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Roc360 Expands its Leading Portfolio of Brands with Acquisition of Finance of America Commercial Through Asset Sale

March 14, 2023 Caroline Vega

NEW YORK, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Roc Capital Holdings LLC (“Roc360”), a vertically integrated platform for residential real estate investors and a leading originator of business purpose loans nationwide, today announced it has […]

Your Personal Brand Is Today’s Business Card by Bob Knakal

June 13, 2026

By Bob Knakal For most of my forty-two years in the real estate brokerage business, a business card was one of the most important tools a professional could possess. You carried them everywhere. You handed [...]
$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 $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)

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

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 [...]

Cogent Communications’ Dave Schaeffer Unloads 20,000 Shares

July 13, 2024

Recent insider trading activity has caught the attention of market analysts as Dave Schaeffer, the Chairman, CEO, and President, as well as a 10% Owner of Cogent Communications Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CCOI), sold a significant number [...]
KeyBank wants to boost commercial team hires by 10% this year

June 16, 2025

Dive Brief: KeyBank is on track to increase its commercial banker headcount by 10% this year – targeting 170 to 180 commercial bankers by the end of 2025 – and plans to pursue more team [...]
Brad Dyer Joins INB as Vice President, Residential Lending

December 5, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — INB, N.A., is pleased to announce the addition of Brad Dyer to the bank’s growing mortgage department. Brad joined INB on Nov. 13, 2023, as the mortgage sales [...]
KKR Targets Opportunistic Investments With New $850M Credit Fund – Commercial Observer

February 16, 2025

KKR (KKR) is taking the initiative to finance properties in the U.S. and Europe with a new $850 million credit fund. The KKR Opportunistic Real Estate Credit Fund II (ROX II) will target first mortgages [...]
Madison Newbond Hotel Lending Platform Originates $20 Million Loan for the Balfour Hotel in Miami Beach, Business News

October 4, 2022

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Madison Newbond, the institutional lending platform of Madison Realty Capital and Newbond Holdings that provides first mortgages, mezzanine loans and preferred equity to hotel owners and [...]