Banks Prepare to Shed Nonperformers as Year-End Nears
By Carrie Bay | 11/15/2010
With the dawning of a new year comes the sense of starting fresh and leaving the previous year's baggage behind. A number of mortgage lenders are applying this same adage to their loan portfolios as the close of 2010 nears, and selling off blocks of nonperforming mortgage assets to clean up their balance sheets for a new year of business. It's a common trend for banks to get their house in order during the fourth quarter of a fiscal year, but this year, it seems there's a larger pool of eager buyers for soured real estate assets.
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