Al Crisanty has been promoted to executive vice president, national production manager, for American Brokers Conduit (ABC) in Melville, New York.

Countrywide Insurance Group in Calabasas - Brief article

Alec Burger has been appointed senior vice president in the Dallas office of Stamford, Connecticut-based GE Real Estate's North America Debt Division.

People

American Home Bank NA.

Appointments - North America - Brief article

American Securitization Forum.

Brief article

Apartment market tightens nationally.

Commercial

Beanstalk integrates Interthinx DISSCO with OpenClose platform.

Data Integrity Search and Score - Brief article

Breaking the mold: in recent years, significant progress has been made in creating a rational basis for dealing with mold and dampness issues in commercial real estate.

Calendar of events.

Calendar

CalHFA Multifamily announces new permanent financing program.

California Housing Finance Agency - Brief article

Cenlar FSB.

New appointments

CMBS abroad: the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market in Europe and the United Kingdom has taken on a new maturity. Issuance is booming as issuers are overcoming past obstacles.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

Commercial real estate continues uptrend.

Economic aspects of commercial real estate

Commercial/multifamily originations topped $345 billion in 2005.

Market research of loans and mortgage-backed securities - Market overview

Dan Gaudreau has been promoted to executive vice president of national closing operations for Lenders First Choice (LFC) in Simi Valley, California.

1st Service Solutions Inc. - Rapid Reporting Verification Co - Brief article

Dynatek launches partnership with Netupdate.

Brief article

Ellie Mae's Encompass reports growth.

Market research of loans

Embracing diversity and preventing workplace discrimination.

Fannie Mae.

Federal National Mortgage Association - Appointments - Brief article

FIS launches new FraudDetector solution.

Fidelity National Information Services - Brief article

Fiserv forms strategic alliance with ComplianceEase.

Brief article

Flood-insurance reform bill clears Senate committee.

Florida tops MBA/MARI report on mortgage fraud in 2005.

Mortgage Bankers Association

Frank M. Sillman, CEO, Indymac Mortgage Bank.

Interview

Freddie Mac to expand products, modify coastal insurance deductible.

Growth of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp

Fritz Hawkins has been promoted to general sales manager of The Keyes Company in Miami.

Officials promoted - Brief article

GMAC Bank creates secure eMortgage vault with Encomia.

GMAC Bank offering eCustodial services

GMACCM arranges $81.7 million financing for Chicago office property.

Commercial

GMAC-RFC Securities.

People

Have a parachute?

Broker Business

Homeowners shifted away from ARMs in second half of 2005.

Conferences

Hotel construction pipeline expected to set new record.

Lodging Econometrics Inc

Housing activity: residential structures (thousands of units, SAAR).

Statistical table

Housing market to 'normalize' in 2006.

Briefing Book

Hypo Real Estate closes $206 million construction loan.

Commercial

Impac launches iMAP Market Analysis Platform.

Impac Market Analysis Platform - Brief article

Industrial real estate market posts 'solid' first quarter.

Commercial

Indymac Bank.

Appointments - Brief article

Indymac Bank's Wholesale Lending Division.

Appointments - Brief article

IRS rules down-payment assistance providers not tax-exempt.

Internal Revenue Service

Kevin Raney has been promoted to senior vice president in the direct-to-consumer, residential mortgage lending channel of First NLC Financial Services LLC in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

People

Key economic indicators and interest rates.

Statistical table

Key Financial taps Beanstalk to create private-labeled LO portal.

Contracts - Brief article

Kinecta Federal Credit Union.

Brief article

Lending strategies to meet the growing needs of multifamily investment.

Survey of rental properties

Majoring in multifamily: financing housing for college students is a thriving niche for lenders. In this once-lonely field, even Fannie Mae is now in the game.

Conferences

Market performance gauge.

Financial services - Chart - Brief article

Marty Frame has been named chief information officer for Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions in Jacksonville, Florida.

Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions - Hypo Real Estate Capital Corporation - Brief article

Maverick Residential Mortgage Inc.

Appointments and promotions for officials - Brief article

Michael G. Nassy has been promoted to vice president of national real estate underwriting for NCB FSB in Washington, D.C.

ResMAE Mortgage Corporation - Appointments - Brief article

MISMO expands MXCompliance programs and participants.

More consolidation likely in current cycle.

Market shares

More mortgage firms look to offshore to India.

Rankings of mortgage lenders

Mortgage applications indexes: Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

Statistical table

Mortgage performance.

Statistical table

National residential lenders--top 25.

Statistical table - Company rankings

New opportunities.

Forecasts of real estate industry

OFHEO report critical of Fannie Mae; GSE fined $400 million.

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight - Government-sponsored enterprise

Option One Mortgage Corporation's.

Scholarships - Brief article

Patti A. Vollmer has been promoted to regional vice president, South Bay (California), for Los Angeles-based American Business Bank.

People

Perseus Realty Partners.

People

Q1 home prices increase; some deceleration evident.

Prices of residential real estate

San Francisco's comeback: not that long ago the commercial real estate market in San Francisco was lost in a bank of fog, with few prospects for immediate clearing. Today the outlook is completely different.

Cover Report: Commercial/Multifamily

Second Senate FHA bill filed; House bill clears committee.

Federal Housing Administration

Silver Hill boosts maximum loan amount for commercial lending.

Brief article

SouthStar Funding enhances Simple Score.

Service enhancement of loans

Stephanie N. Beckner and Toae A. Kim have been named associates with Feiwell & Hannoy PC in Indianapolis.

Appointments - Brief article

Steve Kropper has been appointed to the board of directors for New Homes Realty Inc. in Boston.

People

The allure of mortgage empires--revisited.

Rankings of commercial banks

The big boom: multifamily construction and renovations are booming, especially in the luxury market. But affordable housing continues to be in short supply, worrying industry experts.

The changing structure of commercial real estate finance: much has changed in the last decade in the arena of commercial real estate finance. And the future holds still more changes for what has become a bedrock investment product--commercial real estate.

Cover Report: Commercial/Multifamily

The J.E. Robert Companies.

Appointments - Brief article

The ticker.

Statistical table

The trendy European market: U.S. lenders have set their sights on the European commercial real estate market. Though facing competition on all flanks and a minefield of different tax regimes and entrenched regulations, the market's appeal is luring waves of new players from across the Atlantic.

Finance for real estate development

Top 25 counties--government lending markets.

Statistical table

Top 25 counties--high-priced lending markets.

Statistical table

Urban classrooms: a program launched by the Mortgage Bankers Association to breed future industry leaders sends its students into urban neighborhoods to do their homework.

Educational aspects

USAP, ACC and AGs.

Uniform Standard Audit Program

Victor Halbach III has been named client service manager for the Life of the South (LOTS) Financial Institution Group in Jacksonville, Florida.

Appointments - Brief article

Wachovia's appetite for multifamily: Wachovia Securities Managing Director Ed Hurley talks about what made American Property Financing Inc., New York, an irresistible acquisition for his bank. The deal delivers a big chunk of the New York multifamily finance market to Wachovia.

Cover Report: Commercial/Multifamily - Interview

Washington Mutual Inc.

Appointments - Brief article

Wells Fargo to acquire Reilly Mortgage Group.

Commercial

What you don't know will hurt you.

Servicing

Work to do: office market conditions around the country still show room for improvement. Ongoing job growth is needed to further absorb sizable overhangs of vacant space. Yet the signs of recovery are undeniable.

WRIT acquires two Maryland shopping centers for $50.3 million.

Commercial