10-Q 1 a06-15760_110q.htm QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(D)

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006

Or

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to              

Commission file number: 1-8422

Countrywide Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

13-2641992

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4500 Park Granada, Calabasas, California

91302

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(818) 225-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x     No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):

Large accelerated filer x      Accelerated filer o      Non-accelerated filer o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):

Yes o      No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class

 

Outstanding at August 1, 2006

Common Stock $.05 par value

 

612,018,305

 

 




COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q
June 30, 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 1

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets—June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

 

 1

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Earnings—Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

 2

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity—Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

 3

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

 4

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 5

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

36

 

 

Overview

 

36

 

 

Results of Operations Comparison—Quarters Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

40

 

 

Results of Operations Comparison—Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

62

 

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

78

 

 

Credit Risk Management

 

81

 

 

Loan Servicing

 

84

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

85

 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

 

86

 

 

Prospective Trends

 

87

 

 

Regulatory Trends

 

89

 

 

New Accounting Standards

 

89

 

 

Factors That May Affect Our Future Results

 

91

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

92

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

92

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

93

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

93

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

93

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

94

 

 




PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.                        Financial Statements

COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(in thousands, except share data)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

2,369,346

 

$

1,031,108

 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

35,390,972

 

36,808,185

 

Trading securities owned, at fair value

 

14,212,594

 

10,314,384

 

Trading securities pledged as collateral, at fair value

 

1,143,122

 

668,189

 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell, securities borrowed and federal funds sold

 

25,285,191

 

23,317,361

 

Loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of $183,581 and $189,201, respectively

 

79,807,599

 

69,865,447

 

Investments in other financial instruments, at fair value

 

11,596,534

 

11,260,725

 

Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value

 

15,320,575

 

 

Mortgage servicing rights, net

 

 

12,610,839

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

1,469,203

 

1,279,659

 

Other assets

 

8,389,327

 

7,929,473

 

Total assets

 

$

194,984,463

 

$

175,085,370

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable

 

$

76,527,368

 

$

76,187,886

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds purchased

 

38,161,225

 

34,153,205

 

Deposit liabilities

 

50,552,049

 

39,438,916

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

7,742,575

 

6,358,158

 

Trading securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

 

3,077,327

 

2,285,171

 

Income taxes payable

 

4,626,962

 

3,846,174

 

Total liabilities

 

180,687,506

 

162,269,510

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock—authorized, 1,500,000 shares of $0.05 par value; none issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock—authorized, 1,000,000,000 shares of $0.05 par value; issued, 611,020,036 shares and 600,169,268 shares at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively; outstanding, 610,744,980 shares and 600,030,686 shares at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively

 

30,551

 

30,008

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

3,268,420

 

2,954,019

 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

 

(63,840

)

61,114

 

Retained earnings

 

11,061,826

 

9,770,719

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

14,296,957

 

12,815,860

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

194,984,463

 

$

175,085,370

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

 

 

Three Months
Ended June 30,

 

Six Months
Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of loans and securities

 

$

1,527,450

 

$

1,145,409

 

$

2,888,628

 

$

2,507,160

 

Interest income

 

2,845,580

 

1,770,642

 

5,439,338

 

3,257,572

 

Interest expense

 

(2,155,106

)

(1,229,234

)

(4,054,429

)

(2,225,171

)

Net interest income

 

690,474

 

541,408

 

1,384,909

 

1,032,401

 

Provision for loan losses

 

(61,898

)

(17,101

)

(125,036

)

(36,723

)

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

628,576

 

524,307

 

1,259,873

 

995,678

 

Loan servicing fees and other income from mortgage servicing rights and retained interests

 

1,207,159

 

1,019,149

 

2,407,046

 

1,991,507

 

Realization of expected cash flows from mortgage servicing rights

 

(768,132

)

 

(1,506,699

)

 

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

 

 

(482,373

)

 

(954,560

)

Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights

 

569,002

 

 

1,547,283

 

 

Impairment of mortgage servicing rights

 

 

(1,281,340

)

 

(828,906

)

Recovery (impairment) of retained interests

 

51,498

 

(97,629

)

(69,156

)

(234,699

)

Servicing hedge (losses) gains

 

(621,074

)

1,147,158

 

(1,506,944

)

594,866

 

Net loan servicing fees and other income from mortgage servicing rights and retained interests

 

438,453

 

304,965

 

871,530

 

568,208

 

Net insurance premiums earned

 

284,226

 

215,478

 

564,019

 

414,996

 

Other

 

121,511

 

117,784

 

252,114

 

226,786

 

Total revenues

 

3,000,216

 

2,307,943

 

5,836,164

 

4,712,828

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation

 

1,143,707

 

850,143

 

2,218,525

 

1,636,622

 

Occupancy and other office

 

261,080

 

225,137

 

506,411

 

413,793

 

Insurance claims

 

102,809

 

88,786

 

226,851

 

164,721

 

Advertising and promotion

 

65,686

 

53,615

 

125,916

 

108,794

 

Other

 

232,911

 

155,381

 

445,075

 

305,020

 

Total expenses

 

1,806,193

 

1,373,062

 

3,522,778

 

2,628,950

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

1,194,023

 

934,881

 

2,313,386

 

2,083,878

 

Provision for income taxes

 

471,833

 

368,423

 

907,685

 

828,568

 

NET EARNINGS

 

$

722,190

 

$

566,458

 

$

1,405,701

 

$

1,255,310

 

Basic

 

$

1.19

 

$

0.96

 

$

2.32

 

$

2.14

 

Diluted

 

$

1.15

­

$

0.92

 

$

2.25

 

$

2.05

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

Number of
Shares of
Common Stock

 

Common
Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in-
Capital

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Total

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(in thousands, except share data)

 

Balance at December 31, 2004

 

 

581,648,881

 

 

 

$

29,085

 

 

 

$

2,570,402

 

 

 

$

118,943

 

 

$

7,591,646

 

$

10,310,076

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,255,310

 

1,255,310

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains from available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,738

 

 

 

36,738

 

Net unrealized gains from cash flow hedging instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,824

 

 

 

2,824

 

Net change in foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,541)

 

 

 

(15,541)

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,279,331

 

Issuance of stock pursuant to stock-based compensation plans

 

 

10,137,698

 

 

 

511

 

 

 

142,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

142,519

 

Tax benefit of stock options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,312

 

Issuance of common stock, net of treasury stock

 

 

440,335

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

15,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,388

 

Issuance of common stock for conversion of convertible debt

 

 

803,461

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

2,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,105

 

Tax benefit of interest on conversion of convertible debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,939

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,939

 

Cash dividends paid—$0.29 per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(170,036)

 

(170,036)

 

Balance at June 30, 2005

 

 

593,030,375

 

 

 

$

29,658

 

 

 

$

2,806,092

 

 

 

$

142,964

 

 

$

8,676,920

 

$

11,655,634

 

Balance at December 31, 2005

 

 

600,030,686

 

 

 

$

30,008

 

 

 

$

2,954,019

 

 

 

$

61,114

 

 

$

9,770,719

 

$

12,815,860

 

Remeasurement of mortgage servicing rights to fair value upon adoption of SFAS 156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,065

 

67,065

 

Balance as adjusted, January 1, 2006

 

 

600,030,686

 

 

 

30,008

 

 

 

2,954,019

 

 

 

61,114

 

 

9,837,784

 

12,882,925

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,405,701

 

1,405,701

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized losses from available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(127,156)

 

 

 

(127,156)

 

Net unrealized losses from cash flow hedging instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,918)

 

 

 

(9,918)

 

Net change in foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,120

 

 

 

12,120

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,280,747

 

Issuance of stock pursuant to stock-based compensation plans

 

 

9,811,695

 

 

 

498

 

 

 

232,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

233,273

 

Tax benefit of stock options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,343

 

Issuance of common stock, net of treasury stock

 

 

487,731

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

17,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,863

 

Issuance of common stock for conversion of convertible debt

 

 

414,868

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

1,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,465

 

Cash dividends paid—$0.30 per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(181,659)

 

(181,659)

 

Balance at June 30, 2006

 

 

610,744,980

 

 

 

$

30,551

 

 

 

$

3,268,420

 

 

 

$

(63,840)

 

 

$

11,061,826

 

$

14,296,957

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

1,405,701

 

$

1,255,310

 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of loans and securities

 

(2,888,628

)

(2,507,160

)

Accretion of discount on securities

 

(233,832

)

(194,797

)

Interest capitalized on loans

 

(273,469

)

(17,452

)

Accretion of fair value adjustments and discount on notes payable

 

