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Hallo Lancelot, Cybercrash,
Die REITS haben heute stark ins Plus gedreht. Immer wieder schön zu sehen, sobald das Schreckgespenst Zinserhöhung schwächelt, steigen die Kurse. Also eine Wette gegen die Zinsen..
Gruss Rich

Es häd solangs häd. Chaufe chamer emmer.. :lol:
Gruss Rich

Hallo Lancelot
Würde wohl mal sagen: B I N G O !!!
Gruss Rich

Hallo Lancelot
Doch noch gute News. NEW heute up 10% :lol:

Eine solche Perle gebe ich nicht mehr so schnell aus der hand..

Gruss Rich

UPDATE: New Century Profit Tops Forecasts



By John Spence

BOSTON (Dow Jones) -- New Century Financial Corp. before the opening bell Thursday said fourth-quarter net income topped analyst expectations and said its chief operating officer would take over as CEO in July.

The Irvine, Calif.-based REIT and mortgage lender (NEW) said quarterly income was $114 million, or $2 a share, compared with $78.7 million, or $1.44 a share in the year-ago period.

Analysts had been expecting profit of $1.79 a share.

In the fourth quarter of 2005, the company said it originated $15.7 billion in mortgage loans.

Net operating margin fell to 0.51% from 0.61% the prior quarter on lower gain- on-sale, partially offset by rising net interest income and lower acquisition costs.

New Century said Brad Morrice, chief operating officer, would become chief executive effective July 1. He replaces Robert Cole, who plans to stay on as executive chairman of the board.

The company did not provide an earnings outlook for 2006.

"The operating environment and secondary market conditions remain uncertain," New Century said in a statement.

"Additionally, our business strategy and results are contingent on a variety of factors, including the capital market environment."
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Danke fürs Kompliment. War selber überrascht. :lol:
Hätte nach der Zinserhöhung eher mit Kursverlusten gerechnet.

Habe da auch ein gewisses Klumpenrisiko. Bin in NFI, IMH und NEW drinnen. Aber die Dividenderendite entschädigt für das Risiko.
Liegenlassen und kassieren heisst die Devise.
Gruss Rich

Hallo Lancelot
Das mit dem Tiefstpunkt ist eben so eine Sache. Hört sich einfach an.. Und das mit dem fallenden Messer ist auch so ein dummer Spruch. Wer sagt mir denn, wann das Messer am Boden ist, und ob es nicht wieder zurückspickt... :lol:
Habe so auch denn Kauf von KABN, RDSA verpasst . Und nachspringen mag man dann auch nicht mehr.
Denke am besten ist es, wenn man von einem Titel überzeugt ist, einsteigen, ohne wenn und aber.
Gruss Rich

Wäre vielleicht auch mal eine Investition wert.
Starke Div. Rendite.
Gruss Rich

New Century Financial Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results



- Board Declares Third Quarter Dividend of $1.85 per Share -

- Company Reaffirms 2006 Dividend Guidance of $7.30 per Share -

IRVINE, Calif., August 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE: NEW), a real estate investment trust (REIT) and parent company of one of the nation's premier mortgage finance companies, today reported results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006.

Second Quarter 2006 Results and Highlights
* Earnings-per-share (EPS) of $1.81
* REIT taxable income(1) per share of $1.40
* Total mortgage loan production of $16.2 billion; total loan production
for July 2006 of approximately $5.3 billion
* Non-prime net operating margin increased to 1.01 percent
* Non-prime loan acquisition costs (LAC) decreased to 1.51 percent
* Prime/Alt-A platform achieved profitability
* After-tax return on equity(2) was 19.8 percent
* Board declared third quarter dividend of $1.85 per share
* Reaffirmed 2006 dividend guidance of $7.30 per share
* Chief Financial Officer Patti M. Dodge to transition to newly created
executive role when successor is in place

"Our second quarter results are evidence of the strength and stability of our franchise," said Brad A. Morrice, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We achieved the second highest quarterly loan production volume in our history, while substantially improving our operating margin over the first quarter in a challenging environment. As a result, our second quarter net earnings were $105.5 million, or $1.81 per share, an 11 percent increase in net earnings compared with the second quarter of 2005. These results are particularly impressive considering that we only sold or securitized 82 percent of the loans we originated in the second quarter, increasing loans held for sale by $3.0 billion. These loans are covered by forward sales commitments with premiums in excess of 102, so we expect to realize the related earnings in the third quarter."

