In Brief: Mortgage Ills Linger At Express America

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Express America Holdings Corp., which has left the mortgage business, continued to show mortgage-related strains in its fiscal second quarter.

It reported a net loss of $76,000, or 2 cents a share, on negative revenues of $105,000 for three months ended March 31. The negative revenues resulted mainly from a net loss on loan origination. This compares to net earnings of $316,000, or 6 cents a share, on revenues of $17.6 million for the 1994 period.

The current year's results include a provision for loss on discontinuance of mortgage company operations of $986,000 and a credit of $3 million from utilization of net-operating-loss carrybacks.

The net loss for the six months ended March 31, 1995, was $999,000 or 19 cents a share, on revenues of $3.1 million, compared with net earnings of $2.8 million, or 52 cents a common share, on revenues of $39.6 million for the period a year earlier.

The company said its historical results continue to reflect its mortgage banking operations and are therefore not indicative of future operating results. As previously announced, the company established its Pilgrim America Group Inc., an investment management company, on April 7 by completing the acquisition of certain assets of Pilgrim Group Inc.

The results of operations of Pilgrim America Group will be reflected in operating results beginning in the quarter ending June 30, the company said.

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