The classic example of a non-recourse loan is a simple mortgage (if you sign a personal guarantee in addition to the mortgage, that changes the nature of the loan).

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The loan was non-recourse meaning that Landow could not be sued personally if he defaulted.

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Optech agreed to loan him 90% of the value of the FRNs on a non-recourse basis.

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