CMBS

Goldman Sachs and Citigroup plan to reignite their CMBS offering, according to a Dow Jones report.

Fitch Ratings submitted its comment letter in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission's Solicitation of Comment to Assist in Study on Assigned Credit Ratings, which is required by Section 939F of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. appointed Scott Heath to its Atlanta office as a loan officer covering the mid-Atlantic, southeast and southwest regions.

The delinquency rate for U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) loans backing CMBS fell 36 basis points in August to 9.52%.

Volatility in the capital markets has pushed industry participants towards safe-haven assets such as covered bonds.

It's been a brutal time for executives in structured finance departments across Wall Street since the 2008 financial crisis.

Once again the fear in the MBS market is the possibility of a government refinancing program —dubbed refinance.gov or refi.gov by analysts — as a way to stimulate the economy.

It was business as usual for the financial markets after Hurricane Irene lashed out less destruction than was originally anticipated this past weekend.

Although residential origination volumes swooned in the second quarter, commercial mortgage production picked up nicely at many firms.

The outlook for U.S. CMBS is set to look a lot less hefty in the next year as the number of loans coming due will drop by 40%, according to a Fitch Ratings report.