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CFO November 1, 2003 Tim Reason |
Borrowing Big Time Tighter credit and bigger deals are making asset-based loans more respectable.  |
CFO October 1, 2008 Vincent Ryan |
Now What? As banks tend to their balance sheets and seek higher returns on capital, corporate lines of credit are becoming more expensive and tougher to keep.  |
CFO November 1, 2007 Vincent Ryan |
Debt in Disguise The boundaries between receivables securitizations and loans are blurring.  |
CFO February 1, 2010 Vincent Ryan |
A Debt Deferred Revitalized capital markets and forgiving lenders helped over leveraged companies fend off bankruptcy in 2009. Is this the year the bill comes due?  |
Entrepreneur August 2004 Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
Commercial Break When banks can't give you the funds you need, look to commercial finance companies for help.  |
CFO October 1, 2006 Randy Myers |
A Change of Season Don't let a turn in the credit cycle catch you napping. What should corporate borrowers be doing? The most obvious course of action is to get while the getting is good.  |
CFO October 1, 2007 Avital Louria Hahn |
Only the Strong Shall Thrive Financially sound companies find gold in credit mayhem even as weaker players fear the game is up.  |
CFO April 1, 2006 Randy Myers |
Money for Nothing Given their sanguine outlook, it's lenders who urge CFOs and treasurers who haven't already refinanced debt this year to jump on the bandwagon before it leaves town.  |
CFO March 1, 2008 Karen M. Kroll |
Pedaling As Fast As They Can Companies will now need to work harder for credit, as banks' markedly different posture on lending money is affecting businesses of all stripes -- not just those in default.  |
CFO April 1, 2010 Vincent Ryan |
Lien on Me CFOs eager to fill financing and liquidity gaps are turning to receivables for leverage.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2005 Andrew Stewart |
7 Real Estate Finance Myths Unveiled Discover the market factors that really are influencing today's real estate transactions.  |
On Wall Street July 1, 2013 Jeff Tjornehoj |
Investors Turn to Loan Participation Funds Investors yearning for income and fearing rising interest rates are clamoring for loan participation mutual funds and ETFs.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2009 Steve Bram |
Capital Markets Conundrum Are there viable solutions to today's financing puzzle?  |
CFO March 1, 2009 Russ Banham |
The Standoff Continues As banks and companies hoard their cash, credit remains extremely tight. That's forcing CFOs to explore new (and old) options.  |
CFO Andrew Osterland |
Commercial Paper Chase If banks have to come clean about their off-balance-sheet leverage, get ready to pay more for money.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Kathleen Fitzpatrick |
Mezz Debt Is a Magnet for Borrowers and Lenders The combination of historically low interest rates and tighter underwriting standards on senior loans has made mezzanine debt highly attractive to borrowers. But with lenders tripping over each other to woo customers, returns are shrinking.  |
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 David Henry |
Treading Warily In The Junkyard High-yield bonds are a tougher sell as rates rise and economic worries grow.  |
Entrepreneur February 2006 Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
On Good Terms With short-term interest rates going up, now's the time for small businesses to trim financing costs by cutting back on adjustable-rate loans.  |
Financial Advisor June 2011 Alan Lavine |
Exotic Alternative Advisors should scrutinize the risk-return trade off of including floating-rate loans in client portfolios.  |
CFO March 1, 2012 Alix Stuart |
Capital vs. Confidence Banks say they want to lend to smaller companies, but credit remains tight. Is relief in sight?  |
Entrepreneur November 2007 Rosalind Resnick |
Find Unsecured Loans and Credit Lines How to get a bank loan without risking your personal record.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2008 Essa & Hoskote |
Fast Funding Asset-based financing provides quicker access to securing loans.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2008 Ryan Krauch |
Beyond the Obvious Secondary-market financing success requires strong fundamentals.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2003 Len Deering |
Multifamily Property Owners Benefit From Competitive Financing Soft occupancies force lenders to be more creative in competing for multifamily loans.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2011 David F. Webb |
The Lending Scene Commercial mortgage-backed securities' return brightens the picture in primary markets.  |
CFO June 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
Tripped Up More companies are violating loan covenants, but there are ways to avoid taking a hard fall.  |
BusinessWeek October 23, 2006 |
Danger--Explosive Loans Collateralized loan obligations offer loads of cheap money. But payback time may be coming.  |
CFO February 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