(1) REIT taxable income is a non-GAAP financial measure within the meaning
of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A reconciliation of REIT taxable income to the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measure is set forth in the table attached
as Schedule 1 to this press release.
(2) See Schedule 2 attached to this press release for an explanation of
the methodology used for calculating after-tax return on equity.

Mortgage Loan Portfolios
During the second quarter of 2006, the company completed $1.7 billion in securitizations structured as financings at the REIT level, including the company's first Alt-A loan securitization of $0.5 billion and a $1.2 billion securitization of non-prime product. "The Alt-A transaction enhanced our secondary market execution and diversified our REIT portfolio of mortgage loans with a new asset class," said Kevin M. Cloyd, President of NC Capital Corporation, the company's secondary marketing subsidiary.

At June 30, 2006, the balance of the mortgage loan portfolio was $16.0 billion. The allowance for losses on loans held for investment was $209.9 million, representing 1.31 percent of the unpaid principal balance of the portfolio. This compares with 0.79 percent of the unpaid principal balance of the portfolio at June 30, 2005 and 1.30 percent of the portfolio at March 31, 2006. Delinquency rates as of June 30, 2006 in the company's portfolio continue to be significantly lower than historical experience. The company's 60-plus day delinquency rate as of June 30, 2006 was 4.61 percent compared with 4.50 percent in the previous quarter. The company's 2005 and 2006 vintages are experiencing more normalized delinquency trends than the 2003 and 2004 vintages, which have performed exceptionally well when compared with historical experience. "We are comfortable with our current loan loss reserve levels, which take into consideration not only normal portfolio seasoning but also our higher cumulative loss expectations for the newer vintages," said Patti M. Dodge, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

REIT portfolio income declined to $52.0 million in the second quarter of 2006 compared with $83.3 million in the first quarter. REIT portfolio income was $79.2 million in the second quarter of 2005. The sequential decrease in REIT portfolio income is primarily the result of a lower return-on-assets ("ROA") in the second quarter when compared to the first quarter. ROA declined to 1.49 percent in the second quarter from 2.34 percent in the first quarter as a result of a decrease in interest spread attributable to portfolio seasoning and the expected spread compression that comes with such seasoning. In addition, the company's shift in 2006 to embedding swaps in its securitization transactions, which results in a more level yield over the life of the transaction, also led to a decrease in interest spread. Lower prepayment income, hedge re-balancing gains and income from hedge ineffectiveness and other derivative instruments also had a significant impact on ROA.

Mortgage Loan Production by Channel -- Non-Prime, Prime and Alt-A

The company originates and purchases mortgage loans through two channels - Wholesale and Retail. The Wholesale channel originates and purchases mortgage loans through a network of independent mortgage brokers and correspondent lenders solicited by its Account Executives. The company's Retail channel originates mortgage loans directly through its 246 branch offices and its central telemarketing unit, as well as through relationships that are referred or solicited through builders and realtors.

Total Mortgage Loan Production

Total mortgage loan production for the second quarter of 2006 was $16.2 billion, a 20 percent increase over the same period a year ago and a 21 percent increase over the first quarter of 2006. Excluding the prime and Alt- A loan origination platform that was acquired in the third quarter of 2005, second quarter loan production increased 5 percent year-over-year. For the quarter, the company's Wholesale channel originated $13.8 billion of mortgage loans and the Retail channel originated $2.4 billion. "We are pleased with the second quarter's strong loan production volume, which resulted from modest growth in our core non-prime product coupled with the addition of our Prime and Alt-A products," said Mr. Morrice. "Additionally, we introduced a new credit grade during the quarter that serves borrowers with qualifications between Alt-A and non-prime. We believe this AAA credit grade is rapidly gaining acceptance in the market place."

