Seven classes of LaSalle Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. small-balance commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2006-MF3, have been downgraded by Fitch Ratings. Fitch also assigned distressed recovery ratings to the downgraded classes and affirmed the ratings on six other classes in the transaction. The downgrades resulted from "additional specially serviced loans and increased loss expectations," the rating agency said.
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