Wachovia Still Tops Commercial Servicer List

Wachovia Securities has retained its position at the top of the Mortgage Bankers Association's annual ranking of commercial and multifamily mortgage loan servicers in total primary and master servicing volume, at $306.6 billion.Following Wachovia are Capmark Finance, with $229.3 billion; Midland Loan Services, with $213.4 billion; Wells Fargo, with $132.9 billion; and KeyBank Real Estate Capital, with $105.5 billion. (These companies are also the top primary and master servicers, in the same rank order, for commercial mortgage-backed securities, except that Bank of America NA ranks fifth instead of KeyBank.) Rankings of servicing for life company loans place GEMSA Loan Services at the head of the list, the trade group reported, followed by Prudential Asset Resources, Midland, NorthMarq Capital, and Capmark. Midland is ranked No. 1 for servicing of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans, followed by Deutsche Bank Commercial Real Estate, Wachovia, Capmark, and ARCS Commercial Mortgage. Wachovia is No. 1 for servicing of commercial bank and savings institution loans. The MBA can be found online at http://www.mortgagebankers.org.