Commercial lending

It hasn't stimulated loan demand in ways banks hoped it might, and some CEOs fear future rate cuts might cause companies to hunker down.

The bureau issued three policies removing the threat of legal liability for approved companies that test new products.

The acquisition of Radius Intelligence fits with the online lender's existing focus on small commercial borrowers.

A year after the major credit bureaus agreed to strip tax liens and civil judgments from consumers' credit files, a new study says it is hampering lenders' credit decisions. But proponents of the move insist it was the right call.

Nonbank lenders Monroe Capital and MGG Investment Group have made a combined $115 million of loans to firms that make cannabidoil and supply products to the cannabis and hemp industries.

Blooma has developed a software product that combs databases to create property profiles for commercial real estate lenders. It can drastically cut origination costs and approval times and help banks identify safer loans, the company says.

The tech-driven asset management firm announced it had closed a $115 million asset-backed securities deal led by Cantor Fitzgerald, with unsecured consumer loans acquired from Prosper Marketplace.

The LendingPoint 2019-1 trust will market $169.4 million in notes backed by 18,760 loans with a collective balance of $178.3 million.

The LendingClubs and SoFis of the world have a big head start, but HSBC's U.S. unit says its partnership with the fintech Avant will help it close the gap in online personal loans.

Behind strong job markets, the shortage in housing supply and more millennials moving out, 2019 projects to be a record year for multifamily originations.