Baker Donelson represents a large number of regional and community banks and their related businesses in connection with various activities, including organization, mergers, acquisitions, branching, regulatory and governmental compliance, legislation, administration, business diversification, investment and merchant banking and trust department matters. The Firm has represented a number of banks, bank officers and directors in a wide variety of bank closings, failures, reorganizations and FDIC litigation. In 1999, a member of the Firm co-authored a book entitled Starting De Novo Banks (1999, Alex Information, LP).
The Firm regularly represents the interests of financial institution clients before various local, state and federal administrative and regulatory agencies, and maintains a legislative practice that monitors and interacts with the legislative branches of local, state and federal government in a wide variety of circumstances.
Representative Matters
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Represented a publicly held national bank client in acquisitions and divestitures of a dozen mortgage companies involving more than $300 million in aggregate consideration.
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Consolidated several large mortgage companies acquired by a publicly held national bank client, which included tax and structuring advice and total responsibility for all corporate, state licensing and agency and private investor approval aspects of the transaction, resulting in the formation of a nationally recognized mortgage company that is consistently ranked in the top 20 mortgage originators and servicers by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America.
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Ongoing representation of numerous mortgage bankers in the formation of RESPA compliant Affiliated Business Arrangements.
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Represented a national bank in the $41 million sale of its corporate trust department, including successful obtainment all required consents, approvals and assignments from over 600 local issuers for the client which resulted in the client's achieving 99% of its maximum earnout.
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Partnered with a national bank client in development of an interest rate swap lending program for bank customers utilizing International Swap Dealer Association documents, including development of an instructional program for loan officers on use and implementation of interest rate swaps.
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Represented a national bank in the divestiture of its ATM division valued at $35 million.
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Formed numerous banks, savings and loans, industrial loan and thrift companies, and mortgage companies for clients, including over 30 de novo banks.
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Regular representation of a leading national credit card merchant processor in development of products and services, acquisitions and contract negotiations.
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Federal and state tax planning for both multi-state and community-based financial institutions.
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General counsel to one of the largest Tennessee-headquartered financial institutions.
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