Fitch Ratings, New York, reported more than 2,600 commercial real estate borrowers, representing $49.1 billion of mortgage loans, have sought potential debt relief during the first two weeks of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak.
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Andrew Foster, Kelly Hamill: First Aid as Paycheck Protection Program Begins
The $2 trillion CARES Act bill is designed in part to provide liquidity to small businesses—including hard hit hotels—who will turn to the program first to cover costs such as payroll, utilities and interest on debt payments. Commercial real estate borrowers, tenants and their employees are prime candidates to apply for the program and many of MBA’s member banks will be instrumental in getting this $350 billion of relief to small businesses and their employees in communities across the country through their SBA lending programs.
MBA Chart of the Week: Year-over-Year Change in Unemployment Rate and Cap Rate Spreads
For commercial real estate markets, a key factor in how we work through this period of uncertainty will be how investors value properties and their incomes. Our experiences in the past two recessions may provide some insights.
CREF Highlights
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA relevant to your business and our industry.
JLL, Wells Fargo Lead MBA 2019 Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Firm Origination Volume Rankings
JLL, Wells Fargo and Eastdil Secured ranked as top commercial/multifamily mortgage originators last year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said today.
Treasury Department Creates Assistance for Small Businesses Page
The Treasury Department created an Assistance for Small Businesses page on the Small Business Administration’s loan program.
CRE Finance in an Uncertain World
MBA hosted a webinar on Friday, March 27 with commercial real estate finance industry leaders to discuss COVID-19’s impacts on the industry.
Federal Agencies Issue Final Rule to Mitigate CECL Effects
Three federal agencies on Friday announced actions to allow banking organizations to continue lending to households and businesses: providing an optional extension of the regulatory capital transition for the new credit loss accounting standard; and allowing early adoption of a new methodology on how certain banking organizations are required to measure counterparty credit risk derivatives contracts.
Regulators Issue Statement on Loan Modifications, Reporting for Institutions Working with Customers Affected by Coronavirus
On March 22 federal prudential regulators issued an Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by Coronavirus.
HUD Releases Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders
On March 24 HUD released an industry update and provided questions and answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders.