Commercial Property Losses Mount Amid Debt Triage
Monthly losses on commercial property debt bundled into bonds have doubled since April as loan specialists gave up trying to restructure smaller mortgages, Deutsche Bank AG data show.

Fitch Publishes Criteria Report on U.S. Commercial Mortgage Servicer Rating Criteria
NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has published a criteria report on U.S. Commercial Mortgage Servicer Rating Criteria. This report provides criteria for rating U.S. commercial mortgage servicers.

Why You Should Blame Your Grandparents For The Mortgage Crisis
The current mortgage crisis in the US is more severe than any since the 1930s.

Mortgage write-downs gain appeal
RALEIGH, N.C. - Eager to avoid writing down the loans on their books, banks have been extending many of them with the hope that the market will improve.

Fitch Places 7 Classes of GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 2003-C2 on Watch Negative
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has placed the following seven classes of GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 2003-C2, on Rating Watch Negative: --$16.1 million class E 'AAAsf/LS5';--$21 million class F 'AAsf/LS5';--$11.3 million class G 'BBBsf/LS5';--$16.1 million class H 'BBsf/LS5';--$20.1 million class J 'B-sf/LS5';--$8.1 million class K 'CCCsf/RR2';--$8.1 million class L ...

Annaly Capital Management Announces Monthly Commentary for September
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) released its monthly commentary for September providing a review of the economy and the residential mortgage, commercial mortgage, corporate credit and Treasury markets. Through its monthly commentary and blog, Annaly Salvos, Annaly expresses its thoughts and opinions on issues and events in the financial markets. Please ...

North American Life Insurers Can Withstand Real Estate Declines, S&P Says
North American life insurers have enough capital to offset the impact of a potential decline in commercial real estate, Standard & Poor’s said.

HDFC raises 5 bln rupees via commercial paper
MUMBAI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - India's top mortgage lender, Housing Development Finance Corp , on Thursday raised 5 billion rupees via short-term debt, according to Thomson Reuters data.

Fitch Downgrades 20 Bonds in 16 U.S. CMBS Transactions
NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has downgraded 20 bonds in 16 commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions to 'D' indicating that the bonds have incurred a principal write-down. The bonds being downgraded to 'D' as part of this review were all previously rated 'B-', 'CC' or 'C' indicating that a default was expected.

Fitch Downgrades 20 Bonds in 16 U.S. CMBS Transactions
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has downgraded 20 bonds in 16 commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) transactions to 'D' indicating that the bonds have incurred a principal write-down. The bonds being downgraded to 'D' as part of this review were all previously rated 'B-', 'CC' or 'C' indicating that a default was expected. Today's action is limited to just the bonds with write ...