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Canadian Capital Is Looking South: What It Means for Private Lenders
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As catastrophic wildfires continue to reshape landscapes across the western United States, private lenders face mounting questions about how fire damage affects their loan portfolios. ...
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Private lenders operating across multiple states face a complex patchwork of licensing requirements, usury limitations, broker regulations, and compliance obligations that vary significantly by jurisdiction. ...
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Introduction When securing real estate loans, lenders utilize one of two primary legal instruments: deeds of trust or mortgages. While both serve the fundamental purpose ...
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When SB 1079 took effect on January 1, 2021, it rewrote the rules for foreclosing on one-to-four-unit residential property in California. The trustee’s sale, which ...
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⚠️ REQUIRES HUMAN REVIEW BEFORE PUBLICATION ⚠️ Introduction On August 31, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 3088 (AB 3088), formally ...
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Determining whether a loan qualifies as a business purpose transaction or falls under consumer lending regulations is one of the most consequential compliance decisions a ...
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Private lenders frequently encounter a strategic crossroads once they have originated a mortgage loan: hold the entire note on their own balance sheet, or distribute ...
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When modifying loans where junior liens exist on the collateral property, senior lenders must carefully evaluate how the modification affects their lien priority. Well-intentioned modifications ...
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When a borrower stops paying, private lenders face a series of consequential decisions. The instinct to pursue immediate foreclosure is understandable, but experienced lenders know ...
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The Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program created under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act remains one of the most consequential tax incentive structures available to ...
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The security instrument you use to collateralize a real estate loan fundamentally shapes your rights and remedies as a lender. While borrowers and even some ...
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California’s Senate Bill 1079, codified as Civil Code Section 2924m, fundamentally transformed non-judicial foreclosures on residential properties containing 1-4 units. While the legislation aimed to ...