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National Real Estate Investor January 28, 2003 Parke Chapman	Moody's: Domestic CMBS issuance to rise this year According to Moody's, U.S commercial mortgage-backed securities issuance this year will reach $67 billion, up from last year's total of $66 billion.
National Real Estate Investor April 23, 2003 Parke Chapman	Fitch: Corporate debt took a hit in 2002 The corporate debt markets last year weathered the worst credit conditions in a decade, reports Fitch Ratings. A three-pronged storm was to blame as weak corporate profitability, heavy debt burdens and headline bankruptcies created an unprecedented amount of credit deterioration.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2011 Adam J. Crawford	I'm Downgrading Moody's Based on a poor ratings history.
National Real Estate Investor December 17, 2002 Parke Chapman	Fitch: CMBS outlook not so grim U.S commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) upgrades will outpace downgrades in 2003, predicts Fitch Ratings. Still, Fitch projects that the performance of the four main property classes (hotel, office, retail and multifamily) will continue to decline.
National Real Estate Investor December 22, 2003	Torto Wheaton, Moody's Partner to Produce New Real Estate Credit Risk Software Moody's Investors Service and Torto Wheaton Research will team up to develop software analyzing the risk of commercial mortgage whole loan portfolios. The software will help banks, life insurance companies and other holders of whole loans analyze credit risks.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins	Sounding the Alarm Bell on CMBS Lending The capital pouring into commercial real estate isn't limited to conduit loans, but the industry at large can't afford to ignore changes in CMBS standards because securitization has evolved to influence nearly all commercial real estate lending.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2015 Tim Koltermann	CMBS Forecast Commercial mortgage-backed securities lending is alive and well -- maybe too well, depending on where you look in the market.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2006 Michael Leibert	Manic, Mighty Moody's With its wide moat and high returns on capital, Moody's is a good pick for investors.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006 Matt Hudgins	Are Borrowers Over-Leveraged? The central question is whether the low capitalization rates generating today's high property values and loan amounts are temporary or will be around for at least the next decade, when those loans will roll over and require new financing.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2011 Dan Radovsky	Sprint Must Borrow With Bad Credit Rating S&P and Moody's have downgraded Sprint's credit rating at the worst time.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Michael Leibert	Moody's: No Chink in the Armor Despite feeling some heat, Moody's projects solid growth and maintains a strong competitive position. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Giving Sirius XM Credit Where Credit Is Due Shares of the satellite radio provider were trading as much as 6% higher this morning after Moody's upgraded Sirius XM's credit rating.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2011 Dan Radovsky	More Woes for Sprint and Clearwire Credit-ratings downgrades make survival less likely.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Nicholas Yulico	Carving Up Investor Risk In the summer of 2001, the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market was headed for a record year.
National Real Estate Investor March 5, 2003 Parke Chapman	Moody's: Multifamily is the best-performing asset class Nearly one quarter of all collateral securing CMBS in 2002 were multifamily properties, making the multifamily sector the third largest asset class after retail and office, according to a recent report by Moody's.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Moody's Does It Again Ratings agency tops expectations again but reaffirms cautious guidance.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Mighty Moody's The ratings agency cruises past fourth quarter estimates and announces a 47% dividend increase.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2014 Pruitt & DeRensis	CMBS Maturity Wave Commercial mortgage-backed securities lending has shown signs of health to the tune of $84 billion issued in 2013, and issuance anticipated to approach $100 billion in 2014
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Emil Lee	Bend It Like Buffett: Dissecting Moody's All it takes is a single opportunity to buy shares of Moody's at a discount to reap the benefits of a decade worth of superior returns.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Morgan Housel	Anything Left for Moody's? Moody's shares have lost one-third of their value in the past year, and its second-quarter results remind why.
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Jack Herman	Insurance Woes Problems for the financial guaranty industry.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 John B. Levy	High CMBS Volume is Double-Edged Sword Commercial mortgage volume was on a non-stop tear in 2004, much to the surprise of most observers. Early in the year, commercial mortgage players thought that first-half volume would be robust while the second half would be lackluster.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Perpetual Good Moody's With Moody's currently trading for a 2.3 price to earnings to growth (PEG) ratio, it's easy to understand the stock's hold rating. That kind of pricing deserves some skepticism.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger	The Ratings Game The companies that rate bonds look at several factors in rating fixed-income securities. Learn how these ratings work, and don't buy without knowing the facts.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2007 Michael Leibert	All-Weather Moody's Moody's delivers revenue and earnings growth in all kinds of economic conditions. Long-term shareholders would likely find an investment in Moody's to be very rewarding.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 John B. Levy	Commercial Mortgage Market Reloads After a reasonably quiet September, the commercial mortgage market heated up again in October.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Michael Leibert	Moody's Busy Quarter Moody's stock price has been under pressure this year, as investors have worried about an industry slowdown in mortgage lending. Based on the company's strong first-quarter earnings, those concerns seem at least premature.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2011 Cindy Johnson	A Warning Shot Fired on These Big Banks One of the best-known credit raters, Moody's, is getting more worried about downside risk at big banks and put these under review: Bank of America... Bank of NY Mellon... Citigroup... Wells Fargo...
