Floorplan Finance

Having represented several nationwide floorplan lenders since the founding of Padfield & Stout, LLP, the firm specializes in representing lenders who have floorplan-lending relationships with retail or wholesale automobile dealers throughout the state of Texas.   Our attorneys, have a deep working knowledge of the unique issues that arise in floorplan lending legal issues, and the team has the ability to quickly assess and respond to any challenge that may arise from a dealer who defaults on his floorplan, including situations where a dealer sells collateral out of trust, improperly floors collateral from more than one lender, or fails to fully account for sales proceeds. 

The firm regularly addresses legal issues associated with:

  • The terms for floor plan financing and structuring
  • Leasehold financing
  • Floorplan products
  • Enforcement of lenders’ rights and remedies
  • Dealers’ vehicles or equipment sold out of trust
  • Workouts, settlements, and modifications for dealers who have defaulted

The firm also has substantial experience in litigating through trial priority-of-lien disputes with other secured creditors, in the floorplan lender context and has regularly represented clients in state court, federal court, and bankruptcy court on these complex issues.  The firm’s long-term involvement in floorplan law has provided its attorneys with the necessary institutional knowledge that enables it to assist clients without lengthy and time-consuming research.

Floorplan Finance Specialists