by Diane McLaughlin | Mar 18, 2021 | Banking & Lending, Industry News, Top Lenders
Lenders saw refinance activity in Connecticut double in 2020 compared to 2019, with more than $26.25 billion in residential refinancing, according to The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record. The number of loans originated in the state rose by 74 percent compared to 2019 to more than 89,000 loans.
by Diane McLaughlin | Mar 19, 2020 | Banking & Lending, Industry News, Top Lenders
Once mortgage rates dropped by more than 50 points over May and June last year, whatever lenders had forecast at the beginning of the year, they soon pivoted, leading to one of the biggest surges in refi activity since the Great Recession.
by Bram Berkowitz | Mar 21, 2019 | Banking & Lending, Industry News, Special Sections, Top Lenders
We’ve compiled the top 10 mortgage lenders among Connecticut’s credit unions, banks and mortgage companies, ranked by number of loans and loan volume in several origination categories. Was your bank, credit union or mortgage company a Top Lender in 2018?
by Bram Berkowitz | Apr 19, 2018 | Top Lenders
While economic conditions in the state of Connecticut are certainly not ideal, lenders are finding success in the residential and commercial sectors by taking community-driven approaches and following through on strategies they put into motion in previous years.
by Laura Alix | Apr 20, 2017 | Banking & Lending, Top Lenders
Connecticut lenders benefited from demand for rental housing last year, while the residential market remained largely flat, save for a few of the very biggest players in last year’s Top Lenders.
by Laura Alix | Apr 14, 2016 | Top Lenders
With interest rates still at historic lows and consumer confidence on the mend, 2015 was a decent year for Connecticut’s lenders, but banks, credit unions and mortgage companies are increasingly fighting tooth and nail for the very best credits the marketplace has to...
by Laura Alix | Apr 17, 2015 | Banking & Lending, Industry News, Top Lenders
If every cloud has a silver lining, then at least last year’s prolonged low interest rate environment boosted residential purchases and buoyed refinance business at Connecticut’s banks.
by Laura Alix | Apr 17, 2014 | Banking & Lending, Top Lenders
Connecticut’s lenders continued to increase their purchase business in the single-family and condo markets last year, while most other areas of lending remained flat from 2012. The recovery, it seems, is a bit of a mixed bag in the Constitution State. The Commercial...
by Laura Alix | Apr 18, 2013 | Banking & Lending, Top Lenders
A review of the top lenders of 2012 in Connecticut.