CMBS

In a just-released report, Fitch Ratings said that one-in-three rating proposals for new structured finance transactions need considerable changes before these offerings can be rated.

The credit quality of CMBS loans appears to be slipping a bit, according to a Moody's Investors Service report Friday.

Barclays Capital has made several appointments to its U.S. CMBS team.

Rising foreign investment flows into U.S. commercial real estate bode well for the CMBS sector, said Standard & Poor’s in a release.

Reinstating trust in the ratings process is key to growing investor interest, according to buyside participants in a Tuesday panel at the ABS East conference hosted by Information Management Network.

Fannie Mae's recently priced $577 million multifamily DUS REMIC highlights moves the agency is making to court an agency CMBS investor base that appears to be broadening as activity has subsided somewhat in the CMBS conduit market.

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. has filed a form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue a CMBS transaction, according to filing made yesterday

At the ABS East conference, organized by the Information Management Network, the message of ending the market’s over-reliance on ratings rang loud and clear.

There is a scarcity of investors at this year’s ABS East conference hosted by Information Management Network.