Three classes from Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII Inc., series 2000-C2, have been downgraded by Fitch Ratings.The downgrades were as follows: class L, from B to B-minus; class M, from CCC to CC; and class N, from CC to C. The downgrades were attributed to an increase in expected losses on several specially serviced loans. The certificates are collateralized by 178 fixed-rate mortgage loans, consisting primarily of office (37%), retail (22%), and industrial (18%) properties. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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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