Article: Secondary Market. (commercial mortgages) (Column)

MBA and other leading voices in the field of mortgage finance are proud of saying that the current "credit crunch" has not had any impact on the availability of credit to finance home purchases and mortgage refinancings. This is a testament to the efficiency of the secondary market for residential mortgage loans. Standardized underwriting, documentation, mortgage terms and servicing requirements were the necessary ingredients leading to wide investor appeal for generic mortgage-related securities. Parallels to the residential secondary market are important guides for developing approaches for a secondary market for commercial mortgages.

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