Mezzanine Lending Video Series (Episode 2)
Mezzanine Lending Video Series (Episode 1)
Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: Part IV - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
Seth Eaton Discusses Modifications and Workouts of Commercial Real Estate Loans during the COVID-19 Pandemic
THE SPLIT DOLLARMINATOR!
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part I - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Issues in Light of COVID-19
HVCRE: The Continuing Saga of Lenders
“Be honest and forthcoming with your existing lender about your needs and your specific plan for the project. Offer cost-cutting measures and explain how you will reduce leverage over time. Be responsive to lender requests...more
As discussed in our preceding post, the Michigan Court of Appeals’ decision in Wells Fargo Bank v. Cherryland Mall has had significant implications for non-recourse loans, particularly concerning solvency covenants often...more
The commercial real estate (CRE) industry is facing a looming wall of $2 trillion in debt maturities, with an estimated $929 billion coming due this year. These staggering numbers are particularly troubling since refinancing...more
Background. As part of an international effort to recalibrate how banks calculate their risk‑based capital, U.S. bank regulatory agencies (the “Agencies”) recently proposed major changes to how banks would be required to...more
Like many of you, we are seeing a significant increase in commercial real estate (“CRE”) loan workouts. The magnitude of the swell in distressed CRE loans remains unclear, although one thing is certain: appreciating the...more
Reports of potential trouble in commercial real estate lending have steadily increased this year. Per the Wall Street Journal, a record number of commercial mortgages are expiring in 2023. Prices for commercial...more
Borrowers under variable rate commercial loans commonly enter into interest rate hedge agreements to eliminate or reduce their exposure to the interest rate risk of their variable debt service obligations. ...more
Borrowers often envision future alterations to enhance the economic value of the commercial real estate asset, when closing the initial loan. Such alterations can be in the form of capital improvements, tenant improvements,...more
The Supreme Court of Georgia issued its latest opinion on March 13, 2019 in the continuing litigation over whether former directors and officers of the now defunct Buckhead Community Bank can be held liable for financial...more
Believe it or not, guaranty contracts mean what they say. If a guarantor agrees to reimburse a lender for misappropriated security deposits, unpaid taxes, and the cost of enforcement, then – not surprisingly – courts will...more