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All Fundamentals of Commercial Law
Financing a Business
6/5/2008
Businesses are financed in a variety of ways, each of which has advantages and disadvantages.   Bank Financing Bank financing is the most common type of financing for businesses - especially small businesses. In most instances, a lender making...(0 comments)
An Overview of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
1/28/2008
Few would question that the United States economy has shifted into a new era. The Industrial Age, characterized by huge factories and the mass production of goods, has given way to the Information Age, characterized by the dominance of the service sector...(0 comments)
Security Interest in a Deposit Account Must Be Perfected by a Control Agreement
1/28/2008
John Councellor was the president and controlling stockholder of First Metals and Plastics Technologies, Inc. He loaned the company more than $200,000 and filed a financing statement with the Indiana Secretary of State's office on December 30, 2002, covering...(0 comments)
The Basics of Security Interests
5/16/2008
As a condition to getting a loan, a business is usually required to provide assets as security or collateral. The borrower signs a security agreement giving the lender the power to foreclose on the assets if the business defaults on the loan.   ...(0 comments)
Download MS Word DocumentRevised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and Selected Real Property Finance Issues
1/28/2008
1. What's a Fixture? State Law continues to determine what is a "fixture." The only help the UCC offers is in Section 344(a), which says, in effect, that the term does not include "ordinary building materials incorporated into an improvement...(0 comments)
Download MS Word DocumentReal Estate Financing: Benefits of the UCC Insurance Policy
1/28/2008
Some of the large land-title insurance companies now offer Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC") insurance policies. UCC insurance provides indemnity insurance for the attachment, priority, and perfection of the lender's security interest (there also...(0 comments)
Download MS Word DocumentMemorandum Regarding the Uniform Version of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code and the Treatment of Investment Property under the Uniform Version of Article 9, with Addenda Regarding Federal Book-Entry Regulations and International Developments
1/28/2008
The Uniform Commercial Code (the "UCC"), a product of joint efforts by the American Law Institute ("ALI") and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws ("NCCUSL"), consists of eleven articles, the first of...(0 comments)
Download MS Word DocumentReal Estate Financing: How to Document Securitized Commercial Real Estate Mortgage Loans
1/28/2008
Ensuring uninterrupted cashflow is a key element of securitized mortgage documentation. A SECURITIZED MORTGAGE LOAN is a commercial real estate mortgage loan that is underwritten and documented to ensure that it will be marketable to investors in the...(0 comments)
Download MS Word DocumentDistribution Contracts
1/28/2008
There are many ways for a supplier to bring its products or services to market. It may sell directly through employees to the ultimate user. It may sell through commission sales agents who do not take title. It may sell to independent wholesalers or distributors....(0 comments)
U.S. Governmental Receivables
1/28/2008
A lender perfects its security interest in U.S. government receivables by compliance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). However, in order to ensure that it receives payments directly from the applicable governmental agency on such U.S....(0 comments)
Download MS Word DocumentStructural and Legal Issues in Commercial Mortgage Securitization Transactions
1/28/2008
In an asset securitization or structured finance transaction, the primary structural goal is to isolate the assets or collateral which will generate the cash flow to investors. Outside credit risks or exposure should be removed to the greatest extent possible....(0 comments)
Could you repeat that, please?
1/28/2008
Just starting out in the Commercial Law field? A basic knowledge of the terms of art is key to impressing your client or managing partner with your ability to handle Commercial Law matters competently. Read on for a quick primer!   Buyer in...(0 comments)
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3/17/2008
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