The following rankings were originally published in the May issue of NREI. The rankings are based on responses to NREI's Top Lender Survey questionnaire, and reflect total dollars financed or arranged in commercial real estate during the 2005 calendar year. Listings are presented in two parts. The first listing includes firms financing direct loans, credit lines, CMBS lending and other forms of direct investments to the industry. The second listing ranks financial intermediaries, including mortgage brokers and financial firms that arranged or facilitated transactions during 2005.

In instances where companies utilized their own balance sheet to close loans, or a line of credit to warehouse loans prior to securitization or sale in the secondary market, that volume was not considered production on an intermediary basis. For example, conduit lending and agency lending constituted direct lending for the purposes of this survey.

While NREI made every attempt to ensure the final survey was comprehensive, some companies chose not to participate.

1. Bank of America

   Financed in 2005: $75.9 billion
   100 N. Tryon St.
   Charlotte, NC 28255
   Email: commercialrealestate@bankofamerica.com
   Website: www.bofa.com
   Officers: Eugene J. Godbold, President, Commercial Real Estate Banking; Ron D. Sturzenegger, Managing Director & Group Head, Real Estate & Lodging Investment Banking; George G. Ellison, Managing Director/ Co-Head Global Structured Finance

2. Wachovia

   Financed in 2005: $66.9 billion
   301 S. College St.
   Charlotte, NC 28202
   Phone: (704) 383-6315
   Fax: (704) 374-6345
   Email: Brett.Smith@wachovia.com
   Website: www.wachovia.com
   Officers: G. Kennedy Thompson, Chairman/CEO; Tom Wurtz, CFO; William Green, Head of Real Estate Capital Markets; Elise Wilkinson, Corporate Communications Manager

3. Wells Fargo

   Financed in 2005: $33.7 billion
   420 Montgomery St.
   San Francisco, CA 94163
   Website: www.wellsfargo.com/realestate
   Officers: Dick Kovacevich, Chairman/CEO; Ed Blakey, Head of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage; Joe Kerwin, Marketing Manager

4. Deutsche Bank

   Financed in 2005: $33 billion
   60 Wall St.
   New York, NY 10005
   Phone: (888) 953-3262
   Fax: (212) 797-4664
   Website: www.db.com/cre
   Officers: Todd Sammann, Managing Director; Ken Dickey, Managing Director

5. Morgan Stanley

   Financed in 2005: $25 billion
   1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020
   Phone: (212) 762-6601
   Fax: (212) 507-4139
   Email: JamesFlaum@morganstanley.com
   Website: www.morganstanley.com
   Officers: James Flaum, Managing Director; Steven Stern, Managing Director

6. Capmark Finance Inc. (formerly GMAC Commercial Mortgage)

   Financed in 2005: $23.5 billion
   200 Witmer Rd.
   Horsham, PA 19044
   Phone: (888) 848-2276
   Fax: (215) 328-1976
   Email: Public_Relations@gmaccm.com
   Website: www.capmark.com
   Officers: Robert D. Feller, CEO; Barry Gersten, EVP; Jerry Earnest, EVP; Colleen Plummer, SVP

7. KeyBank Real Estate Capital

   Financed in 2005: $22.2 billion
   127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
   Phone: (888) 539-2221
   Website: www.key.com/realestatecapital
   Officers: E.J. Burke, EVP/Group Head; John E. Case, EVP/National Sales Manager; Norman V. Nichols, Director, Commercial Mortgage Lending; Laurie Masters, VP, Marketing

8. Credit Suisse

   Financed in 2005: $21.9 billion
   Eleven Madison Ave.
   New York, NY 10010-3629
   Phone: (212) 325-2000
   Website: www.credit-suisse.com
   Officers: Steve Kantor, Managing Director, Global Head of Real Estate & Leverage Finance; Rob Brennan, Managing Director, Global Head of Real Estate Finance & Securities

9. Lehman Brothers

   Financed in 2005: $21 billion
   399 Park Ave.
   New York, NY 10022
   Phone: (212) 526-5191
   Email: kcohen@lehman.com
   Officers: Mark Walsh, Managing Director; Kenneth Cohen, Managing Director; Brett Ersoff, Managing Director

10. GE Real Estate

    Financed in 2005: $16.3 billion
    292 Long Ridge Rd.
    Stamford, CT 06927
    Phone: (888) GE-First
    Email: GERealEstate@ge.com
    Website: www.GERealEstate.com

11. Washington Mutual

    Financed in 2005: $11.4 billion
    1201 Third Ave.
    Seattle, WA 98101
    Phone: (206) 377-1049
    Website: www.wamu.com
    Officers: Kerry Killinger, Chairman /CEO; Steve Rotella, President; Al Brooks, President, Commercial Group; Dianne Larsen, EVP, Commercial Group Marketing

12. RBS Greenwich Capital

    Financed in 2005: $10.5 billion
    600 Steamboat Rd.
    Greenwich, CT 06830
    Phone: (203) 625-2700
    Website: www.rbsgc.com
    Officers: Mark Finerman, Managing Director

