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Bricker Graydon LLP

Lenders Rejoice - Ohio Supreme Court Saves The Day On Guaranties

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In 2024, we alerted you to a decision out of the First Appellate District of Ohio (The Huntington National Bank v. Schneider, C-230072 (December 29, 2023)), where the Court was asked to review a grant of summary judgment in...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Guarantor Liability: Assignment of Note Doesn’t Automatically Assign Guaranty Too

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Obligations reduced to a promissory note are often accompanied by a written guaranty. The law treats the guaranty as an independent obligation. A case recently decided by California’s First District Court of Appeal —...more

Morgan Lewis

When Is a Guaranty Claim Reduced by Recovery in a Debtor’s Bankruptcy Case?

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Consider a lender that extends a term loan in the amount of $1 million to an entity debtor. The loan is guaranteed by the debtor’s owner. If both the debtor and the guarantor become subject to bankruptcy cases, it is settled...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

We Can Work It Out: Overcoming Obstacles to Real Estate Workouts

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Real estate lenders and borrowers everywhere are trying to figure out what to do with properties that are either sitting vacant or underperforming pre-pandemic expectations. In New York, a number of mezzanine foreclosures...more

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The Enforceability of Waiver of Defense Provisions in Guaranty Agreements

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It has been said that a guarantor is a fool with a pen. Even the Bible warns, "whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe." Proverbs 11:15, NIV. That...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Guarantors Are Not Protected by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Eighth Circuit Holds

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently upheld summary judgment in favor of a lender, dismissing an action by the borrowers’ spouses alleging that the lender’s requirement that the spouses sign guaranties...more

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Texas Supreme Court Confirms General Waiver of Section 51.003 in Guaranty Agreements

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On June 13, 2014, the Texas Supreme Court conclusively resolved the issue of whether a guarantor may generally waive his/her/its statutory right of offset under Section 51.003 of the Texas Property Code. In Moayedi v....more

Snell & Wilmer

Unmitigated Waivers: Guarantors Remain Liable Despite 4-Year Delay in Foreclosure Sale

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If a lender delays foreclosure allowing years of default interest to accrue such that a guarantor’s obligation increases from $6 million to $12 million, should the guarantor remain on the hook for the full $12 million? In...more

King & Spalding

U.S. Bank, Nat’l Ass’n v. Lightstone Holdings, LLC (N.Y. App. Div. Feb. 14. 2013) -- Senior Lender Gets Second Chance to Assert...

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A recent decision in the protracted litigation by lenders of Extended Stay to recover under guaranties executed by owners of Extended Stay highlights the need for clear and unambiguous drafting in intercreditor agreements....more

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