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Loan Portfolio Diversification: Your 2025 Survival Strategy

Mid-Year Check: Is Your Loan Portfolio Built For What’s Next?

If you’re looking for a 2025 survival strategy, start by rethinking how you diversify your loan portfolio. As we enter the midpoint of a high-pressure economic year, one truth is becoming crystal clear for commercial lenders: diversification isn’t optional; it’s essential.  Lenders who always keep a close eye on viewing all loan transactions as part...

June 18, 2025
Banks
economic outlook 2025

Monthly Market Minute, June 2025

Recession Signals, Resilient Lending GoDocs’ Monthly Marketing Minute digs into the trends impacting lending in 2025. Contradictions are everywhere. Recession warnings are mounting, slow GDP, rising delinquencies, and inflation uncertainty, but commercial lending? It’s heating up. In the latest episode of the GoDocs Monthly Market Minute, host Keith Mayer sits down with GoDocs’ Head of Business...

June 11, 2025
Banks
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What Steps Can Commercial Lenders Take to Avoid Catastrophe from Natural Disasters?

Why Disaster-Proofing the Commercial Lending Processes Is Crucial As regulatory requirements tighten and climate-related risks increase, disaster-readiness is no longer optional for commercial lenders. Risk assessments must now account for the potential of natural disasters, cyber threats, and global market disruptions. Modernizing and disaster-proofing your lending processes is critical to operational continuity, legal and regulatory...

June 9, 2025
Banks
New Legislative Trend? States Seeking to Impose Commercial Property Vacancy Taxes

New Legislative Trend? States Seeking to Impose Commercial Property Vacancy Taxes

Owners of commercial properties have plenty to worry about. They must protect their properties from vandalism and other forms of blight, search for viable long-term tenants, hope for lease price stabilization, and more. On top of these concerns, a new state legislative trend may be emerging that adds additional pressure to the challenges these owners...

June 3, 2025
Banks

What Does the Data Say About Modernizing Commercial Lending?

Here’s why it’s time to prioritize progress. Backed by data, expert advice, and real market trends. The commercial lending sector faces a crossroads. While some lenders cling to legacy systems and “safe” manual workflows they’ve been using for decades, the market and regulatory environment are evolving too quickly for this approach to remain viable. As...

June 3, 2025
Banks
mba conference

MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference 2025 Recap

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference in Hollywood, Florida. The event brought together a strong mix of lenders and vendors to network, discuss business opportunities, and hear from expert panelists. Topics ranged from the overall health of the commercial real estate market to the...

May 27, 2025
Banks

When States Step In: The Regulatory Ripple Effect in Commercial Lending

In his recent article, “CFPB Will Rewrite Small-Business Lending Rule”, Ebrima Sanneh of American Banker sheds light on the uncertain future of the proposed small business lending rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The article also discussed the growing likelihood that state governments will take the reins as federal enforcement wanes. This shift...

May 27, 2025
Banks
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Infographic: The Cost of Inaction as a Commercial Lender

Using Legacy Legal Document Systems Is Risky This snapshot highlights some of the most significant risks to lender profitability and scalability that result from relying on error-prone, highly manual legacy processes, rather than investing in compliant software that enables accurate and agile responses to borrowers. Get More in Depth Guide: Commercial Lenders, Playing It Safe...

May 19, 2025
Banks
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eBook: Caution Isn’t a Strategy, How Playing It Safe Puts You Behind

Outdated Technology Is Holding Commercial Lenders Back In Caution Isn’t a Strategy, discover why legacy systems in commercial lending are no longer safe—and may be your biggest risk. This eBook explores common challenges with outdated technology, the urgency to modernize, and what to look for in a technology partner. Download the eBook Get More in...

May 12, 2025
Banks
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What Lenders Need to Know About Recent Compliance Shifts in Hawaii and MERS

Commercial lending is complex enough without getting tripped up by last-minute compliance issues. When state laws shift, title companies evolve their requirements, or third-party platforms like MERS update their policies, the burden of staying compliant falls squarely on the lender—and any delay can cost days, dollars, or even the deal. At GoDocs, we monitor these...

May 9, 2025
Banks

Your Questions About AI in Commercial Lending – Answered

Tucker Wade, Senior Director of Legal and Compliance at GoDocs, Answers What to Know, Ask, and Watch Out For Tucker Wade sees the promises and the pitfalls of AI, or artificial intelligence. In this Q&A, we explore his thoughts on the risks and the inherent balance needed as AI continues to evolve, guiding commercial lenders...

May 9, 2025
Banks
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Multifamily Lending Outlook 2025: Cautious Optimism in a Shifting Economic Landscape

The multifamily real estate sector has been a stable and growing sector of real estate investment for over a decade. Despite the recent domestic and global economic turmoil investors are facing coming out of Q1 of this year, 2025 is shaping up to continue that trend, albeit with a more complex set of challenges and...

May 8, 2025

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