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The Carveout

Welcome to The Carveout, a FBT Gibbons legal blog geared toward sophisticated capital market participants and focused on the commercial real estate finance (CREF) industry, with a particular spotlight on what are often the most heavily negotiated and critical terms of CREF lending—non-recourse carveouts.

With that lens in mind, here you will gain perspective on current trends and developments with these provisions and how to effectively bring lenders and borrowers together to solve challenging negotiations. Our prevailing emphasis is on the kind of real-world application that helps you avoid undue risks and see critical deals to completion.

Latest Blog Posts

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CREF Roundup | Week 12, 2026

March 20, 2026 | Publications

The CREF Roundup is a periodic digest of noteworthy developments, insights, and commentary in the wo...

Upward view of a blue construction crane against a clear sky with modern skyscrapers in the background, representing commercial real estate finance, lending transactions, and the complex carveout provisions and negotiation strategies that protect lenders and borrowers in major real estate deals.
Guaranteed Cooperation: Recourse Liability for Hindering a Lender’s Exercise of Remedies

March 9, 2026 | Blogs

In our continuing examination of common non-recourse carveout provisions in commercial real estate l...

Architecture details Modern Building Glass facade Exterior
CREF Roundup | Week 10, 2026

March 6, 2026 | Publications

The CREF Roundup is a periodic digest of noteworthy developments, insights, and commentary in the wo...

Architecture details Modern Building Glass facade Exterior
CREF Roundup | Week 8, 2026

February 20, 2026 | Publications

The CREF Roundup is a periodic digest of noteworthy developments, insights, and commentary in the wo...

Architecture details Modern Building Glass facade Exterior
CREF Roundup | Week 6, 2026

February 6, 2026 | Publications

The CREF Roundup is a periodic digest of noteworthy developments, insights, and commentary in the wo...

Architecture details Modern Building Glass facade Exterior
CREF Roundup | Week 4, 2026

January 23, 2026 | Publications

The CREF Roundup is a periodic digest of noteworthy developments, insights, and commentary in the wo...

Architecture details Modern Building Glass facade Exterior
CREF Roundup | Week 42, 2025

October 17, 2025 | Finance Industry Blogs

The CREF Roundup is a periodic digest of noteworthy developments, insights, and commentary in the wo...

Architecture details Modern Building Glass facade Exterior
CREF Roundup | Week 40, 2025

October 3, 2025 | Finance Industry Blogs

The CREF Roundup is a periodic digest of noteworthy developments, insights, and commentary in the wo...

Architecture details Modern Building Glass facade Exterior
CREF Roundup | Week 38, 2025

September 17, 2025 | Finance Industry Blogs

The CREF Roundup is a periodic digest of noteworthy developments, insights, and commentary in the wo...

Handshake between business professionals finalizing a commercial real estate lending agreement involving carveouts, mortgage terms, and recourse liability.
Transfer Provisions and Emerging Trends in Commercial Real Estate Carveouts

September 9, 2025 | Publications

As mentioned in the inaugural post of The Carveout, non-recourse loans will include a non-recourse c...

Your Carveout Contacts

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Colin C. Stouffer

Partner

Louisville, KY

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Joshua (Josh) D. Brock

Partner

Louisville, KY

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