(57,913

)

(13,511

)

Net change in fair value of hedged notes payable and related interest-rate and foreign-currency swaps

 

8,408

 

1,203

 

Amortization of deferred fees on time deposits

 

9,594

 

6,421

 

Amortization of deferred premiums, discounts, fees and costs, net

 

160,938

 

82,176

 

Provision for loan losses

 

125,036

 

36,723

 

Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights

 

(1,547,283

)

 

Change in MSR value due to realization of expected cash flows from mortgage servicing rights

 

1,506,699

 

 

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

 

 

954,560

 

Impairment of mortgage servicing rights

 

 

335,476

 

Changes in fair value of mortgage servicing rights attributable to hedged risk

 

 

493,430

 

Impairment of retained interests

 

84,054

 

173,341

 

Depreciation and other amortization

 

124,641

 

125,968

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

82,182

 

19,207

 

Provision for deferred income taxes

 

676,286

 

535,751

 

Origination and purchase of loans and mortgage-backed securities held for sale

 

(209,604,399

)

(188,906,332

)

Proceeds from sale and principal repayments of loans and mortgage-backed securities

 

211,183,272

 

184,830,141

 

Increase in trading securities

 

(4,272,282

)

(2,642,632

)

Decrease (increase) in investments in other financial instruments

 

847,640

 

(1,123,799

)

Increase in other assets

 

(486,897

)

(412,851

)

Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

1,362,244

 

1,261,677

 

Increase (decrease) in trading securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

 

792,156

 

(196,814

)

Increase in income taxes payable

 

152,585

 

130,991

 

Net cash used by operating activities

 

(843,267

)

(5,772,973

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in securities purchased under agreements to resell, federal funds sold and securities borrowed

 

(1,967,830

)

(8,551,760

)

Additions to loans held for investment, net

 

(10,692,342

)

(22,968,583

)

Sales of loans held for investment

 

64,876

 

 

Additions to investments in other financial instruments

 

(2,264,291

)

(3,782,769

)

Proceeds from sale and repayment of investments in other financial instruments

 

1,951,013

 

3,700,750

 

Purchases of mortgage servicing rights

 

(8,067

)

(197,040

)

Purchase of premises and equipment, net

 

(287,142

)

(268,306

)

Net cash used by investing activities

 

(13,203,783

)

(32,067,708

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings

 

(3,893,137

)

1,449,310

 

Issuance of long-term debt

 

13,486,181

 

12,254,530

 

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(9,366,919

)

(5,397,588

)

Net increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds purchased

 

4,008,020

 

19,075,448

 

Net increase in deposit liabilities

 

11,103,539

 

10,581,339

 

Excess tax benefits related to stock option payments

 

60,309

 

74,312

 

Issuance of common stock

 

168,954

 

138,700

 

Payment of dividends

 

(181,659

)

(170,036

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

15,385,288

 

38,006,015

 

Net increase in cash

 

1,338,238

 

165,334

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

1,031,108

 

751,237

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

2,369,346

 

$

916,571

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Note 1—Basis of Presentation

Countrywide Financial Corporation (“Countrywide”) is a holding company which, through its principal subsidiary, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (“CHL”) and other subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), is engaged in mortgage lending and other finance-related businesses, including mortgage banking, retail banking and mortgage warehouse lending, dealing in securities, insurance underwriting and operating an insurance agency.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

In preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that materially affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006. For further information, including a description of the Company’s significant accounting policies, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 for the Company (the “2005 Annual Report”).

Certain amounts reflected in the prior year consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Note 2—Adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets” (“SFAS 156”)

In March 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 156, which amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” (“SFAS 140”). SFAS 156 changes SFAS 140 by requiring that Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSRs”) be initially recognized at their fair value and by providing the option to either: (1) carry MSRs at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings; or (2) continue recognizing periodic amortization expense and assess the MSRs for impairment as originally required by SFAS 140. This option may be applied by class of servicing asset or liability.

SFAS 156 is effective for all separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006, with early adoption permitted. The Company has chosen to adopt SFAS 156 effective January 1, 2006. The Company has identified MSRs relating to residential mortgage loans as a class of servicing rights and has elected to apply fair value accounting to these MSRs. Presently this class represents all of the Company’s MSRs. SFAS 156 requires that any adjustment necessary to record MSRs at fair value at adoption be recognized in

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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

beginning shareholders’ equity. Accordingly, the following adjustment was made to the opening balances of MSRs, income taxes payable and retained earnings:

 

 

MSRs

 

Income Tax
Payable

 

Retained
Earnings

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance at December 31, 2005

 

$

12,610,839

 

$

3,846,174

 

$

9,770,719

 

Remeasurement of MSRs to fair value upon adoption of SFAS 156

 

109,916

 

42,851

 

67,065

 

Balance at January 1, 2006

 

$

12,720,755

 

$

3,889,025

 

$

9,837,784

 

 

As a result of adopting SFAS 156 and applying fair value accounting to MSRs, the hedge accounting provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” (“SFAS 133”) no longer apply to the risk management activities of the Company’s MSRs. Therefore, concurrent with the election to carry MSRs at fair value, the Company discontinued fair value hedge accounting under SFAS 133 related to its MSRs.

Note 3—Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is determined using net earnings divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings available to common shareholders by the weighted-average shares outstanding, assuming all potentially dilutive common shares were issued.

The following table summarizes the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Net
Earnings

 

Shares

 

Per-Share
Amount

 

Net
Earnings

 

Shares

 

Per-Share
Amount

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Net earnings and basic earnings per share

 

$

722,190

 

607,831

 

 

$

1.19

 

 

$

566,458

 

588,538

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible debentures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83

 

2,140

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive stock options

 

 

18,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,310

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings and earnings per share

 

$

722,190

 

626,610

 

 

$

1.15

 

 

$

566,541

 

614,988

 

 

$

0.92

 

 

 

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Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Net
Earnings

 

Shares

 

Per-Share
Amount

 

Net
Earnings

 

Shares

 

Per-Share
Amount

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Net earnings and basic earnings per share

 

$

1,405,701

 

604,725

 

 

$

2.32

 

 

$

1,255,310

 

585,884

 

 

$

2.14

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible debentures

 

15

 

109

 

 

 

 

 

191

 

2,430

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive stock options

 

 

18,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,153

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings and earnings per share

 

$

1,405,716

 

623,473

 

 

$

2.25

 

 

$

1,255,501

 

613,467

 

 

$

2.05

 

 

 

During the quarters ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, stock options to purchase 72,890 shares and 25,500 shares, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive. During the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, stock options to purchase 123,940 shares and 30,300 shares, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive.

Stock-Based Compensation

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment,” (“SFAS 123R”), an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” using the modified prospective application approach. In accordance with SFAS 123R, the Company began charging the unamortized value of previously granted employee stock options to compensation expense during the current period. For awards after January 1, 2006 made to retirement-eligible employees that vest upon retirement, the Company is required under SFAS 123R to immediately charge the associated value to expense. The value of grants after January 1, 2006 to other employees must be amortized over the lesser of (a) the nominal vesting period or (b) for options that vest upon retirement, the period until the grantee becomes retirement-eligible.

As of June 30, 2006, the Company has issued stock options and shares of restricted stock that, depending on the year granted and other factors, have different vesting requirements. Generally, stock options issued before 2004 vest over a period of three to four years and expire five or ten years after the grant date. Stock options awarded in 2004 become vested upon attainment of specific earnings performance targets and, in any event, four and a half years after the grant date regardless of attainment of the earnings targets and expire five years after the date of grant. Generally, stock options granted in 2005 were fully vested. Stock options and stock appreciation rights awarded in 2006 generally vest over a three-year period and expire five to ten years after grant date. Off-cycle awards and awards to new hires have various vesting schedules. Generally, restricted stock vests over a period of three years although some restricted stock awards granted in 2004 had a performance-based component similar to the stock options granted that year.

The impact of adopting SFAS 123R for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, was a charge of approximately $36.9 million and $50.0 million, respectively ($24.3 million, net of tax, or $0.04 per diluted share and $34.3 million, net of tax or $0.05 per diluted share) respectively to compensation expense. The

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remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards as of June 30, 2006, was $134.0 million and the weighted average period of time over which this cost will be recognized is 1.7 years.

