A San Francisco-based buyer of mortgage notes is now acquiring non-performing loans.
The program was announced Saturday by Amerinote Xchange llc. The official launch is in May.
The company, which claims to be “the fastest growing direct mortgage note buyer and business note buyer of performing loans in the country,” said it will be funding and purchasing privately-held non-performing mortgage notes.
The acquisitions are being made on a national basis.
A majority the investments are expected to be secured by commercial real estate.
But Amerinote will also consider, on a case-by-case basis, non-performing residential loans.
“The reason Amerinote Xchange’s non-performing mortgage note investment appetite is geared towards commercial mortgage notes as opposed to residential mortgage notes is due to the aftermath of the September 2008 market crash and liquidity crisis,” Amerinote President Abby Shemesh explained in the press release. “Many non-performing residential mortgage notes have flooded the market and continue to do so today.”
Shemesh added that the value of commercial assets perform much better in the current economic environment than home loans.
On its Web site, Amerinote lists 26 recent transactions totaling $15.8 million.
