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Third Party Rights - Welcome Guidance from the High Court

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There is a “a dearth of case law” on s1(1) of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (Act), as observed by Lenon KC, the judge in the case of HNW Lending Ltd v Lawrence [2025] EWHC 908 (Ch). Whilst an accurate...more

Stark & Stark

A Day Late and a Dollar Short: A Mortgagee’s Obligations and Best Practices Upon Receipt of Short Loan Payoff Funds

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In the ever-evolving world of mortgage lending, a scenario often arises where a borrower refinances their existing mortgage with a new lender, but the payoff funds tendered by the new lender are less than the full amount...more

A&O Shearman

Good faith in secured finance?

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The court implied a good faith term constraining a lender’s discretion to refuse a borrower's request to dispose of assets in a secured financing context. A power to consider requests for disposals - A facility agreement...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Scrivener’s Error in Guaranty Reformed Outside of Statute of Limitations and Held Enforceable

In an appeal heard by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department of New York, the Court recently ruled that a court may reform a guaranty after the statute of limitations for a reformation of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Further Developments in Mezzanine Foreclosures

The New York State Supreme Court, New York County Commercial Division (the “Court”) decided in U.S. Bank, N.A. v. 342 Property LLC, on February 14, 2022, that a mezzanine lender that is not a party to loan documents that...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Don’t Lend No Hand to Raise No Flag Atop No Ship of Fools: Breach of SPE Provisions by Non-Borrower Exposes Non-Borrower to...

A recent decision of New York’s highest court potentially strengthens the ability of lenders to bring suits against third parties for participation in a borrower’s breach of single purpose entity/bankruptcy remote loan...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Second Circuit Rules That Judges Can Decertify a Class After a Jury Verdict

The Second Circuit recently held that under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, a district court judge can decertify a class after a jury verdict in favor of the class but before entering judgment, upholding a Southern...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Negative Pledge Pros and Cons

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Does a Lender really get any protection from a Negative Pledge provided by a Borrower? In some situations where a Lender would like to have security for its loan but the Borrower cannot, or will not, grant a mortgage or...more

Snell & Wilmer

Borrowers Can Avoid Liability Even After a Trustee’s Sale

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Since a lender must have a valid debt and valid lien to conduct a trustee’s sale, a borrower that allows the foreclosure sale to occur impliedly agrees that the debt and lien are valid. In Madison v. Groseth and BT Capital,...more

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