BANKING LAW
Documenting your loans and enforcing your rights
Lavelle Law provides banks and other financial institutions with legal services related to their commercial lending and workout needs. We are experienced in negotiating and documenting a variety of asset-based loans and handling complex loan workouts and foreclosures. In conjunction with our Business Litigation practice group, we handle a variety of creditor’s rights matters, including the collection of past-due obligations, the foreclosure of liens, and the liquidation of collateral. When faced with loan documentation, UCC Article 9, or forbearance issues, Lavelle Law attorneys can provide trusted legal guidance.
Our Services
- Asset-Based Lending
- Commercial Real Estate Lending
- Construction Lending
- Creditors’ Rights
- Loan Syndication
- Mortgage Foreclosures
- UCC Article 9 Issues
- Workouts and Forbearance Agreements
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Lavelle Law News and Events

Beginning 3.1.26, new federal regulations issued by FinCEN will significantly affect how certain residential real estate closings are handled. Issued under the authority of the Bank Secrecy Act, the rule requires the reporting of specified non-financed residential real estate transfers involving legal entities & trusts

On August 20, 2025, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court decided Chicago Title Land Trust Co. v. Watkin, 2025 IL App (1st) 241354 (August 20, 2025). At issue in Watkin was whether the expiration of the statute of limitations barring enforcement of a mortgage also extinguishes the mortgage lien.













