Servicing Sessions at Next Week’s Annual Conference
June 2, 2026
Our Annual Conference in New York next week is full of servicing related content. Here are some of the highlights:
Servicer Forum – Monday June 8th 10:30 – 11:15 AM
After the Monday morning keynote presentation, stick around for a lively discussion with the CREFC Servicer Forum leadership. Key topics on the current agenda include:
- Negotiating Loan Workouts
- Challenges associated with maturity-driven stress vs. operating distress
- Providing investor transparency without compromising negotiation leverage with the borrower
- Addressing evolving investor expectations and the various interests across the capital stack
- General Servicing
- The evolution of loan documentation and servicing agreement language
- Coordination between Master and Special Servicers
- New trends observed amidst heavy influx of new servicers in the CMBS market
Joint CRE CLO and IRP Meeting – Monday June 8th — 12:30 to 1:30 PM
Grab a boxed lunch and join the joint CRE CLO and IRP meeting. Join CRE CLO industry colleagues and the IRP committee leadership to discuss the Collateral Manager Data Report (CMDR) implementation and proposed additions, servicer financial reporting standards for future CRE CLOs, and an update regarding the finalization of IRP V8.5 and potential upcoming initiatives.
Downstream Impact on the Servicing Playbook Panel – Tuesday June 9th 3:45 – 4:30 PM
Tuesday afternoon’s panel “In the Thick of It – Downstream Impact on the Servicing Playbook” will provide valuable perspectives from master servicers, special servicers, rating agencies, and investors regarding servicing issues.
Current hot topics to be discussed include:
- Servicer advancing
- Non-recoverability
- SASB vs. conduit
- Potential effect on workout strategies
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Investors’ desire for more information regarding workout plans, appraisal reductions, and loan performance
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Pooling and Servicing Agreement innovations to address various servicing pinch points
Look for our next Spotlight on Servicing article later this month for an in-depth recap of these issues and other servicing hot topics.