Total mortgage loan production for July 2006 was approximately $5.3 billion, including $4.6 billion of Wholesale mortgage loan production and $0.7 billion of Retail mortgage loan production. This compares with $4.6 billion for July 2005.

TRS Operating Results -- Non-Prime

Gain-on-Sale

In the second quarter of 2006, the company sold $10.3 billion of non-prime loans, or 73 percent of the quarter's non-prime production, at a gross premium of 2.31 percent and a net gain-on-sale of 2.10 percent. Second quarter net gain-on-sale increased by 43 basis points compared with 1.67 percent for the first quarter as a result of improved secondary market execution, which was primarily driven by a higher weighted average coupon on the company's loans, a more favorable product mix and stronger secondary market appetite, partly offset by increases in swap rates that outpaced coupon growth. Additionally, second quarter net gain-on-sale included 9 basis points of unanticipated hedging gains.

Loan Acquisition Costs (LAC)

Second quarter 2006 LAC was 1.51 percent compared with 1.66 percent in the previous quarter. The 15 basis point decline was primarily a result of the operating expense component of LAC declining 17 basis points, slightly offset by a modest increase in the points and fees component.

"In the current environment, we believe it is becoming increasingly important to be a low-cost originator," continued Ms. Dodge. "Our record low LAC of 1.51 percent is evidence of our ability to use our size and scale to increase efficiencies and leverage fixed costs, which we believe is a distinct competitive advantage. I'm pleased that during a quarter in which loan production increased 22 percent, our cost controls kept expense growth to only 11 percent compared with the first quarter of 2006."

LAC is a non-GAAP financial measure within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A reconciliation of LAC to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is set forth in the table attached as Schedule 3 to this press release.

Net Operating Margin

The company's net operating margin for its non-prime loans improved to 1.01 percent in the second quarter of 2006 from 50 basis points in the first quarter of 2006. "We are proud to have made such a significant improvement in our non-prime net operating margin this quarter," said Ms. Dodge. "We will continue to focus on reducing our LAC, but expect our operating margins to be negatively impacted on a go-forward basis by as much as 10 basis points as a result of the recent Standard and Poor's ABS model changes."

TRS Operating Results -- Prime and Alt-A

In the second quarter of 2006, the company closed $2.1 billion in loans through its prime and Alt-A mortgage loan origination platform and acted as a broker for an additional $0.2 billion to third parties. The company has provided the gain-on-sale, LAC and net operating margin of these operations in tables set forth later in this press release.

"Consistent with our projections, our prime and Alt-A business became profitable in the second quarter and reported a net operating margin of 53 basis points," said Mr. Morrice. "This quarter's net operating margin was higher than we anticipated as a result of hedging gains and pair-off fees. A more typical net operating margin for our prime and Alt-A platform is expected to be in the range of 15 to 20 basis points."

Stock Repurchase Program

The company repurchased 551,800 shares of its common stock during the second quarter of 2006 at an average price of $45.56 per share for an aggregate amount of $25.1 million. Under its current stock repurchase program, the company has repurchased more than 1.4 million shares of its common stock in the aggregate, at an average price of $38.17 per share. The company has authority to repurchase an additional 3.6 million shares under the current program.

Future stock repurchases may be made on the open market or through block trades in accordance with applicable laws. The number of shares to be purchased and the timing of the purchases will be based upon the level of the company's cash balances, general business conditions and other factors including alternative investment opportunities. The company reserves the right to terminate, reduce or increase the size of the stock repurchase program at any time.

Dividend

The company's Board of Directors declared a $1.85 per share dividend on its common stock for the third quarter of 2006. This dividend reflects a $0.05 per share increase from the prior quarter and is the seventh consecutive increase in the dividend since the company elected to become a REIT in the fourth quarter of 2004. The third quarter dividend will be paid on October 31, 2006 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 29, 2006 and the ex-dividend date is September 27, 2006. The declaration of any future dividends will be subject to the company's earnings, financial position, capital requirements, contractual restrictions and other relevant factors.

"The earnings from the current REIT portfolio, plus an estimated $1.88 per share carry-over of REIT taxable income from 2005, coupled with additions to the REIT portfolio and potential TRS contributions, gives us confidence that we will achieve our 2006 dividend guidance of $7.30 per share," said Mr. Morrice.

