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
2/28/2023
/ Appraisal ,
Asset Management ,
Banking Sector ,
Bias ,
Blockchain ,
Commercial Loans ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Foreclosure ,
Libor ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Proposed Rules ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR)
The Commercial Mortgage Alert article “Master Servicer Wins Clawback Case” covered a summary judgment ruling in two related Minnesota trust instruction proceedings that have broad implications for the CMBS industry. Our...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 analysis of how the market continues to swipe left on LIBOR but isn’t ready...more
2/17/2022
/ Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Commercial Leases ,
Corporate Finance ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Libor ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Securitization ,
Structured Finance
Moving on from 2020 and building up for 2021. Read our Structured Finance Spectrum, covering safe harbors & remedies, CLOs & QMs, and passive & ESG investing, among other hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in...more
1/11/2021
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtors ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Fraud ,
Lenders ,
Libor ,
Loans ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
Safe Harbors
With the next round of missed loan payments coming soon, the economic repercussions of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on lenders are just beginning. Our Finance Group examines how to structure an effective forbearance...more
The final rules for implementing Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Act as it relates to credit risk retention will become effective December 24 of this year. With the effective date quickly approaching, Congress has stepped in to...more