Silver Hill, NetBank Form CRE Alliance

Silver Hill Financial LLC, a Miami-based real estate lender, has announced an alliance with NetBank Inc., an Atlanta-based online lender, to enable the latter to offer commercial real estate loans to its small-business customers.Silver Hill said it offers a customized approach that allows lenders of all sizes to become "instant commercial lenders" by relying on Silver Hill to perform back-office functions. "Our strategic alliance will allow [NetBank] to expand their product line and enhance their brand while we handle all the details of commercial transactions for NetBank's small-business customers," said Jerry Feinstein, senior director of correspondent lending at Silver Hill. The companies can be found online at http://www.silverhillfinancial.com and http://www.netbankinc.com.