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When the Next Generation Disagrees: Trust Disputes Involving the Family Farm
When a family farm is held in trust, disagreements over authority, income and property can become litigation. Start with the documents, the parties’ rights and the operation.
Read the articleYour loan officer’s AI chat history is Exhibit A.
How a banker’s prompts can become evidence in a credit dispute, and when to involve counsel before a decision creates a second record.
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Does Your Bank Actually Have a Perfected Security Interest in Crop Insurance Indemnity Proceeds? The Answer Might Surprise You.
Crop insurance, agricultural collateral and federal preemption
Read the archived articleTop 20 Mergers and Acquisitions Due Diligence Items for Banks and Buyers
Bank acquisitions and due diligence
Read the original articleThe One Simple Mistake That Can Completely Invalidate Your Liquidation of an FSA Guaranteed Loan
FSA guaranteed loans and liquidation
Special Harvest Time Issue — Improper Offsets by Agricultural Goods and Service Providers
Agricultural collateral and offsets
Read the archived articleRegulatory Issues Caused by Rapidly Declining Commodities Prices
Commodity prices and lending risk
Read the original articleThree Actions Your Ag Bank Can Take Today to Protect Itself in a Troubled Economy
Agricultural lending and bank risk management
Read the original articleWhat Every Bank That Is Not an Ag Bank Needs to Know About the Agricultural Downturn
Agricultural credit exposure beyond farm lending
Read the original articleCould a Standard Choice of Forum Clause in an Agricultural Loan Document Subject Your Bank to a $2,500 Penalty
Agricultural loan documents and forum selection
Read the original articleAvoiding the Pitfalls of an Improperly Drafted Judgment Confession
Judgment confessions and enforcement
More writing by Matthew Bialick appears in Banking Law Today, including articles on commercial loan documentation, crop inventory carryover loans, competing creditors, collateral proceeds and agricultural workouts. The newsletter archive identifies the articles and their original publication dates.
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