Outlook

"Our year-to-date results reflect the benefits of our combined REIT portfolio and TRS operations model, solid execution of our business plan and the overall strength and stability of our franchise. Looking forward, we feel that the environment will continue to favor mortgage lenders like New Century that have significant operating scale and low expense structures. As a result, we have continued confidence in our ability to deliver strong future performance and create per share value for our stockholders," said Mr. Morrice.

Chief Financial Officer Transition

Ms. Dodge has decided to transition from Chief Financial Officer to a newly created role, primarily focused on investor communications. In her new capacity, Ms. Dodge will focus on transforming the Investor Relations function to a more strategic role in order to more effectively increase shareholder value. She will continue to report to Mr. Morrice and the Investor Relations department will continue to report to her. She will remain an Executive Vice President of the company and a member of the executive management team, maintaining a key role in the strategic business decisions of the company. The company has retained an executive search firm and a nationwide search for her successor is currently underway. Ms. Dodge will continue in her current role until her successor is in place.

"Patti is a key member of our executive management team and we are pleased that she will continue to contribute her financial expertise and strategic thinking in this new capacity," said Mr. Morrice. "We are also enthusiastic about the opportunity to both strengthen our Investor Relations function and expand our overall management team. We expect the transition between chief financial officers to be seamless."

Results Conference Call and Webcast Information

The company will host a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. PDT to discuss its second quarter 2006 results. To participate on the call, dial (866) 203-3206 or (617) 213-8848 and use passcode 39890835. The accompanying slide presentation will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's Web site at https://www.ncen.com before the call under "Second Quarter 2006 Earnings Event." A replay of the call will be available from 12:00 p.m. PDT on August 3, 2006 through 12:00 p.m. PDT on August 10, 2006. The replay number is (888) 286-8010 or (617) 801-6888 and the passcode is 35115710. Additionally, the call will be webcast live and archived on the Investor Relations section of the company's Web site at https://www.ncen.com .

About New Century Financial Corporation

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Irvine, California, New Century Financial Corporation is a real estate investment trust and one of the nation's premier mortgage finance companies, providing mortgage products to borrowers nationwide through its operating subsidiaries, New Century Mortgage Corporation and Home123 Corporation. The company offers a broad range of mortgage products designed to meet the needs of all borrowers. New Century is committed to serving the communities in which it operates with fair and responsible lending practices. To find out more about New Century, please visit https://www.ncen.com .

As of June 30, 2006, New Century originated loans through 246 sales offices operating in 35 states and 33 regional processing centers operating in 19 states and employed approximately 7,100 Associates.

Safe Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws and the company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor created thereby. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) the company's expectation that it will receive in the third quarter of 2006 the earnings from the sale of loans currently held for sale that were originated in the second quarter 2006; (ii) the company's cumulative loss expectations for its mortgage loan portfolio; (iii) the company's intention that it will continue to focus on its loan acquisition costs (LAC); (iv) the company's expectation that its operating margins will be negatively impacted on a go-forward basis by as much as 10 basis points as a result of the recent Standard and Poor's ABS model changes; (v) the company's projection that a typical net operating margin for its prime and Alt-A platform is 15 to 20 basis points; (vi) the company's expectation that future stock repurchases may be made on the open market, through block trades or in privately negotiated transactions; (vii) the company's expectation that the number of shares to be purchased and the timing of future purchases will be based on the level of the company's cash balances, general business conditions and other factors including alternative investment opportunities; (viii) the company's right to terminate, reduce or increase the size of the stock purchase program at any time; (ix) the company's expectation that its third quarter dividend will be paid in the amount of $1.85 per share on October 31, 2006 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 29, 2006; (x) the company's expectation that the declaration of any future dividends will be subject to the company's earnings, financial position, capital requirements, contractual restrictions and other relevant factors; (xi) the company's belief that the earnings from its current REIT portfolio, plus an estimated $1.88 per share carry-over of REIT taxable income from 2005, coupled with additions to the REIT portfolio and potential TRS contributions, gives the company confidence that it will achieve its 2006 dividend guidance of $7.30 per share; (xii) the company's expectation that the environment will continue to favor mortgage lenders like the company that have significant operating scale and low expense structures; (xiii) the company's belief that it will be able to deliver strong future performance and create per share value for its stockholders; and (xiv) the company's expectation that the transition between chief financial officers will be seamless. The company cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) the condition of the U.S. economy and financial system; (ii) the interest rate environment; (iii) the effect of increasing competition in the company's sector; (iv) the condition of the markets for whole loans and mortgage-backed securities; (v) the stability of residential property values; (vi) the company's ability to comply with the requirements applicable to REITs; (vii) the impact of more vigorous and aggressive enforcement actions by federal or state regulators; (viii) the company's ability to grow its loan portfolio; (ix) the company's ability to continue to maintain low loan acquisition costs; (x) the potential effect of new state or federal laws and regulations; (xi) the company's ability to maintain adequate credit facilities to finance its business; (xii) the outcome of litigation or regulatory actions pending against the company; (xiii) the company's ability to adequately hedge its residual values, cash flows and fair values; (xiv) the accuracy of the assumptions regarding the company's repurchase allowance and residual valuations, prepayment speeds and loan loss allowance; (xv) the assumptions underlying the company's risk management practices; (xvi) the ability of the servicing platform to maintain high performance standards; and (xvii) the execution of its forward loan sales commitments. Additional information on these and other factors is contained in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and the other periodic filings of the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no, and hereby disclaims any, obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.



NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2006 2005 (1) 2006 2005 (1)
Interest income $501,114 $420,861 $964,116 $751,932
Interest expense (361,111) (218,555) (644,324) (380,636)
Net interest income 140,003 202,306 319,792 371,296
Provision for losses on mortgage
loans (32,325) (36,875) (60,150) (67,113)
Net interest income after
provision for losses 107,678 165,431 259,642 304,183
Other operating income:
Gain-on-sale of mortgage loans 195,160 110,604 324,687 233,556
Servicing income 14,012 6,631 29,654 13,353
Other income(2) 24,961 3,398 39,592 7,271
Total other operating income 234,133 120,633 393,933 254,180
Operating expenses:
Personnel 126,922 119,961 243,643 231,683
General and administrative 55,113 42,324 112,588 84,099
Advertising and promotion 13,851 20,711 26,554 40,543
Professional services 11,103 9,677 20,293 17,483
Total operating expenses 206,989 192,673 403,078 373,808
Earnings before income taxes 134,822 93,391 250,497 184,555
Income taxes 29,279 (1,688) 41,219 4,716
Net earnings 105,543 95,079 209,278 179,839
Dividends paid on preferred stock 2,567 285 5,133 285
Net earnings available to
common stockholders $102,976 $94,794 $204,145 $179,554
Basic earnings-per-share $1.85 $1.71 $3.67 $3.26
Diluted earnings-per-share $1.81 $1.65 $3.59 $3.13

Basic weighted average shares
outstanding 55,785 55,376 55,653 55,079
Diluted weighted average shares
outstanding 56,936 57,396 56,816 57,332

(1) Certain amounts from the prior year's presentation have been
reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.
(2) For the quarter ended June 30, 2006, other income consisted primarily
of $4.1 million related to hedge ineffectiveness, $17.7 million
related to rebalancing gains, and $3.2 million related to the
company's investment in Carrington Investment Partners, LP and
Carrington Capital Management, LLC (collectively, "Carrington"). For
the quarter ended June 30, 2005, other income consisted primarily of
$2.2 million related to the company's investment in Carrington. For
the six months ended June 30, 2006, other income consisted primarily
of $9.0 million related to hedge ineffectiveness, $24.2 million
related to rebalancing gains and $6.3 million related to the company's
investment in Carrington. For the six months ended June 30, 2005,
other income consisted primarily of $4.8 million related to the
company's investment in Carrington.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
(in thousands, except per share data)

