"CampusMBA is eager to partner with Capmark on this large-scale training initiative to educate its exceptional commercial servicing staff," said John Courson, Chief Operating Officer of MBA.  "We at MBA equate professional education with real-world business results and will work with Capmark's staff to achieve these positive and measurable results through CampusMBA's commercial CMS program."

The commercial CMS signifies a professional's superior knowledge, experience and professional conduct in the servicing of commercial mortgage loans.  The CampusMBA designation program consists of three levels of training including the achievement certificate (level I), professional certificate (level II) and the specialist designation (level III).  Successful completion all three levels earns the professional the commercial CMS designation.

"We are looking forward to working with CampusMBA to initially certify 150 of our top commercial mortgage servicers with the ultimate goal of providing training to more than 700 of our current staff," said Executive Vice President Michael Lipson, head of Capmark's global services operations.  "A robust training curriculum has always been core to our success; we feel the CMS program and its structure are aligned with our business goals."

CampusMBA's commercial servicing training partnership with Capmark is being accomplished through its Enterprise Training arm, an all encompassing and customized program designed to fit the overall needs of an organization by drilling down to train its core resource, its staff.   Enterprise Training can include any of CampusMBA's well-established certification and designation programs which include those in residential underwriting, loan origination, servicing, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and commercial servicing. Additionally, general education programs are offered for all levels of experience and industry expertise in both commercial and residential real estate finance.

To learn more about CampusMBA's Enterprise Training opportunities go to www.campusmba.org/corporatetraining or call (202) 557-2826.  For more information on CampusMBA's Commercial CMS program go to http://www.campusmba.org/IndustryDesignations/CommercialCMS.htm or call (800) 348-8653.  If you are a member of the media, please contact Aleis Stokes at (202) 557-2741.  

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is the national association representing the real estate finance industry, an industry that employs more than 370,000 people in virtually every community in the country. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the association works to ensure the continued strength of the nation's residential and commercial real estate markets; to expand homeownership and extend access to affordable housing to all Americans. MBA promotes fair and ethical lending practices and fosters professional excellence among real estate finance employees through a wide range of educational programs and a variety of publications. Its membership of over 2,400 companies includes all elements of real estate finance: mortgage companies, mortgage brokers, commercial banks, thrifts, Wall Street conduits, life insurance companies and others in the mortgage lending field. For additional information, visit MBA's Web site:  www.mortgagebankers.org.