Had the estimated fair value of the options granted been included in compensation expense, for the periods indicated below, the Company’s net earnings and earnings per share would have been as follows:

 

 

Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2005

 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

(in thousands, except
per share data)

 

Net Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

$

566,458

 

 

 

$

1,255,310

 

 

Add: Stock-based compensation included in net earnings, net of taxes

 

 

133

 

 

 

2,036

 

 

Deduct: Stock-based employee compensation under SFAS 123, net of taxes

 

 

(67,070

)

 

 

(80,213

)

 

Pro forma

 

 

$

499,521

 

 

 

$

1,177,133

 

 

Basic Earnings Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

 

$

2.14

 

 

Pro forma

 

 

$

0.85

 

 

 

$

2.01

 

 

Diluted Earnings Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

$

0.92

 

 

 

$

2.05

 

 

Pro forma

 

 

$

0.81

 

 

 

$

1.92

 

 

 

The weighted-average assumptions used to value grants of stock options and stock appreciation rights and the resulting average estimated values were as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Weighted Average Assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend yield

 

1.65

%

1.70

%

1.65

%

1.70

%

Expected volatility

 

29.64

%

32.50

%

29.66

%

32.50

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

4.72

%

4.15

%

4.72

%

4.15

%

Expected life (in years)(1)

 

4.28

 

3.13

 

4.27

 

3.14

 

Per-share fair value of options

 

$

10.16

 

$

6.95

 

$

10.14

 

$

6.95

 

Weighted-average exercise price

 

$

36.46

 

$

32.60

 

$

36.45

 

$

32.61

 


(1)          Beginning in the second quarter of 2005, expected employee tenure and exercise experience are determined by option pricing model.

The Company began using a lattice model to estimate the fair value of the certain stock awards (i.e., stock appreciation rights and options) in the second quarter of 2006.  The lattice model was deemed to provide a better estimate of the fair value of those awards because it permits probabilities to be assigned to future changes in key assumptions (e.g., risk-free interest rate, stock volatility, and dividend rate).  It also

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derives an expected term that captures patterns of early exercise by participants prior to the end of the stated terms of those awards.

The table below summarizes stock options and stock appreciation rights activity and related information for the six months ended June 30, 2006:

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price

 

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in years)

 

(in thousands)

 

Outstanding at beginning of period

 

58,424,402

 

 

$

20.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

13,852,660

 

 

36.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(7,882,174

)

 

15.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired or cancelled

 

(331,590

)

 

25.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at end of period

 

64,063,298

 

 

$

24.08

 

 

 

5.01

 

 

 

$

915,295

 

 

Exercisable

 

42,713,869

 

 

$

20.15

 

 

 

4.92

 

 

 

$

778,301

 

 

 

Stock option exercise activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 is summarized below:

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash Proceeds

 

$

91,357

 

$

84,240

 

$

125,806

 

$

104,044

 

Intrinsic Value

 

$

110,952

 

$

141,072

 

$

171,038

 

$

211,734

 

 

The table below summarizes restricted stock activity and related information for the six months ended June 30, 2006:

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair
Value

 

Outstanding shares of restricted stock at beginning of period

 

 

838,443

 

 

 

$

26.37

 

 

Shares granted

 

 

355,370

 

 

 

34.53

 

 

Shares vested

 

 

(457,109

)

 

 

23.30

 

 

Shares cancelled

 

 

(10,504

)

 

 

27.47

 

 

Outstanding shares of restricted stock at end of period

 

 

726,200

 

 

 

$

32.27

 

 

 

Note 4—Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

The primary market risk facing the Company is interest rate risk, which includes the risk that changes in interest rates will result in changes in the value of our assets or liabilities (“price risk”) and the risk that net interest income from our mortgage loan and investment portfolios will change in response to changes in interest rates. The overall objective of the Company’s interest rate risk management activities is to reduce the variability of earnings caused by changes in interest rates.

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From an enterprise perspective, the Company manages interest rate risk through the natural counterbalance of its mortgage banking loan production and servicing businesses. The Company also uses various financial instruments, including derivatives, to manage the interest rate risk related specifically to the values of its interest rate lock commitments (“IRLC”), Mortgage loans and Mortgage-Backed Securities (“MBS”) held by the Company pending sale (“Mortgage Loan Inventory”), MSRs and retained interests and trading securities, as well as a portion of its debt. Interest rate risk relating to the Company’s portfolio of loans held for investment is managed by funding these assets with liabilities of similar duration or using derivative instruments whose valuation changes, when combined with the characteristics of the managed liability, create repricing characteristics that more closely reflect the repricing behaviors of those assets.

Risk Management Activities Related to Mortgage Loan Inventory and Interest Rate Lock Commitments

Description of Risk Management Activities

The Company is exposed to price risk relative to its Mortgage Loan Inventory and its interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”).  IRLCs guarantee the rate and points on the underlying mortgage or group of mortgages for a specified period. IRLCs are derivative instruments and are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in current period earnings (as a component of gain on sale of loans and securities). To manage this risk the Company uses derivative instruments in its risk management activities related to the IRLCs and Mortgage Loan Inventory including: forward sales/purchases of MBS, long call/put options on MBS, long call/put options on Treasury Futures, short Eurodollar futures contracts, total rate of return swaps and credit default swaps. Certain of these hedging relationships qualify as fair value hedges of mortgage loans under SFAS 133.

During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the interest rate risk management activities associated with 61% of the fixed-rate mortgage loan inventory and 49% of the adjustable-rate mortgage loan inventory were accounted for as fair value hedges. The Company recognized pre-tax losses of $34.9 million and $21.2 million, representing the ineffective portion of such fair value hedges of its mortgage inventory, for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. These amounts, along with the change in the fair value of the derivative instruments that were not designated as hedge instruments, are included in gain on sale of loans and securities in the consolidated statements of earnings.

Risk Management Activities Related to Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs) and Retained Interests

Description of Risk Management Activities

MSRs and retained interests, specifically interest-only securities and residual securities, are generally subject to a loss in value, or impairment, when mortgage interest rates decline. The fair value of MSRs and retained interests reflect the present value of cash flow streams that are closely linked to the expected life of the underlying loan servicing portfolio. Declining mortgage interest rates generally precipitate increased mortgage refinancing activity, which decreases the expected life of the loans in the servicing portfolio, thereby decreasing the value of the MSRs and retained interests. Reductions in the value of these assets affects earnings through recognition of reduction of these assets’ fair values for MSRs and for retained interest accounted for as trading securities and through impairment charges for retained interests accounted for as available-for-sale securities. To moderate the effect of changes in value of MSRs and retained interests on earnings, the Company maintains a portfolio of financial instruments, including

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derivatives, which generally increase in aggregate value when interest rates decline. This portfolio of financial instruments is collectively referred to herein as the “Servicing Hedge.”

During the three months ended June 30, 2005, a portion of the Servicing Hedge qualified as a fair value hedge under SFAS 133. The portion of the Servicing Hedge that qualified as a fair value hedge covered approximately 29% of the risk associated with a change in fair value of the MSRs attributable to changes in interest rates of up to 50 basis points. At no other time during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 has any portion of the Servicing Hedge qualified as a hedge under SFAS 133. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company recognized a loss of $11.6 million in earnings, which represents the amount of hedge ineffectiveness for the portion of the Servicing Hedge that qualified as a fair value hedge under SFAS 133. There was no portion of the related hedge instruments’ gain or loss that was excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

The Company currently uses financial instruments in its Servicing Hedge including: interest rate swaps, receiver/payor swaptions, mortgage forward rate agreements, long call/put options on Treasury and Eurodollar futures, long Treasury futures, interest rate caps and interest rate floors.

These instruments are combined to mitigate the overall risk portfolio of the MSRs and retained interests, which is actively managed by the Company on a daily basis.

The following table summarizes the notional amounts of derivative contracts included in the Servicing Hedge:

 

 

Balance,
December 31,
2005

 

Additions

 

Dispositions/
Expirations

 

Balance,
June 30,
2006

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

$

53,850

 

 

 

$

29,910

­­

 

 

$

(54,850

)

 

$

28,910

 

Interest Rate Swaptions

 

 

50,425

 

 

 

52,000

 

 

 

(33,625

)

 

68,800

 

Mortgage Forward Rate Agreements

 

 

31,125

 

 

 

32,750

 

 

 

(43,625

)

 

20,250

 

Long Call Options on Interest Rate Futures

 

 

17,500

 

 

 

19,250

 

 

 

(30,000

)

 

6,750

 

Long Put Options on Interest Rate Futures

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

Long Treasury Futures

 

 

1,160

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

(2,160

)

 

 

Interest Rate Caps

 

 

300

 

 

 

 

 

 

(300

)

 

 

 

The Servicing Hedge is intended to reduce the impact on reported earnings of changes in the fair value of MSRs and retained interests that generally result from changes in mortgage rates. Should mortgage rates increase, the value of the MSRs and retained interests is expected to increase while the value of the Servicing Hedge is expected to decrease.

