Where Can CMBS Investors Find Information About CMBS Transactions

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          Where Can CMBS Investors
           Find Information About
            CMBS Transactions?
                                                                                                                Michael Evans


                        Investors       frequently       express         • Performance update reports.
                        frustration at how difficult it can be to          – Includes general statistics, DBRS HotList and
                        find data on the CMBS bonds that                     information, including DBRS opinion, on the largest
                        they hold. This compilation is in                    ten, shadow-rated and pari passu loans.
                        response and will hopefully provide
                        useful summaries and information                  All reports and press releases are available in .pdf format.
                        about the various parties providing           Index files such as the pari passu index are available in Excel
         Evans          property, loan and bond level data to         files.
                        the commercial mortgage-backed
    securities (CMBS) industry. The list is compiled in the             The information is posted on the DBRS
    following categories: Rating Agencies, Third-Party                website: www.dbrs.com. Access to the DBRS website
    Information Providers, Special Servicers, Master Servicers,       can be obtained by sending an email to
    and Trustees.                                                     cmbs.surveillance@dbrs.com.

       Each of the Rating Agencies and Third-Party                       DBRS makes its reports available to all investors. Each
    Information Providers were asked to provide an overview of        report provides factual information that has been
    their services in response to the questions below:                obtained through the CMSA Investor Reporting Package™
                                                                      and third-party market reports. DBRS also provides
       • What type of information do you provide?                     its opinion on the credit quality of the bonds based
       • In what format is the information provided?                  on information obtained from a variety of reputable
       • How is the information delivered and is a subscription       sources.
         required?
       • Are there restrictions to the type of information you will      Financial information on the underlying loans is
         provide or to whom you will provide it?                      obtained from the servicer. Often, DBRS will scrutinize
       • What type of qualifications do you place upon the            financial statements and ask questions to the servicer in
         information that you deliver?                                an effort to flush out reporting irregularities.
       • Who should they contact?
       • Web address?                                                    Information on transactions rated by DBRS is available
                                                                      on www.dbrs.com. If there are additional questions
       Their summarized responses follow.                             on any of the loans within the pools that DBRS rates,
                                                                      please direct questions to cmbs.surveillance@dbrs.com.
    RATING AGENCIES
       Dominion Bond Ratings Service (DBRS)                              General Tips (Where We Gather Our Information From)
       Available information includes:                                   Trepp/CMSA Collateral Performance Database
                                                                      (available to members of CMSA ® ) contains all of the
       • CMBS ratings.                                                servicer files (loan set up, loan periodic, property,
       • Press releases with new ratings and rating actions and       collateral, and bond summary files). It does not have the
         rating trends.                                               OSARs or NOIWS or the financial file.
       • Policy pieces, industry studies and commentaries.
       • Pre-sale and new rating reports.                               CoStar, Altus/InSite, Trepp, RealPoint, REIS, CBRE,
         – Includes general statistics and information, including     Commercial Real Estate Direct, Globe St, Wall Street
           DBRS opinion, on largest ten, shadow-rated, and pari       Research—example: CSFB puts out a monthly update on
           passu loans.                                               specially serviced assets with comments.


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Where Can CMBS Investors Find Information About CMBS Transactions? (cont.)

   When all else fails, the Internet can be your friend. Try                 feature generates a stet report on your selected bonds. Users
searching the web (www.google.com) for keywords:                             can identify data fields and bonds with the “Custom
                                                                             Compare” option to create a tailored report. The output can        ®

   • Property management website.                                            both be displayed on-screen and downloaded into Excel.
   • Properties website.                                                     This feature is particularly useful for investors monitoring
   • Owners website (may not always be management).                          their bonds to see any changes in key metrics, and for
   • Apartment search.                                                       investors looking to buy bonds who want a comprehensive
   • Local news searches.                                                    summary of their credit characteristics.
   • Local commercial real estate brokers.
                                                                                PMM is a Fitch internal scoring system for each CMBS
   FitchRatings                                                              loan which measures the cash flow volatility for that property
    Fitch Ratings Delivery Service (RDS) offers a timely,                    type in its MSA. Based on the score, if appropriate,
accurate and convenient way to electronically receive                        adjustment is made to the default probability of the loan in
all Fitch ratings. It is used by leading-edge financial                      our credit enhancement models.
institutions, securities firms and investment managers to
improve internal research databases. By automating the
process of retrieving ratings, RDS enhances portfolio
trading, compliance and risk management systems. This
service reduces costs by eliminating the need to manually                       “       There are no restrictions on the type
                                                                                           of information Fitch provides or
                                                                                                 those to whom it is provided.

