Monday, 21 March 2011

Barclays Sells $586 Million of Real Estate Loans to REIT - Bloomberg

Barclays Sells $586 Million of Real Estate Loans to REIT - Bloomberg

Barclays Plc (BARC), the U.K.’s third- largest bank, agreed to sell $586 million of commercial real estate loans as it scales back its investments in property.

Crexus Investment Corp. (CXS), a commercial mortgage real estate investment trust, will buy the 30 loans, London-based Barclays said in a statement today. Crexus is managed by Fixed Income Discount Advisory Company, part of New York-based Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NLY)

Barclays Chief Executive Officer Robert Diamond is selling assets that aren’t generating sufficient returns in relation to the capital they require under the Basel III rules.

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