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S&P expects up to 70% redefault on Loan Mods

From Zach Fox at SNL Financial: Analysts believe loan mod redefaults could hit 70% Diane Westerback, S&P’s managing director of global surveillance analytics, told SNL that the previously reported 30% to 40% redefault rates typically only count borrowers after two or three months of payments. A year after the modification, Westerback expects redefaults to hit between 60% and 70%.

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Architecture Billings Index shows contraction in March

Note: This index is a leading indicator for Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment. The WSJ reports that the American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index increased to 46.1 in March from 44.8 in February.

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Fitch: Prime Jumbo RMBS Approach 10% Delinquent

From Fitch: New Year, No Improvement as U.S.

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El Erian: Greece a "game of chicken"

Quote of the day on Greece … “Europe has become a huge game of chicken, whereby the Greeks are waiting for help from the outside and donors are waiting for Greece to take a step forward.” Mohamed El-Erian, Pimco, Feb 8, 2010 Scroll down for a summary of last week and a look ahead (or click here ).

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S&P Downgrades California

From Bloomberg: California’s Credit Cut by S&P Amid Budget Deficit California’s credit rating on $64 billion of general obligation bonds was cut by Standard & Poor’s today as [California] faces strains over a $20 billion budget deficit. … the rating was lowered one level to A-, the seventh-highest investment grade

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Fitch: U.S. CMBS Delinquencies up; Peak Not Until 2012

Press Release: Fitch: U.S. CMBS Delinquencies up 42bps; Peak Not Until 2012 (ht ron at Wallstreetpit ) Rising defaults among all property types led to a 42 basis point (bp) increase in U.S. CMBS delinquencies to close out 2009 at 4.71%, according to the latest Loan Delinquency Index results from Fitch Ratings.

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Fitch: Credit Card Default Chargeoffs decline Slightly in July

From Fitch: Consumer ‘Signs of Life’ Improve U.S. Credit Card Chargeoffs U.S. consumer credit quality showed signs of life as credit card ABS chargeoffs declined last month, snapping a string of five consecutive record highs, according to the latest Credit Card Index results from Fitch Ratings

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Market and LO Quiz

A few stories too …

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Fitch: U.S. CMBS Delinquencies Past 2%

Fitch: Multifamily & Retail Defaults Drive U.S. CMBS Delinquencies Past 2% Large loan defaults coupled with declining performance on multifamily and retail properties resulted in a 29 basis point (bp) climb to 2.07% for U.S. CMBS delinquencies in May, according to the latest Fitch Ratings Loan Delinquency Index

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CRE Mortgage Servicers Seek up to 5 Year Extensions

From Reuters: US commercial loan servicers seek longer extensions U.S.

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