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McKenna Storer attorneys have expertise in a wide variety of lending issues including loan documentation, SBA loan documentation, all phases of workout, lender liability, commercial loan issues and lender representation in bankruptcy. When necessary, they are ready to litigate any issues that may arise from loan origination through loan enforcement, including collection and foreclosure.
Our attorneys work closely with our clients to understand their particular needs and challenges. They provide counseling to help develop effective cost strategies to implement each client’s objectives.
Since January 1, 2020, the Illinois Cannabis Regulation & Tax Act has legalized the production, sale, transport and consumption of recreational cannabis.[1] The Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act also legalized banking for Cannabis Related Businesses (CRB’s) in Illinois, stating that financial institutions assisting CRB’s, such as banks or credit unions, are exempt from state criminal laws.[2]
The incoming governor-elect of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker has promised to pass legislation that legalizes the sale and consumption of recreational cannabis in Illinois for adults over the age of 21.
While many lenders, especially SBA Lenders, shy away from Illinois Land Trusts, they actually have benefits for the secured and mortgage lender. Once the Lender takes an assignment of beneficial interest in a land trusts, the Lender has positioned itself to have more control over the collateral and ease of liquidation after default.
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