                                                                                                                               ”
track, input and maintain ratings. Provides daily updates of
all rating actions delivered electronically via FTP PULL.

   FitchResearch provides timely, web-based credit ratings,                      Information such as presale reports, transaction reports,
research and analysis solutions and can be accessed via                      criteria reports and special reports are provided in .pdf files.
www.fitchratings.com. A subscription to FitchResearch                        CMBS SMART and Bond Compare information can be
provides access to all real-time rating and research                         downloaded into an excel spreadsheet allowing the user to
information, whether it is on an individual sector, issuer or                manipulate the data and customize it based on their
security. The latest research is delivered in real-time and can              individual needs.
be customized to client’s portfolio to aid in investment
decisions. FitchResearch offers users a global perspective                      CMBS presales are available to all users until the
based upon local knowledge, and ease of use provides clients                 transaction closes. Ratings are always available to all users.
a quick method to access critical, timely information.                       Press releases are available for seven business days following
                                                                             the issuance. Criteria reports and credit market research is
   CMBS Related                                                              available. In addition to the services, the subscription site
   The Fitch Loan Delinquency Index is a monthly Index                       provides SMART surveillance analytics, special reports,
which graphically displays the level of delinquency for                      servicer reports, PMM, and historical transaction reports.
Fitch-rated CMBS bonds, written commentary on the
trends in delinquencies and an analysis of delinquencies by                     There are no restrictions on the type of information Fitch
property type.                                                               provides or those to whom it is provided. Fitch Credit
                                                                             opinions are generally disseminated through ratings actions,
   CMBS SMART is a surveillance system for the CMBS                          commentaries and presale reports.
industry that provides investors with loan level data
compiled by Trepp, combined with Fitch ratings,                                 Investors do not need to prove they own securities to
commentary and in-depth analysis. The system offers                          receive information, and Fitch analysts are careful to discuss
Fitch’s analytics including Fitch DSCR, Fitch LTV and                        already public information and opinions which have already
Property Market Metric (PMM). SMART allows investors to                      been disclosed to the market.
identify Fitch loans of concerns for all Fitch rated
transactions, as well as interest shortfall data by class. The                 Disclaimers are published in presale reports and on our
enhanced system offers Fitch analyst commentary including                    website, www.fitchratings.com, under Rating Definitions
strengths, concerns, mitigants and a forward looking                         and are referenced in press releases.
perspective on the ratings. For every Fitch-rated deal, this
tool assists investors in making faster and more accurate                      Interested persons can contact Fitch Client Services at
investment decisions.                                                        212-908-0800, or visit www.fitchratings.com.

   Bond Compare is a new web-based tool that enables                            Moody’s Investors Service
users to compare up to ten bonds within a structured finance                   Moody’s CMBS Research Service provides credit ratings
sector across 20 key data fields. The “Quick Compare”                        and research for commercial mortgage-backed deals


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    Where Can CMBS Investors Find Information About CMBS Transactions? (cont.)

    including single-asset and large loan transactions, conduits,                   • Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
    credit tenants leases, and floaters.                                            • Servicer Evaluations
®

