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THE LEASING HOTLINE
August 18, 2003
Highlights of the latest commercial leasing cases from around the country.
Leasing Industry Remains Optimistic Despite New Business Contraction in 2002
August 01, 2003
The Equipment Leasing Association has released its 2002 Survey of Industry Activity (SIA) report results, which reveal that the $208 billion equipment leasing industry followed the trend line of most industries in the challenging 2002 economic times. Respondents to the latest ELA survey experienced a year-over-year contraction, as respondents reported more than $117.2 billion in new business volume in 2002. Overall new business volume was reported as $114.6 billion in 2001; however, survey participants providing both 2001 and 2002 new business volume showed a 4.6% decrease year over year.
In The Marketplace
August 01, 2003
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
Selected Issues in Domestic Tax-Exempt Leasing Transactions
August 01, 2003
Lease investors have been participating in cross-border transactions for a wide variety of municipal facilities for several years. Assets have included water and sewer systems, electric and gas distribution systems, rail rolling stock and infrastructure, and convention centers. Investors have also been participating in transactions involving U.S. state and local government entities for several years. However, the preponderance of the U.S. transactions closed to date have involved rolling stock or transit facilities.
A Tale of Two Cases: Mobile Goods Require Uniformity of State Statutes
August 01, 2003
Nationwide uniformity of commercial laws has always been a fundamental goal of the drafters of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. One area, though, that has continually eluded standardization is perfection of liens on mobile goods. Financiers of mobile goods, including vehicles, vessels, trailer homes and modular offices, must grapple with arcane certificate of title statutes that vary widely from state to state. Other state statutes that regulate title and lien interests in mobile goods can become a trap for the unwary. The nature of mobile goods makes uniformity among state statutes a compelling issue for financiers.
Debtor May Assume License as Executory Contract Despite Anti-Assignment Language
August 01, 2003
In a recent decision of interest to the leasing community, the U.S. District Court of Maryland has held that a Chapter 11 debtor could assume a software license agreement (SLA), as an executory contract, although the agreement contained a clause that the debtor could not "assume or assign" the agreement, and even though the assignability of the SLA was clearly precluded by federal copyright law.

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