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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

McDermott Will & Emery

Litigating Lending Agreements During and in the Aftermath of a Pandemic

As Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to ravage the nation’s health and economy, in-progress deals are being reassessed by buyers, sellers and lenders. We review a number of issues that parties to financed transactions should...more

Carlton Fields

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 7, 2020

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Real Property Update - Fraudulent Transfer: Real property that was worth less than mortgage encumbering it was not an asset per the plain language of section 726.102(2) and, therefore, could not support fraudulent transfer...more

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Louisiana Lender Not Liable for Lease Violations

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The Louisiana Supreme Court’s reversal of lower courts in Gloria’s Ranch, L.L.C. v. Tauren Expl., Inc. eliminates a major source of anguish for Louisiana energy lenders and their borrowers. You might recall our report on the...more

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Aircraft Lender Not Responsible for Customer’s Structuring Strategy

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Most business aircraft purchasers, especially high net worth individuals, rely on advice from their various resources when acquiring such expensive assets. Those resources typically include brokers, OEMs, lawyers,...more

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Global Transportation Finance Newsletter - April 2018

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Aircraft Lender Not Responsible for Customer’s Structuring Strategy - Most business aircraft purchasers, especially high net worth individuals, rely on advice from their various resources when acquiring such expensive...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

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

Snell & Wilmer

What Types of “Damages Claims” Survive a Trustee’s Sale?

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Arizona’s trustee’s sale statutory scheme provides for the waiver of all defenses and objections to a trustee’s sale that: (i) are not raised prior to the sale, and (ii) do not result in an injunction against the sale going...more

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11th Circuit Provides that Postage Fees Incurred for Sending a Request for Information under RESPA are Insufficient to...

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If a mortgage servicer fails to comply with its obligations under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”), 12 U.S.C. 2601, et seq., or its implementing regulations, a borrower may recover “any actual damages . . ....more

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Southern District of Florida Rejects Borrower Attempts to Hold Mortgage Servicers Liable for Alleged Deficiencies in Responses to...

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Increasingly in courts around the country, borrowers have attempted to transform the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), along with its implementing regulation (Reg. X), into a “Gotcha!” device through which...more

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U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Rules on Qualified Mortgages and Ability to Repay

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Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act responded to concerns about the quality of mortgage loans by establishing incentives for lenders to seek to ensure that borrowers had the ability to repay mortgage loans made to them. In...more

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finalizes the Ability-To-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) amended the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to provide for an expanded ability-to-repay requirement for the mortgage lending industry. The Consumer...more

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