| Abstract: | NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) April 28, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today affirmed its AVERAGE rankings on Washington Mutual Bank (WaMu) as a commercial mortgage primary, master, and special servicer. Concurrently, we revised our outlook for the primary servicer ranking to positive from stable, and the outlook remains stable for the master and special servicer rankings. The company's staff turnover and real estate tax penalty rates declined significantly during 2007. Although a recent Uniform Single Attestation Program (USAP) audit cited an exception related to loan payoff calculations, the company has addressed this exception by enhancing its control procedures, which include a self-testing process to monitor compliance. The ranking for primary servicing also considers the company's lack of a borrower
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| Brief Excerpt: | RESEARCH Ratings Definitions WaMu Commercial Mortgage Primary, Master, And Special Servicer Rankings Affirmed Publication date: 28-Apr-2008 Servicer Analysts: Mary Chamberlain, New York 212-438-3034; mary_chamberlain@standardandpoors.com...
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| Report Type: | Ratings Action
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| Ticker: | 28857Z
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| Issuer: | Washington Mutual Bank
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| GICS: | Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (40102010)
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| Sector: | Asset-Backed Commercial Paper, Asset-Backed Securities, Financial Institutions, Global Issuers, Public Finance, Residential MBS, Structured Finance
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| Country: | United States
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| Region: | United States
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