CB Richard Ellis Group, Los Angeles, has announced that it is expanding its commercial mortgage loan servicing business to include Europe.The company says it plans to target portfolio lenders as well as the growing European commercial mortgage-backed securities market. CBRE is a major player in commercial mortgage servicing through its subsidiary, L.J. Melody & Co. Melody's joint venture with GE Commercial Finance Real Estate, GEMSA Loan Services, serviced a commercial loan portfolio of approximately $60 billion as of Dec. 31. GEMSA serves more than 90 portfolio lenders and 150 securitized pools. The company can be found on the Web at http://www.cbre.com.
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The bank is accusing its fintech rival of racketeering for raiding its offices across nine states and stealing an untold amount of confidential information.
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Lenders may not be able to fully respond to the broader government-sponsored enterprises' rollout of VantageScore 4.0 yet but there is one thing they can do now.
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Sellers are easing demands as rates hit 15-month highs, giving buyers leverage. Originators: target sideline buyers before next week's Fed hike lifts rates further.
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The decrease in jumbo availability accounted for much of the drop in the latest mortgage credit index, as conforming and government offerings were unchanged.
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The consumer price index rose 0.4% last month, in line with July's reading. For a monetary policy committee that has been split on inflation, the inconclusive report will compel the Fed to make a call on whether to raise interest rates or stay put.
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Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Chinatown scrambled to reopen in the days following the World Trade Center attacks. The exercise resulted in the bank's first disaster-recovery plan.
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