Wild Times for the Community Reinvestment Act
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 1
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Williams Mullen Mezzanine Lending Video Series - Episode 5
Unlawful Debt Collection Claims - RICO Report Podcast
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Path Forward: Borrowing Base Redeterminations In A Restructuring World
THE WONDER YEARS WEBINAR
HEAVEN CAN WAIT
COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part III - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
THE WONDER YEARS WEBINAR - LOAN REGIME METHOD OF SPLIT DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE
THE WAY WE WERE
Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: Part II - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
In the face of intensifying competition from the broadly syndicated loan market, private credit lenders are leveraging their ability to provide payment-in-kind flexibility to secure deals - Private credit lenders in the US...more
As America turns inwards, investors are turning east, towards Europe. It’s a seismic shift not seen since the end of WWII. In this episode, we talk with Symon Drake-Brockman, co-founder and Managing Partner of Pemberton Asset...more
Private credit funds have ballooned across the industry to bridge the funding gap which followed the great financial crisis and the resulting regulation of traditional financial institutions. The maturing private credit...more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - There is a spectrum of potential financing structures for a private credit fund (a “Credit Fund”) to obtain liquidity, including at various levels in the fund structure, such as at the fund level or by...more
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) faces uncertainty, state attorneys general (state AGs) are poised to fill the enforcement gap in consumer financial protection. With the CFPB’s future in question, state AGs...more
La Unidad de Proyección Normativa y Estudios de Regulación Financiera (URF) de Colombia publicó para comentarios un proyecto de decreto con el fin de modificar el régimen relacionado con el valor del Activo Ponderado por...more
In Women in Private Credit: Talking Trends, we dive into the world of private credit through the lens of eminent women in the field — from professionals at the forefront of industry leadership to our own lawyers. Together, we...more
NEW YORK, October 23, 2024 – Leading international law firm Proskauer today revealed the results of its Q3 2024 Private Credit Default Index (“Default Index” or the “Index”), with an overall default rate of 1.95%. The Q3...more
When negotiating credit agreements, lenders will focus on how to maximize the prospect of their loan being repaid in full at maturity...more
One common denominator links nearly all stressed businesses: tight liquidity. After the liquidity hole is identified and sized, the discussion inevitably turns to the question of who will fund the necessary capital to extend...more
What began as an outlet for companies with riskier credit to raise debt, the private credit asset class has morphed into a viable alternative lending source for middle-market and, increasingly, large-cap companies. Private...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed an interpretive rule that would extend Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z (Reg Z) compliance requirements to many existing earned wage access (EWA) products....more
On July 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or “Bureau”) proposed an interpretive rule that states (1) EWA products fall under the definition of “credit” under the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) and...more
Although liability management transactions have been controversial, they can provide borrowers a valuable respite in tough times when used appropriately - High interest rates and circumspect capital markets have caused...more
The CFPB, Fed, and OCC have announced that they are increasing three exemption thresholds that are subject to annual inflation adjustments. Effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, these exemption thresholds are...more
With the recent wave of displacements occurring in our industry, we have been fielding a higher level of calls from clients looking for a “cheat sheet” that they can pass along to their new credit officers who have varying...more
On January 23, the Colorado attorney general announced that it sent a study examining the availability of consumer lending in the state to the Colorado General Assembly....more
As remarkable as the year has been for banks, 2022 will be remembered in part for the continued ascent of private credit. The scale and significance of these non-bank lenders became clear this summer when private credit funds...more
Chopra Sworn in as CFPB Director On October 12, 2021, Rohit Chopra was sworn in as the CFPB Director. Acting Director David Uejio will leave his post but will remain at the CFPB as he awaits his likely confirmation to a fair...more
The following is not a white paper or an invitation to participate in a webinar. It is offered as a useful checklist for businesses to evaluate potential additional credit needs and to understand problems that could arise...more
What should a borrower be doing about its credit facility as a result of shut-downs and loss of revenues from the COVID-19 disruptions? The borrower’s primary concern is to ensure sufficient liquidity, particularly if the...more
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act offers servicemembers financial protections, including the ability to have interest rates reduced to 6%, when a servicemember is called to active duty after entering into a credit...more
Con il decreto legge n. 34 del 30 aprile 2019 recante misure urgenti per la crescita economica (il "Decreto Crescita"), pubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 100 del 30 aprile 2019 ed in vigore dal 1° maggio 2019, sono state...more
There’s a new “A” in UDAAP. The CFPB enforcement action has released new regulations for fillings under UDAAP. Adam Maarec, Laurie Lucas (associate professor of legal studies and William S. Spears Chair in Business...more
Effective December 24, 2015, all securitizations of residential mortgage loans (RMBS), both public and private, will be subject to the Credit Risk Retention Rule (the “Rule”).[1] The Rule was promulgated on December 24, 2014,...more