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Real estate-backed commercial lending showed sharp increases in the fourth quarter among all lenders, and among the 10 largest credit unions by assets.

In addition, the Mortgage Bankers Association on Monday also forecast total commercial and multifamily mortgage borrowing and lending is expected to break $1 trillion for the first time in 2022, a 13% increase from 2021's estimated volume of $900 billion.

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