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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

U.S. Banks Quarterly Survey - April 2025

LEVEL-SETTING - The banking industry finds itself in the early stages of a transformation. Existing balance sheets have been shaped by more than a decade of low interest rates that fueled asset appreciation, muted...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Trends in a “Pray and Delay” Economy

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2023 and the start of 2024 presented challenging economic conditions to the market, with debt costs at a historic high.  Following a series of increases over the last two years, the Federal Reserve’s federal funds rate is...more

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal...

What Are the Legal Consequences of Defaulting on a Bank Loan in the UAE?

Introduction In the UAE, defaulting on a bank loan is regulated by two important laws: Federal Decree-Law No. 42/2022 on Civil Procedure Law and Federal Decree-Law No. 50/2022 on Commercial Transactions, specifically Bank...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Is Pricing All That Matters When Borrowing?

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For many borrowers, pricing is the most significant factor when deciding on a lender. If you are borrowing from a mid-market lender (MML), it is more than likely that the deal will be papered on that MML's standard form...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Cyber Threats, Creativity, and Growth: Recapping the 2022 Annual Factoring Conference

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Last month, I attended the 28th Annual Factoring Conference presented by the International Factoring Association (IFA) in Boston.  This is the world's largest conference of its kind, dedicated solely to banks, lenders,...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 6.21.2021 | Top Story: Credit Suisse Turns Off Cash Spigot for SoftBank and Masa Son

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Stung recently by the collapse of Greensill Capital and Archegos Capital Mgmt (the latter alone which cost it more than $5.5 billion), Credit Suisse recently “dissolved a longstanding personal lending relationship” with Masa...more

A&O Shearman

European Banking Authority Proposes Guidelines on Loan Origination and Monitoring

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The European Banking Authority has launched a consultation on draft Guidelines on loan origination and monitoring. The consultation stems from the European Council's Action Plan on tackling non-performing loans in Europe. The...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

EBA Consults on its Benchmark Rate Under the MCD

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The Mortgage Credit Directive (2014/17/EU) (MCD) requires that creditors create two illustrative examples for variable rate mortgages on the basis of a benchmark rate specified by the EBA. Consequently, the EBA has developed...more

BakerHostetler

CFPB Expands “Small Creditor” and “Rural Area” Definitions for Qualified Mortgages

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On September 21, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) released final and revised versions of mortgage rules regarding small creditors. These changes should ease lenders’ ability to originate qualified mortgages...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Can You be Regulated by the CFPB?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, was created to enforce various consumer finance laws like the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Home Mortgage...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOD Proposes Significant Expansion of Military Lending Act Protections

On September 29, 2014, the Department of Defense (DOD) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to amend its regulation implementing the Military Lending Act (MLA), 32 C.F.R. Part 232, to significantly expand the...more

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