In the changing lending landscape, private lenders have three basic options when originating loans. Which option is best for you? The terms “data” and “analytics” have become ubiquitous for good reason. Within every industry, there has been a huge shift from reliance on personal networks to gather anecdotal information to a more tech-savvy approach to [...]
Analysis of the first quarter year-over-year changes reveals that market conditions have exerted pressure on both private lenders and borrowers. Despite a decrease in volume, lenders have displayed a heightened risk aversion by opting for first mortgages, lower loan-to-value ratios, reduced involvement in commercial and rehab deals, and a preference for ACH as the primary [...]
The association releases first private lending benchmark survey results. Although private lenders originate billions in loans annually, there is a lack of quantifiable data to support this aggressively expanding industry. From the outside, it makes private lending look smaller and less instrumental to the loan origination industry than it is. Internally, it means originators, fund [...]
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