From the Wires
DebtX Announces More Than $1 Billion in Loan Sales
Five Transactions Include $199 Million In FDIC Loans From Integrity Bank and IndyMac Bank
Oct. 31, 2008 09:00 AM
BOSTON, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- DebtX, the largest marketplace for
commercial loans, today announced it will sell more than $1 billion in loans
from two Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) receiverships, a
national loan servicer, and two regional U.S. banks.
With the more than $1 billion in sales announced today, DebtX is scheduled
to sell well in excess of $1.5 billion in loans over the next eight weeks at
www.debtx.com.
"DebtX has experienced strong demand for all kinds of loans at its
marketplace, and we expect significant investor interest for the transactions
announced today," said DebtX CEO Kingsley Greenland. "Because of the
liquidity at DebtX, a growing number of public and private sector entities are
turning to DebtX to sell loans at attractive prices."
The five sales include the following:
-- On Nov. 19, DebtX will sell the first tranche of $518 million in non-
performing Commercial Real Estate (CRE) loans in Michigan. Additional tranches
of CRE loans will be offered between Nov. 19 and mid-December. Due diligence
materials are now available.
-- On Dec. 2, DebtX will sell $245 million in acquisition, development and
construction loans for a commercial bank in the Southwest. The loans were
originated for residential sub-divisions throughout Southern California, with
a concentration in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Due
diligence materials will be available Nov. 4.
-- On Dec. 9, DebtX will sell $103 million in primarily CRE loans from
Integrity Bank of Alpharetta, Georgia, which was closed in August with FDIC
named receiver. Due diligence materials will be available Nov. 4. Also on
Dec. 9, DebtX will sell $96 million of CRE loans originated by IndyMac Bank of
Pasadena, California.
-- On Dec. 18, DebtX will sell $74 million of non-performing CRE loans
that have been securitized for a national loan servicer. The eleven loans are
secured by properties in the eastern U.S. Due diligence materials will be
available in late November.
The two FDIC sales announced today are part of DebtX's expanding
relationships with government-sponsored entities. DebtX is currently selling
$424 million in loans for the FDIC under a five-year agreement signed with the
agency last year. On Oct. 22, DebtX announced a multi-year agreement with the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to sell CRE loans
through KDX Ventures, a joint venture between DebtX and boutique investment
bank KEMA Advisors.
About DebtX
DebtX is one of the world's leading full-service loan sale advisors for
commercial, consumer and specialty finance debt. DebtX operates the world's
largest and most liquid online marketplaces for loans, with more than 4,000
registered and approved investors and approximately 300 institutions,
including commercial banks, insurance companies, investment banks and
government-sponsored entities. DebtX also offers DXMark(R), the first
objective valuation of commercial real estate portfolios based on actual
secondary market loan sales. DXOpen(R) is a family of deal management
products used by syndication and agency services professionals. DebtX is
based in Boston, with U.S. offices in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and San
Francisco, and European offices in London and Frankfurt. For information, call
617.531.3400 or visit www.debtx.com.
SOURCE DebtX
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