MEDIA RELATIONS PORTFOLIO: FINANCIAL SERVICES

Fortune Recommends • 5th June 2024

Money market accounts pay competitive rates and better security for your money. Here’s how to get one

Client: Alliant Credit Union

There are many places to stow away cash for a rainy day. Some use free checking accounts, while others choose a high-yield savings account to earn interest on their money over time.

Wealth Management Real Estate • 5th June 2024

Inflation is a Harsh Judge

Client: Subtext

Our world is undergoing a generational shift in political and cultural values. Our changing values influence how we live, where we live, and how we spend our money.

Daily Herald • 30th April 2023

Five steps small businesses can take to protect themselves against check fraud

Client: Byline Bank

By now, most small business owners in Illinois know that fraud flourished during the pandemic, from cybercriminals taking advantage of everyone doing everything online, to old-school fraudsters stealing stimulus checks from the mail.

Fox Business • 6th July 2022

Alliant CEO: Consumer savings rates better than they've ever been | Video

Client: Alliant Credit Union

Alliant Credit Union CEO Dennis Devine discusses the benefits of operating as a digital credit union on 'The Claman Countdown.

Wall Street Journal • 5th June 2024

Tougher Rent Laws Are Behind Trouble at NYCB

Client: BGO

When New York Community Bancorp posted large losses last month and warned of more difficulties to come, it pointed to a significant cause for concern: troubled loans in a sinking corner of the New York City apartment market.

Forbes • 23rd October 2023

Best Hard Money Lenders Of 2024

Client: Kiavi

Launched in 2017, HouseMax Funding is a fast-growing, Austin-based real estate lending company, offering hard money financing in urban and suburban communities nationwide. It provides borrowers rapid rate quotes and the opportunity to prequalify “in a matter of minutes.”

American Banker • 22nd September 2022

Flavorful finance: How banks, credit unions are using food to win business

Client: Alliant Credit Union

Banks and credit unions are finding that in some cases, the way to a consumer's heart is through their stomach.

Evening Standard • 31st March 2022

Turning London’s office blocks green will cost £30 billion, says Savills

Client: BGO

Under proposed regulations all commercial office buildings will need to register an environmental performance certificate (EPC) by 2025.

The Wall Street Journal • 17th May 2024

Auto-Loan Interest Rates Are Skyrocketing. No One Told Credit Unions.

Client: Alliant Credit Union

A series of interest-rate rises have rippled through the U.S. economy, and more are projected to be on the way. WSJ breaks down the numbers hitting Americans’ wallets this year and beyond.

Inman • 6th June 2024

Investors are scooping up Kiavi's 'fix and flip' loans

Client: Kiavi

Kiavi upsizes its 16th securitization to $350 million and says largest deal since November 2021 brings total issuance since 2019 to $4 billion.

The Mann Report • 6th June 2024

Berkley Insurance Company Renews 60,000SF at 757 Third Ave.

Client: BGO

In just the second deal over 60,000 square feet signed on Third Avenue this year, BentallGreenOak has renewed Berkley Insurance Company’s lease at 757 Third, a 504,953-square-foot office building in Midtown East owned by BentallGreenOak, announced JLL.

The Crittenden Report • 6th June 2024

Equity will get a jolt during the second half of the year

Client: BGO

JV and pref equity deals will continue to be difficult for the first part of the year as many investors remain on the sidelines. Rising rates have caused floating-rate debt to be above most cap rates, resulting in negative leverage. Some JV equity providers have shifted their focus to the debt side or will invest as pref equity only. There has not been a lot of acquisition equity being placed and a huge pullback in ground-up development is occurring. However, it is not all doom and gloom. Whispe

The Real Deal • 12th February 2024

Cash Buyers Come for Distressed Commercial Properties

Client: BGO

The Distress Record: SL Green, others create funds to pounce on market.

GlobalCapital • 25th January 2024

Blackstone's Tricon acquisition signals turning tide for US SFR

Client: Kiavi

Securitization issuance from the sector could double in 2024 as funding costs come down and investors turn bullish.

GlobalCapital • 9th August 2023

Kiavi CEO sees RMBS gaining confidence over house prices

Client: Kiavi

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Scotsman Guide • 1st August 2023

Clients who want to invest in condominiums may not know where to start

Client: Kiavi

Condominiums offer a huge opportunity for newcomers to residential real estate and seasoned investors alike. Given where interest rates stand, is it realistic for a noncash investor to get into the condo investment game? The answer is yes.

Scotsman Guide • 20th April 2023

Notable mortgage industry additions and promotions: April 17-21

Client: Kiavi

Guild Mortgage named John Lowe as manager of a newly added district made up of 40 new Guild employees and eight branch offices in California. Lowe moves to Guild with 40 team members, including area managers Chris Owen and Joanne Hender; branch managers Doug Grenz, Don Petty, Gwen Chyz, Jeremy Kurtz, Marco Guerra and Steve Weninger; sales manager Debra Morsan; six transaction coordinators and four processors.