February 2013

EPA PCB Reinterpretation Will Help Facilitate Brownfield Development

This post is the first installment of a new series discussing common mistakes and best practices for brownfield development. In this piece, we discuss PCBs in building materials. The unexpected presence of PCBs in building materials is a common source of cost overruns in brownfield redevelopment projects are costs and delays. Recently, EPA announced a […]

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New SBA SOP 50 57 May Establish Best Environmental Practices for Foreclosures

SBA has issued a new Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) 50 57 “7(a) Loan Servicing and Liquidation “  that consolidates SBA procedures for administration of 7(a) Loans that are in “regular servicing” and “liquidation” status. The new SOP becomes effective on March 1st. Back in June 2012, SBA had revised its SOP In June 2012, SBA

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Bank Agrees To Reimburse EPA for Post-Foreclosure Removal Action Costs

We have frequently written on the heightened risks that lenders face when foreclosing or taking control of the property of defaulted borrowers. See Ohio Bank to Reimburse EPA. Despite several high-profile enforcement cases such as the HSBC case in New York that illustrate the potential exposure that lenders face when they take control over a borrower’s

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