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Learn the Ins & Outs of Commercial Lending to Better Understand Your Next Steps If you’re expanding your small business, you may be wondering: “Where will I get the funding for it?” Although personal finances and partners can put up some of the capital, much of...

The Benefits of a Credit Union vs Bank Make the Choice an Easy One Between 2013 and 2020, credit union membership increased by nearly 30% from 98.4 million to 126.6 million. This statistic makes it clear that more and more Americans across the nation are signing up to...

Commercial Real Estate Loans can Help Credit Unions Make Up the Difference in Auto Loan Volumes Credit unions’ portfolios have historically held a large percentage of auto loans for both new and used vehicles. However, the volume of auto loans has significantly...

Getting a Small Business Loan can be Essential to Financing Your Venture For those starting or growing a business, getting a small business loan is one of the first steps. With more than two decades of professional commercial lending experience, Extensia Financial can...

Extensia and Its Sister Company LendThrive Offer Various Business Loans that Support Any Venture. Whether you’re opening a retail store on Main Street, expanding your restaurant or growing any other budding venture, you’ll likely need a business loan to help fund it....

Consider Several Factors When Choosing the Best Credit Union to Suit Your Needs With more than 6,200 credit union businesses in the United States, it can be difficult to choose the one that’s right for you and your financial needs. Luckily, Extensia Financial has more...

Extensia Financial Offers Professional Guidance on Applying for Commercial Real Estate Loans Experienced commercial lender Extensia Financial carefully guides brokers, credit unions and their borrowers through the commercial real estate loan process. Whether it’s...

Extensia Financial Explains the Difference Between a Credit Union and Bank Extensia Financial has more than two decades of experience providing participation loans to credit unions and their borrowers. With such extensive experience working with credit unions,...

Understanding SBA 504 Loan Rates, Requirements & Terms is Integral to Financing Real Estate for Small Businesses As a seasoned commercial real estate lender, Extensia Financial has facilitated SBA 504 loans to small business owners across the nation for over 20...

Extensia Financial answers a popular question: “What are the typical commercial real estate loan terms?” As a commercial real estate lender with more than two decades of experience, Extensia Financial has funded various types of commercial loans ranging from bridge to...

From Business Loan Rates to Loan Terms, Extensia Financial Provides Professional Guidance on Applying for Commercial Loans Whether you’re planning to start a business or make changes to an existing one, you may need additional funds. That’s when a business loan...

Extensia Financial Breaks Down the Most Popular Commercial Real Estate Loans Available As one of the country's top commercial lenders catering to credit unions and their borrowers, Extensia Financial offers a variety of business loans ranging in size from $2 to $25...

As a Lender, Knowing the Ins & Outs of a Commercial Real Estate Appraisal is Incredibly Important As a commercial real estate lender, Extensia Financial has decades of experience assisting credit unions and their borrowers in the commercial real estate loan...

AVANA Capital Investments Align with Extensia Financial’s Mission of “People Helping People" Less than one year ago, a majority stake in Extensia Financial was purchased by AVANA Capital, a financial institution with nearly two decades of experience in commercial...

Effective July 29, 2021, business owners can now save money and refinance existing conventional loans, SBA 7a loans and SBA 504 debentures. A new rule was just enacted by the US Small Business Administration (SBA) to better meet the debt refinancing needs of small...

Extensia Financial is proud to work with the best financial credit unions across the nation Twelve of Extensia Financial’s credit union partners were recently recognized by Forbes as “America’s Best Credit Unions In Each State.” In collaboration with market research...

Three Important Basics to Understand Before You Buy Any Commercial Property As a commercial real estate lender with more than two decades of experience, Extensia Financial has advised countless investors on how to get into commercial real estate. Before you buy...

Extensia Financial Assists Through the Full Lifecycle of the Commercial Loan Approval Process The commercial real estate loan process is more complex than a residential loan. Extensia Financial, one of the nation’s most seasoned commercial lenders funding loans up to...

Commercial Property Inspections are an Essential Step in Closing a Sale As a commercial real estate lender, Extensia Financial has funded countless commercial real estate loans of varying scope and scale. With each of these loans, one of the most essential steps is...

Knowledge | February 2021

Extensia Financial is very proud to present our 10-part series, Credit Marker Monday, which features expert guidance on assessing credit risk from Matt Hunt, Payal Bhatia, Sadaf Gill, Chrystelle Mae Quioyo, and John Schroeder!

Knowledge | June 2020

Service organizations that work well in commercial lending utilize all tools available to mitigate risk, especially in preparation for any potential economic downturns. Extensia has this proficiency finely honed. We know how to mitigate risk, diversify portfolios, and analyze trends.

Knowledge | June 2020

As a credit union service organization (CUSO), Extensia helps credit unions navigate the intricacies of commercial real estate lending, and risk diversification is an important part of what we do. Examining the data, trends, and options make our risk management recommendations analytical, methodical and systematic.

Knowledge | June 2020

Part of our job here at Extensia Financial—a very significant part—is to help our partners navigate the complex matter of risk management. This is one of the many functions a credit union service organization (CUSO) performs. In the midst of the current public health and economic crisis, we are fielding quite a few calls pertaining to the lack of property rental income.