Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman sent a memo to employees signaling their focus on technology innovation; American Banker reports that...
Morgan Stanley Analyst James Faucette says Lending Club has upside potential of 35%; cites institutional investment, loan growth at moderate but sustained pace and industry contacts reporting no deterioration in reinvestment or retention rates; targets the stock at $8; the company will announce Q4 and year-end earnings on February 14th. Source
Morgan Stanley recently bought more than $14mn of local subordinated bonds from online lender Geru Tecnologia e Servicos; Brazil has...
While leaving wide open the question of “what happens as we head into the summer and fourth quarter of 2020,”...
Arbor Commercial Mortgage and its affiliates are private lenders for commercial and multi-family real estate as well as a REIT sponsor; they have launched the ArborCrowd real estate crowdfunding platform; their marketing emphasizes 30 years of experience in real estate, careful selection of sponsors, and individuals investing alongside institutional capital providers as well as the project sponsors themselves. Source
Last week interest rates hit an all time low; now some lenders are apparently inflating their advertised mortgage rates on...
The largest non bank service provider, Mr. Cooper, led a series A round into Matic Insurance; Matic is a digital insurance agency that allows homebuyers to get homeowners insurance during the mortgage process; Coverager reports Aaron Schiff, CEO of Matic said, “Mr. Cooper’s customers will benefit from Matic’s ability to expedite loan closings and make it easier for Mr. Cooper to lower their borrower’s payments for improved payment performance. Source.
Blend has signed new bank partnership agreements and announced fundraising of $100 million; the firm will partner with Wells Fargo and US Bancorp, providing its mortgage software to help improve the mortgage application process for the two large banks; concurrently, it has also completed a $100 million fundraising round led by Greylock Partners that will increase its value to approximately $500 million and allow it to potentially expand to other lending markets. Source
Global payments partner Anita Boomstein from Manatt Phelps & Phillips shares the latest in what is happening when it comes...