Mezzanine Lending Video Series (Episode 2)
Mezzanine Lending Video Series (Episode 1)
Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: Part IV - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
Seth Eaton Discusses Modifications and Workouts of Commercial Real Estate Loans during the COVID-19 Pandemic
THE SPLIT DOLLARMINATOR!
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part I - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Issues in Light of COVID-19
HVCRE: The Continuing Saga of Lenders
Headlines 1. Recent Bank Failures The FDIC has issued a final rule that will impose special assessments to recover the loss to the Deposit Insurance Fund (Fund) arising from the systemic risk determination announced on March...more
The federal banking agencies have published new guidance to help banking organizations manage risks associated with third-party relationships, including relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies. The new...more
President Recommends Regulatory Reforms to Address Recent Bank Failures - President Biden has issued a statement urging the federal banking agencies to adopt regulatory reforms that are meant to reduce the risk of future...more
In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a lender’s statutory and contractual right to recover attorneys’ fees equal to 15% of the outstanding balance of a loan from a defaulting...more
Headlines - ..New FDIC Guidance Highlights Risks from Multiple NSF Fees for Re-presented Items ..Fed Provides Advice to Banks Engaging in Crypto-Asset-Related Activities ..Federal Banking Agencies Propose Policy...more
In the final installment of our video series aimed at helping borrowers in uncertain times, Matt Cheek, chair of Williams Mullen’s Financial Services Industry Group, and Mike Mueller, chair of our Restructuring, Bankruptcy...more
In this first installment of our video series aimed at helping borrowers in uncertain times, Matt Cheek, chair of Williams Mullen’s Financial Services Industry Group, and Mike Mueller, chair of our Restructuring, Bankruptcy...more
Bryan Cave attorney Jerry Blanchard joins hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler in the studio today to discuss High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) loans....more
The Volcker Rule Under the Trump Administration - The so-called Volcker Rule—named after Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board—was part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...more
A Wisconsin federal court recently held that forged USDA loan guarantees did not trigger coverage under a bankers blanket bond held by Wisconsin-based Citizens Bank, resulting in a $15 million loss to the bank. Atlantic...more
OCC Releases 2017 Bank Supervision Plan - The OCC’s Committee on Bank Supervision (CBS) yesterday published its Fiscal Year 2017 Bank Supervision Operating Plan and announced the following five oversight objectives...more
The Treasury Department recently issued a request for information to explore various aspects of “online marketplace lending.” The RFI seeks comment on a broad array of online financial services companies that lend not only to...more
During the past year I have been asked many questions from clients concerning commercial lending, ranging from loan production issues to bankruptcy concerns and loan enforcement matters. In this blog I have tried to address...more