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Hudson Cook, LLP

[Webinar] CFPB Bites of the Month: The CFPB Shines Like the 4th of July - July 17th, 12:30 pm ET

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Please join Eric Johnson and Justin Hosie as they recap recent CFPB actions and enforcements, including negative equity findings from the Auto Finance Data Pilot; compliance dates for the Small Business Lending Rule; the...more

King & Spalding

Eighth Circuit Holds That Lender Lacks Standing to Assert Claims Against Other Lender

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On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed dismissal of claims for fraudulent transfer and aiding and abetting a Ponzi scheme brought by one lender to a series of companies owned by Tom...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

Lowndes

Something New for Lenders to Think About: Divisions

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The Delaware legislature has enacted a change to Delaware LLC law that enables a single LLC to divide into two or more LLCs. A similar procedure is available for Delaware limited partnerships, but this article addresses only...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Trustee Survives Judgment in Fraudulent-Conveyance Action Based on Novation Argument

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The Sixth Circuit recently ruled that a trustee’s claim that a novation occurred upon the execution of amended and restated loan documents could not be dismissed under a Rule 12 (b)(6) motion. The Sixth Circuit remanded the...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Will Bankruptcy Courts Treat Bitcoin as a Commodity?

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What is virtual currency? Is it money? Is it a commodity? Is it a hybrid of the two or something else entirely? The answer to the question has profound implications for lenders seeking to secure loans with virtual...more

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Limiting Ponzi Scheme Recoveries in Bankruptcy: United States Supreme Court Declines to Review Fraudulent Transfer Ruling in Favor...

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The United States Supreme Court recently declined to review a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit favorable to a bank regarding alleged fraudulent transfers to the bank. In doing so, the...more

Ruder Ware

The Problem of Lender "Inquiry Notice" Status

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If a lender is fully secured, can it just ignore suspicions of borrower misconduct? The danger is that a lender could lose its collateral under these circumstances and be treated as an unsecured creditor. This is exactly...more

Dechert LLP

Lenders to SPEs: Be Aware, You May Not Have Standing to Appeal a Substantive Consolidation Order

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A substantive non-consolidation opinion is a common feature of structured finance transactions in the U.S. Most, if not all, opine as to what a bankruptcy court would do, but express no opinion on the appellate process. We...more

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Turning A Blind Eye Cost Lender Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars; Inquiry Notice Spoils Lender’s Good Faith Defense In Fraudulent...

Lending credence to the old adage “if it’s too good to be true, then it probably is,” the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a secured lender was on inquiry notice of possible fraud by its borrower in...more

Akerman LLP

Lenders are Required to Investigate Suspicious Loan Transactions

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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a lender is obligated to conduct a diligent investigation when it becomes aware of suspicious facts relating to the legitimacy of a loan transaction. In Sentinel...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Fraudulent Transfers Get an Update in California

Why it matters - With the enactment of the Uniform Voidable Transaction Act (UVTA) to supersede the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (UFTA), California has put a fresh spin on the law of fraudulent transfers in the state....more

Allen Matkins

Uniform Voidable Transactions Act Becomes Law (Almost)

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(1985)On June 2, 1897, the New York Journal famously quoted Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) as saying “The report of my death was an exaggeration”.   This widely quoted (and misquoted) denial was a riposte to a story that...more

King & Spalding

Williams v. FDIC (In re Positive Health Management) - Lender Forced to Return Payments Made by Non-Borrower

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On October 16, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit entered an order requiring a real estate lender, First National Bank (the “Lender”), to refund certain mortgage payments it received from...more

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