 NEW YORK, July 13, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Ready Capital announced growth in deal volume for its Bridge Lending business in the second quarter of 2021 with an increase of more than 22 over the first quarters strong results. During the second quarter of 2021, Ready Capital closed more than 50 bridge loans totaling over 800 million, with a current pipeline of deals in the closing process going into the third quarter of approximately 600 million. The recent quarters results build on the companys success during the first quarter, during which Ready Capital had closed 28 bridge loans totaling approximately 655 million in funding. 