June 30, December 31, June 30,
2006 2005 2005

Cash and cash equivalents (1) $ 364,232 $503,723 $ 569,153
Restricted cash 733,816 726,697 736,259
Mortgage loans held for
sale, net 9,303,086 7,825,175 5,989,211
Mortgage loans held for
investment, net 15,905,636 16,143,865 18,482,990
Residual interests in
securitizations 209,335 234,930 145,563
Other assets 809,294 712,700 508,804
Total assets $27,325,399 $26,147,090 $26,431,980

Credit facilities on mortgage
loans held for sale $8,786,300 $7,439,685 $5,627,207
Financing on mortgage loans
held for investment, net 15,794,335 16,045,459 18,343,545
Convertible senior notes, net - 4,943 4,919
Other liabilities 606,459 547,303 455,255
Total stockholders' equity 2,138,305 2,109,700 2,001,054
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $27,325,399 $26,147,090 $26,431,980
Book value per share
(diluted) (2) $35.65 $35.17 $34.95

(1) Cash and liquidity, which includes available borrowing capacity, was
$409.4 million ($166.0 million at the REIT, $243.4 million at the TRS)
at June 30, 2006, $530.4 million ($306.2 million at the REIT, $224.2
million at the TRS) at December 31, 2005 and $750.9 million ($408.2
million at the REIT, $342.7 million at the TRS) at June 30, 2005.
(2) Book-value-per-share is calculated using the period-end total common
equity plus convertible debt, excluding preferred equity, and dividing
by the quarters' fully-diluted share count.


REIT Mortgage Loan Portfolio Vintage Data at June 30, 2006
(in thousands)
2006 (1) 2005 2004 2003 Total

Initial
collateral
pool $3,393,531 $10,961,957 $8,431,735 $1,137,894 $23,925,117
Current
collateral
pool $3,303,455 $ 7,180,094 $3,391,438 $208,313 $14,083,300
Delinquency
(60+ days) 0.49% 5.30% 6.30% 15.37% 4.62%
Cumulative
losses-to-date 0.01% 0.10% 0.27% 0.65% 0.17%
Projected
cumulative
losses over
life 3.30% 2.83% 2.26% 1.50% 2.64%
Weighted average
life in years 2.33 2.02 1.97 1.84 2.03
Weighted average
FICO score 642 627 632 599 631

(1) The 2006 data include the impact of the $0.3 billion second lien only
securitization executed in the first quarter.


TRS Mortgage Loan Portfolio Vintage Data at June 30, 2006
(in thousands) 2004 2003 Total

Initial collateral pool $1,679,397 $3,808,887 $5,488,284
Current collateral pool $957,161 $964,742 $1,921,903
Delinquency (60+ days) 2.70% 6.34% 4.56%
Cumulative losses-to-date 0.13% 0.44% 0.35%
Projected cumulative
losses over life 1.50% 1.04% 1.22%
Weighted average life in years 3.17 2.54 2.75
Weighted average FICO score 672 657 664

[quote="Cupra"]sali rich

habe diese aktie, die dividende macht brutal freude. wenn du das ding bei 40 dollar bekommst hau zu, bin mir fast sicher, dass 40 nicht nachhaltig unterschritten werden. dafür kann man sie bei kursen um 47-48 eigentlich geben, habe noch nie etwas höheres erlebt mit NEW.

Gruess
Cupra

Hallo Cupra,
Sind schon bald zu haben bei 40$ :lol:
Gruss Rich

Habe heute eine erste Tranche PFE verkauft (27.60$)um Cash zu generieren.
Damit gekauft eine 1. Tranche NEW. ( 38$) Ende Monat ist ex Div. einer üppigen Div.

Gruss Rich

Financial Information

Second Quarter 2006 Results and Highlights

Earnings-per-share (EPS) of $1.81
REIT taxable income[1] per share of $1.40
Total mortgage loan production of $16.2 billion; total loan production for July 2006 of approximately $5.3 billion
Non-prime net operating margin increased to 1.01 percent
Non-prime loan acquisition costs (LAC) decreased to 1.51 percent
Prime/Alt-A platform achieved profitability
After-tax return on equity[2] was 19.8 percent
Board declared third quarter dividend of $1.85 per share
Reaffirmed 2006 dividend guidance of $7.30 per share
Chief Financial Officer Patti M. Dodge to transition to newly created executive role when successor is in place