Risk Management Activities Related to Issuance of Long-Term Debt

The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts which enable it to convert a portion of its fixed-rate, long-term debt to U.S. dollar LIBOR-based floating-rate debt (notional amount of $3.7 billion as of June 30, 2006) and to enable the Company to convert a portion of its foreign currency-denominated fixed and floating-rate, long-term debt to U.S. dollar LIBOR-based floating-rate debt (notional amount of $4.6 billion as of June 30, 2006). These transactions are generally designated as fair value hedges under SFAS 133. For the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized a pre-tax gain of

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$8.4 million and pre-tax gain of $1.2 million, respectively, representing the ineffective portion of such fair value hedges of debt. The change in fair value of the interest rate swap contracts together with the change in debt designated as fair value hedges are included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of earnings.

The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts which enable it to convert a portion of its floating-rate, long-term debt to fixed-rate, long-term debt (notional amount of $0.1 billion as of June 30, 2006). These transactions are designated as cash flow hedges under SFAS 133. For the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized no pre-tax gain or loss on the ineffective portion of cash flow hedges. As of June 30, 2006, deferred net gains or losses on derivative instruments included in accumulated other comprehensive income that are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve months are not considered to be material.

Payments on interest rate swaps are based on a specified notional amount. In connection with the debt fair value hedges, the Company has entered into swap agreements in which the rate received is fixed and the rate paid is adjustable and is indexed to LIBOR (“Receiver Swap”). In connection with the debt cash flow hedges, the Company has entered into swap agreements in which the rate paid is fixed and the rate received is adjustable and is indexed to LIBOR (“Payor Swap”).

Risk Management Activities Related to Deposit Liabilities

The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts that have the effect of converting a portion of its fixed-rate deposit liabilities to LIBOR-based variable-rate deposit liabilities. These transactions are designated as fair value hedges. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized a pre-tax loss of $0.4 million, representing the ineffectiveness relating to these swaps. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company recognized a pre-tax loss of $1.7 million representing the ineffective portion of such fair value hedges.

Risk Management Activities Related to the Broker-Dealer Securities Trading Portfolio

In connection with its broker-dealer activities, the Company maintains a trading portfolio of fixed-income securities, primarily MBS. The Company is exposed to price changes in its trading portfolio arising from interest rate changes during the period it holds the securities. To manage this risk, the Company uses derivative instruments including: forward sales/purchases of To-Be Announced (“TBA”) MBS, short/long futures contracts, total rate of return swaps, interest rate swaps, and long put/call options on futures contracts. The changes in fair value of derivative contracts used in the interest rate management related to trading activities are recorded as a component of the gain on sale of loans and securities in the consolidated statements of earnings.

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Note 5—Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

Mortgage loans held for sale include the following:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Prime mortgage

 

 

$

21,850,216

 

 

$

27,085,467

 

Nonprime mortgage

 

 

6,437,155

 

 

6,736,946

 

Prime home equity

 

 

6,081,361

 

 

1,948,874

 

Commercial real estate loans

 

 

1,012,233

 

 

1,089,262

 

Deferred premiums, discounts, fees and costs, net

 

 

10,007

 

 

(52,364

)

 

 

 

$

35,390,972

 

 

$

36,808,185

 

 

At June 30, 2006, the Company had pledged $7.7 billion and $0.5 billion in mortgage loans held for sale to secure asset-backed commercial paper and a secured revolving line of credit, respectively.

At December 31, 2005, the Company had pledged $13.0 billion and $3.0 billion in mortgage loans held for sale to secure asset-backed commercial paper and a secured revolving line of credit, respectively.

Note 6—Trading Securities

Trading securities, which consist of trading securities owned and trading securities pledged as collateral, include the following:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage pass-through securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-rate

 

$

7,815,672

 

$

5,638,161

 

Adjustable-rate

 

766,935

 

915,302

 

Total mortgage pass-through securities

 

8,582,607

 

6,553,463

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

2,797,643

 

2,377,764

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

1,475,636

 

1,037,749

 

Asset-backed securities

 

1,104,284

 

234,818

 

Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises

 

773,009

 

429,726

 

Interest-only stripped securities

 

332,591

 

255,127

 

Mark-to-market on TBA securities

 

182,596

 

77,094

 

Negotiable certificates of deposit

 

6,072

 

296

 

Other

 

101,278

 

16,536

 

 

 

$

15,355,716

 

$

10,982,573

 

 

As of June 30, 2006, $12.4 billion of the Company’s trading securities had been pledged as collateral for financing purposes, of which the counterparty had the contractual right to sell or re-pledge $1.1 billion.

As of December 31, 2005, $9.0 billion of the Company’s trading securities had been pledged as collateral for financing purposes, of which the counterparty had the contractual right to sell or re-pledge $0.7 billion.

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Note 7—Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell, Securities Borrowed and Federal Funds Sold

The following table summarizes securities purchased under agreements to resell, securities borrowed and federal funds sold:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

$

18,388,926

 

$

18,536,475

 

Securities borrowed

 

6,771,265

 

4,740,886

 

Federal funds sold

 

125,000

 

40,000

 

 

 

$

25,285,191

 

$

23,317,361

 

 

As of June 30, 2006, the Company had accepted collateral with a fair value of $46.7 billion that it had the contractual ability to sell or re-pledge, including $20.6 billion related to amounts offset by securities sold under agreements to repurchase under master netting arrangements. As of June 30, 2006, the Company had re-pledged $42.7 billion of such collateral for financing purposes.

As of December 31, 2005, the Company had accepted collateral with a fair value of $33.7 billion that it had the contractual ability to sell or re-pledge, including $12.1 billion related to amounts offset by securities sold under agreements to repurchase under master netting arrangements. As of December 31, 2005, the Company had re-pledged $28.3 billion of such collateral for financing purposes.

Note 8—Loans Held for Investment, Net

Loans held for investment include the following:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage loans:

 

 

 

 

 

Prime

 

$

55,433,612

 

$

48,655,066

 

Prime home equity

 

19,081,303

 

14,990,615

 

Nonprime

 

9,290

 

157,528

 

Commercial real estate loans

 

63,483

 

 

Total mortgage loans

 

74,587,688

 

63,803,209

 

Warehouse lending advances secured by mortgage loans

 

2,871,511

 

3,943,046

 

Defaulted mortgage loans repurchased from securitizations

 

1,361,242

 

1,370,169

 

 

 

78,820,441

 

69,116,424

 

Purchase premium and deferred loan origination fees and costs, net

 

1,170,739

 

938,224

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(183,581

)

(189,201

)

Loans held for investment, net

 

$

79,807,599

 

$

69,865,447

 

 

Mortgage loans held for investment totaling $59.2 billion and $52.2 billion were pledged to secure Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

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Mortgage loans held for investment totaling $3.1 billion and $2.0 billion were pledged to secure an unused borrowing facility with the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

The Company had accepted collateral of $3.0 billion and $4.1 billion securing warehouse-lending advances that it had the contractual ability to re-pledge as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. No such mortgage loan collateral had been re-pledged as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

Changes in the allowance for loan losses were as follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

189,201

 

$

125,046

 

Provision for loan losses

 

125,036

 

36,723

 

Net charge-offs

 

(125,181

)

(5,807

)

Reclassification of allowance for unfunded commitments from accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

5,362

 

 

Other adjustments

 

(10,837

)

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

183,581

 

$

155,962

 

 

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Note 9—Investments in Other Financial Instruments, at Fair Value

Investments in other financial instruments include the following:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

6,284,875

 

$

6,866,520

 

Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises

 

654,121

 

547,715

 

Municipal bonds

 

370,000

 

369,748

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

184,290

 

144,951

 

Other

 

2,858

 

3,109

 

Subtotal

 

7,496,144

 

7,932,043

 

Interests retained in securitization accounted for as available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Prime interest-only and principal-only securities

 

301,439

 

323,368

 

Nonprime residual securities

 

158,993

 

206,033

 

Prime home equity line of credit transferor’s interest

 

154,632

 

158,416

 

Prepayment penalty bonds

 

87,463

 

112,492

 

Prime home equity residual securities

 

73,772

 

124,377

 

Prime home equity interest-only securities

 

12,610

 

15,136

 

Prime residual securities

 

11,590

 

21,383

 

Nonprime interest-only securities

 

5,860

 

9,455

 

Subordinated mortgage-backed pass-through securities

 

1,846

 

2,059

 

Total interests retained in securitization accounted for as available-for-sale securities

 

808,205

 

972,719

 

Total available-for-sale securities

 

8,304,349

 

8,904,762

 

Interests retained in securitization accounted for as trading securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Prime home equity residual securities

 

731,262

 

757,762

 

Prime interest-only and principal-only securities

 

455,759

 

180,216

 

Prime home equity line of credit transferor’s interest

 

337,156

 

95,514

 

Nonprime residual securities

 

304,734

 

341,106

 

Prepayment penalty bonds

 

45,955

 

 

Prime residual securities

 

32,848

 

43,244

 

Prime home equity interest-only securities

 

20,665

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

14,434

 

782

 

Total interests retained in securitization accounted for as trading securities

 

1,942,813

 

1,418,624

 

Hedging instruments and mortgage pipeline derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage servicing related

 

912,268

 

741,156

 

Notes payable related

 

252,828

 

107,085

 

Mortgage loans held for sale and pipeline related

 

184,276

 

89,098

 

Total investments in other financial instruments

 

$

11,596,534

 

$

11,260,725

 

 

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At June 30, 2006, the Company had pledged $0.9 billion of MBS to secure securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which the counterparty had the contractual right to re-pledge.

