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Restoring Disciplined Appraisals and Oversight: Why the Need for Diligence is Essential to Minimizing Risk

Over the past year, the competitive environment in the asset-based lending industry has reached a fever pitch. Competition for a limited number of deals has forced lenders to offer diminished rates to keep clients. In order to offer lower-cost deals, some lenders have decreased the frequency of regular appraisals, often to their own detriment in the long term.

New OCC ABL Handbook Lending: Guidance to Bankers, Examiners

Inez Markovich gives readers an overview on the OCC’s recently issued handbook on asset-based lending. She notes that financial institutions pursuing ABL transactions need to keep abreast of the current examination principles and, if necessary, strengthen internal procedures designed to improve the risk management of their ABL portfolios.

The Professional Field Examiner — The Unsung Hero in Commercial Finance

Rosenberg and Fecci Consulting’s Steven M. Rosenberg spoke with Joe Amorin, a seasoned field examination manager who retired from his post at JPMorgan Chase in 2011, to gain insight into the field exam profession, how it benefits lenders and borrowers, and how it has evolved for the better over the years.

July 14, 2014 Field Examiners | Joe Amorin ABF Journal

Villanova 2014: Judges, Lenders, Attorneys, Consultants Combine for Best Program Yet

Howard Brod Brownstein provides commentary on this year’s Seventh Annual Education & Networking Conference where bankruptcy court judges, asset-based lenders and attorneys shared their views on restructuring alternatives, lending in today’s environment and recent bankruptcy cases. This was the largest Villanova conference to date with a sell-out crowd of active participants.

May 29, 2014 Seventh Annual Education & Networking Conference ABF Journal

KPMG Survey: Capital-Chasing & Creative Financing Options

According to a recent KPMG LLP survey, banks may be lending less, but alternative entities are lending more. These alternative sources of capital include hedge funds, business development companies, credit opportunity funds and the resurgence of collateralized loan obligations.

May 29, 2014 Capital-Chasing | Creative Financing Options | KPMG ABF Journal

Partnering for Growth: Siena Lending Brings ABL to Community Banks

Siena Lending Group employs a dual-prong model combining a traditional ABL balance sheet business with a customized servicing platform tailored for community banks. This enables a company that is seeking a financial solution to tap into the broader community banking universe along Siena, which has resulted in origination growth for both the bank and Siena.

May 29, 2014 Siena Lending | Syndicate Partner Program ABF Journal

Crystal Financial… Leveraging a ‘Compelling Opportunity’ with Solar Capital Ltd.

The ABF Journal recently invited Ward Mooney, chief executive officer of Crystal Financial, to engage in a Q&A to provide our readers with some additional background into his one-year relationship with Solar Capital Ltd., while gaining insights into the current environment, the asset-based capital markets and what’s in store for 2014.

May 29, 2014 Crystal Financial | Solar Capital ABF Journal

Staying Customer-Focused… Service a Top Priority at Investors Bank’s New ABL Unit

Investors Bank jumped into asset-based lending late last year as part of a strategy to diversify its lending products. The group’s new executive team provides insights into how they intend to keep the customer at the center of the process by offering complete depository services plus robust ABL products, encompassing revolvers, term loans and equipment finance.

May 29, 2014 David Viggiano | Investors Bank | Joseph DeVito | Kevin Cummings ABF Journal

FinalCut: Brookstone Files for Chapter 11

ABF Journal illustrator Jerry Gonzalez provides his take on recent retail trends whereby e-commerce is the preferred shopping medium over brick-and-mortar stores, resulting in retail shop closures and bankruptcy filings (i.e., Brookstone’s Chapter 11).

May 29, 2014 Brookstone ABF Journal

Considerable Confusion: Syndication Loan Market Sideswiped by Regulation

Rules and regulations concerning both leveraged loans and collateralized loans continue to be a source of confusion for many. The author dissects the roles of Leveraged Lending Guidance, the Volcker Rule and the Risk Retention in the U.S. syndicated loan market, and provides insights into what each may portend for the future of the market.

May 29, 2014 Leveraged Lending Guidance | Risk Retention | Syndication Loan Market | Volcker rule ABF Journal

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