Home / News / Government / FDIC Finds Buyer for $1 Billion in Troubled Commercial Loans
Print This Post Print This Post

FDIC Finds Buyer for $1 Billion in Troubled Commercial Loans

As receiver of the nation's collapsed banks, many of which have folded under the weight of bad real estate deals, the FDIC has amassed a vast portfolio of distressed mortgages â€" the ones rescuing institutions didn't want when they stepped in to take over the operations and assets of the many that have made the FDIC's ""failed bank list"":http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/banklist.html.

[IMAGE]

But in the financial world, one company's downfall can be another's opportunity, and a number of firms are jumping at the chance to get their hands on these loans. On Friday, the FDIC announced that it has secured a buyer for a portfolio of $1.02 billion in distressed commercial real estate loans collected from 22 failed bank receiverships.
[COLUMN_BREAK] The private, global investment firm ""Colony Capital"":http://www.colonyinc.com beat out 20 other bids for the portfolio of 1,200 commercial mortgages, of which 70 percent are delinquent, the FDIC said.

Seventy-five percent of the collateral of the portfolio is located in Georgia, California, Nevada, and Florida.

The structured transaction gives Colony Capital a 40 percent ownership interest in a newly formed limited liability company (LLC) created to hold the assets. The FDIC will retain the remaining 60 percent equity interest in the LLC.

Colony Capital paid $90.5 million (excluding working capital and transaction costs) for its stake, which equals approximately 44 percent of the unpaid principal balance of the assets, the FDIC said. The financing of the transaction includes $233 million of notes provided by the FDIC.

As the LLC's managing equity owner, Colony Capital will provide for the management, servicing, and ultimate disposition of the assets.

""Colony is honored to be selected to partner with the FDIC again, and we look forward to working with the FDIC over the coming years and resolving this portfolio,"" commented Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., founder, chairman, and CEO of Colony Capital.

About Author: Carrie Bay

Carrie Bay is a freelance writer for DS News and its sister publication MReport. She served as online editor for DSNews.com from 2008 through 2011. Prior to joining DS News and the Five Star organization, she managed public relations, marketing, and media relations initiatives for several B2B companies in the financial services, technology, and telecommunications industries. She also wrote for retail and nonprofit organizations upon graduating from Texas A&M University with degrees in journalism and English.
x

Check Also

HUD Grants $150M to Tribal Communities for New, Affordable Housing

“Strong investments in Tribal communities help ensure residents can access much-needed safe and affordable housing,” said Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “The funds HUD is making available will meet the challenges of today and allow Tribal communities to make innovative and vital advancements needed to prepare for the future."