Security Title Endorsement Guide
MEZZANINE FINANCING ALTA 16-06 (06-17-06)
This endorsement provides insurance to a lender whose loan is secured not by a lien against the
land but rather by some form of security against the beneficial interest of the business entity that
owns the Land. The security may be a pledge of and security interest in the stock in a
corporation, partnership interest in a partnership, or membership interest in a limited liability
company. The endorsement is made a part of an Owner’s Policy rather than a Loan Policy,
because the lender’s personal property security interest is not being insured so no Loan Policy is
issued to the lender. The endorsement assigns the rights under the policy of the Insured owner of
the Land to the defined Mezzanine Lender. The endorsement provides that the Company will not
assert as a defense matters known to the Insured owner, as long as they were not known to the
Mezzanine Lender. It further provides that the Company will not deny liability on the basis that
ownership interests in the Insured have been transferred to or acquired by the Mezzanine Lender.
Conditions paragraph 7 (b) is amended to provide that the Company can terminate its liability
under the policy by paying the Mezzanine Lender rather than the Insured. Exclusions from
Coverage Nos. 3 (a), (b), (c) or (e) are amended with respect to defects, liens, encumbrances,
adverse claims or other matters which were not known to the Mezzanine Lender, or failure of the
Mezzanine Lender to pay value.
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