Interest only loans the ‘last weapon’ for CMBS as regional banks muscle in

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Interest only loans the ‘last weapon’ for CMBS as regional banks muscle in

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CMBS lenders are resorting to offering more interest only loans to win business as ‘desperate’ local and regional banks step up commercial real estate lending activities, prompting investor concerns about the direction of underwriting standards in the market.

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