Podcast: Credit Funds: The Benefits, Challenges and Applications of Treaty Fund Structures When Investing in Credit
The recent conflict in Ukraine is affecting the entire global economy and causing severe consequences for many Italian companies. To address the current scenario, the Italian legislators introduced: (i) a specific first...more
The coronavirus hit the auto sales, finance, and lease business suddenly and hard. Companies in those areas were not alone - the entire U.S. economy is wrestling with the virus's effects. Every area of commerce, it seems,...more
Motor vehicle financing can be full of compliance minefields. Defaults and repossessions provide more than their fair share of potential mines. However, there are some steps you can take to try to avoid some key issues that...more
Until December 2017, the auto industry operated under the understanding that the federal Military Lending Act's (MLA) exclusion from coverage for credit transactions "expressly intended to finance the purchase of a motor...more
AB 539 was cleared by the California Senate’s Banking Committee on June 26. The bill would change several aspects of the California Financing Law (CFL), including by setting new interest rate caps, imposing new rules...more
The New York Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against a group of commonly owned and managed companies headquartered in New York that include companies operating retail jewelry stores in numerous states under the name...more
A federal court in Minnesota determined that three of Plaintiffs’ claims were not subject to the applicable arbitration clause: (1) state-law usury claims; (2) state and federal financial disclosure claims; and (3) state-law...more
Corporate borrowers and issuers typically access the credit markets only for need or opportunity, so may not actively monitor loan market conditions. As a leading firm with a nationally ranked practice representing borrowers...more
The Obama administration announced on Tuesday a plan to grant greater access to solar energy production for all Americans, in particular low- and middle- income communities. The White House announced that the Department...more
Introduction - Adjusting to the “new reality”, many companies have focused on all aspects of their balance sheets to improve performance for stakeholders. Companies have realized that material extensions of credit...more