13. Prudential Mortgage Capital Co.

    Financed in 2005: $9.3 billion
    100 Mulberry St., GC4, 8th Floor
    Newark, NJ 07102
    Phone: (888) 263-6800
    Fax: (973) 367-8210
    Email: pru_mortgagecapital@prudential.com
    Website: www.prudential.com/mortgagecapital
    Officers: David Twardock, President; David Durning, Managing Director, Originations; Amy Rubin, Manager, Marketing

14. PNC Real Estate Finance

    Financed in 2005: $9.3 billion
    249 Fifth Ave., 19th Floor
    Pittsburgh, PA 15222
    Phone: (877) 762-4332
    Fax: (412) 705-2010
    Email: realestateinfo@pnc.com
    Website: www.pncrealestatefinance.com
    Officers: Hugh Frater, EVP; Rick Steiner, Real Estate Marketing Manager

15. National City

    Financed in 2005: $6.9 billion
    2000 Auburn Dr., Suite 400
    Beachwood, OH 44122
    Phone: (216) 488-2332
    Fax: (216) 488-9650
    Officers: Kenneth M. Goetz, President/Senior Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate National Markets

16. UBS

    Financed in 2005: $6.2 billion
    1251 Avenue of the Americas
    New York, NY 10020
    Phone: (212) 882-3000
    Fax: (212) 882-3631
    Website: www.ubs.com
    Officers: Ronald Garner, Managing Director; Ahmed Alali, Managing Director; Peter Smith, Managing Director

17. LaSalle Bank

    Financed in 2005: $6 billion
    135 S. LaSalle St.
    Chicago, IL 60603
    Phone: (312) 904-6430
    Fax: (312) 904-6691
    Website: www.lasallebank.com
    Officers: Nate Stearns, Managing Director; Breck Hanson, EVP

18. Fremont Investment & Loan

    Financed in 2005: $5.6 billion
    2425 Olympic Blvd., 3rd Floor
    Santa Monica, CA 90404
    Phone: (310) 315-7019
    Fax: (310) 315-7017
    Website: www.1800fremont.com
    Officers: Murray L. Zoota, President/CEO; Gwyneth E. Colburn, EVP; Maura Schafer, VP, Marketing

19. CIBC World Markets Corp.

    Financed in 2005: $5.5 billion
    300 Madison Ave.
    New York, NY 10017
    Phone: (212) 667-6999
    Fax: (212) 667-5655
    Email: john.sawyers@us.cibc.com
    Website: www.cibcwm.com
    Officers: Michael Higgins, Managing Director; Barrie Wood, Managing Director; Andrew Fawer, Managing Director

20. Corus Bank N.A.

    Financed in 2005: $5.4 billion
    3959 N. Lincoln Ave.
    Chicago, IL 60613
    Phone: (800) 890-8837
    Fax: (773) 832-3540
    Website: www.corusbank.com
    Officers: Robert J. Glickman, President/CEO; Michael G. Stein, EVP

21. iStar Financial Inc.

    Financed in 2005: $4.15 billion
    1114 Avenue of the Americas
    New York, NY 10036
    Phone: (212) 930-9400
    Fax: (212) 930-9494
    Email: customers@istarfinancial.com
    Website: www.istarfinancial.com
    Officers: Jay Sugarman, Chairman/CEO; Jay Nydick, President; Roger M. Cozzi, Chief Investment Officer; Andy Backman, VP, Investor Relations

22. TIAA-CREF

    Financed in 2005: $4.1 billion
    730 Third Ave.
    New York, NY 10017
    Phone: (212) 490-9000
    Officers: Herbert M. Allison, Jr., Chairman/President/CEO; Scott Evans, EVP/Chief Investment Officer; David G. Brown, Mortgage Lending

23. AEGON USA Realty Advisors Inc.

    Financed in 2005: $4 billion
    4333 Edgewood Rd. N.E.
    Cedar Rapids, IA 52499
    Phone: (319) 398-8888
    Fax: (319) 369-2283
    Email: mmick@aegonusa.com
    Website: www.aegonrealty.com
    Officers: David L. Blankenship, COO; Steven J. Myers, EVP; Scott T. Cote, SVP

24. IXIS Real Estate Capital

    Financed in 2005: $3.4 billion
    9 W. 57th St., 36th Floor
    New York, NY 10019
    Phone: (212) 891-5700
    Fax: (212) 891-5777
    Email: realestate@ixiscm.com
    Website: www.ixisrealestatecapital.com
    Officers: Brook Payner, Group Executive; Scott Zucker, Head of Origination; Janine Shagoury, Communications

25. Babson Capital Management

    Financed in 2005: $2.54 billion
    2100 Tower Square, 1500 Main St.
    Springfield, MA 01115
    Phone: (413) 226-1000
    Officers: Roger Crandal, Chairman/CEO; Ken Hargreaves, Managing Director

26. Goldman Sachs Commercial Mortgage Capital LP

    Financed in 2005: $2.5 billion
    600 E. Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 450
    Irving, TX 75039
    Phone: (800) 710-7616
    Fax: (972) 830-7698
    Email: info@gsmortgage.com
    Website: www.gs.com/cmc
    Officers: Roddy O'Neal, Co-CEO; James F. (Jim) Conway, Co-CEO; Joseph M. Osborne, COO/General Counsel; Benjamin Glatzer, Marketing Director