commercial lending

• Commercial Real Estate Activity Mixed Across Districts: Fed

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 17, 2013

  Though a little weaker than residential real estate, reports on sales and leasing of nonresidential real estate are still mostly positive.

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  Guest Opinion: Business Loans Are Economic Kindling

  By Ben Rogers  |  January 9, 2013

  Washington was embroiled in a game of fiscal chicken at the end of the year. Unemployment is high at 7.7%. The 2.5 million people who are unemployed but so discouraged that they’re not actively looking are unchanged from 2011.

• Year Caps Off with Continued Gains in Commercial Real Estate: Fed

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 30, 2012

  Commercial real estate activity continued to improve across most of the 12 Federal Reserve Board districts.

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  New Owners Seek to Rebuild Business Partners Brand: Print Preview

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 29, 2012

  This preview from next week's print edition focuses on the challenge faced by Business Partners LLC following the Telesis collapse.

• Technology Credit Union Refinances California University’s Property With $12 Million Loan

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 18, 2012

  The California Institute of Integral Studies has tapped Technology Credit Union to refinance its headquarters in San Francisco.

• Amazon Flexes Its Loan Muscles

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 14, 2012

  Over the past couple of weeks, bits and pieces have leaked out about a new commercial loan pilot program from Amazon Inc. and how the online retail behemoth’s entry into the small business lending could put credit unions, banks and other lenders on high alert.

• Amazon Will Have to Prove its Business Loan Underwriting Prowess: Dollar

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 11, 2012

  Whether Amazon.com’s commercial lending pilot program succeeds will be determined over time and how its underwriting terms stack up against banks, credit unions and others.

• Micro Loans Under $100,000 Leading the Pack

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  July 11, 2012

  According to the SBA’s latest Quarterly Lending Bulletin, micro loans accounted for the most growth in the fourth quarter of 2011, the most current data.

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  Credit Unions Beat Banks in Weathering Tough Times, Says Study

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 21, 2012

  Even in the middle of recessions and the unemployment and foreclosures that come with them, credit unions have proven that they can weather downturns.

• Credit Unions’ Business Lending Resiliency Stronger Than Banks: Filene

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 11, 2012

  Filene study finds credit union aggregate loan portfolios about 25% less sensitive to macroeconomic shock during past two recessions.