RLJ vs RBCAA Comparison

RLJ Lodging Trust is a real estate investment trust that acquires focused-service and compact full-service hotels. Its portfolio consists of hotels in various states across the United States and the District of Columbia. Its hotels are under the Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt brand names. These hotels are concentrated in urban areas, dense suburban markets, and business districts within metropolitan areas. Its revenue streams include hotel operations revenue, which is composed of the sale of rooms, food, and beverages, and other property revenue. The company derives the substantial majority of its revenue from the operation of hotels.

Republic Bancorp Inc operates as a financial institution that provides both traditional and non-traditional banking products through six reportable segments. It has traditional banking which generates the majority of revenue, warehouse, mortgage banking, Tax Refund Solutions (TRS), Republic Payment Solutions segment, and Republic Credit Solutions (RCS) business segments. The business activities of these segments include retail mortgage and commercial lending, construction and land development lending, internet lending, correspondent and indirect lending and also private banking, treasury management services, internet, and mobile banking, bank acquisitions, short-term revolving credit facilities, fixed-term residential real estate loans and receipt and payment of federal.