The Impact of Structured Finance on the Ghanaian…

A Company can issue bonds to investors secured on the future profits expected to arise from part of its existing life business. When a pool of financial assets (such as car finance, home or commercial mortgages, corporate loans,royalties, leases, non-performing receivables, and contractually pledged operating revenues) are structured and transferred to a ‘special purpose vehicle … Read more

What Is the Difference Between Reinstatement Vs Modification of a Home Loan or Mortgage?

If your mortgage lender sent you a letter demanding that you pay all of your payments, plus all late fees, penalties and legal fees to get current, the process they are working with is This is called reinstatement of your loan. Your lender views the outstanding amount as a default on the terms of your … Read more

Refinancing with a Flexible Home Equity Loan – Turn Your Mortgage Constraints into Money Savings

If you feel too constrained by your current home equity loan payment plan, it’s time to reconsider your chances. Let’s take a look at four ways your current home equity loan is holding you back: 1) You have a down payment. All you need to do is pay the amount due based on your existing … Read more

Credit Tenant Lease (CTL) Finance Can Be Used for…

Credit Tenant Lease (CTL) financing is a very capital efficient solution for the acquisition and refinancing of single tenant, real estate that is Net Lease (NNN, NN or Bondable) to an investment grade tenant. Because CTL bankers do not impose loan-to-value (100% LTV) restrictions, CTL offers the highest loan balances in the commercial real estate … Read more

Commercial Loan Retainer Fees

Retainer fees are “standard business practice” for some (but not all) commercial loan situations. It makes sense that a commercial borrower would not pay such a fee, so it is important for a commercial borrower to understand when it is more likely to be required. In fact, in many business loan scenarios, a business loan … Read more

FASB Proposed Lease Accounting Changes – Impacts on…

Introduction: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued its “Exposure Draft” on August 17, 2010, which requires companies to record nearly all leases on their balance sheets as “right to use” assets, and A “future lease payment liability”. What does this mean for your business in layman’s terms? This proposal summarily eliminates operating leases; All … Read more

Best Buy – Used Car

One of the best ways to buy a used car is to narrow down your list of automotive candidates to a few promising models. The best way to buy a car is to decide whether: what kind of car do you want? What option do you want? if color matters if it will be new … Read more