       Clients of Moody’s CMBS service can access Moody’s                           To enhance perspective on the structured finance market,
    analytical team, market commentary, including Red-Yellow-                    RatingsDirect Structured Finance encompasses a wide
    Green™ property reviews; deal research, including pre-sale                   variety of valuable information, including:
    reports; and ratings methodologies. Default analytics such as
    the annual Structured Finance Default Study along with                          • In-depth research and trend analyses.
    Rating Transition research, round out the research offerings.                   • Criteria that are the foundation of Standard & Poor’s
    Moody’s also invites clients to participate in teleconferences                    structured finance ratings.
    and briefings on market moving events including the                             • Ratings analyses for more informed investment or
    Annual Investor and Issuer Conference.                                            trading decisions.
                                                                                    • Detailed reviews on outstanding transactions that
       Clients can also access Moody’s Enhanced Performance                           highlight performance trends of specific structured
    Reports (EPR), a set of advanced analytical reports that                          finance issuers and issues.
    enhance investors’ ability to monitor deal and collateral                       • Comprehensive evaluations of commercial mortgage,
    credit performance in CMBS transactions. Moody’s MOST ™                           residential mortgage, and asset-backed servicer
    scores, published in the monthly EPR, provide a barometer                         operational capabilities.
    of transaction performance over time, relative to
    expectations at deal closing.                                                    Other coverage includes insightful commentaries, current
                                                                                 ratings for all Standard & Poor’s-rated structured issues, and
                                                                                 CreditWatch® lists.


    “     Default analytics such as the annual Structured
      Finance Default Study along with Rating Transition
                                                                                    RatingsDirect Structured Finance delivers the latest
                                                                                 transaction specific details including delinquencies, losses,



                                                                 ”
        Research, round out [Moody’s] research offerings.                        and credit enhancements. It also provides historical
                                                                                 surveillance data that can help identify trends and
                                                                                 understand how different pools and assets have performed
       Issuers, investors and intermediaries across the globe can                over time. Data and format are standardized to facilitate
    depend on Moody’s for timely, deal-specific insight and                      comparisons of different transactions.
    informed market commentary.
                                                                                    RatingsDirect delivers real-time ratings and full
       Moody’s, along with Torto Wheaton Research, the leading                   comprehensive credit analysis through a customizable user
    source of commercial real estate performance and valuation                   interface. Updated continuously throughout the day,
    forecasting, have launched Moody’s Commercial Mortgage                       RatingsDirect delivers the most up-to-date ratings
    Metrics (CMM). Moody’s CMM assesses risk in commercial                       information available. Customization allows users to set
    mortgage loan portfolios. Moody’s CMM offers an array of                     preferences so that only the information that is most relevant
    credit risk metrics including probability of default, loss given             to them appears on screen. These preferences can include
    default, and expected loss.                                                  sector-specific or issuer-specific information, breaking news,
                                                                                 and email alerts of ratings changes.
      Clients can access data at Moody’s website,
    www.moodys.com. For additional information about products                       RatingsDirect Structured Finance is an annual
    and services, contact Mark McKenna at 212-553-4829.                          subscription-based product. There are no restrictions
                                                                                 regarding type of information or to whom it will
       Standard & Poor’s                                                         be provided. For complete subscription information,
       RatingsDirect Structured Finance provides immediate                       call Standard & Poor’s at 212-438-2774, or visit
    access to key information such as structured finance ratings                 www.standardandpoors.com/ratingsdirect.
    actions, collateral and performance data, pre-sale credit
    reports, and credit analyses. RatingsDirect Structured                          In addition to their subscription product, RatingsDirect,
    Finance covers all segments of the global structured finance                 Standard & Poor’s also offers SF Intelligence, a complimentary
    market, including:                                                           newsletter in HTML format. SF Intelligence is an
                                                                                 e-newsletter that is customized to users specifications; user
       • Asset-Backed Securities                                                 chooses only the information it wants to receive (subscription
       • Asset-Backed Commercial Paper                                           required).
       • Collateralized Debt Obligations
       • CMBS                                                                       Standard & Poor’s markets SF Intelligence to any market
       • Real Estate Companies                                                   participant interested in structured finance. The product is


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Where Can CMBS Investors Find Information About CMBS Transactions? (cont.)

