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
Emerging markets offer a wealth of opportunity across a wide range of sectors. Yet there can be a catch, even for sophisticated parties, especially financial institutions: a greater number of risk indicators, or 'red flags',...more
Below is his conversation with Gary Grote, Managing Director at Bridgepoint Investment Banking, which focuses on capital raising and M&A advisory solutions. Gary focuses on deals in the healthcare, leveraged finance,...more
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
With inflation continuing to impact the US economy, lenders are focused on the economic impact of the presidential election in November. Lenders’ expectations for the US economy’s performance in the longer term – beyond the...more
Join Baker Donelson for an insightful panel discussion focusing on implementing best practices when suspicions of fraud arise after the closing of a commercial loan transaction. Our panelists will evaluate several common...more
Interest rates and inflation have been the big drivers of the US economy as of late, but lenders are increasingly optimistic for 2024, despite some challenges. Lenders foresee interest rate declines beginning in 2024 – with...more
Like many of you, we are seeing a significant increase in commercial real estate (“CRE”) loan workouts. The magnitude of the swell in distressed CRE loans remains unclear, although one thing is certain: appreciating the...more
New York Senator James Sanders Jr. recently proposed Senate Bill 1450A (“S1450”), which would require those making or soliciting “commercial financing products” in New York State to obtain a license and comply with specified...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
To date, the licensing and disclosure obligations for lenders and brokers of commercial loans, (including commercial mortgage loans and non-real estate-secured commercial or business purpose loans) have not received the...more
Fintechs and other nonbanks will be required to provide consumer-style disclosures when offering to extend small business financing in New York. In late December 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law...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
The State of California is home to almost 40 million consumers and the world’s fifth largest economy. It represents a key exposure to most financial services companies’ US footprint. In recent years nonbank financial services...more
A borrower’s request for a payoff letter on a secured commercial loan is typically a completely noncontroversial matter: an honest borrower has located a buyer for its property, or found another lender to refinance the...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