the Securities Acts

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, applying Michigan law, has held that an exclusion in an investment adviser’s professional liability policy applicable to claims arising from the sale of...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

UPDATED: Term SOFR vs BSBY vs Ameribor in the Loan Market

This is an update to a previous post. This update highlights the formal endorsement of Term SOFR by the ARRC, expands the discussion to include Ameribor and dives more deeply into the issues associated with Term SOFR swaps...more

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FHFA Eliminates Adverse Market Refinance Fee

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In This Issue. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will no longer charge lenders the Adverse Market Refinance Fee; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking...more

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