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American International Group has been increasing lending for apartments as the company seeks to counter low yields on publicly traded bonds and volatility from hedge fund holdings.
November 4 -
Citigroup is marketing its latest commercial mortgage securitization heavily centered on the more volatile CMBS mix of hotel and office properties.
November 2 -
Commercial mortgage originations increased 5% in the third quarter compared with the same period last year, driven by a huge increase in government-sponsored enterprise volume.
November 1 -
Blackstone Real Estate Partners is tapping the securitization market for a cash-out refinancing of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel and casino.
October 31 -
Sun Bancorps third-quarter profit declined, as the Mount Laurel, N.J., company recorded almost $3 million of one-time gains a year ago.
October 31 -
Walker & Dunlop has agreed to acquire George Elkins Mortgage Banking Co., which originates commercial real estate loans for life insurers, banks, trusts, pension funds and other private capital sources.
October 26 -
Higher mortgage banking revenue and commercial real estate lending offset merger costs at United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga., leading to an improvement in third-quarter profit.
October 26 -
American National Insurance Co. will use SS&C's Precision LM software product to manage the full lifecycle of its commercial real estate loan portfolio.
October 25 -
Bank of Hawaii expanded lending for residential mortgages and commercial real estate, boosting its third-quarter profit.
October 24 -
WestStar Bank in El Paso, Texas, has acquired assets from Cimarron Mortgage Capital.
October 21 -
Home BancShares in Arkansas would rather buy banks that meet its financial parameters than do one large deal to catapult over $10 billion in assets. The bank also spent most of this year idling with M&A so it could prepare for stress testing.
October 21
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A new Rural Housing Service construction-to-permanent loan program is garnering strong interest from lenders and builders who see it as a much-needed opportunity.
October 20
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SunTrust Banks in Atlanta has agreed to buy the multifamily lending business of Pillar Financial in New York.
October 20 -
The second commercial mortgage securitization designed to comply with risk retention is backed by a single loan on a Manhattan skyscraper.
October 19 -
Profit improved at M&T Bank in the third quarter as the Buffalo, N.Y., company expanded commercial and mortgage lending and completed the sale of a large investment-securities portfolio.
October 19 -
Comerica is gaining momentum after a rough start to 2016.
October 18 -
West Town Bancorp in Illinois has revved up its government-backed lending to small businesses, making it a good example of how community banks can outhustle big lenders in the quest for new sources of fee income.
October 13
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It's tougher out there for New York's commercial real estate developers seeking cash for their latest projects.
October 11 -
It's been a tough year for farmers, and lenders are looking for ways to help those borrowers offset sagging income.
October 7
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Community bankers are showing renewed interest in consumer lending but admit they may be losing ground to more tech-savvy players, according to a survey released Thursday.
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