Fitch Ratings affirms ColumbiaNational Real Estate Finance, LLC's (CNREF) commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) primary servicer rating of 'CPS2-'. The primary servicer rating reflects Fitch's assessment of CNREF's long history of primary servicing experience through predecessor companies, effective internal control environment managed through detailed policies and procedures and technology, and experienced and tenured management and staff.
CNREF was established in 1939 to originate, sell, and service both residential and commercial mortgage loans. CNREF is a full service commercial mortgage banking firm that retains and services approximately 80% of all new loans originated by the company, and the majority of CNREF's servicing portfolio is composed of life company and agency loans; however, the company is also an active primary servicer in 44 CMBS transactions. Approximately 16% of the company's servicing portfolio is CMBS.
As of June 30, 2012, CNREF's total servicing portfolio consisted of 361 loans totaling $3.6 billion. As of the same date, the company acted as primary servicer on 71 CMBS loans, totaling $572.1 million.
The servicer rating is based on the methodology described in Fitch's reports 'U.S. Commercial Mortgage Servicer Rating Criteria,' dated Feb. 18, 2011, and 'Global Rating Criteria for Structured Finance Servicers' dated Aug. 16, 2010, available on Fitch's web site www.fitchratings.com.
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Applicable Criteria and Related Research:
--'U.S. Commercial Mortgage Servicer Rating Criteria' (Feb. 18, 2011);
--'Global Rating Criteria for Structured Finance Servicers' (Aug. 16, 2010).
Applicable Criteria and Related Research:
U.S. Commercial Mortgage Servicer Rating Criteria
http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=584005
Global Rating Criteria for Structured Finance Servicers
http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=547305
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