Report on September 13, 2006 Hearing
STATEMENTS MADE IN COURT BY THE DEBTOR:
Reorganization Plan
Annette Jarvis of Ray Quinney & Nebeker, counsel for the Debtor,
stated in court that USACM had secured a term sheet from Silver Point
Capital of Greenwich, CT to be the “stalking horse” bidder
in an auction process regarding the assets of the Debtor. She stated
in court that Silver Point is interested in acquiring the rights to service
USACM loans and in buying substantially all the assets of the USA Capital
First Trust Deed Fund, LLC, and various assets of the USA Capital Diversified
Trust Deed Fund, LLC and USACM. The agreement with Silver Point would
be subject to an overbid procedure which will be announced as part of
the Plan filing. Jarvis added that the four Committees have indicated
their support for the term sheet and its inclusion in the Plan filing.
See item below regarding Extending the Debtor’s Period of Exclusivity
to File a Plan.
“It is very significant to investors in USACM and borrowers holding
loans with this Company that in only five months we have been able to
resume payments to investors and now we have a highly-respected financial
proponent for our Plan filing,” said Thomas J. Allison, president
and chief restructuring officer for USACM. “This is a key development
in moving this case forward to a successful conclusion.”
Next Round of Checks and Statements
USACM also disclosed that the next distribution of funds to Direct Lenders
and Fund members is tentatively schedule for early October and will
include interest and principal payments received into USACM in July
and August. Loans that paid off in July and August are Midvale Marketplace,
Fiesta Beaumont, Roam Development, Glendale Tower, Urban Housing Alliance,
Boise/Gowan, and J. Jireh. USACM is required to submit information
about the proposed distribution of funds to the Committees by Sept.
29 for review. The Committees have 10 days to review the proposed distribution
and respond with comments. Once approved, USACM will require a few
days to implement any changes required before printing and mailing
checks. Only physical checks will be sent, no direct deposit, ACH or
EFT payments will be made.
RULINGS ON DOCKET ITEMS:
Motion For Relief From The Automatic Stay To Terminate Loan
Servicing Agreement For Direct Loan To Boise/Gowan, LLC. The
Boise/Gowan Lift Stay Motion has been continued to this date and seeks
relief from the automatic stay to change the loan servicing a gent
and terminate the Loan Servicing Agreement as to the Boise/Gowan loan.
- RESULT: The judge continued this motion until the Nov.
15 hearing with the expectation that the proceeds from this loan would
be repaid to the Direct Lenders in a distribution of funds prior to
the hearing date. The Boise/Gowan loan was repaid in full in
September.
Debtors Motion To Distribute Funds And To Grant Ordinary-Course
Releases And Distribute Proceeds. In this motion, Debtors
requested and order authorizing USACM to distribute certain funds held
in its collection account to direct lenders, authorizing USA Capital
Diversified Trust Deed Funds, LLC and USA Capital First Trust Deed
Fund, LLC to further distribute funds to their respective fund members.
- RESULT: The judge approved the motion to distribute
funds and grant ordinary-course releases, with certain conditions related
to the motion (below) to amend the Debtor’s protocol for continuing
distributions and interim holdbacks. The modifications to USACM’s
future distributions include a requirement to add the costs of the
Hilco appraisal and the collection costs for a specific property to
that Borrower’s payoff statement and to attempt to collect those
costs in the pay off. If USACM is unable to collect those costs
from the Borrower, then the costs will be held back from the distribution
of funds to the lenders in that loan.
Motion To Amend Debtor’s Protocol For Continuing Distributions
And Interim Holdbacks. This Motion to Amend, filed by the
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for USACM, moves the court
for approval of an order which grants the request for continuing authority
to make payments as requested in the Debtor’s Motion To Distribute
Funds And To Grant Ordinary Course Releases And Distribute Proceeds
and Debtors’ Modification to Motion to Distribute Funds and Procedures
for Ongoing Distributions.
Emergency Motion For Order Extending The Debtors’ Exclusive
Period To File A Plan To September 15, 2006. This Emergency
Motion, filed by Debtors, requests that the Court: 1). Ratify the approval
of the Stipulated Order Extending The Debtors Exclusive Period To File
A Plan To September 15, 2006, Extend the Debtors exclusive period for
filing a plan to September 15, 2006, and 3). extend and order further
extending the Debtors’ exclusivity period for filing a plan to
such further date as stipulated by all of the four official committees.
- RESULT: The judge granted the motion to extend the period
of exclusivity to Sept. 15 and granted that USACM can extend the period
up to Oct. 19 if necessary and only with the consent of all the Committees.
Motion To Consolidate Adversary Proceedings Involving Investor
Trust Account. This Motion To Consolidate requests that adversary
case number 06-1146-LBR be consolidated with adversary case number
06-1167-LBR.
- RESULT: The judge granted the motion to consolidate
USACM’s lawsuit against Wells Fargo Bank for releasing a $100,000
check post-petition to a lender involved in a disputed assignment with
the rest of the Interpleador motion.
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