Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases a report on U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan performance trends observed in the May 2021 servicer reporting period. The May delinquency rate fell to 5.4%, down from 5.6% in April. This is the 11th consecutive month where the rate has declined or was flat from the previous month since peaking in June 2020, at 8.2%.

Lodging recorded the highest delinquency decrease (100 bps), followed by multifamily (40 bps). The large drop in the lodging delinquency was mainly driven by nearly $600 million of conduit lodging loans becoming current in May. The retail delinquency rate increased 30 bps, to 8.2%% from 7.9% in April. A look at the conduit universe showed that delinquencies declined to 6.5%, down 30 bps from the April delinquency rate of 6.8%. The drop reflects approximately 9.2% of April’s delinquent loans becoming classified as current for May.

The amount of conduit loans in special servicing decreased to $19 billion in May from $19.7 billion in April. This is the largest one-month decline since the beginning of the pandemic and the first time it has dropped below $19.5 billion since October 2020. In addition, the amount of delinquent loans that are not in special servicing is also at its lowest point since March 2020.

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