The following rankings, originally published in May, are based on responses to NREI's 19th annual Top Lender Survey. They reflect total dollars financed or arranged in commercial real estate in calendar year 2009. The first list includes firms financing direct loans, credit lines, CMBS and other forms of direct investment to the industry. The second list ranks financial intermediaries that arranged financing in calendar year 2009.
Editor's note: This list was updated July 21, 2010 to include Walker & Dunlop (No. 8) and TIAA-CREF (No. 16).
1. Wells Fargo
Financed in 2009: $26.3 billion
420 Montgomery St.
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (866) 878-5865
Website: wellsfargo.com/realestate
2. PNC Real Estate
Financed in 2009: $8.5 billion
One PNC Plaza, 249 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: (877) 762-7775
Website: www.pnc.com/realestate
3. Deutsche Bank Commercial Real Estate
Financed in 2009: $7.7 billion
60 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 250-2500
Website: www.db.com\cre
4. Prudential Mortgage Capital Co.
Financed in 2009: $5.8 billion
100 Mulberry St., 8th Floor GC4
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: (888) 263-6800
Website: www.prumortgagecapital.com
5. MetLife Real Estate Investments
Financed in 2009: $3.9 billion
10 Park Ave.
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: (973) 355-4000
Website: www.metlife.com/realestate
6. CBRE Capital Markets Inc.
Financed in 2009: $3.7 billion
2800 Post Oak Blvd.
Houston, TX 77056
Phone: (713) 787-1900
Website: www.cbre.com/capitalmarkets
7. Capmark Financial Group Inc.
Financed in 2009: $2.8 billion
116 Welsh Road
Horsham, PA 19044
Phone: (215) 328-1630
Website: www.capmark.com
8. Walker & Dunlop
Financed in 2009: $1.92 billion
7501 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1200
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 215-5500
Website: www.walkerdunlop.com
9. Strategic Alliance Mortgage (SAM)
Financed in 2009: $1.9 billion
7100 East Pleasant Valley, Suite 350
Cleveland, Ohio 44131
Phone: (216) 328-9700
Website: www.samalliance.com
10. KeyBank Real Estate Capital
Financed in 2009: $1.8 billion
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: (888) 539-2221
Website: www.key.com/rec
11. CWCapital
Financed in 2009: $1.3 billion
63 Kendrick St.
Needham, MA 02494
Phone: (781) 707.9300
Website: www.cwcapital.com
12. Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC
Financed in 2009: $1.25 billion
227 W. Trade St., Suite 400
Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: (704) 332-4454
Website: www.gbrecap.com
13. Northwestern Mutual
Financed in 2009: $1.2 billion
720 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: (414) 665-1444
Website Address: northwesternmutualrealestate.com
14. NorthMarq Capital LLC
Financed in 2009: $1.105 billion
3500 American Blvd. West, Suite 500
Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone: (952) 356-0100
Website: www.northmarq.com
15. M&T Realty Capital Corp.
Financed in 2009: $1.101 billion
25 South Charles St., 17th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (800) 737-2344
Website: www.mandtrealtycapital.com
16. TIAA-CREF
Financed in 2009: $871 million
730 Third Ave.
New York, NY 11762
Phone: (212) 916-5641
Website: www.tiaa-cref.org
17. Principal Real Estate Investors
Financed in 2009: $732 million
801 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50392-0490
Phone: (800) 533-1390
Website: www.principalglobal.com
18. Alliant Capital LLC
Financed in 2009: $705 million
4746 11th Ave. NE Suite 102
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (800) 522-6865
Website: www.TheAlliantCompany.com
19. Centerline Capital Group
Financed in 2009: $597 million
625 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (800) 831-4826
Website: www.centerline.com
20. Zions Bank
Financed in 2009: $589 million
1 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Phone: (801) 844-8288
21. GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services
Financed in 2009: $554 million
2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 600
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (800) 598-6201
Website: www.gecapital.com\healthcare