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Caroline Vega is the editor of Commercial Lending News and a New Orleans based writer covering commercial real estate finance, lenders, and the market forces shaping deal flow. She brings a background in digital strategy and finance to reporting that is clear, practical, and grounded in what actually moves capital.

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 [...]

Bill to license commercial lenders proposed in New York | Ballard Spahr LLP

July 1, 2023

New York Senator James Sanders Jr. recently proposed Senate Bill 1450A (“S1450”), which would require those making or soliciting “commercial financing products” in New York State to obtain a license and comply with specified requirements. [...]
Credit and Loan Origination Industry Veteran Phil Soh Joins GreenLake Asset Management

March 11, 2024

New appointment further strengthens GreenLake’s bridge loan platform Firm expects to close approximately $400 million in loans in 2024 LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — GreenLake Asset Management (“GreenLake” or the “Firm”), a nationwide [...]
Commercial Real Estate Lending Fell for First Time in 2 Years Last Month

July 17, 2023

Commercial real estate lending fell for the first time in two years last month amid tight credit conditions Debt on commercial property fell to $5.44 trillion in June, driven by a large drop in multifamily [...]
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 [...]
US commercial real estate imperiled by shift

April 27, 2023

A home stands behind a real estate sign in a new development in York County, South Carolina, US, February 29, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] With the US still trying to get its arms around some recent [...]