Commercial banking

As the commercial real estate industry sputters along, lenders, investors and analysts are putting less stock in loan-to-value ratios, a longtime bellwether of risk.

The joint venture will use a combination of internal and third-party capital to purchase mortgage loans that A&D originates and services, while investing in a range of mortgage securities on the transactions.

Bonds and stocks are rallying ahead of a critical Fed meeting. But this time, the central question for Chair Jerome Powell is which approach — reducing rates by 25 basis points or 50 basis points.

Anastasia Su is a marketing specialist at Synder. As a content creator and Synder expert, she focuses on integrations between accounting software such as QuickBooks and Xero, and various payment platforms and online marketplaces, including Stripe, Shopify, and Amazon.

Kathleen Greer is the founder of KGA, Inc., a leading provider of Employee Assistance and Work Life Programs. Kathy's career has been dedicated to reducing the stigma of mental health by delivering innovative wellbeing programs that address the challenges faced by employees and managers. As a senior advisor to the National Behavioral Consortium, Kathy continues to champion the work of top-tier EAPs across the country.

Stephen T. Romano is the founder of Romano Strategic Communication and has more than 25 years' experience developing branding, messaging, and marketing communications programs for American Express, Honeywell, Keurig, MIT, Texas Medical Center, KGA, Cleveland Clinic, Hewlett-Packard, the Smithsonian, and other leaders. His articles have appeared in Newsday, The Boston Herald, People Magazine, EBN, and various trade and industry publications. 

The San Francisco-based startup is working with Barclays Plc on a potential health care asset-backed deal in the broadly syndicated market and has started lining up investor meetings.

More "Airbnb-style" rental property loans are making their way into non-qualified mortgage securitizations and could they be acting differently from the traditional non-owner occupied loans, a Standard & Poor's report asks.

Jason D. Turner is the Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Venbrook Group, LLC. He is responsible for corporate leadership of the risk management, insurance and reinsurance broking firms, as well as developing and implementing core strategy, building infrastructure, and establishing the Venbrook vision and values systems. From modest origins as the sole proprietor of a retail brokerage, Turner has led Venbrook through a series of successful transitions and acquisitions.

Samara Cohen, senior managing director, is BlackRock's chief investment officer of ETF and index investments and a member of the firm's global executive committee.

Pat O'Donnell is chief executive officer of iPipeline. He joined the organization in November 2023, bringing robust industry knowledge and expertise to the role, including extensive experience in leading and overseeing software company operations, sales, and engineering.

O'Donnell joined iPipeline from Ministry Brands, the leading provider of software and services for faith-based, non-profit, and other purpose-driven organizations, where he led the organization as chief executive officer. In this role, O'Donnell played a key role in the company's success and oversaw a period of transformation and growth.

His experience includes serving as senior vice president, and later as president, of FLEETCOR, an Atlanta-based leading global business payments company.

O'Donnell also held roles of increasing responsibility during his nearly 24 years with ADP, a member of the Fortune 500 and global technology company providing human capital management solutions, including as senior vice president and Division Vice President of Major Accounts.

Strong fundamentals like strong contractual cashflows, a favorable outlook for the wireless sector and the underlying mortgage structure all support positive credit to the notes.