Co-founder and CEO
Rohit Mathur
Co-founded Bridge inside Citi and spun it out in 2023. Author of the Loan Market and Minibar Update, the leading newsletter on how hotel lending actually works.
Articles
8 articles
Minibar and Loan Market Update from Bridge, September 2026
The Fed’s first hike since 2023, a new Bridge index showing hotel construction costs outrunning the market, RevPAR growth that is all rate, the October 1 SBA change, and a $29 million non-recourse close.
Minibar and Loan Market Update from Bridge, July 2026
Why LTV is the most misleading number on your term sheet, the extended-stay surge, a free AI deal memo, and a Fed dot plot that now points up.
Minibar and Loan Market Update from Bridge, May 2026
Are rates going to come down? The honest answer in three charts, plus the SBA’s new stacked $10M limit and a ground-up close in Port Arthur.
Minibar and Loan Market Update from Bridge, March 2026
This month: Gas prices, Hunter updates, a new partnership, and a brand new tool we’re excited to share.
Minibar and Loan Market Update from Bridge, February 2026
ALIS takeaways, lenders moving past extend and pretend, the SBA’s new 100% citizenship rule, and real term sheets from two live deals.
Minibar and Loan Market Update from Bridge, January 2026
Credit is shifting from banks to private lenders, the World Cup is the one bright spot for RevPAR, and 2026 underwriting has to live with 2025 numbers.
Minibar and Loan Market Update from Bridge, December 2025
Rates are down but stabilizing, what 50 outlook reports say about 2026, and a red light, green light map of where hotel loans are getting done.
Minibar and Loan Market Update from Bridge | Oct 25
September 2025 hotel loan market update: regional banks are returning for acquisitions, private lenders remain active in construction, and equity interest is rising as rates fall.