Aug
03
The Bond Sale That May Solve a $566 Billion Problem
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Wells Fargo to issue first CMBS that meets Dodd-Frank rules
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Banks depend on debt issuance to fund real-estate lending
An upcoming bond sale could determine whether Wall Street banks stay in the $566 billion business of packaging commercial mortgages into securities.
The nearly $871 million issue, from Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of America Corp., and Morgan Stanley, would be the first to comply with new rules designed to make commercial mortgage-backed securities safer for investors. The deal is slated to be sold as soon as this week…