Overview

At a time when the commercial lending environment is especially unpredictable and anxiety-inducing, it’s more important than ever that you know how to document transactions in ways that secure lenders’ interests, minimize their risks, and protect them from liability. 

The sixth edition of Hillman on Commercial Loan Documentation offers the practical guidance that enables you to do just that. With the aid of time-saving sample forms and sample drafting language, you’ll craft more quickly and confidently the full range of relevant documents, including loan agreements, security agreements, financing statements, pledges, guaranties, and opinion letters, helping you to:

  • Create loan closing checklists that ensure every key transactional step is taken
  • Conduct effective due diligence when trying to ascertain the borrower’s identity, capacity, and authority
  • Draft waiver clauses in loan agreements to minimize lender liabilities
  • Maximize the value of special forms of collateral, such as commercial aircraft and intellectual property, by securing them properly
  • Minimize problems specific to using real estate as collateral and when dealing with debtors’ post-closing name or location changes
  • Use intercreditor agreements to resolve conflicts with other creditors
  • Obtain adequate hazard insurance that recognizes and protects lenders
  • Draft financing orders that allow lenders to capitalize on debtor-inpossession financing
  • Examine rules proposed to deal with “digital assets” and emerging technologies 

With the help of Hillman, you’ll use loan closing checklists that ensure every key step is taken to get solid deals done and draft agreements that protect lenders from environmental risks, resolve conflicts with creditors, and allow lenders to capitalize on lucrative financing opportunities.

Publication Date: November 2013
Last Updated: May 2023
ISBN: 9781402420689
Page Count: 1,190 pages
Number of Volumes: 1
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