Arbor Commercial Mortgage promites Nihan to originator

According to Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC, they have promotion of Matthew Nihan to originator in the company's local office. Nihan is responsible for originating loans under all of Arbor's multifamily and commercial product lines, including Fannie Mae, FHA and Bridge. Nihan reports to Ken Fazio, senior vice president, national production manager. Previous to this role, Nihan served as senior analyst of commercial bridge loan origination for Arbor, during which time he was responsible for the initial evaluation, screening and analysis of bridge lending opportunities for all asset classes. Nihan joined Arbor in November of 2010 as a loan origination analyst tasked with flowing new loans through all phases of the loan closing process. Prior to joining Arbor, Nihan was an Analyst at Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group, LLC, and held project manager positions at MEC Contracting Corp. and MKG Construction & Consulting. Nihan received a masters degree in Real Estate Finance and Investment from New York University. He received his bachelors degree in finance from Loyola College. He resides in New York City. Founded by Chairman and CEO Ivan Kaufman, Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC and Arbor Commercial Funding, LLC are national direct lenders specializing in the origination of debt and equity financing and servicing for multifamily and other diverse commercial assets. Arbor is a Top 10 Fannie Mae DUS® Multifamily Lender and an FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Lender, consistently building on its reputation for service, quality and flexibility. With a current servicing portfolio of $9.0 billion, Arbor is a primary commercial loan servicer and special servicer rated by Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s. Arbor is also on the Standard & Poor’s Select Servicer List. Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC also manages Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a real estate investment trust, (REIT), formed to invest in mortgage-related securities, real estate-related bridge, junior participating interests in first mortgages, mezzanine loans, preferred and direct equity investments and in limited cases, discounted mortgage notes and other real estate related assets. Arbor is headquartered in Uniondale, NY, with full-service lending offices throughout the United States.