CRE Fundamentals

Understanding The Right of Offset

It is very common for a lender to require a borrower to open a checking account as part of the transaction. Because of this, it is critical that borrowers have awareness of a lightly understood and rarely enforced, but potentially devastating clause in a typical retail bank’s deposit account agreement known as the “Right of Offset.”

A macro perspective of CRE finance

Finance is a hot topic industry-wide, and while much of the concern concerns volatile economic factors, it’s more so the lack of clarity surrounding them. Everyone has different opinions regarding what might or might not happen, but it’s essential to look at the macro picture to find a solution.