Wells Fargo was the No. 1 commercial/multifamily lender for 2012, according to data compiled by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Besides the overall rankings, Wells Fargo was the top originator for commercial mortgage-backed securities and loans sold to other investors.
The others in the overall top five are: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, PNC Real Estate, Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. and KeyBank Real Estate Capital.
MBA compiled lists in 11 categories. Wells Fargo and Walker & Dunlop were separated by just $8 million as the top originators of loans for Fannie Mae.
Furthermore, Bank of America Merrill Lynch was the top originator for commercial bank loans; MetLife Real Estate Investors for life insurance companies; CBRE Capital Markets Inc. for Freddie Mac; Red Mortgage Capital LLC for the Federal Housing Administration/Ginnie Mae; TIAA-CREF was top for pension funds; HFF LP for credit companies; KeyBank Real Estate Capital for real estate investment trusts, mortgage REITS and investment funds; and Cohen Financial was the top originator for specialty finance.
Firms with the largest dollar volume of loans that were originated for third parties in 2012 were Wells Fargo, HFF, Meridian Capital Group, CBRE Capital Markets, and PNC Real Estate.
