Bill Butler and Hillary Crabtree Author Law360 Article on Fraud Risk in Lending Transactions
The evolving lending landscape, including the rapid growth of private credit and direct lending, has brought new opportunities and challenges for financial institutions. Features such as faster execution, reduced diligence, limited disclosure, and increased reliance on borrower-provided information have heightened lenders’ exposure to fraud risk.
In A Lender’s Guide to Fraud: Identifying Risks, Moore & Van Allen attorneys Bill Butler and Hillary Crabtree focus on how and where fraud risks most commonly arise. The article examines industry-specific risks, borrower characteristics, and lending structures that can present heightened risk, as well as patterns reflected in recent defaults and bankruptcies.
By understanding where fraud risks arise and how they manifest, lenders can better target diligence efforts and structure transactions to mitigate exposure at the outset.
This article was originally published by Law360 on June 18, 2026 and is republished with permission.
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