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The Ohio Supreme Court overturned the First Appellate District’s ruling in Huntington National Bank v. Schneider (Case No. 2024-0208), clarifying when banks must disclose material information to loan guarantors. In a case...more
Borrowers and lenders must both be aware of the risks relating to uncertainty regarding make-whole premiums in bankruptcy. The enforceability of “make-whole” premiums in bankruptcy has become a hotly contested issue in...more
On May 23, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that in determining whether a commercial loan is usurious under Texas state law, the “actuarial method” must be employed. This requires the applicable amount of...more
On May 23, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled that the maximum permissible interest on a loan must be calculated using the declining principal balance rather than the initial total principal amount. This decision was in...more
The California Financing Law provides that “[n]o person shall engage in the business of a finance lender or broker without obtaining a license from the commissioner.” Cal. Fin. Code § 22100(a). The CFL further provides...more
The commercial real estate industry is facing an impending tsunami of $2 trillion in debt maturities, with an estimated $929 billion coming due this year. If you will be caught in this net because the loan secured by your CRE...more
The fact that commercial transactions can very easily become complex is not a novel statement. When financial institutions lend money to commercial entities, the basic documentation required to evidence the loan, promise to...more
The financing of hotels and resorts requires balancing the borrower’s need for flexibility to successfully operate the hotel against the lender’s desire to prevent cash leakage should conditions related to the borrower’s...more
A recent U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware opinion, In re TPC Grp. Inc., provided another instance of an uptiering transaction withstanding legal scrutiny and provides further support for the view that courts...more
While some commercial real estate loans are fully funded at loan closing, others are funded in whole or in part through future advances. Some loans provide for future advances to fund tenant improvement work and leasing...more
Many commercial real estate loans are “non-recourse,” which means in general terms that foreclosing on the real estate securing the loan is the lender’s sole remedy for a borrower’s failure to repay the loan. The lender is...more
The word "looming" seems to have become very popular during the past several years within the context of describing potential commercial credit maturities and defaults and, more recently, a potential recession. "Looming" may...more
• In the legal battle of competing maritime lien claims against vessels whose charterers contracted with O.W. Bunker & Trading A/S or its affiliates in October-November 2014, an important decision was issued this week by the...more
Term sheets and commitment letters are documents frequently used by lenders to outline the terms of a potential financing. However, these two documents differ with respect to what is required of, and whether the terms are...more