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Caroline Vega combines over a decade of digital strategy expertise with a deep passion for journalism, originating from her academic roots at Louisiana State University. As an editor based in New Orleans, she directs the editorial narrative at Commercial Lending News, where she crafts compelling content on commercial lending. Her unique approach weaves her background in finance and digital marketing into stories that not only inform but also drive industry conversations forward.
Gordon College Loses Religious Liberty Case for Loan Forgi…… | News & Reporting
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Gordon College Loses Religious Liberty Case for Loan Forgi…… | News & Reporting

August 7, 2024 Caroline Vega

Gordon College could be on the hook to repay $7 million of COVID-19 relief funds. A federal court rejected eight of the evangelical school’s arguments that it should be eligible for loan forgiveness. Gordon’s lawyers […]

USDA announces August 2024 lending rates for agricultural producers – Lassen News
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USDA announces August 2024 lending rates for agricultural producers – Lassen News

August 3, 2024 Caroline Vega

Select an EditionApril 7, 2020March 31, 2020March 24, 2020March 17, 2020March 10, 2020March 3, 2020Feb. 25, 2020Feb. 18, 2020Feb. 11, 2020Feb. 4, 2020Jan. 28, 2020Jan. 21, 2020Jan. 14, 2020Jan. 7, 2020Dec. 30, 2019Dec. 23, 2019Dec. […]

The Commercial Real Estate Meltdown is Spreading
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The Commercial Real Estate Meltdown is Spreading

July 30, 2024 Caroline Vega

InvestorPlace – Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Triple-A mortgage bonds are defaulting … keep your eye on regional banks … even with rate cuts, refi rates will be painful … what to […]

Small Office Space Leasing in NYC: New Guide for Entrepreneurs and Startups Released by Cogent Realty Advisors
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Small Office Space Leasing in NYC: New Guide for Entrepreneurs and Startups Released by Cogent Realty Advisors

July 29, 2024 Caroline Vega

Cogent Realty Advisors released a new guide to leasing small office spaces in NYC, tailored for entrepreneurs and startups. This resource offers insights on prime locations, flexible leasing terms, affordable rates, and modern amenities, helping […]

Bob Knakal Marks 40 Years of Excellence in NYC Commercial Real Estate
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Bob Knakal Marks 40 Years of Excellence in NYC Commercial Real Estate

July 26, 2024 Caroline Vega

Bob Knakal celebrates 40 years in NYC commercial real estate, having brokered 2,339 property sales totaling over $22 billion. Commercial Lending News features an exclusive interview discussing his career achievements, innovative approaches, and future outlook. […]

Top Banking Options for Immigrants and US Non-Citizens
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Top Banking Options for Immigrants and US Non-Citizens

July 26, 2024 Caroline Vega

Affiliate links for the products on this page are from partners that compensate us and terms apply to offers listed (see our advertiser disclosure with our list of partners for more details). However, our opinions […]

Ashkenazi Goes Retail-to-Entertainment for San Antonio Mall
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Ashkenazi Goes Retail-to-Entertainment for San Antonio Mall

July 22, 2024 Caroline Vega

Can a retail-to-raucous conversion save a historic anchor of downtown retail in San Antonio? New York-based investor Ben Ashkenazy is fixing to find out with a makeover of the Shops at Rivercenter, the San Antonio […]

Dwight Capital Launches C-PACE Lending Platform – Commercial Observer
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Dwight Capital Launches C-PACE Lending Platform – Commercial Observer

July 22, 2024 Caroline Vega

Dwight Capital has launched a new Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) lending platform, Commercial Observer has learned. The Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.-based lender has formed Dwight Green Finance, a C-PACE loan offering that will […]

Opinion | Democrats do more to help rural America than Republicans do
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Opinion | Democrats do more to help rural America than Republicans do

July 21, 2024 Caroline Vega

There’s a story Republicans tell about the politics of rural America, one aimed at both rural people and the rest of us. It goes like this: Those coastal urban elitist Democrats look down their noses […]

Here’s How New York Dealmaker Bob Knakal Looks To Map Out Success at His New Shop
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Here’s How New York Dealmaker Bob Knakal Looks To Map Out Success at His New Shop

