Leading Subprime Originators

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Leading Subprime Originators

Leading Subprime Originators
In the first half of 2005. Dollars in millions
    Production Year earlier Change Market
share
Change
1 Ameriquest Mortgage Corp. (E) Orange, Calif. $41,920 $40,500 4% 11.98% -1.94%
2 New Century Financial Corp. Irvine, Calif. 23,696 20,692 15 6.77 -0.34
3 Countrywide Financial Corp. Calabasas, Calif. 20,256 16,446 23 5.79 0.14
4 Option One Mortgage Corp. (1) Irvine, Calif. 18,377 11,441 61 5.25 1.32
5 Fremont Investment and Loan Santa Monica, Calif. 17,005 10,985 55 4.86 1.08
6 Washington Mutual Seattle 16,409 14,299 15 4.69 -0.22
7 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage San Francisco 14,449 11,389 27 4.13 0.22
8 WMC Mortgage Corp. Woodland Hills, Calif. 14,273 7,261 97 4.08 1.58
9 First Franklin Financial (2) San Jose 13,655 14,354 -5 3.9 -1.03
10 HSBC Mortgage Services/Household Charlotte 10,434 7,911 32 2.98 0.26
  Top 25 totals: $269,657 $225,965 19% 74.24% -0.81%
  Totals submitted: $304,344 $253,078 20% 83.48% -0.74%

Notes: Results may be incomplete because some firms would not disclose production numbers. (E) In certain instances National Mortgage News made estimates. (1) Option One is owned by H&R Block. (2) National City owns First Franklin. (3) GMAC and Homecomings are affiliates. (4) BNC and FA are owned by Lehman Bros. (5) Owned by Bear Stearns.

Source:

National Mortgage News
/Quarterly Data Report. Questions? Email:
Deartra.Todd@SourceMedia.com

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