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M&T Realty appoints Newton as managing director

Boston, MA M&T Realty Capital Corporation has appointed Matt Newton as managing director. Newton joins the production team and will handle nationwide loan origination using various capital sources, including agency, FHA, life companies, debt funds, and M&T Bank capabilities. 

With over a decade of commercial real estate lending experience, Newton specializes in originating multifamily loans through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, and M&T Bank’s proprietary loan options. He joins M&T RCC from Walker & Dunlop, where he was a senior director responsible for originating multifamily loans nationwide. Newton previously worked in Walker & Dunlop’s servicing department before moving to the real estate finance team, where he originated over $1 billion of debt in the last five years. 

“He has deep experience in commercial real estate finance, with special expertise in Agency financing. Matt’s customers have benefited from his extensive market knowledge and focus on problem-solving, and we are pleased to add his skillset to our team,” said Mark Gould, co-head of national production.

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