2008-05-21 23:32:41 -

- Fitch Ratings held its third annual U.S. housing conference earlier today to discuss the current state of the U.S. commercial and residential real estate markets, and its forward-looking perspective for the homebuilding, REIT, RMBS and SMBC sectors.

A replay of the webcast, along with the accompanying slide presentations, is available on the Fitch Ratings web site at www.fitchratings.com by going to 'About Fitch Ratings' under 'Teleconferences & Online Events.' The slides are also available under the following headers on the Fitch web site:

Structured Finance -- CMBS -- Special Reports

Structured Finance -- RMBS -- Special Reports

Financial Institutions -- REITs -- Special Reports

Corporate Finance -- Corporates -- Special Reports

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