First Citizens Bank has completed one of the larger U.S. bank branch transfers of the year, taking control of 138 BMO locations across 11 states and adding approximately $5 billion in deposits to a balance sheet that already exceeds $225 billion. The acquisition...
New data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is estimating commercial real estate mortgage borrowing and lending in 2024 totaled $498 billion, up by 16% from the $429 billion in 2023 but down by 39% from the $816 billion recorded in 2022. MBA tracked $411...
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies increased in the first quarter of this year. Within this sector, the delinquency rate was highest for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) at 3%, an increase...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced the arrest and indictment of a couple in connection with a scheme to defraud commercial lenders by providing fraudulent documents. Louis R. Masaschi, 57, and his wife Jeanette Norman, 56,...
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has revised its forecast for the commercial and multifamily mortgage borrowing and lending environment and is now predicting this sector will fall to $654 billion this year, down 20% from the $816 billion generated in 2022. If...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap
