Craig Eastmond has been appointed managing director of capital markets at United Realty Capital, the company announced today.

JPMorgan Chase is in the market with a CMBS deal called Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-PHH.

Mortgage rates held near their historic lows in the week ending November 29.

Mercedes-Benz has issued two new deals from its dealer floorplan master trust structure.

The nation’s top five servicers had a combined servicing market share of 55.6% at Sept. 30, a stunning loss of eight points in share over the past 12 months.

FHFA acting director Edward DeMarco noted that the g-fee hikes will move GSE pricing “closer to what it would be were mortgage credit risk borne solely by private capital.”

Credit Suisse has won a small victory in a legal battle over its sale of MBS.

Consumer asset backed securitization volume potential for 2013 may be suppressed by the rise in student loan debt, according to a Wells Fargo report.

CMBS loans are likely to increasingly feature in Collateralized Loan Obligations.

Mortgage application activity was little changed overall in the holiday-shortened week ending Nov. 23.

The Public Service Commission of West Virginia, the state’s energy regulator, has delayed a securitization proposed by American Electric Power (AEP) by two months.