News Topic: Commercial mortgages

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The Senate Banking Committee met Wednesday to review central bank lending facilities such as the Main Street Lending Program, which provides bank-issued loans to middle-market firms. But some lawmakers on the panel said the focus of pandemic relief has ... Read full article

The CFPB is giving trade groups and consumer advocates another three months to comment on its proposal to change what data is collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. ... Read full article

The Tulsa, Okla., bank is adding Jim Thompson as director of senior housing investments. ... Read full article

The company will also restate financials for the first half of 2018 to correct how it classified cash flow activities tied to commercial mortgage warehouse lending. ... Read full article

Following an increase in the CRE appraisal threshold for community bankers earlier this year, the National Credit Union Administration has proposed an even bigger shift for CUs. ... Read full article

The FBI and DOJ are looking into what could be one of the largest mortgage frauds since the financial crisis; lawyers for the banks met with the Fed last week. ... Read full article

Joe Baratta, Blackstone’s global head of private equity, said that he was drawn to the Sacramento. Calif., company because he believes its technology offers lenders a more efficient way to find customers. ... Read full article

Commercial real estate is their bread and butter, but many banks are scaling back in this vital loan category. Here’s why. ... Read full article

The removal of costly appraisal requirements on tens of thousands of smaller commercial properties could help community banks better compete for loans they say they have been losing to nonbank lenders. ... Read full article

Joe Petitti and Jack Knight formerly held leadership posts at First Republic. ... Read full article

TriStar Bank in Tennessee says a shortage of appraisers is slowing down its commercial real estate lending and raising the cost of appraisals. The claim has outraged appraisers, who argue that the bank is simply trying to avoid paying their fees. ... Read full article

Nonbanks are originating more commercial mortgages on fixer-uppers in response to a sharp drop in the cost of funding in the securitization market. These deals are said to be "vastly different" than other CRE instruments that sustained big losses ... Read full article

A bill that would ease Basel III capital requirements on commercial real estate loans could level the playing field between depository and nonbank lenders and spur more construction lending if it passes in the Senate. ... Read full article

Diana Reid's real estate unit accounts for roughly one-third of PNC’s annual revenue. ... Read full article

Insurers are seeing modest gains in market share as banks, facing increased scrutiny from regulators, lightly tap the brakes. ... Read full article