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A recent OCC report identified key issues facing the federal banking system, including increasing credit risk due to higher interest rates, increasing risk in commercial real estate lending, prolonged inflation, declining...more
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, National Credit Union Administration, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a joint...more
For years, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has championed the SAFE Banking Act, a federal bill that would make banking services available to cannabis businesses in states where cannabis is legal. The bill has passed the House...more
2020 was a challenging year, to say the least. The real estate industry continues to feel the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic consequences going into 2021 as industry leaders are still...more
On November 19, 2019, the federal banking agencies issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) that incorporates a new definition of an “HVCRE exposure” into the U.S. regulatory capital rules. The new definition is substantially...more
In the wake of the 2007-2008 financial crisis there was a heightened focus on the risk management and capital adequacy requirements of financial institutions. As a result, the concept of High Volatility Commercial Real Estate...more
Federal regulators earlier this week issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to raise the threshold for commercial real estate transactions requiring an appraisal from the current level of $250,000 to $400,000. The agencies...more
Frank Arenas is licensed in Colorado to grow and dispense medical marijuana. He and his wife own a building, half of which is used for the cultivation and the other half of which is leased to a marijuana dispensary. These...more