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Grady offers advice on how banks saddled with nonperforming assets (NPAs) or OREO can achieve favorable accounting and workout benefits and stave off a bank regulatory enforcement action by transferring NPAs to a nonbank subsidiary</font><br> </li> </ul> </ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <blockquote> <p><font size="2">These articles have not been updated since the date their original publication. There may have been changes in statutes, regulations or applicable legal principles since that date. The contents of these articles should not be construed as legal advice. Readers should not act upon information presented in these articles without individual professional counseling. For an analysis of issues affecting you and your business, please either contact us or your own attorney.</font></p> <blockquote> <p><font size="2">Note: Most of these documents require you to have Adobe Acrobat reader. 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