At December 31, 2005, the Company had pledged $2.1 billion of MBS to secure securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which the counterparty had the contractual right to re-pledge and $0.3 billion of MBS to secure an unused borrowing facility with the FRB.

Amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities are as follows:

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

6,500,923

 

 

$

2,558

 

 

$

(218,606

)

$

6,284,875

 

Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises

 

666,622

 

 

65

 

 

(12,566

)

654,121

 

Municipal bonds

 

378,098

 

 

141

 

 

(8,239

)

370,000

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

185,586

 

 

759

 

 

(2,055

)

184,290

 

Interests retained in securitization

 

709,232

 

 

127,754

 

 

(28,781

)

808,205

 

Other

 

2,860

 

 

 

 

(2

)

2,858

 

 

 

$

8,443,321

 

 

$

131,277

 

 

$

(270,249

)

$

8,304,349

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

6,985,851

 

 

$

329

 

 

$

(119,660

)

$

6,866,520

 

Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises

 

555,482

 

 

18

 

 

(7,785

)

547,715

 

Municipal bonds

 

371,785

 

 

1,115

 

 

(3,152

)

369,748

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

144,840

 

 

1,326

 

 

(1,215

)

144,951

 

Interests retained in securitization

 

774,563

 

 

206,999

 

 

(8,843

)

972,719

 

Other

 

3,109

 

 

 

 

 

3,109

 

 

 

$

8,835,630

 

 

$

209,787

 

 

$

(140,655

)

$

8,904,762

 

 

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The Company’s available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position are as follows:

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

 

 

Less Than 12 Months

 

12 Months or More

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
Loss

 

Fair Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
Loss

 

Fair Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
Loss

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities.

 

$

2,487,906

 

$

(69,413

)

$

3,729,313

 

$

(149,193

)

$

6,217,219

 

$

(218,606

)

Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises

 

399,290

 

(4,966

)

231,321

 

(7,600

)

630,611

 

(12,566

)

Municipal bonds

 

245,931

 

(4,864

)

107,712

 

(3,375

)

353,643

 

(8,239

)

U.S. Treasury securities

 

96,546

 

(977

)

66,827

 

(1,078

)

163,373

 

(2,055

)

Interests retained in securitization

 

136,774

 

(24,608

)

15,637

 

(4,173

)

152,411

 

(28,781

)

Other

 

48

 

(2

)

 

 

48

 

(2

)

Total impaired securities

 

$

3,366,495

 

$

(104,830

)

$

4,150,810

 

$

(165,419

)

$

7,517,305

 

$

(270,249

)

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Less Than 12 Months

 

12 Months or More

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
Loss

 

Fair Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
Loss

 

Fair Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
Loss

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities.

 

$

4,468,055

 

 

$

(62,031

)

 

$

2,299,667

 

 

$

(57,629

)

 

$

6,767,722

 

$

(119,660

)

Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises

 

328,679

 

 

(2,371

)

 

185,000

 

 

(5,414

)

 

513,679

 

(7,785

)

Municipal bonds

 

197,748

 

 

(1,655

)

 

71,620

 

 

(1,497

)

 

269,368

 

(3,152

)

U.S. Treasury securities

 

92,933

 

 

(772

)

 

22,055

 

 

(443

)

 

114,988

 

(1,215

)

Interests retained in securitization

 

29,148

 

 

(1,510

)

 

79,099

 

 

(7,333

)

 

108,247

 

(8,843

)

Other

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

Total impaired securities

 

$

5,116,613

 

 

$

(68,339

)

 

$

2,657,441

 

 

$

(72,316

)

 

$

7,774,054

 

$

(140,655

)

 

The Company’s Asset & Liability Committee assesses securities classified as available-for sale for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. This assessment evaluates whether the Company intends and is able to recover the amortized cost of the securities when taking into account the Company’s present investment objectives and liquidity requirements. The impairment reflected in these securities is a result of a change in market interest rates. Management has the intent and ability to hold these securities until they recover their amortized cost. Accordingly, other-than-temporary impairment related to these securities has not been recognized as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

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Gross gains and losses realized on the sales of available-for-sale securities are as follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Gross realized gains

 

$

 

$

31

 

Gross realized losses

 

 

(116

)

Net

 

 

(85

)

Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises:

 

 

 

 

 

Gross realized gains

 

 

13

 

Gross realized losses

 

(51

)

 

Net

 

(51

)

13

 

Municipal bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

Gross realized gains

 

33

 

 

Gross realized losses

 

(159

)

(100

)

Net

 

(126

)

(100

)

Interests retained in securitization:

 

 

 

 

 

Gross realized gains

 

4,778

 

9,837

 

Gross realized losses

 

 

(53

)

Net

 

4,778

 

9,784

 

Other:

 

 

 

 

 

Gross realized gains

 

 

1,253

 

Gross realized losses

 

 

 

Net

 

 

1,253

 

Total gains and losses on available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Gross realized gains

 

4,811

 

11,134

 

Gross realized losses

 

(210

)

(269

)

Net

 

$

4,601

 

$

10,865

 

 

Note 10—Mortgage Servicing Rights

As noted in “Note 2—Adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.156, Accounting For Servicing of Financial Assets,” the Company adopted SFAS 156 effective January 1, 2006. As a result of adopting SFAS 156 all separately recognized MSRs created in the securitization of, or in the sale of loans after December 31, 2005 are recognized initially at fair value. All MSRs are subsequently carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in current period earnings.

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The activity in MSRs carried at fair value is as follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

 

$

12,610,839

 

 

Remeasurement to fair value upon adoption of SFAS 156

 

 

109,916

 

 

Fair value at beginning of period

 

 

12,720,755

 

 

Purchases of servicing assets

 

 

8,067

 

 

Servicing resulting from transfers of financial assets

 

 

2,551,169

 

 

Change in fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

Due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions in valuation model(1)

 

 

1,547,283

 

 

Other changes in fair value(2)

 

 

(1,506,699

)

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights, at fair value

 

 

$

15,320,575

 

 


(1)          Principally reflects changes in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.

(2)          Represents changes due to realization of expected cash flows.

The activity in MSRs carried at lower of cost or fair value is as follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

 

$

9,820,511

 

 

Additions

 

 

2,421,203

 

 

Amortization

 

 

(954,560

)

 

Change in fair value attributable to hedged risk

 

 

(493,430

)

 

Application of valuation allowance to write down impaired MSRs

 

 

(39,860

)

 

Balance before valuation allowance at end of period

 

 

10,753,864

 

 

Valuation Allowance for Impairment of Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

 

(1,090,582

)

 

Additions

 

 

(335,476

)

 

Application of valuation allowance to write down impaired MSRs

 

 

39,860

 

 

Balance at end of period

 

 

(1,386,198

)

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights, net

 

 

$

9,367,666

 

 

 

The value of MSRs is derived from the net positive cash flows associated with the servicing contracts. The Company receives a servicing fee ranging generally from 0.125% to 0.50% annually on the remaining outstanding principal balances of the loans (“contractually specified servicing fee”). The Company generally receives other remuneration consisting of the ability to earn interest on collected funds during the period the funds are held pending remittance to investors, as well as rights to various mortgagor-contracted fees such as late charges, reconveyance charges and prepayment penalties. Contractually

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
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specified servicing fees, late charges, prepayment penalties and other ancillary fees are recorded as a component of servicing fees and other income from MSRs and retained interests in the consolidated statements of earnings.

