Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Ackman’s Pershing Square seeks up to $10 billion in NYSE IPO

Bill Ackman is returning to the IPO market with a combined offering for his hedge fund manager and a new closed-end fund, the latest move in the billionaire’s long campaign to expand his asset management empire to public market investors.  Processing Content The initial public offering for Pershing Square USA Ltd., the closed-end fund, would […]

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Plaid integrates Home Lending Report into Encompass

Financial technology company Plaid announced Tuesday that it has integrated its Home Lending Report into the Encompass loan origination system from ICE Mortgage Technology — a move Plaid says will streamline digital asset verification for mortgage lenders. The integration embeds Plaid’s verification tool directly into Encompass, allowing loan officers and underwriters to access borrower asset

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Private credit didn’t fix middle-market CRE. It delayed a reckoning

Over the past several years, private credit has been portrayed as a lifeline for commercial real estate. As banks have tightened under regulatory pressure and rising rates, debt funds stepped in and kept transactions moving. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, private credit funds accounted for roughly 24% of U.S. CRE lending volume last year,

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