The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Cut Your Borrowing Costs When you're looking to borrow money, always look into how much you can save by financing a little bit less. The savings from making even a small down payment will often pay dividends for years to come.
National Real Estate Investor June 17, 2003	Moody's Still Bullish On Freddie Mac Despite Freddie Mac's recent accounting and management woes, Moody's is confident in Freddie Mac's risk management capabilities and overall financial strength.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2008 Morgan Housel	Another Blow for WaMu After releasing a mid-quarter update on the health of its books, the besieged bank had its credit downgraded by Moody's.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Moody's Moving Forward The credit rating agency thrives as a big fish in a small pond. The stock, which is nearing a 52-week high, will not entice value investors at 28 times this year's earnings, but it is worth the premium price tag.
BusinessWeek December 17, 2009	John W. Rodgers Jr.: My Favorite Indicator The CEO of Ariel Investments looks for early signs of debt problems as an indicator of a bad market.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Moody's in a Funk? The debt rater failed to beat earnings estimates last quarter. It was the first time this had happened since way back in first-quarter 2000, and when investors look to Moody's second-quarter 2006 earnings report tomorrow morning, they'll be hoping it was the last.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 John B. Levy	End to Frothy Underwriting in Sight Specs Commercial-mortgage originators and CMBS buyers continue to grouse about the market's lack of underwriting discipline, but their appetites continue unabated... National Mortgage Survey: Selected CMBS Spreads... Whole Loans...
The Motley Fool December 6, 2007 Christopher Singley	First Marblehead Showing Cracks? Bond rating agency Moody's expresses concerns about student loan performance in securitizations facilitated by First Marblehead.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2011 Travis Hoium	Central European Distribution Shares Dropped: What You Need to Know Shares of liquor distributor Central European Distribution fell as much as 10% today.
BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 David Henry	How The Bad News Could Get Worse If delinquencies lead to downgrades of mortgage-backed securities, ripples could become waves.
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2006 Lynn Novelli	Deluge of Debt REITs cannot live by equity alone. Like other companies, REITs must go to the debt markets for funding. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using secured versus unsecured debt?
The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu	Buffett, the Rating Agencies, and a Possible Opportunity Warren Buffett discusses the rating agencies and suggests a company that may be coming to eat their lunch.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Parke M. Chapman	Weathering The Storm The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has exposed both the strengths and weaknesses of the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market, say industry experts.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2011 Alex Dumortier	Revealed: 3 Emails That Explain the Crisis Released last week, a new 650-page Senate report on the financial crisis describes multiple aspects of a financial system run amok, including the way in which bankers muscled ratings agencies to turbo-charge their deal-making machine.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 John B. Levy	A Shot Across The Bow Investors in loans on commercial real estate -- insurance companies, pension funds and Wall Street firms -- continued competing for business in January, squeezing spreads between interest rates on commercial mortgages and rates on Treasuries.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Credit Quality Is Worst in 25 Years -- Hoorah! The ratio of companies getting downgraded to those being upgraded in the first quarter reached a high mark not seen since 1983. But far from despairing, this announcement contains a hint of optimism. Here's why.
BusinessWeek October 1, 2007 David Henry	Anatomy Of A Ratings Downgrade How S&P and Moody's miscalculated risk on two top-rated pools of mortgage-backed bonds.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Joe Gose	Lenders Draw Up Plays to Land Big Deals Aggressive. Innovative. Creative. Those are all fitting words to describe today's lenders as they stretch underwriting terms in ways that were unheard of just two years ago.
FDIC FYI October 28, 2003	The Changing Paradigm in Commercial Real Estate A transcript of a roundtable discussion with commercial real estate and commercial mortgage-backed securities experts
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National Real Estate Investor January 13, 2003 Parke Chapman	Moody's report: Multifamily, retail hold strongest position in 2003 Moody's latest Red-Yellow-Green report on U.S commercial mortgage-backed securities is cautiously optimistic about real estate's near-term future. Multifamily housing holds the strongest position, with community shopping centers not far behind, according to the report.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2002 John B. Levy	Falling Rates Spark Deals Extraordinarily low Treasury rates and the largest offering of collateralized mortgage-backed securities in more than three years made for a vibrant August. Meanwhile, a new single-asset transaction marketed by Lehman Brothers may help allay buyers' concerns about terrorism insurance.