Agnes Crane

Position: Columnist

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When it rains, it doesn't pour in CMBS

Sometimes droughts end with little fanfare, especially when bumper crops have sprung up without the rain. Today, Developers Diversified Realty brought its much anticipated $400 million commercial real estate bond deal to the market, the first rain drop to fall in this parched market since last year.   Full Article | Comments [1] 

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Still tip-toeing around Fannie and Freddie

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp has lowered the risk weighting of the bank debt it guarantees to zero from 20 percent -- effectively putting the debt on equal footing with risk-free U.S. Treasuries.  Full Article | Comments [2] 

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Fed sits back and relaxes

The Federal Reserve had it easy. Few in the market expected Fed policy makers to make meaningful changes to policy or its statement on Wednesday, and they didn't disappoint.   Full Article | Comments [1]