Our MSR valuation process combines the use of a discounted cash flow model and extensive analysis of current market data to arrive at an estimate of fair value at each balance sheet date. The cash flow assumptions and prepayment assumptions used in our discounted cash flow model are based on our empirical data drawn from the historical performance of our MSRs, which we believe are consistent with assumptions used by market participants valuing similar MSRs, and from data obtained on the performance of similar MSRs. The key assumptions used in the valuation of MSRs include mortgage prepayment speeds and the discount rate (projected LIBOR plus option-adjusted spread). These variables can, and generally will, change from quarter to quarter as market conditions and projected interest rates change. The current market data utilized in the MSR valuation process and in the assessment of the reasonableness of our valuation is obtained from MSR trades, MSR broker valuations, prices of interest-only securities, and peer group MSR valuation surveys.

The cash flow model and underlying prepayment and interest rate models used to value the MSRs are subjected to validation in accordance with the Company’s model validation policies. This process includes review of the theoretical soundness of the models and the related development process, back testing of actual results to model predictions, benchmarking to commercially available models and ongoing performance monitoring.

Note 11—Other Assets

Other assets include the following:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Investments in FRB and FHLB stock

 

$

1,498,398

 

 

$

1,334,100

 

 

Reimbursable servicing advances, net

 

1,486,602

 

 

1,947,046

 

 

Securities broker-dealer receivables

 

1,140,355

 

 

392,847

 

 

Interest receivable

 

889,706

 

 

777,966

 

 

Receivables from custodial accounts

 

743,618

 

 

629,075

 

 

Restricted cash

 

406,973

 

 

429,556

 

 

Capitalized software, net

 

315,569

 

 

331,454

 

 

Cash surrender value of assets held in trust for deferred compensation plan

 

299,375

 

 

224,884

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

255,804

 

 

187,377

 

 

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

146,027

 

 

110,499

 

 

Receivables from sale of securities

 

87,675

 

 

325,327

 

 

Derivative margin accounts

 

51,854

 

 

296,005

 

 

Other assets

 

1,067,371

 

 

943,337

 

 

 

 

$

8,389,327

 

 

$

7,929,473

 

 

 

The Company had pledged $1.0 billion and $0.1 billion of securities broker-dealer receivables to secure securities sold under agreements to repurchase at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

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Note 12—Notes Payable

Notes payable consists of the following:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

$

29,875,000

 

$

26,350,000

 

Medium-term notes:

 

 

 

 

 

Floating rate

 

14,471,182

 

14,466,765

 

Fixed-rate

 

11,263,546

 

11,503,592

 

 

 

25,734,728

 

25,970,357

 

Asset-backed commercial paper

 

7,088,487

 

12,367,496

 

Unsecured commercial paper

 

5,418,524

 

6,248,508

 

Secured revolving line of credit

 

519,443

 

2,865,152

 

Asset-backed secured financings

 

4,024,595

 

22,998

 

Unsecured bank loans

 

1,159,267

 

730,000

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

1,041,020

 

1,085,191

 

Subordinated debt

 

1,500,000

 

500,000

 

Convertible securities

 

 

10,544

 

LYONs convertible debentures

 

 

2,037

 

Other

 

166,304

 

35,603

 

 

 

$

76,527,368

 

$

76,187,886

 

 

Master Trust Facility

A new $4.0 billion master trust facility was commenced on June 2, 2006 to finance Countrywide Warehouse Lending (“CWL”) receivables backed by mortgage loans. A multi-asset conduit finance company will fund the purchase of notes backed by CWL receivables and issued by a master trust by issuing extendable asset-backed commercial paper. The Company is expected to incur an interest cost equal to the rates of such commercial paper plus 6.3 basis points, plus any other legal fees and expenses related to liquidity and facility operations. There were no borrowings under this facility during the period ended June 30, 2006.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company obtained $8.4 billion of advances from the FHLB. Of these advances, $7.8 billion were fixed-rate and $0.6 billion were adjustable-rate. At June 30, 2006, the Company had pledged $59.2 billion of mortgage loans to secure its outstanding FHLB advances and provide the ability to obtain future advances.

At December 31, 2005, the Company had pledged $52.2 billion of mortgage loans to secure its outstanding FHLB advances and provide the ability to obtain future advances.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
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Medium-Term Notes

During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company issued the following medium-term notes:

 

 

Outstanding Balance

 

Interest Rate

 

Maturity Date

 

 

 

Floating-Rate

 

Fixed-Rate

 

Total

 

From

 

To

 

From

 

To

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

CFC Series A

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

76,366

 

 

$

76,366

 

 

5.75

%

 

6.00

%

January, 2031

 

February, 2036

 

CFC Series B

 

 

2,844,989

 

 

 

122,945

 

 

2,967,934

 

 

5.17

%

 

6.30

%

May, 2007

 

April, 2036

 

CFC Euro

 

 

1,091,881

 

 

 

 

 

1,091,881

 

 

5.29

%

 

5.70

%

March, 2007

 

February, 2011

 

Total

 

 

$

3,936,870

 

 

 

$

199,311

 

 

$

4,136,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The $0.2 billion of fixed-rate medium-term notes issued by the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2006 were effectively converted to floating-rate debt using interest rate swaps.

During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company redeemed $4.5 billion of maturing medium-term notes.

As of June 30, 2006, $4.8 billion of foreign currency-denominated medium-term notes were outstanding. Such notes are denominated in Pounds Sterling, Canadian Dollars, Australian Dollars, Euros, Swiss Francs and Singapore Dollars. These notes have been effectively converted to U.S. dollars through currency swaps.

Asset-Backed Commercial Paper

The Company has formed two special purpose entities to finance certain of its mortgage loans held for sale using commercial paper. These entities issue commercial paper in the form of short-term secured liquidity notes (“SLNs”) with initial maturities of up to 180 days. The SLNs bear interest at prevailing money market rates approximating LIBOR. The SLN programs’ capacities, based on aggregate commitments from underlying credit enhancers, totaled $30.7 billion at June 30, 2006.

For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the average borrowings under these facilities totaled $20.3 billion and the weighted-average interest rate of the SLNs was 4.82%. At June 30, 2006, the weighted-average interest rate of the SLNs was 5.21% and the Company had pledged $7.7 billion in mortgage loan inventory to secure the SLNs.

Unsecured Commercial Paper and Backup Credit Facilities

As of June 30, 2006, the Company had unsecured credit agreements (revolving credit facilities) with a group of commercial banks permitting the Company to borrow an aggregate maximum amount of $12.0 billion. The primary purpose of these credit facilities is to provide liquidity support for the Company’s commercial paper program.

For the six months ended June 30, 2006 the average borrowings under this facility totaled $7.0 billion and the weighted average interest rate was 4.86%. At June 30, 2006 the weighted-average interest rate was 5.32%.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

Secured Revolving Line of Credit

During 2004, the Company formed a special purpose entity (“SPE”) for the purpose of financing inventory with funding provided by a group of bank-sponsored conduits that are financed through the issuance of asset-backed commercial paper. The entity incurs interest based on prevailing money market rates approximating the cost of asset-backed commercial paper. At June 30, 2006, the entity had aggregate commitments from the bank-sponsored conduits totaling $10.6 billion and had $0.4 billion of outstanding borrowings, secured by $0.5 billion of mortgage loans held for sale. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the average borrowings under this facility totaled $1.6 billion and the weighted-average interest rate was 4.61%. At June 30, 2006, the weighted-average interest rate was 5.13%.

Asset-Backed Secured Financings

The Company has recorded certain securitization transactions as secured borrowings as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 because they did not qualify for sales treatment under SFAS 140. The amounts accounted for as secured borrowings totaled $4.0 billion and $23.0 million at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

Junior Subordinated Debentures

As more fully discussed in “Note 13—Notes Payable,” included in the consolidated financial statements of the 2005 Annual Report, the Company has issued junior subordinated debentures to non-consolidated subsidiary trusts. The trusts finance their holdings of the junior subordinated debentures by issuing Company-guaranteed capital securities.