limited to Standard & Poor’s Structured Finance                                Intex provides access to its services and software on a
commentary and criteria. Deal write-ups and pre-sale                         subscription basis. Interested persons may call 781-449-
reports are not available in this platform; those are                        6222, or visit www.intex.com.                                   ®

accessible in RatingsDirect
                                                                                Pentalpha Capital Group
  Contact Lucy Traverso, Marketing Director, Standard                           Pentalpha Capital Group, a registered investment
& Poor’s, 212-438-2512 or register online at                                 advisor located in Greenwich, CT, provides numerous
www.sfintelligence.standardandpoors.com.                                     advisory services to financial institutions in the structured
                                                                             finance industry, with CMBS as a specialty. These
THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION PROVIDERS                                            services include, but are not limited to, investment
   Intex Solutions, Inc.                                                     advisory, due diligence services, asset surveillance, and
   Intex provides structured fixed income data and                           corporate strategic planning.
analytical tools to the financial community. In addition to
extensive coverage of the CMBS sector, Intex also                               Pentalpha’s capital markets team assists four different
supports RMBS, ABS and CDO deals issued in the U.S.,                         constituents within the CMBS industry: lenders, issuers,
Canada, Europe, Japan, and Australia. Intex’s products                       investors, and service providers such as loan servicers,
and services are used by investment banks, issuers,                          dealers, insurers, and trustees.
investors, bond insurers, ratings agencies, and other
institutions in support of trading, portfolio management,                        The firm publishes an independent weekly relative
risk management, and more.                                                   value report on the CMBS sector. All other related work
                                                                             is client specific, including, but not limited to:
   Intex’s process begins upon receipt of the deal
prospectus, typically at an early stage when the deal                           • General CMBS market evaluation and education.
goes “red.” The Intex deal model accurately reflects                            • Origination and credit evaluation reviews.
all the rules of the deal, including the deal waterfall,                        • Due diligence and credit analysis.
and captures most indicative information described in                             – Whole loan.
the prospectus. Intex also creates a separate deal update                         – Single transaction.
file each month for every deal that includes                                      – Entire portfolio.
updated loan collateral data as provided by the servicer.                       • Hedge management.
Intex implements many automated quality assurance                               • Investment advisory.
checks to ensure the accuracy of each deal model                                  – Investment-grade and subordinate bonds.
and monthly update file. These files are delivered in a                         • Position or portfolio evaluation.
format readable by Intex’s various software applications,                         – One time review.
including INTEXnet (a browser-based application),                                 – Monthly mark.
INTEXdesktop (a client-resident Windows application)                            • Private placement of esoteric or illiquid securities.
and the Intex Subroutines (a programming API for system                         • Litigation – expert witness testimony.
builders); and facilitate both the viewing and extraction                       • Portfolio surveillance.
of deal, tranche, collateral, and property information for                      • Risk management.
individual deals and portfolios of deals, as well as rigorous
cash flow projection and price/yield analysis based on                          Pentalpha offers services in each of these areas based
user-provided prepayment, default and balloon extension                      upon their professionals’ extensive experience. The
stress scenarios applied at the deal or individual loan                      team’s average tenure in the structured finance and
level. Intex also provides a flat text file containing a time                commercial real estate businesses is over 20 years.
series of historical deal collateral performance information                 Pentalpha is managed by former Wall Street traders,
for clients interested in studying collateral trends across                  lenders, bankers, and research veterans.
the universe of CMBS deals.
                                                                                As a registered advisor to some of the largest domestic
   In addition to tools for the analysis of existing CMBS                    and international financial institutions, Pentalpha
deals, Intex also provides a CMBS deal structuring                           participates in significant transaction flow without taking
product called DealMaker, a Windows-based application                        principal risk and competing with their clients. This
used today by leading underwriting banks and issuers to                      gives the firm perspective on current market trends and
structure new deals in the primary market. To the extent                     relative value. Pentalpha utilizes this insight to maximize
that a CMBS deal has been structured using DealMaker,                        the risk adjusted returns of their clients.
Intex clients have the opportunity, at the underwriter’s
discretion, to gain access to new deals for hands-on                            Pentalpha provides advisory services on an
interactive stress testing and other analysis prior to the                   independent, stand-alone basis, or can integrate into a
deal’s closing date.                                                         client’s existing team to supplement current resources.


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    Where Can CMBS Investors Find Information About CMBS Transactions? (cont.)

