CNOB vs ARI Comparison

ConnectOne Bancorp Inc is a community-based, full-service New Jersey-chartered commercial bank. Substantially all loans are secured with various types of collateral, including business assets, consumer assets, and commercial/residential real estate. Each borrower's ability to repay its loans is dependent on the conversion of assets, cash flows generated from the borrowers' business, real estate rental, and consumer wages.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc is a real estate investment trust that originates, invests in, acquires, and manages commercial first-mortgage loans, subordinate financings, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and other real estate-related debt investments. The subordinate loans and first-mortgage loans account for the vast majority of the portfolio on a cost basis. Property types include residential, retail, healthcare, office, mixed-use, hotel, industrial, multifamily, securities, and other, with residential properties and hotels representing the highest property value. More than a third of the properties are located in New York City, with the other properties located across other regions of the United States, as well as other countries.