Non-Bank Lending

Can anyone give their insight into the world of nonbank lending. We are seeing a rise of all these companies such as RXR Starwood and Moinian getting into this playing field since banks are becoming more regulated.

My question would be why these companies see lending as attractive. Is earning a 7% IY return less risky then buying and developing? Also how do they issue 50-100m of dollars? through warehouse lending? Do they give 100m dollars in one shot? Thanks

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i don't work on the senior debt side, but it is of course always possible that they sell a less risky piece at a premium to a buyer looking for a single-digit yield at a price that allows them to hold the remainder at a double-digit yield.

 

2 ways to do it:

1) Split A/B piece with another lender: 90% LTV at 3m LIBOR + 5.5% and 1.25% fee can be broken down to:

  • Sell/Split: 65% LTV at 3m Libor + 3% and 0.75% fee
  • Retain: 25% LTV at 3m Libor + 12% and 2.55% fee

2) Levered 2-3 times: 90% LTV at 3m Libor + 5.5% and 1.25% fee can be financed with 2/3 borrowed money:

  • Earn 3m Libor + 5.5% on 90, pay 3m Libor + 2.25% on 60, it works out to be 3m Libor + 12% on 30 and you keep the fee.

Plus the B-piece usually service the loan so you earn another 5-7 bps on the entire piece, this equates to another 18-25 bps of servicing fee.

 
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In todays world of low rates and low cap rates, if you just want steady cash flow, what's wrong with 7% yields? Nothing...

Many of the private lenders I know who were once in the real estate game got burned out and now just lend. Yields are 8% to 10%. I know a private lender with about $250mil under management. They make 50bps on the servicing. Not bad after collecting 1.5pts per loan too.

Lots of ways to make money out there in lending.

 
"PacNumber" Many of the private lenders I know who were once in the real estate game got burned out and now just lend.
Interesting. What do you mean 'were once in the real estate game'? I assume you're describing former acquisition sponsors or former developers ...
 

I don't know what GE and CIT Group do, but many Non Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) and non-retail deposit taking banks/NBFIs issue medium and long term debt to wholesale bond and commercial paper debt markets.

This is effectively the same as taking deposits, just on a wholesale basis.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, post threads about how to do it on WSO.
 

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