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Banking and Financial Services Law
Carson
Messinger has represented more than one hundred banks and
commercial lenders based in Arizona and other states in a wide
assortment of sophisticated secured and unsecured lending
transactions and related litigation.
G.
Wayne McKellips, Jr.
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Carol M. Baron •
William A. Clarke
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Paul B. Kertman •
James A. Burns
Litigation
attorneys for this practice area can be found on the
Litigation
page. Many of the nation's
largest banks and financial institutions have benefited
from our tradition for finding innovative legal solutions
to the special problems facing lenders in the current
environment. In addition, we have the capability to
mobilize teams of lawyers and support staff for
large-scale transactions and for projects that require
rapid response.
Expertise.
Carson Messinger attorneys have represented lenders in matters
involving:
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loan origination and commitment
letters;
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loan
documentation and security instruments, including
acquisition, construction, and development loans, equipment
loans, inventory and receivable loans and residential loans;
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loan
restructuring and modification; workouts;
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refinancing;
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lien
foreclosure;
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litigation; and
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debt collection
proceedings.
Clients.
We have assisted in the formation of local banks in Phoenix
and elsewhere in Arizona, including the former United Bank of
Arizona, for which we served as outside counsel from its
inception until its sale to Citibank. We serve a number of
national and local banks that have Arizona operations, and we
act as local counsel to a number of out-of-state lenders.
Representative Banking and Lending Clients: Alliance Bank of
Arizona; Business Loan Center, LLC; CIT Lending Services
Corporation; CIT Small Business Lending Corporation; Flagstar
Bank; National Bank of Arizona; Stearns Bank Arizona, N.A.;
Sterling Savings Bank; Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association
of America
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