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How Lenders Can Avoid Losing Their Collateral by Paying Off the Borrower’s Property Tax Obligations

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This may be troublesome for lenders because the property may then be sold for taxes, which will eliminate the lender’s mortgage lien. This may leave some lenders wondering how it can protect their mortgage interests, if the borrower is delinquent in paying its property taxes. How Do Property Taxes Result in Loss of Collateral?

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What are the Conditions Precedent (if any) to Perfecting a Claim to an Assignment of a Life Insurance Policy as Security Collateral for a Loan?

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When lenders take life insurance policies as collateral for loans, they need to be aware of what needs to occur to place a claim in the event their borrower dies. Therefore, it is critical for lenders to confirm that no prior assignment exists on life insurance collateral prior to taking the collateral on as security for a loan.

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How Can a Secured Creditor Repossess Collateral Without Breaching the Peace?

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When a borrower applies for a loan, most lenders require the borrower to pledge an asset as security for the repayment of the loan, i.e. collateral. In the event the borrower defaults, usually by failing to make loan payments, a secured creditor has a right to take possession of the collateral. 679.609, Fla. 2d 1020, 1024 (Fla.

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Post-Default Environmental Risk Management for SBA Lenders

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If a borrower defaults on a SBA loan, the lender or CDC must assess the environmental risk of contamination before conducting any liquidation action that could result in a loss, or otherwise increase the risk of loss, due to the actual or alleged presence of contamination. What Are Environmental Risks? SOP 50 10 5(E), Appendix 2.

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How SBA Lenders Ensure Expense Recovery in Loan Liquidation and Litigation

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Lenders should be cognizant about what expenses are classified by the SBA as recoverable or non-recoverable. Recoverable Expenses” are defined as SBA approved, necessary, reasonable, and customary costs incurred to collect and enforce the terms of the Loan Documents, or to preserve or dispose of collateral. See SOP 50 51 3.

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What Responsibility and Authority do SBA Lenders Have in Servicing and Liquidating Loans?

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Lenders are responsible for servicing and liquidating all of the 7(a) loans in their portfolio. CDC’s are responsible for servicing 504 loans in their portfolio, but they will only be responsible for liquidating the loan based on its designation. Servicing and Liquidation Take-Over by SBA. Performance Standards.

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Lenders Beware: Be Sure to Foreclose Subordinate Liens and Encumbrances

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Lenders must pay particular attention to subordinate liens and encumbrances prior to initiating any foreclosure action. Lenders can discover whether subordinate liens and encumbrances exist on a property by performing a title examination prior to initiating foreclosure. Subordinate Liens. York, 903 So. 2d 981, 983 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

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