Williams Mullen Mezzanine Lending Video Series - Episode 4
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 146: Listen and Learn -- Mortgages and Priority
Mezzanine Lending Video Series (Episode 2)
Mezzanine Lending Video Series (Episode 1)
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - Credit Reporting: Truth be Told
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: The XYZ’s of the PPP
Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
Applying for PPP Loan Before March 31st Deadline
Paycheck Protection Program – Common Questions and Updated Guidance
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part Three
Advancing Agriculture: Security Interests and Article 9 Challenges (Part 1)
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part Two
When Is Form 1099-C Required of Lenders? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 16]
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part One
Employment Law Now IV-85- Updates on the PPP Loan Process and Loan Forgiveness
What Does UCRERA Mean For Creditors? [More with McGlinchey Ep. 13]
Law Brief: Elishama Rudolph and Rich Schoenstein Talk PPP Loan Forgiveness
Path Forward: Borrowing Base Redeterminations In A Restructuring World
Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: Part IV - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
Legislation reintroduced by US Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) has the potential to significantly expand the use of tax-exempt municipal bonds while creating a new “direct pay” bond. The Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT)...more
In 1980, Congress passed Public Law 96-221, called the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (“DIDMCA”), which, in part, allowed federally insured state banks, state credit unions, and state savings...more
On February 12, ten Rhode Island senators introduced S 2275, a bill proposing to opt Rhode Island out of §§ 521-523 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (DIDMCA). On February 13, HF 3680 was...more
On January 9, a group of five bi-partisan South Carolina Senators introduced Bill 910, which would, among other things, require persons (non-bank lenders) providing “consumer installment loans” or “deferred presentment loans”...more
Summary - As a result of the shift from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Finance Rate (SOFR), borrowers who use interest rate swaps or options to manage interest rate risk may be asked to pay extra to maintain a hedge under...more
Last month, California Senator Steve Glazer introduced a bill that could fundamentally change commercial finance brokering in the state. Senate bill 869 would expand the licensing requirement for brokers of commercial loans...more
New York State lawmakers have reintroduced proposals to impose a tax on the creation of mezzanine debt and preferred equity. Both the New York Senate and Assembly have put forward similar bills that would require both...more
Earlier this month, the New York State Senate (S318) and Assembly (A407) reintroduced proposed legislation seeking to extend the New York State mortgage recording tax to mezzanine debt and preferred equity financings. This...more
While US dollar (USD) LIBOR has all but vanished from new-issue loans in 2022, the vast majority of the US loan market is comprised of legacy transactions that remain tied to the retiring rate. For every US institutional loan...more
Regulation U, 12 CFR § 221.1 – 221.125, imposes certain requirements for lenders, other than securities brokers and dealers, who extend credit secured by margin stock. Regulation U defines "purpose credit" as "any credit for...more
Texas’s status as one of the nation’s most “business-friendly” states remains under threat as policymakers grapple with the fallout of a polarizing presidency and shifting demographics. There is no better example than the...more
On January 22, 2021, several New York State Assembly Members reintroduced legislation (Bill No. A03139) that seeks to amend New York’s Real Property Law and Tax Law, New York’s Tax Law and New York’s Uniform Commercial Code...more
Given the increase in virtual working environments due to COVID-19, many lenders are exploring electronic notarization, remote online notarization (RON), and even electronic signatures. While the pandemic may have spurred...more
On August 4, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released new FAQs related to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness. The FAQs provide interpretive guidance regarding PPP loan forgiveness applications,...more
While the deadline to apply for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan has passed, an August 8th extension is en route to President Trump for his signature. Since the program's implementation in April, the Small Business...more
The U.S. House of Representatives, on May 28, 2020, passed with bipartisan support H.R. 6886, referred to as the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020. If passed by the U.S. Senate and signed into law, H.R. 6866...more
As I previously reported, the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) was touted as providing emergency assistance (i.e., a lifeline) to restaurants and other businesses ordered to shut their doors (e.g., dental offices, bars,...more
Welcome to our first formal edition of All Consuming - our e-newsletter devoted to financial litigation insights. Our goal is to bring you the most up-to-date information that allows you to be proactive in your business.... ...more
Three more bills dealing with credit reporting were passed on Tuesday by the House Financial Services Committee. Like the four bills passed by the Committee last week, none of the bills passed yesterday received any...more
Eric D. Lemont wrote the article, "Congress Introduces Bill to Clarify HVCRE Loans," which discusses proposed amendments to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Specifically, Mr. Lemont describes how the proposed legislation...more