Aggregate multifamily loans at U.S. banks and thrifts rose 1.3% quarter over quarter to $435.84 billion as of March 31, a 6.0% increase year over year.

Meanwhile, multifamily loan delinquencies continued to decline, sliding to 0.23%.

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the U.S. banking industry's largest multifamily lender, reported $71.37 billion in multifamily loans at the end of the quarter, a 0.1% increase since the end of 2018 and a 1.2% increase over the year-ago quarter.

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