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Commercial Real Estate And Dodd-Frank Risk Retention Rules

The Dodd-Frank statute also led to the adoption of Regulation 15G of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.A. § 78o-11), which requires the sponsor in a CMBS securitization to retain a 5% stake in the credit risk of the underlying commercial real estate asset. The purported purpose of the regulations is to […]

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New Consulting Work. CMBS And HVCRE Rules

We are consulting with an investment management firm on potential changes in commercial real estate. Our client has asked for an overview of  how the Trump presidency might affect the CMBS risk retention rules and High Volatility Commercial Real Estate(“HVCRE”) rules.  The scope of our review also includes an analysis on GSE’s and possible effects […]

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