Phil Hall

Phil Hall

Phil Hall is the news editor of Mortgage Professional AmericaMortgage Broker News and Canadian Mortgage Professional.

Phil has more than three decades of financial journalism experience and has extensively covered both the residential and commercial real estate industries. When he is not writing about the financial services world, Phil hosts “The Online Movie Show” podcast on SoundCloud and has appeared as an actor in low-budget horror movies.

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Federal Reserve commences CMBS purchases

Central bank will acquire up to $1 billion from primary dealers.

Federal Reserve commences CMBS purchases

Square gets conditional FDIC approval on bank

The new financial institution will be based in Salt Lake City

Square gets conditional FDIC approval on bank

Sale of "Superman" building cancelled amidst CMBS market problems

Planned $815 million transaction jettisoned when buyer's bank backs out

Sale of "Superman" building cancelled amidst CMBS market problems

Federal Reserve hires BlackRock for CMBS purchasing program

Central bank pledges billions of dollars for new buying spree

Federal Reserve hires BlackRock for CMBS purchasing program

REIT sues Canadian bank over CMBS margin calls

Lender accused of trying to "unlawfully seize and unload a large portfolio of plaintiffs' assets"

REIT sues Canadian bank over CMBS margin calls

Will an FHFA quick-fix on appraisals become the new normal?

Brian Coester believes alternative evaluations will continue beyond the regulator’s May 17 deadline

Will an FHFA quick-fix on appraisals become the new normal?

Notarize and Mace intergrate eClosing for Encompass lenders

New out-of-the-box offering can be used in 38 states

Notarize and Mace intergrate eClosing for Encompass lenders

FHFA enacts new policies to buffer against COVID-19 disruptions

Changes to the appraisal process and dollar roll transactions are announced

FHFA enacts new policies to buffer against COVID-19 disruptions

Despite COVID-19 lockdown, California property taxes are still due April 10

County governments do not have the authority to delay payment schedule

Despite COVID-19 lockdown, California property taxes are still due April 10

Commercial mortgage portfolios could be weak spot in COVID-19 banking era

New report from KBRA identifies “projects that rely on retail traffic” as “potentially vulnerable”

Commercial mortgage portfolios could be weak spot in COVID-19 banking era