July 18, 2024 Caroline Vega

Bob Knakal, a real estate broker credited with selling the most commercial buildings of any single agent in New York City, is now expanding his road map in search of further success. During a 40-year […]

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  • MF1’s Scott Waynebern and Eric Draeger on Carving a Multifamily Lending Niche – Commercial Observer
  • Commercial Real Estate Loan Rates for 2025
  • Scott Cox Joins First US Bank as Senior Commercial Lending Executive
  • Top-performing banks used lending niches to fuel growth
  • Office Attendance Is Rising—What It Means for Western MA CRE
  • US Lending ‘Meltdown’ Shows Big Investment Slump Is Underway: Economist
  • Cardinal Capital Maps AI Lending Surge
  • Trade War Rattles Retail Deal-Makers, Especially Lenders – Commercial Observer
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  • MF1’s Scott Waynebern and Eric Draeger on Carving a Multifamily Lending Niche – Commercial Observer

    MF1’s Scott Waynebern and Eric Draeger on Carving a Multifamily Lending Niche – Commercial Observer

    August 7, 2025
    Scott Waynebern’s Midtown South Manhattan office serves as an homage to his commercial real estate finance journey — up to and including the launch eight years ago of multifamily lender MF1 as a joint venture [...]
  • 0,659 For Family, Small Business Loans: St. Helens credit union to share funding

    $520,659 For Family, Small Business Loans: St. Helens credit union to share funding

    October 4, 2022
      Three Oregon credit unions, including InRoads in St. Helens, will receive a total of $520,659 in federal dollars to support small loans to families and businesses. The funding is coming from the U.S. Department [...]
  • Dayton to invest M in ‘first floor’ small businesses

    Dayton to invest $7M in ‘first floor’ small businesses

    October 4, 2022
      DAYTON, Ohio — The City of Dayton is using $7 million in pandemic recovery funds to help entrepreneurs start or expand restaurants, salons and other street-level small businesses in neighborhood commercial areas. What You [...]
  • First Bank expands commercial lending capabilities (updated)

    First Bank expands commercial lending capabilities (updated)

    October 4, 2022
      First Bank is offering new options for commercial lending, the community bank announced Sept. 28, with the addition of servicing for private equity funds. The Hamilton-based institution said it offers capital call lines of [...]
  • FoA plans to sell retail division to Guaranteed Rate, close wholesale channel: sources

    FoA plans to sell retail division to Guaranteed Rate, close wholesale channel: sources

    October 4, 2022
      Amid the most challenging mortgage market in decades, multichannel lender Finance of America (FoA) plans to sell its retail mortgage division and shut down its forward wholesale channel, multiple sources told HousingWire. According to [...]
  • Digital banks, credit unions should factor into merger reviews: Fed’s Bowman

    October 6, 2022
      Digital banks, credit unions and nonbanks should be factored into a revamped measure of market competition when considering a bank merger, Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman told a gathering held Wednesday by the Conference [...]
  • Atom cuts commercial mortgage rates by 0.30%

    March 7, 2024
    “With the market expecting a reduction in base rate in the months ahead, the appeal of variable rate mortgage deals has increased for many business borrowers.”– Tom Renwick, head of business lending at Atom Bank [...]
  • Cohen Brothers Facing Foreclosure at 3 East 54th Street Amid High Debt – Commercial Observer

    December 21, 2024
    After a year of financial woes for Charles Cohen, the developer is facing even more challenges with a potential foreclosure at his office building at 3 East 54th Street. Lender Forethought Life Insurance Company recently [...]
  • Big Banks Building Loan-Loss Reserves on Credit-Card, Auto, Real-Estate Debt

    October 22, 2024
    US consumers and businesses are having trouble paying off credit, auto, and commercial-real-estate debt. Banks have increased their reserves in part to prepare for loan losses. Bank CEOs said on recent earnings calls elevated prices [...]
  • US Lending ‘Meltdown’ Shows Big Investment Slump Is Underway: Economist

    July 22, 2025
    A slump in short-term credit flows to US businesses is underscoring growing risks to the world’s largest economy, according to one economist. Total commercial and industrial (C&I) lending shrank 1% year-to-date, compared with a 9.3% [...]
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