Commercial real estate lending

Banks fear that more competition from nonbanks in commercial real estate will drive down pricing and lead to a relaxation of terms.

BB&T's acquisition of SunTrust may make the combined company more of a contender in regional metro-area commercial mortgage lending, according to data provider CrediFi.

Housing advocates and Democratic lawmakers want to create more protections for tenants of rent-controlled apartments, but they are facing stiff opposition from property owners and the banks that lend to them.

The Los Angeles bank will take a $1.4 million hit to earnings after the multifamily properties sold for less than their book value.

A $54-million project to build upscale condominiums at the edge of downtown Detroit has been canceled, unable to get financing, and the Plan B is to put a hotel there.

With a second defendant pleading guilty to conspiracy, it was learned that a Watertown, N.Y., apartment complex is among dozens of rental properties in that state and several others that allegedly received $500 million in fraudulent bank loans.

Commercial and multifamily lending lags the technology available in the residential market. A look at how one expert thinks the gap could be closed.

Bank of Marin CEO Russ Colombo is tightening up pricing and terms, citing soaring real estate prices in markets like San Francisco.

Consumer lending should also be a bright spot, while mortgage lending could be suppressed by rising rates and tight housing supplies.

Freddie Mac issued its first non-low-income housing tax credit forward commitment, providing financing for an affordable housing development in Minnesota.