Out from Under Deeply discounted corporate debt may tempt companies to buy it back or exchange it, but such deals are far from easy.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2002 Stephen V. Jacquemin |
Understand Lender Criteria to Finance Manufactured-Housing Communities Manufactured-home community buyers have two main financing choices: long-term loans from institutional or conduit lenders or short-term bank loans. To obtain the appropriate financing for these investments, commercial real estate professionals should understand lender criteria for each type.  |
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Tim Knepp |
The High Yield Influence The meteoric rise of asset prices seen in 2009 was particularly evident across high yield bonds, and 2010 has witnessed another strong year for this asset class.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2003 |
Ready for the Re Lender restraint helps keep markets stable.  |
FDIC FYI September 17, 2003 Susan Burhouse |
Evaluating the Consumer Lending Revolution Consumer balance sheets have become stretched by large amounts of new consumer and mortgage debt. This rapid increase in consumer spending and borrowing raises important questions about the sustainability of current debt loads and the vulnerability of the consumer sector to economic shocks.  |
CFO June 1, 2003 Tim Reason |
Securitization: False Security? Corporate insolvencies are testing whether securitization of illiquid corporate assets (such as receivables) is a stable structure or a flimsy facade. The legal standing of such transactions is unclear.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Matt Hudgins |
Year of the Mega Loan Large loans and mushrooming CMBS issuance drove commercial real estate financing levels to an all-time high last year, but lenders say a slowing pace of transactions could temper loan volume as 2006 unfurls.  |
BusinessWeek October 29, 2009 Henry et al. |
Credit Creaks into Gear With a big boost from the feds, investors again like securities backed by assets like car loans -- but it'll take years for lending to flow freely.  |
Financial Advisor June 2010 Riva D. Atlas |
A Creditor's Feast Investors who snatched up distressed debt made big money in 2009. Some opportunities remain.  |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Paying for Quality With bonds, sometimes it pays to get the best. Investors and mutual funds that are buying lower-quality bonds may find that they would've been better off sticking with Treasuries in the long run.  |
FDIC FYI October 28, 2003 |
The Changing Paradigm in Commercial Real Estate A transcript of a roundtable discussion with commercial real estate and commercial mortgage-backed securities experts  |
Financial Advisor January 2004 Marla Brill |
Bank Loan Funds Regain The Spotlight Funds that invest in variable rate loans to below-investment-grade companies may sound like a gamble, but it's one that an increasing number of financial advisors worried about the impact of rising interest rates are willing to take.  |
OCC Bulletin April 4, 2001 |
Leveraged Financing Guidance for bankers and examiners that more fully describes supervisory expectations regarding sound practices for leveraged financing activities.  |
Inc. November 2008 Norm Brodsky |
Street Smarts: What the Financial Crisis Means for You The rules of small-business banking have changed, and that's bad news for the economy. But there are ways to cope, and there may even be a silver lining.  |
Entrepreneur March 2008 C.J. Prince |
New Money With traditional bank loans hard to come by, try these quick fixes to get your business the capital it needs.  |
CFO March 1, 2003 Ronald Fink |
What Goes Around Customer financing seemed like a smart move when times were good. Now, it's wreaking havoc on corporate balance sheets.  |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
The Real Threat to the U.S. Economy While big companies grab the headlines, small businesses need credit they can't get.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2008 James Kirkpatrick |
Financial Survival Learn how to stay afloat in the commercial real estate market as terror strikes the credit market.  |
CFO May 1, 2011 Vincent Ryan |
Revolvers Return, with Some Twists Good news for credit-seekers as banks relax, a little.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2004 Brown & Weiss |
The Money Race Borrowers benefit as lenders chase commercial property deals.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Joe Gose |
Lenders Draw Up Plays to Land Big Deals Aggressive. Innovative. Creative. Those are all fitting words to describe today's lenders as they stretch underwriting terms in ways that were unheard of just two years ago.  |
CFO March 2009 Karaian & Durfee |
A World of Trouble Europe and Asia agree: Credit is hard to come by and there is little relief in sight.  |
CFO November 1, 2008 Vincent Ryan |
Rethinking Capital To weather the credit crisis and a recession, CFOs will have to unlearn much of what they thought they knew about capital structures.  |