Banking Misconduct Blog

Distressed investing is the politically correct term these days for buyers of distressed properties. There will always be property owners that find themselves in over their heads. Sometimes their problems arise from unforeseen market events and at other times, it is just from being inexperienced or...

Court Recognizes “Fiduciary in Fact”, Says Execs Must Face Suit Claiming They Violated Fiduciary Duty to REIT Investors
Whether there is a fiduciary duty is one of most hotly contested battles in lender liability cases. Often the answer to that question determines whether...

[Ed. Note - If you own a commercial property and find your loan has been transferred to a special servicer, READ THIS POST.]
The owners of a Ft. Wayne shopping center have filed suit against special servicer LNR Partners and others over a mortgage covering the property where the center is...

Back in 2006, investing in the Little Rock Regions Bank Building sounded like a great deal. That year, the real estate market nationwide was quite hot. Few knew that within two years, the bubble would burst. In September of that year, a company called NNN 400 Capitol Center and several dozen...

Rating agencies are sounding the alarm over the looming problems facing maturing CMBS loans. A large percentage of commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) financed loans were underwritten in 2006 and 2007 at the height of the real estate market. Those loans are coming due just as the...

Earlier this week, a federal judge in Manhattan gave a green light to a lawsuit filed by an investor against Bank of New York Mellon. The investor claims it lost over $1 billion because of BNY Mellon’s poor performance as trustee over several Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS)...