Weekly Infobyte: Rapid Growth of Marketplace Lending
Three top nonbank fintech marketplace lenders originated nearly $12 billion in loans in 2015, up from less than half a...
Commercial Lending
Treasury Report Calls for Stronger Oversight of Marketplace Lenders
While online marketplace lenders are subject to many of the same rules as banks for loan originations, marketplace lenders receive...
Bipartisan House Letter Cautions Treasury on Business Lending
Business lending is fundamentally different from consumer lending, and regulations should not treat them similarly, a bipartisan group of 20...
FHFA Raises Multifamily Loan Caps for Fannie, Freddie
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced today that it has raised Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s 2016 caps for multifamily...
WSJ Report: CFPB Expected to Supervise Online Nonbank Lenders
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to propose a rule allowing it to supervise online marketplace lenders, according to...
ABA Survey: Despite Regulation, CRE Lending Continues to Thrive
Commercial real estate continues to boom, with eight in 10 banks saying they plan to increase concentrations in CRE in...
Appraisers Can Help Bankers Mitigate CRE Risks
Is there a bubble forming in the U.S. commercial real estate market? Some investors and analysts seem to think so.
Supreme Court Lets Decision Stand in Missouri ECOA Case
With a 4-4 split vote following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand an Eighth...
