Commercial lending

Miriam Cross
March 26, 2020 12:38 PM

While LendingClub, Prosper, Avant and SoFi are giving existing borrowers breaks in the short term, they're considering tightening credit as the coronavirus outbreak threatens to drag the economy into a recession.

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Small-dollar lending has been an area of interest for both Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting and FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams, who have argued that pushing banks out of the space has left payday lenders and other predatory players to fill the gap.
Brendan Pedersen
March 26, 2020 12:20 PM

The joint statement said examiners will not impede banks’ responsible efforts to offer open lines of credit, closed-installment loans or other products to borrowers dealing with fallout from the pandemic.

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By Jon Prior
March 25, 2020 6:18 PM

With seven in 10 rooms sitting empty amid the coronavirus outbreak, hotel and banking groups are urging policymakers to open up the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility.

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Melissa Diaz
March 23, 2020 10:33 PM

High Rock Accounting provides clients with cash flow assistance and guidance. But what happens when a firm needs the same assistance?

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Colony Capital CEO Tom Barrack said on Sunday that the U.S. commercial-mortgage market is on the brink of collapse.

The rush to unload mortgage-backed securities signals that a credit meltdown that began with corporate bonds is spreading to other corners of the market.

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The Fed is establishing two new credit facilities aimed at providing credit to large businesses: the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility for new bond and loan issuance and the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility, which is focused on outstanding corporate bonds.
March 23, 2020 8:25 AM

The Federal Reserve committed Monday to conducting more asset purchases of Treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities and announced $300 billion in new financing for credit facilities.

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By Glen Fest
March 19, 2020 1:02 PM

While collapsing market prices do not present immediate worries for CLO managers, the prospect of future downgrades and defaults becomes more problematic.

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Paul Centopani
March 17, 2020 10:20 AM

With small businesses feeling the financial scourge of the coronavirus, bridge loans could be the direction they turn to keep things afloat.

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Brad Finkelstein
March 16, 2020 5:27 PM

Add continued growth in commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding to the list of things that the economic fallout from the coronavirus might affect.

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By Jim Dobbs
March 16, 2020 1:26 PM

Bankers say they understand the need for an extraordinary government response to the coronavirus outbreak, but worry that even slashing interest rates won’t stimulate demand.

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