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
On April 19, less than a month after Wisconsin’s enacted legislation, Kansas has followed suited by enacting comprehensive earned wages access legislation. Kansas’ law is set to take effect immediately upon publication....more
On April 17, the Kansas Legislature signed SB 345, to become the most recent state to enact disclosure requirements for small business lenders. The law’s requirements apply to “providers” which are defined as persons who...more
Editor's Note The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically...more
The CFPB has filed an amicus brief jointly with Maine’s Attorney General, Bureau of Financial Institutions, and Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in a case, Franklin Savings Bank v....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") filed an amicus brief in Franklin Savings Bank v. Bordick, a case before the Supreme Court of Maine. In that case, the borrowers took out a loan that they used to finance...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
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 a new year for a new UCC Article 12, a farewell to LIBOR, and an appraisal...more
In December 2021, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (or the “CFPB”) issued a notice and request for comment (the “Notice”) on its intention to make a preemption determination regarding the Truth in Lending Act...more
On December 7, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Notice of Intent to Make Preemption Determination under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) specifically regarding whether TILA preempts the New York...more
On September 1, 2021, the CFPB issued a proposed rule that would add a new subpart to Regulation B, which implements the federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). The rule would implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act...more
Over the past year and a half, the CFPB has been quietly taking steps toward implementing regulations around collecting data from commercial lenders regarding commercial loans. Those efforts culminated on September 1, 2021,...more
France Welcomes Foreign and Alternative Capital Providers with Latest Reform of Finance Sector - Long a cornerstone of the French banking system, the "French banking monopoly" largely prevents non-bank entities from...more