Banking

Wiener, Weiss, & Madison represents lenders and borrowers in a variety of commercial lending transactions. Our lawyers have experience in negotiating and drafting loan agreements and collateral documentation in secured loan transactions, including equipment, inventory, accounts receivable and other UCC secured transactions; real estate acquisition, construction and permanent loans; oil and gas financing; and loans to finance business asset acquisitions.The firm also has experience in the restructuring and “workout” of loans in default. We routinely handle loan collections and foreclosures, and have several lawyers with extensive practices representing creditors in federal bankruptcy proceedings.Our banking lawyers regularly act as Louisiana counsel to out-of-state lenders and borrowers, rendering advice and legal opinions on Louisiana’s unique collateral documentation laws and requirements.

Our lawyers examine real estate titles, and the firm employs a full-time experienced abstractor who prepares abstracts of title to real estate throughout Northwest Louisiana. Our firm’s title insurance company, TitleSite, L.C., acts as agent for several national title insurance underwriters, and issues title insurance commitments and policies to borrowers and lenders.

Our experience includes:

• Commercial Loan Documentation and Closing
• UCC Security Interests
• Real Estate Mortgage Lending
• Construction Loans
• Oil and Gas Lending
• Title Insurance
• Collections and Foreclosure
• Bankruptcy
• Workouts