DCW Monthly: March 2026
This month’s content highlights a familiar reality in letter of credit law & practice: structure alone does not guarantee
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Standby LC
Lexon Insurance Co. v. FDIC [2021]
Beneficiary argued that LCs are not contracts or leases and that FDIC as Receiver of closed Issuer lacked the authority to repudiate.
DCW Updates
Bad Standby LC Wording from Beneficiaries: Push Back or Get Pulled In
A chronic concern for banks is when intended LC beneficiaries – often government agencies, municipalities, insurance companies, and other so-called power