The Company guarantees CHL’s indebtedness to two of the subsidiary trusts, Countrywide Capital I and Countrywide Capital III, which are excluded from the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Following is summarized information for those trusts:

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

 

 

Countrywide
Capital I

 

Countrywide
Capital III

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance Sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior subordinated debentures receivable

 

 

$

307,457

 

 

 

$

205,291

 

 

Other assets

 

 

1,031

 

 

 

692

 

 

Total assets

 

 

$

308,488

 

 

 

$

205,983

 

 

Notes payable

 

 

$

9,224

 

 

 

$

6,173

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

1,031

 

 

 

692

 

 

Company-obligated guaranteed redeemable capital trust pass-through securities

 

 

298,233

 

 

 

199,118

 

 

Shareholder’s equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

 

 

$

308,488

 

 

 

$

205,983

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Countrywide
Capital I

 

Countrywide
Capital III

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance Sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior subordinated debentures receivable

 

 

$

307,412

 

 

 

$

205,269

 

 

Other assets

 

 

1,031

 

 

 

692

 

 

Total assets

 

 

$

308,443

 

 

 

$

205,961

 

 

Notes payable

 

 

$

9,223

 

 

 

$

6,172

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

1,031

 

 

 

692

 

 

Company-obligated guaranteed redeemable capital trust pass-through securities

 

 

298,189

 

 

 

199,097

 

 

Shareholder’s equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

 

 

$

308,443

 

 

 

$

205,961

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006

 

 

 

Countrywide
Capital I

 

Countrywide
Capital III

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Statement of Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

$

12,416

 

 

 

$

8,321

 

 

Expenses

 

 

(12,416

)

 

 

(8,321

)

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Countrywide
Capital I

 

Countrywide
Capital III

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Statement of Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

$

12,416

 

 

 

$

8,321

 

 

Expenses

 

 

(12,416

)

 

 

(8,321

)

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

Subordinated Debt

In May 2006, the Company issued $1.0 billion of 6.25% fixed rate unsecured subordinated notes maturing May 2016. The notes rank subordinate and junior to all of the Company’s senior indebtedness, and rank senior to the Company’s junior subordinated debentures underlying the Company’s trust preferred securities.

During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company issued $0.5 billion of unsecured subordinated notes maturing April 1, 2011. The notes pay interest quarterly at a floating rate and are callable on or after April 1, 2006.  The notes were called on July 3, 2006.

At June 30, 2006, the weighted-average interest rate was 5.74%.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

Convertible Securities and LYONs Convertible Debentures

In February 2001, the Company issued zero-coupon Liquid Yield Option Notes (“LYONs”) with an aggregate face value of $675 million, or $1,000 per note, due February 8, 2031. The LYONs were issued at a discount to yield 1.0% to maturity, or 8.25% to the first call date. Under certain conditions, the LYONs were convertible into the Company’s common stock at the rate of 46.3 shares per $1,000 note.

In September 2004, the Company completed an exchange offer, through which LYONs were exchanged for convertible securities with terms similar to the LYONs, except for a provision to allow settlement in cash and stock upon the debentures’ conversion. As a result of the exchange offer, $637.2 million or 94.7% of the outstanding LYONs were exchanged for convertible securities during the year ended December 31, 2004.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2006, the Company converted the remaining debt outstanding through the payment of cash and issuance of common stock.

Note 13—Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase and Federal Funds Purchased

The following table summarizes securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds purchased:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

$

37,711,225

 

$

33,284,205

 

Federal funds purchased

 

450,000

 

869,000

 

 

 

$

38,161,225

 

$

34,153,205

 

 

The Company routinely enters short-term financing arrangements to sell securities under agreements to repurchase (“repurchase agreements”). The repurchase agreements are collateralized by mortgage loans and securities. All securities underlying repurchase agreements are held in safekeeping by broker-dealers or banks. All agreements are to repurchase the same or substantially identical securities.

At June 30, 2006, repurchase agreements were secured by $12.4 billion of trading securities, $42.7 billion of securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities borrowed, $0.9 billion in investments in other financial instruments, and $1.0 billion of other assets. At June 30, 2006, $20.6 billion of the pledged securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities borrowed related to amounts offset against securities sold under agreements to repurchase pursuant to master netting agreements.

At December 31, 2005, repurchase agreements were secured by $9.0 billion of trading securities, $28.3 billion of securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities borrowed, $2.1 billion in investments in other financial instruments, and $0.1 billion of other assets. At December 31, 2005, $12.1 billion of the pledged securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities borrowed related to amounts offset against securities sold under agreements to repurchase pursuant to master netting agreements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

Note 14—Deposit Liabilities

The following table summarizes deposit balances:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Time deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

$

17,115,775

 

$

13,434,338

 

Brokered

 

10,925,457

 

7,442,073

 

Company-controlled custodial deposit accounts

 

15,523,341

 

13,200,801

 

Money market accounts

 

5,797,604

 

4,466,195

 

Non-interest-bearing checking accounts

 

1,267,170

 

926,645

 

Savings accounts

 

1,077

 

823

 

 

 

50,630,424

 

39,470,875

 

Basis adjustment through application of hedge accounting

 

(78,375

)

(31,959

)

 

 

$

50,552,049

 

$

39,438,916

 

 

Note 15—Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements

The Company is a bank holding company as a result of its acquisition of Countrywide Bank (the “Bank”) (formerly Treasury Bank). Both the Company and the Bank are subject to regulatory capital requirements imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). The Company is also subject to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) net worth requirements, which are lower than those of the Federal Reserve.

At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company and the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios and amounts and minimum required capital ratios for the Company and the Bank to maintain a “well capitalized” status were as follows:

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

 

 

Minimum

 

Countrywide Financial
Corporation

 

Countrywide Bank

 

 

 

Required(1)

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Tier 1 Leverage Capital

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

7.0

%

 

$

13,957,894

 

 

7.1

%

 

$

6,044,838

 

Risk-Based Capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

10.9

%

 

$

13,957,894

 

 

11.0

%

 

$

6,044,838

 

Total

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

12.8

%

 

$

16,294,990

 

 

11.3

%

 

$

6,208,326

 


(1)          Minimum required to qualify as “well capitalized.”

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Minimum

 

Countrywide Financial
Corporation

 

Countrywide Bank

 

 

 

Required(1)

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Tier 1 Leverage Capital

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

6.3

%

 

$

12,564,162

 

 

7.3

%

 

$

5,343,675

 

Risk-Based Capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

$

12,564,162

 

 

12.2

%

 

$

5,343,675

 

Total

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

11.7

%

 

$

13,760,176

 

 

12.5

%

 

$

5,457,019

 


(1)          Minimum required to qualify as “well capitalized.”

Note 16—Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash used to pay interest

 

$

4,000,000

 

$

2,069,166

 

Cash used to pay income taxes

 

20,115

 

88,152

 

Non-cash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer of loans from loans held for investment to mortgage loans held for sale

 

672,809

 

 

Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities, foreign currency translation adjustments and cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

(124,954

)

24,021

 

Retention of other financial instruments in securitization transactions

 

765,319

 

909,718

 

Servicing resulting from transfer of financial assets

 

2,551,169

 

2,224,162

 

Non-cash financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in Mortgage Loans Held in SPEs and asset-backed secured financings

 

 

(10,563,299

)

Remeasurement of fair value of MSRs upon adoption of SFAS 156, net of tax

 

67,065

 

 

Issuance of common stock for conversion of convertible debt

 

1,465

 

2,105

 

Tax effect of interest on conversion of convertible debt

 

 

1,939

 

 

Note 17—Segments and Related Information

The Company has five business segments: Mortgage Banking, Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance and Global Operations.

The Mortgage Banking Segment is comprised of three distinct sectors: Loan Production, Loan Servicing and Loan Closing Services.

The Loan Production Sector originates prime and nonprime loans through a variety of channels on a national scale. The Loan Production Sector is comprised of four lending divisions of Countrywide Home Loans and also includes the mortgage banking activities of Countrywide Bank. The four production

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

divisions are: the Consumer Markets Lending Division, the Full Spectrum Lending Division, the Wholesale Lending Division and the Correspondent Lending Division. The Consumer Markets and Full Spectrum Lending Divisions source mortgage loans directly with consumers through the Company’s retail branch network and call centers, as well as through real estate agents and homebuilders. The Wholesale Lending Division sources mortgage loans primarily from mortgage brokers. The Correspondent Lending Division acquires mortgage loans from other mortgage lenders, including financial institutions.

The Loan Servicing Sector includes investments in MSRs and retained interests, as well as the Company’s loan servicing operations and subservicing for other domestic financial institutions. The Loan Closing Services Sector is comprised of the LandSafe companies, which provide credit reports, appraisals, title reports and flood determinations to the Company’s Loan Production Sector, as well as to third parties.

The Banking Segment’s operations include the investment and fee-based activities of Countrywide Bank together with the activities of Countrywide Warehouse Lending. Countrywide Bank invests primarily in mortgage loans sourced from the Loan Production Sector. Countrywide Warehouse Lending provides third-party mortgage lenders with temporary financing secured by mortgage loans.

