The commercial real estate mezzanine loan market is ripe with interesting market developments this year.
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Industry Briefs
Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said its McDash Flash Forbearance Tracker, as of May 19, reported 4.75 million homeowners – or 9.0% of all mortgages – have entered into COVID-19 mortgage forbearance plans. Active forbearance volumes increased by just 93,000 over the past week, a more than 70% decline from the 325,000 from the first week of May.
Andrew Foster: Mezzanine Market Musings
The commercial real estate mezzanine loan market is ripe with interesting market developments this year.
Andrew Foster: Mezzanine Market Musings
The commercial real estate mezzanine loan market is ripe with interesting market developments this year.
Industry Briefs – May 21, 2020
ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), Denver, released ACESXPRESS for Early Payment Defaults to bolster lenders’ existing audit programs in light of the recent increases in required monthly EPD audit volume.
Fitch: Coronavirus to Drive More ‘Outside-the-Box’ Appraisals in RMBS
Fitch Ratings, New York, said traditional “full” pre-close home appraisals, viewed to be best practice, are becoming less common in the mortgage origination process as homes are more difficult to access during the coronavirus outbreak.
CMBS Report: More Than 2,600 U.S. CMBS Borrowers Seek Coronavirus Relief; Delinquency Reports Mixed
Fitch Ratings, New York, reported more than 2,600 commercial real estate borrowers, representing $49.1 billion of mortgage loans, have sought potential debt relief during the first two weeks of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak.
Fitch: RMBS Servicers See Opportunity in 2020 Amidst ‘Clear Challenges’
Change is coming for U.S residential mortgage-backed securities servicers in 2020 and beyond, said Fitch Ratings, New York, with perhaps the most notable one being how they are preparing for the end of LIBOR.
Residential Briefs
First American Financial Corp., Santa Ana, Calif., acquired Title Security Agency LLC, a brand within the Arizona real estate community. First American had been a minority owner for five years.
Residential Briefs
First American Financial Corp., Santa Ana, Calif., acquired Title Security Agency LLC, a brand within the Arizona real estate community. First American had been a minority owner for five years.