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Understanding the Impact of MOICs on MFN Provisions in Private Credit Transactions

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The Most Favored Nation (MFN) provision in a loan agreement is a lender protection mechanism that is typically seen in credit facilities permitting an uncommitted incremental facility. The MFN provision, a term originating...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Fannie Mae Updates Multifamily Loan Documents

Fannie Mae recently announced updates to its Multifamily Loan Documents with Lender Letter (25-04). Since that time, Fannie Mae released a revised Lender Letter (25-04R) that changed the mandatory date for use of the loan...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

High Court of England and Wales Decision Clarifies “Lender Discretion”

Borrowers and lenders negotiating commercial loan agreements should use precise contractual language to avoid having terms implied into their agreements. In MacDonald Hotels Limited & Anr v Bank of Scotland Plc [2025] EWHC 32...more

Mayer Brown

Subscription Credit Facilities: The Importance of an Investor’s Agreement to Fund Without “Setoff, Counterclaim or Defense”

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Subscription credit facilities rely on the obligations of investors to a private investment fund (“Fund”) to contribute their capital commitments to the Fund when called. From a subscription credit...more

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Execution of Legal Assignments under Section 136 of the Law of Property Act 1925

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Legal assignments under section 136 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925) are used in many financing transactions, including secured lending transactions and transactions involving receivables purchase arrangements, and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

California Court of Appeal Ruling Limits Application of Default Interest

The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that California law treats default interest measured against the unpaid principal balance of a loan as an unenforceable penalty. In Honchariw v. FJM Private Mortgage Fund, LLC...more

Carlton Fields

Third Circuit Upholds Pennsylvania Federal Court’s Finding That an Arbitration Agreement Is Unenforceable Where It Limits...

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In Williams v. Medley Opportunity Fund II, LP, plaintiffs Christine Williams and Michael Stermel obtained payday loans from American Web Loan, Inc. (AWL), an online entity owned by the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians. The...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Meeting the Challenges Covid-19 Poses for Trade Finance Transactions: Key Issues to Consider When Making Amendments and Waivers

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This article is the second in a series looking at how to address some of the issues affecting trade finance documentation and transactions in the current climate. The first article in this series analysed some of the...more

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Third Circuit Concludes Arbitration Agreement Is Unenforceable Under the Prospective Waiver Doctrine

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to enforce an arbitration agreement because it impermissibly limited claims to those available under tribal law at the expense of federal statutory claims. The court also...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

COVID-19 Client Primer | Considerations for Commercial Borrowers in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Considerations for Commercial Borrowers in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic - As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on current and projected financial performance for many businesses, commercial borrowers are...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Navigating CRE Loan Covenants in the Era of COVID-19

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You’ve made it to the end of the quarter, and now it’s time to prepare your quarterly financial statements and send them off to your lender. Until recently, you may not have paid close attention to certain provisions in the...more

A&O Shearman

Liquidity, MAC and Cessation of Business in English Law Loan Financings

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the responses adopted by governments around the world to mitigate its human cost will have a considerable impact on economic activity. We are seeing the forced closures of businesses and restrictions...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

L'Efficacia della clausola floor nei contratti di finanziamento

“Nel contratto di mutuo non è giuridicamente configurabile un tasso di interesse negativo che incida sul capitale mutuato. Conseguentemente, quando il tasso d’interesse sia stato pattuito in misura variabile, esso non può...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Small business borrowers bring lawsuit alleging lender engaged in “rent-a-charter” scheme to make usurious loans

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A group of small businesses and their individual owners have filed a putative class action lawsuit in a New York federal district court against online lender Kabbage, Inc. that alleges Kabbage engaged in a “rent-a-charter”...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Loan Market Shows Signs of Rebound Following Volatile End of Year

After the 2018 fourth quarter roller coaster ride, when borrowers were essentially shut out of the leveraged loan market, the start to the new year has been tentative. Despite improved market conditions, leveraged loan volume...more

Holland & Knight LLP

West Coast Real Estate Update: February 2017 #2

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Jury Trial Waiver Undone by a Fundamental California Policy - It is common for commercial contracts to contain a choice of law provision. Some commercial contracts may even contain a clause that waives the right to seek...more

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