Commercial brokers shift gears
Twin Cities Finance and Commerce, MN -Aug 22, 2007
“If you’re trying to go to CMBS [commercial mortgage-backed securities] to get a loan commitment, it’s tough to even get one,” Pounds said. ...


Subprime infects $300 billion of money-market funds - Seattle Times

Subprime infects $300 billion of money-market funds
Seattle Times, United States -Aug 21, 2007
The trail that connects subprime debt to money-market funds usually starts with a mortgage broker who makes a loan to a homebuyer with poor credit. ...