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Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Navigating Loan Default: Practical Strategies for Borrowers

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Commercial mortgage delinquency rates are on the uptick. The United States economy is shrinking according to Commerce Department measurements. Economic volatility is the new norm. As borrowers navigate economic ebbs and...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Fannie Mae Updates Multifamily Loan Documents

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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

Crunched Credit

Even If We Don’t Want To, We Should Still Talk About REMIC More 

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As regular readers of CrunchedCredit will know, I recently pitched the idea of amending our hoary old REMIC statute to allow additions of collateral after the startup date window to allow modification to performing loans (and...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Recognizing When to Engage Counsel in Commercial Lending Transactions

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Automated loan software can be effective for documenting consumer loans and some basic low-value commercial loans. However, most commercial transactions require greater attention on the front end than simple form generation....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Maryland Mortgage Loan Purchasers Face New License Requirement

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Financial institutions that purchase mortgage loans in Maryland, including securitization trusts and other secondary market purchasers, face a new requirement to obtain a state license. The Maryland Office of Financial...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Maryland Emergency Regulations

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On January 10, 2025, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation issued emergency regulations revised to clarify that “passive trusts” holding residential mortgage loans must obtain a Mortgage Lender License and if the trusts...more

Allen Matkins

What will be the big trends in commercial real estate in 2025 related to financing and capital markets?

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Real estate lending will continue to be impacted by elevated interest rates, limited borrowing capacities, and slow transaction volumes. Floating-rate debt will likely be the chosen option by borrowers. Additionally,...more

GeoDataVision

The new Community Reinvestment Act Omits Critical Types of Credit That Meet Community Needs

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Recent news stories explain the criticism of Senator Warren and Congresswoman Waters directed at banks that are litigating the 2023 CRA rule.  But perhaps their frustration should be focused on the regulators who have...more

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The new CRA: Surprises and Problems by Omission

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I have written a number of articles about the new CRA and the problems its requirements will impose on banks. But there are also problems posed by what the new Rule omits....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

NYDFS requires regulated institutions to submit plans describing preparations for LIBOR transition by Feb. 7

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The New York Department of Financial Services has sent a letter to the institutions that it regulates requiring each such institution, by February 7, 2020, to provide to DFS a description of its “plan to address its LIBOR...more

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