Class M of Lehman Brothers Inc.'s LB 2002-LLF C3 commercial mortgage pass-through certificates has been downgraded from BB to BB-minus and removed from Rating Watch Negative by Fitch Ratings.The rating agency also upgraded three classes from the deal, removed two of them from Rating Watch Negative, and affirmed the ratings on 15 others. Fitch attributed the downgrade to the deteriorating performance of the Michigan Industrial Portfolio, which represents 17.8% of the pool, and to concerns about the Boulder Portfolio (8.1%) and the Decorative Center of Houston (4.3%). Fitch can be found online at http://www.fitchratings.com.
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A tour of the technology that banking has run on, dating back to Franklin's anti-counterfeit measures and the bank-note bulletin that preceded American Banker.
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Issuances of new HECM-backed securities dropped off in June on both a monthly and yearly basis, according to a new report from New View Advisors.
July 2 -
The vote to approve the $12 per share deal, which rejected a hostile bid from UWM Holdings, came following several postponements of a special meeting.
July 2 -
A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
July 2 -
The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
July 2 -
The June jobs report is creating an overhang on economist forecasts for interest rates going forward, especially when combined with recent inflation data.
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