Lenders that start with potential and then give applicants the opportunity to improve their score can meaningfully grow revenue.

LoanLogics, Jacksonville, Fla., named Quinn Thomas chief revenue officer. He will be responsible for establishing and developing ongoing relationships with LoanLogics' largest enterprise clients as well as leading the company’s sales, marketing, account management and audit operations.

Newmark, New York, sold Marina Shores, a 6.1-acre retail shopping center in Long Beach, Calif., to be repurposed for multifamily.

Parvesh Sahi is Senior Vice President of Business and Client Development with ICE Mortgage Technology, Pleasanton, Calif.

As the commercial/multifamily industry reemerges from the pandemic, MBA Newslink interviewed former Mortgage Bankers Association Board of Directors member and first Chair of MBA’s Commercial/Multifamily Board of Governors, Shekar Narasimhan, CMB.

Two tactics, focus forums and shadowing, can increase the nimbleness of your lending platform. These, along with the application of follow-up technology, will increase your staff’s ability to serve borrowers consistently and more efficiently, despite changing volume and tightening margins.

Smaller lenders have options to stay competitive in spite of increased costs.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York, just released its 2022 Sector Outlook—CMBS: Full Steam Ahead report. MBA NewsLink interviewed KBRA’s Larry Kay and Patrick McQuinn to get their insights on the current lending environment and property fundamentals as well as factors that may affect property performance in 2022.