      For more information, please call 203-660-6100 or visit:                   top-down, macro approach, a bottom-up real estate
    www.pentalphaglobal.com.                                                     fundamentals approach, or any combination in between.
®                                                                                At the macro level, an investor can use straightforward
       Realpoint                                                                 assumptions like CDR (constant default rate), loss severity
       Realpoint, a division of GMAC Institutional Advisors,                     and months to recover, which permit a broad brush
    is a real estate research, surveillance and analytics firm.                  comparison among multiple deals, and among bonds
    Realpoint provides in-depth analysis and portfolio                           within a deal. Alternatively, an investor can use Trepp’s
    monitoring tools to more than 150 institutional clients                      “credit based assumptions” which start with property level
    who participate in the commercial real estate and                            NOI (net operating income) and value; apply performance
    capital markets. Realpoint’s services include credit                         tests for prepayment, default and extension; and estimate
    risk analytics, commercial loan surveillance, custom                         losses based on investor supplied refinance criteria.
    portfolio surveillance solutions, CMBS research and
    analytics, CDO analysis, data management, and valuation                         Beneath the macro level, TreppAnalytics allow an
    services.                                                                    investor to create groups, which automatically bucket
                                                                                 loans according to investor selected criteria. Once
       Delivery options for Realpoint’s services vary based on                   the loans are bucketed, each loan is treated according
    client requirements. Realpoint’s analytical workstations                     to the rules specified by the investor. For example,
    and research are delivered primarily via the Internet.                       an investor could create a group which defaults
    Some services, such as Credit Risk Analytics, are also                       distressed loans (90+ days delinquent, foreclosed and/or
    available via a 128 bit SSL Web Services platform.                           REO (real estate owned)) within six months, with a
                                                                                 75% loss severity and 12 months to recover. This group
       For more information, please call Realpoint Sales, toll-                  could then be applied to calculate a Price/Yield table for a
    free 800-299-1665, or visit: www.realpoint.com.                              single CUSIP, analyze the impact on subordination levels
                                                                                 in the Deal Analysis report or measure the impact on the
       Trepp, LLC                                                                value of an entire portfolio of CMBS. At the
       Trepp, LLC provides information for the CMBS and                          most granular level, an investor can create sets of
    commercial real estate industries, offering a combination                    individual, loan by loan assumptions. An investor can
    of data, reporting and analytic tools. Trepp’s services are                  specify whether a loan performs, extends, defaults,
    offered through a full spectrum of products for both the                     or prepays, and can specify the details describing each
    end user and for integration into proprietary systems. End                   such event.
    user products include:
                                                                                    Trepp invests continually to improve Analytics as the
       • TreppAnalytics (delivered via the web and                               needs of the CMBS market evolve. For example, Trepp
         Bloomberg)                                                              recently added a new set of tools and reports to deal with
       • TreppWatch                                                              the treatment of ASERs (appraisal subordinate
       • TreppMorning Update (email delivery)                                    entitlement reductions). These new tools and reports are
       • TreppPricing                                                            tuned specifically for B-piece investors, and utilize Trepp’s
       • TreppLoan                                                               upload modules to simplify interaction with internal loan
                                                                                 evaluation systems.
       Investors who would like to integrate Trepp’s products
    into their own systems and databases can take advantage                         Augmenting and supporting TreppAnalytics is
    of Trepp DataFeed (which includes eight years’ of                            TreppWatch. TreppWatch is a web-based surveillance and
    performance information at the deal, bond and loan levels)                   reporting service which allows the investor to follow
    and Trepp Engine (which incorporates the same software                       CMBS at the loan, bond, deal, or portfolio level. An
    and models driving Trepp Analytics).                                         investor can create portfolios of CMBS bonds, whether the
                                                                                 portfolio represents actual holdings or bid lists. Once a
       Investors cannot ignore the real estate risk contained in                 portfolio is added to the system, an investor can generate
    CMBS. Trepp’s tools enable investors to manage CMBS                          standard and custom views of the portfolio identifying
    information flow by spending less time gathering data and                    concentration risks and loan performance issues, such as,
    more time using the data to manage a portfolio. Trepp                        “How much office exposure do I have in Atlanta?”, “How
    aggregates data from trustees, servicers and third parties to                many multi-family loans are in foreclosure?” TreppWatch
    provide its robust analytics, research and surveillance                      permits an investor to drill down from any level to
    environment.                                                                 examine loan and property specific detail, including
                                                                                 reported financial information from the servicers.
       TreppAnalytics delivers through the Bloomberg
    Professional Terminal™ or via the web. It allows the                           TreppLoan, the newest suite of products, provides
    investor to stress a portfolio of CMBS securities from a                     commercial mortgage professionals a perspective for


