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Deed in Escrow

Is a “deed in escrow,” sometimes referred to as a “deed in a box,” enforceable in New York? While many real estate attorneys believe that it is not, a recent court ruling illustrates that the answer may not be as...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act: Considerations for Special Purpose Entities in Commercial Real Estate Transactions

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Corporate structures in commercial real estate transactions can often be very complex and involve layers of entities. Special purpose entities that are bankruptcy remote (“SPEs”) are frequently used in commercial real estate...more

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Idaho Bankruptcy Court Holds that Later-Recovered Assets Revert to Borrower Absent Plan Provision to the Contrary

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What happens to funds recovered by the trustee after the final plan payment is made in a chapter 13 case? According to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Iowa, absent a plan provision providing otherwise, those...more

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Avoiding Collateral Damage: Taking the (Re)Pledge [Part III]

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This constitutes the third in a four-part series that discusses the practice of repledging (sometimes referred to as “rehypothecation”), how standard agreements allow for repledging, the treatment of repledging under current...more

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Cure and Reinstatement of Defaulted Loan Under Chapter 11 Plan Requires Payment of Default-Rate Interest

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Section 1124(2) of the Bankruptcy Code gives chapter 11 debtors a valuable tool for use in situations where long-term prepetition debt carries a significantly lower interest rate than the rates available at the time of...more

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Oregon Bankruptcy Court Decides a Post-Foreclosure, but Post-Petition Eviction of a Borrower Violates the Automatic Stay

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On August 4, 2023, the bankruptcy court for the District of Oregon determined that proposed actions by a lender to enforce a pre-bankruptcy petition foreclosure judgment and evict a borrower—after the borrower filed for...more

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Colo. Bankruptcy Ruling Clarifies Debt Collection Rules

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On April 24, the Colorado Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in U.S. Bank National Association v. Silvernagel. The decision made Colorado the latest state to recognize that a borrower’s bankruptcy...more

Alston & Bird

Structured Finance Spectrum - Summer 2023

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features smooth sailing through safe harbors, the English Court doing the cross-class...more

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The “Board Flip”: How Effective is the Pre-Petition Exercise of Proxy Rights in the Face of Bankruptcy?

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When debt restructuring discussions are at an impasse and the reservoir of goodwill between the parties has run dry, stakeholders face difficult choices. For a lender, one of the most powerful tools available is the exercise...more

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So, You Exercised Your Proxy Rights Pre-Petition, Are You Good?

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Yes, says the Delaware Bankruptcy Court in the case of CII Parent, Inc., cementing the advice routinely given by bankruptcy counsel to borrowers in default. We always counsel borrower clients in default of the risk associated...more

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CFPB Issues Bulletin to Warn Student Loan Servicers Who Ignore Bankruptcy Court Orders

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On March 16, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a bulletin cautioning loan servicers about their responsibility to stop any illegal activity related to private student loans that have been discharged...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Not-So-Automatic Stay for Foreign Assets and Creditors

When a debtor files for bankruptcy, it’s axiomatic that all creditors, wherever located, must immediately cease their efforts to collect on debts owed to them by that debtor, right? Not necessarily so, says the United States...more

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Bankruptcy Court Finds Lender Tortiously Interfered With Debtor’s Access to DIP Financing

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On September 2, 2022, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia found that a lender’s actions to prevent one of its borrowers from extending DIP financing to another borrower (the debtor)...more

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Good Problems to Have: Recovery of Interest by Unsecured Creditors of a Solvent Chapter 11 Debtor

Imagine this: you sell a product to a company on credit at 8% interest until you are paid, and the company files for bankruptcy before repayment.  Or maybe you are a hard money lender that made an unsecured loan at 18% to a...more

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Bankruptcy Court Enters Verdict Against Lender Found to Have Caused Borrower’s Demise

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On December 23, 2021, Judge Stacey Jernigan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a verdict, following a bench trial, in favor of the Chapter 7 trustee of a metal manufacturing business and...more

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SBA Change of Control Guidance Does Not Work for Insolvent PPP Borrowers

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This article focuses on the recent “change of control” guidance issued by the SBA to its PPP lenders (the “Guidance”) and, more specifically, how that Guidance affects insolvent PPP borrowers when they need to sell assets. As...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Importance of Loan Underwriting When Restrictions on Bankruptcy Cannot Singlehandedly Save the Day: Sutton 58 Associates LLC...

In sophisticated real estate financing transactions, most prudent lenders attempt to deter borrowers from filing for bankruptcy before loans are paid in full by providing in loan documents that such a filing constitutes an...more

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Landlords Defeat Debtors Seeking COVID-19 Rent Abatements and Deferrals

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Retail, restaurant, entertainment, and other industries have been devastated by COVID-19 and the resulting governmental orders either precluding or materially limiting operations. In that regard, retail bankruptcy filings...more

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Assignment of Rents and Bankruptcy

If you are a lender whose collateral includes rents from an apartment building, shopping mall, or other income-producing property, you might want to check your loan documents to be sure that you have taken an absolute...more

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Newsflash: Subordination Agreement prevents Rule 2004 examination

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Bankruptcy Rule 2004 allows the examination of any entity with respect to various topics, including conduct and financial condition of the debtor and any matter that may affect the administration of the estate. Does a...more

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Fifth Circuit Rules That Corporate Charter Provision Requiring Shareholder Consent for Bankruptcy Filing Is Enforceable but...

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In a highly anticipated decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed a bankruptcy court order dismissing a chapter 11 case filed by a corporation without obtaining—as required by its corporate...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Bankruptcy Court Finds Arbitration Clause in Consumer Loan Contract to be Sufficient Cause to Grant Relief from Automatic Stay

When a bankruptcy petition is filed, an automatic stay comes into effect staying proceedings against the debtor or the debtor’s property. 11 U.S.C. § 362(a). The stay centralizes litigation regarding the debtor and its...more

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Woodbridge Case Highlights Risk of Claims Traders Not Complying with Anti-Assignment Restrictions

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Our Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Team explores why it is more important than ever for bankruptcy claims and loan traders to inspect and comply with express anti-assignment and transfer restrictions in underlying debt...more

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District Court Upholds Damage Limitations for Lender’s Refusal to Fund: Lyondell Revisited

In the August 2017 issue of Debt Dialogue, we discussed the recent decision by Judge Martin Glenn of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York with respect to claims brought by the litigation trust (the...more

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Third Circuit Rules Make-Whole Provisions Enforceable in the Energy Future Bankruptcy

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On November 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (the “Court”) made clear its stance on the question of enforceability of make-whole provisions in bankruptcy. Bucking the recent trend seen in cases such as In...more

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