Astoria Federal Savings Appoints Stephen Sipola to Executive Vice President …
The expansion of Astoria's Business Banking Group and the bank's re-entry into the multi-family lending market have proved to be critical components of Astoria's strategic shift in its balance sheet, through repositioned assets and liabilities …
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Banks again compete for realty loans – Miami Today News
… got rid of a lot of terrible-performing loans, and are very nervous for new loans. They are very aggressive." In some situations lenders are vying for deals, he said; there is competition for excellent loans in areas such as healthcare, office and multi …
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Tuesday's Top Tales in the United States
Commercial and multifamily loans had a seasonal dip in the first quarter of 2013 but are still 9% higher compared to last year and demand for commercial mortgage bonds has skyrocketed from a year earlier, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Tuesday.
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