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monitoring and analyzing the entire securitized commercial                   GEMSA Loan Services
mortgage universe. The Portfolio Module provides a                           Shelly Shrimpton, Investor Reporting Manager
standardized platform for commercial real estate risk                        Phone: 713-458-7380                                           ®

management and reporting, and allows clients to perform                      Shelly.Shrimpton@GEMSALS.COM
stress tests and analyze the credit risk within commercial                   www.GEMSALS.com
loan holdings. The Research Module provides a new and
unique perspective for monitoring and analyzing                              GMAC Commercial Mortgage
commercial real estate, individual loan, property and overall                Michael Lipson
market performance. As an indicator of market conditions,                    Executive Vice President, Global Servicing
Trepp’s securitized CMBS database is a tool for direct                       Phone: 215-328-3866
lenders, underwriters, brokers, advisors, opportunity funds,                 michael_lipson@gmaccm.com
REITS and equity investors. Trepp’s proprietary “capital                     www.gmaccm.com
markets quality” database leverages billions of dollars in
outstanding loans and provides a platform to monitor and                     KeyBank Real Estate Capital
analyze market trends.                                                       Tony Nemec
                                                                             Vice President, Investor Reporting & Surveillance



“
                                                                             Phone: 816-460-2115
      One of the many functions performed by the                             Tony_A_Nemec@KeyBank.com
        Master Servicer is to collect information                            www.Key.com/KEY2CRE

   regarding the loans in any transaction so that it                         Midland Loan Services
             can be made available to CMBS investors.

                                                             ”
                                                                             Jeff Wagner, Vice President, CMBS Surveillance
                                                                             Phone: 913-253-9211
                                                                             Jeff.wagner@midlandls.com
   Trepp’s products are available by subscription. For                       www.midlandls.com
further information, please contact Thomas A. Fink,
Senior Vice President, Business Development at 212-754-                      ORIX Real Estate Capital Markets, LLC
1010, send an email request to info@trepp.com, or visit:                     Don Kalescky, Managing Director, Servicing
www.trepp.com.                                                               Phone: 214-237-2294
                                                                             dkalescky@orix.com
MASTER SERVICERS                                                             www.orix.com
   A Master Servicer is appointed on each CMBS
transaction per the terms of the related pooling and                         Pacific Life Insurance Company
servicing agreement (PSA). The Master Servicer is a party                    Michelle Stickles, Vice President, Real Estate Division
to the PSA. The term “Master Servicer” refers to the                         Phone: 949-219-5404
responsibility that the Master Servicer has for oversight of                 michelle.stickles@pacificlife.com
other “primary” servicers.                                                   www.realestate.pacificlife.com

   One of the many functions performed by the Master                         Prudential Asset Resources
Servicer is to collect information regarding the loans in any                Scott McCloud, Director
given transaction so that it can be made available to CMBS                   Phone: 214-777-4558
investors. Master Servicers provide much of this                             scott.mccloud@prudential.com
information per the guidelines in the CMSA Investor
Reporting Package™. In some cases, Master Servicers are                      Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC
able to provide information directly to investors, while in                  Lea Land
other cases they deliver it to the Trustee for dissemination                 Vice President, Head of Portfolio Management
to investors.                                                                Phone: 704-593-7950, Toll Free Phone: 800-326-1334
                                                                             lea.land@wachovia.com
   Contact information and website addresses for the                         http://www.wachovia.com/corp_inst/page/0,,7_22_227_7
leading Master Servicers are provided below:                                 99,00.html

