Today the LSTA published the revised LSTA Market Standards for Flood Insurance Processes in Syndicated Lending (“Flood Standards”). By way of background, federally-regulated lending institutions are subject to the provisions of federal laws and regulations regarding flood insurance, including the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as...
On November 8, the LSTA hosted a webinar on “Antitrust Issues in Syndicated Loan Transactions” presented by Olivier Antoine, Scott Lessne, and Dan Zelenko of Crowell & Moring. Although syndicated loan arrangements undoubtedly foster efficiencies for both borrowers and lenders and competition by increasing the overall availability of credit and by spreading risk amongst a
On Wednesday, the LSTA hosted a CLE webcast featuring William L. Kuhn IV (Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Regulatory, Disclosure and Employment Law) and Tracy Springer (Vice President and Senior Counsel for Global Banking and Commercial Banking) of HSBC on “Regulation W and its Implications for Syndicated Lending”. Regulation W, which implements Sections
