As a continuation to the article Best Practices: General Title Exceptions – Part 1, this article will continue the overview of “general title exceptions”, which typically appear in an ALTA loan…
As a follow-up to my article Best Practices: The Survey Exception, where I discussed deletion of the standard survey exception from an ALTA loan policy, this article is intended as a…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) National 7(a) Authorization Boilerplate Version 2018 (“Boilerplate”) indicates SBA lenders must obtain a lien on 100% of the interest in the Borrower’s collateral and…
What is the maximum maturity for a real estate loan with construction or renovation? How about a leasehold improvement loan? May a lender amortize an interest only period that is…
While the following article is based upon the requirements of Florida’s Fictitious Name Act (see Florida Statutes §865.09), most states have their own fictitious name acts which have similar requirements.…
SBA 7a loan proceeds may be used by a borrower to make improvements to a leased premises where it operates its business. Many times, a borrower will negotiate a tenant…