   Bank of America                                                           Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage
   CMBS Capital Markets Servicing Group                                      Myung Nam, Investor Reporting
   Business & Systems Integration                                            Phone: 415-396-1045
   Toll Free Phone: 866-531-0957                                             nammyungj@wellsfargo.com
   cmsg_bsi@bankofamerica.com                                                Investors Inquiries: investorreporting@wellsfargo.com

                                                                                                                    (continued on p. 51)
   www.bofa.com/commercialmortgageservicing                                  www.wellsfargo.com


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CMBS Collateral Performance (continued from p. 18)

NON-PERFORMING LOANS
    Chart 8 presents non-performing loans by property type.               of concern in this respect. Retail continues to show strong
As expected, performance mirrors the overall performance                  performance by this measure, but continued high energy           ®

of each property class. Lodging continues to work through                 prices could affect this if we experience slowing sales during
its problems, with total non-performing loans approaching                 the upcoming holiday season. Office properties continue to
the pre-9/11 values.                                                      improve as well. u

   Multi-family has improved, but the level of non-
performing loans continues to exceed 1%. Industrial is also               Thomas A. Fink is Managing Director at Trepp, LLC.



Where Can CMBS Investors Find Information About CMBS Transactions? (continued from p. 25)


SPECIAL SERVICERS                                                             Wachovia Bank, National Association
   The Special Servicers are also appointed to their role in                  Real Estate Capital Markets
the PSA for the purpose of servicing any loan that has                        Thomas Deane, Vice President, Special Servicing
become “specially serviced.”                                                  Phone: 704-715-1152
                                                                              Thomas.deane@wachovia.com
   Special Servicers prepare reports on the specially
serviced loans which are then made available to                           TRUSTEES
investors, typically via the Trustee website. In limited                     Trustees are appointed in the PSA for the purpose of
cases, Special Servicers are able to give information                     performing various trust related duties. Investor
directly to investors, often only after the investor has                  reporting is one of the significant duties assigned to the
signed a confidentiality agreement. In most instances                     Trustee. In this role, the Trustee prepares certain reports
Special Servicers provide their reports only through the                  and delivers them to the investors. Some of the reports
Trustee.                                                                  are based on the CMSA Investor Reporting Package™,
                                                                          while others may be additional reports prepared and
   Contact information and website address for the                        provided by the Trustee. The Trustee also acts as a portal
leading Special Servicers are provided below:                             through which reports prepared by the Master Servicer
                                                                          and the Special Servicer are provided to the investors
   ARCap Servicing Inc.                                                   since the Trustee keeps the register of investors and can
   Paul Smyth, Managing Director, Capital Markets                         verify certificate ownership. Trustees provide the various
   Phone: 972-868-5319                                                    reports and information via websites as well as by
   psmyth@arcap.com                                                       response to email and telephone inquiries. Contact
   www.arcap.com (password required)                                      information for the top Trustees is below:

   CWCapital Asset Management                                                 LaSalle Bank
   David Iannarone, Managing Director                                         Michael Evans
   Phone: 202-331-2434                                                        Senior Vice President, CMBS Capital Markets
                                                                              Services
   GMAC Commercial Mortgage                                                   Phone: 312-904-7325
   Henry Bieber                                                               michael.evans@abnamro.com
   Senior Vice President, Investor Relations                                  www.eTrustee.net
   Phone: 415-835-9268
   Henry_bieber@gmaccm.com                                                    Wells Fargo Corporate Trust
                                                                              CTSLink® Investor Information Services
   LNR Property Corporation                                                   www.ctslink.com
   Isaac Pesin, CMBS Surveillance                                             Customer Service Desk
   Phone: 305-695-5073                                                        Phone: 301-815-6600
   ipesin@lnrproperty.com                                                     Fax: 301-815-6660
                                                                              ctslink.customerservice@wellsfargo.com. u
   Midland Loan Services
   Jeff Wagner, Vice President, CMBS Surveillance
   Phone: 913-253-9211                                                    Michael Evans is Senior Vice President, CMBS Capital
   Jeff.wagner@midlandls.com                                              Markets Services, LaSalle Bank.
   www.midlandls.com


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