Real estate investment trust Walter Investment Management Corp. announced late last week its closing of a $102 million private placement of non-agency MBS. The purpose of the transaction is to help pay for Green Tree Credit Solutions, which Walter Investment acquired in March for $1.065 billion. Green Tree carries a $37 billion servicing portfolio, mostly for other investors, according to Inside Nonconforming Markets, an affiliated newsletter. The notes were issued by WIMC 2011-1, which is a recently-formed statutory trust sponsored by Walter Investment. As we near our anticipated early third quarter completion of...