NOTE TO READERS: This blog post appeared on openbox last month and is an extremely interesting read on how the stage is being set for major innovation in commercial real estate due to …
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EDR Insight is pleased to offer readers the second and final installment in a two-part series on commercial appraisal review forms. Author Mitch Kreeger shares his valuable advice for lenders and reviewers in…
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At this fall’s annual conference of the Risk Management Association in Boston, I heard Thomas Curry, head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency express his growing concern about higher concentrations…
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I had the pleasure of attending this week’s annual conference of the Risk Management Association in one of my favorite cities: Boston. The conference brought together nearly 600 professionals at every level of…
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Commercial real estate lenders have traditionally given close attention to conducting property due diligence during loan origination. However, many are less vigilant post-closing, and property held as collateral often goes unmonitored over the…
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GlobeSt.com, in conjunction with Partner Engineering and Science, Inc., just released a white paper, titled PARADIGM SHIFT: Technology’s Impact on CRE.
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With this survey, Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. and GlobeSt.com probe…
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Effective 3rd party vendor management is a life cycle relationship.
Regulators are pushing third party oversight at levels never before seen. Lenders are feeling the sometimes-heavy burden associated with demonstrating compliance with third…
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Earlier this week we launched Collateral360, the next evolution of the Lender Portal Platform. In addition to its new name, the release of Collertal360 includes an enhanced user interface, expanded reporting capabilities, new…
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As of Thursday July 23, 2015, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) program hit the $18.75 billion legal lending limit for the year and without congressional action, the program will shut down…
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VENDOR MANAGEMENT: Advice for Lenders in Using Appraisers and Environmental Professionals (Part III of III)
In Part I and Part II of this series, I discussed the basics of vendor management compliance and…
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