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The Banking and Finance Section provides a full range
of legal services to national, state-chartered and local
financial institutions in California,
Hawaii, Guam
and Saipan. The Section does
substantial work for foreign financial institutions.
Section attorneys have expertise in regulatory matters
for banks, savings associations, financial services
loan companies, credit unions and other financial institutions.
Our Washington D.C. office monitors developments and
obtains the most current interpretations and advice
concerning federal legislation and regulations.
With extensive experience and long-established
working relationships with regulators at both the federal
level and in our practice jurisdictions, our attorneys
provide cost-effective representation for our clients.
Some of the areas where we provide assistance include
the following:
Regulatory Compliance
- Federal, state and local examination
and regulatory compliance
- Cyberbanking issues, including consumer
privacy
- Compliance with Truth in Lending, Truth
in Savings, Fair Credit Reporting, Equal Credit
- Opportunity Act, Electronic Fund Transfers
Act, Community Reinvestment Act, and the
- Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
- Consumer credit documents
- Licensing issues
- RESPA reviews and audits
- Advice on new product offerings
Commercial Credit
- Loan negotiation and documentation
- Advice on multi-state or foreign collateral
- Third-party legal opinions for out-of-state
transactions
- Debt restructuring
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan loans
Lender Liability
- Compliance reviews
- Fair lending issues
- Represent lenders in lender liability
claims
Workouts and Bankruptcy
- Represent financial institutions whose
debtors are in bankruptcy proceedings
- Complex loan workouts
- Enforcement of promissory notes, collections,
foreclosures
Mexican Banking and Finance Laws
- Initiating or expanding operations
in Mexico
- Developing new financing and investment
vehicles
- Syndicated bridge financings of acquisitions
- Loan insurance from the Export-Import
Bank of the United States
- Cross-border lease transactions.
- Toll Highways and other infrastructure
financings
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