Wachovia Puts Its $9 Million Mortgage Servicing Portfolio on the Block

Wachovia Corp. put its $9 billion portfolio of home loan servicing rights up for sale, saying it is not cost effective to service a book that small.

"The decision to market the portfolio was reached after a strategic analysis of the future of the servicing business, the competitive trends in the industry, and the long-term need for investments in technology," said Robert S. McCoy Jr., Wachovia's chief financial officer.

Wachovia will continue to offer a full line of mortgage loan services to its customers, the bank said.

Smith Barney has been retained as investment adviser for the sale, which is expected to close this spring.

Experts said the package could fetch as much as $140 million.

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