The Capital Markets Segment includes the operations of Countrywide Securities Corporation, a registered broker-dealer specializing in the mortgage securities market. It also includes the operations of Countrywide Asset Management Corporation, Countrywide Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc., Countrywide Servicing Exchange, CFC International Capital Markets, Limited, Countrywide Capital Markets Asia Ltd, Countrywide Alternative Investments Inc., CSC Futures Inc., Countrywide Capital Markets Asia (H.K.) Limited and CAA Management Inc.

The Insurance Segment includes Balboa Life and Casualty Group, a national provider of property, life and liability insurance; Balboa Reinsurance Company, a primary mortgage reinsurance company; and Countrywide Insurance Services, Inc., a national insurance agency offering a specialized menu of insurance products directly to consumers.

The Global Operations Segment includes Global Home Loans Limited, a provider of loan origination processing and loan subservicing in the United Kingdom; UKValuation Limited, a provider of property valuation services in the UK; Countrywide International Technology Holdings Limited, a licensor of loan origination processing, servicing and residential real estate value assessment technology; and CFC India Private Limited, a provider of call center, data processing and information technology related services.

Intercompany transactions are generally recorded on an arms-length basis. However, the fulfillment fees paid by Countrywide Bank to the Production Sector for origination costs incurred on mortgage loans funded by Countrywide Bank are determined on an incremental cost basis, which may be less than the fees that Countrywide Bank would pay to a third party.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

Included in the tables below labeled “Other” are the holding company activities and certain reclassifications to conform management reporting to the consolidated financial statements:

 

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2006

 

 

 

Mortgage Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan
Production

 

Loan
Servicing

 

Closing
Services

 

Total

 

Banking

 

Capital
Markets

 

Insurance

 

Global
Operations

 

Other

 

Total
Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External

 

$

1,489,484

 

$

271,131

 

 

$

78,765

 

 

$

1,839,380

 

$

623,656

 

$

192,263

 

$

311,950

 

 

$

15,202

 

 

$

17,765

 

$

3,000,216

 

Intersegment

 

(7,040

)

230,265

 

 

 

 

223,225

 

(179,946

)

65,419

 

 

 

 

 

(108,698

)

 

Total Revenues

 

$

1,482,444

 

$

501,396

 

 

$

78,765

 

 

$

2,062,605

 

$

443,710

 

$

257,682

 

$

311,950

 

 

$

15,202

 

 

$

(90,933

)

$

3,000,216

 

Pre-tax Earnings (Loss)

 

$

324,564

 

$

279,283

 

 

$

26,225

 

 

$

630,072

 

$

325,371

 

$

157,590

 

$

88,747

 

 

$

2,820

 

 

$

(10,577

)

$

1,194,023

 

Total Assets

 

$

35,317,511

 

$

23,634,973

 

 

$

89,407

 

 

$

59,041,891

 

$

85,962,550

 

$

49,355,886

 

$

2,393,146

 

 

$

175,314

 

 

$

(1,944,324

)

$

194,984,463

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Mortgage Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan
Production

 

Loan
Servicing

 

Closing
Services

 

Total

 

Banking

 

Capital
Markets

 

Insurance

 

Global
Operations

 

Other

 

Total
Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External

 

 

$

1,219,873

 

 

$

191,536

 

 

$

69,233

 

 

$

1,480,642

 

$

408,967

 

$

147,844

 

$

248,972

 

 

$

56,203

 

 

$

(34,685

)

$

2,307,943

 

Intersegment

 

 

17,372

 

 

83,870

 

 

 

 

101,242

 

(63,941

)

30,270

 

 

 

 

 

(67,571

)

 

Total Revenues

 

 

$

1,237,245

 

 

$

275,406

 

 

$

69,233

 

 

$

1,581,884

 

$

345,026

 

$

178,114

 

$

248,972

 

 

$

56,203

 

 

$

(102,256

)

$

2,307,943

 

Pre-tax Earnings (Loss)

 

 

$

409,135

 

 

$

89,103

 

 

$

28,211

 

 

$

526,449

 

$

251,161

 

$

104,851

 

$

57,708

 

 

$

5,321

 

 

$

(10,609

)

$

934,881

 

Total Assets

 

 

$

26,303,095

 

 

$

16,306,919

 

 

$

63,538

 

 

$

42,673,552

 

$

69,712,488

 

$

43,541,171

 

$

2,027,559

 

 

$

262,995

 

 

$

400,056

 

$

158,617,821

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2006

 

 

 

Mortgage Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan
Production

 

Loan
Servicing

 

Closing
Services

 

Total

 

Banking

 

Capital
Markets

 

Insurance

 

Global
Operations

 

Other

 

Total
Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External

 

$

2,852,573

 

$

565,534

 

$

150,393

 

$

3,568,500

 

$

1,209,264

 

$

380,031

 

$

615,097

 

 

$

50,280

 

 

$

12,992

 

$

5,836,164

 

Intersegment

 

(28,530

)

405,698

 

 

377,168

 

(313,922

)

140,774

 

 

 

 

 

(204,020

)

 

Total Revenues

 

$

2,824,043

 

$

971,232

 

$

150,393

 

$

3,945,668

 

$

895,342

 

$

520,805

 

$

615,097

 

 

$

50,280

 

 

$

(191,028

)

$

5,836,164

 

Pre-tax Earnings (Loss)

 

$

608,713

 

$

528,001

 

$

48,432

 

$

1,185,146

 

$

666,457

 

$

313,163

 

$

153,690

 

 

$

12,988

 

 

$

(18,058

)

$

2,313,386

 

Total Assets

 

$

35,317,511

 

$

23,634,973

 

$

89,407

 

$

59,041,891

 

$

85,962,550

 

$

49,355,886

 

$

2,393,146

 

 

$

175,314

 

 

$

(1,944,324

)

$

194,984,463

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Mortgage Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan
Production

 

Loan
Servicing

 

Closing
Services

 

Total

 

Banking

 

Capital
Markets

 

Insurance

 

Global
Operations

 

Other

 

Total
Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External

 

$

2,687,834

 

$

320,784

 

$

129,825

 

$

3,138,443

 

$

742,620

 

$

317,270

 

$

472,441

 

 

$

111,317

 

 

$

(69,263

)

$

4,712,828

 

Intersegment

 

957

 

144,107

 

 

145,064

 

(101,296

)

64,753

 

 

 

 

 

(108,521

)

 

Total Revenues

 

$

2,688,791

 

$

464,891

 

$

129,825

 

$

3,283,507

 

$

641,324

 

$

382,023

 

$

472,441

 

 

$

111,317

 

 

$

(177,784

)

$

4,712,828

 

Pre-tax Earnings (Loss)

 

$

1,143,792

 

$

106,292

 

$

47,996

 

$

1,298,080

 

$

467,101

 

$

226,898

 

$

112,285

 

 

$

9,360

 

 

$

(29,846

)

$

2,083,878

 

Total Assets

 

$

26,303,095

 

$

16,306,919

 

$

63,538

 

$

42,673,552

 

$

69,712,488

 

$

43,541,171

 

$

2,027,559

 

 

$

262,995

 

 

$

400,056

 

$

158,617,821

 

 

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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

Note 18—Summarized Financial Information

Summarized financial information for Countrywide Financial Corporation (parent only) and subsidiaries is as follows:

 

June 30, 2006

 

 

 

Countrywide
Financial
Corporation
(Parent Only)

 

Countrywide
Home
Loans, Inc.
(Consolidated)

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance Sheets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

$

 

 

$

29,448,068

 

 

$

5,958,259

 

$

(15,355

)

$

35,390,972

 

Trading securities

 

 

 

332,591

 

 

15,210,342

 

(187,217

)

15,355,716

 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell, securities borrowed and federal funds sold

 

 

 

 

 

26,814,927

 

(1,529,736

)

25,285,191

 

Loans held for investment,
net

 

 

 

4,281,509

 

 

75,533,616

 

(7,526

)

79,807,599

 

Investments in other financial instruments

 

84,370

 

 

2,539,605

 

 

9,022,600

 

(50,041

)

11,596,534

 

Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value

 

 

 

15,314,322

 

 

6,253

 

 

15,320,575

 

Other assets

 

34,362,110

 

 

10,233,748

 

 

10,064,934

 

(42,432,916

)

12,227,876

 

Total assets

 

$

34,446,480

 

 

$

62,149,843

 

 

$

142,610,931

 

$

(44,222,791

)

$

194,984,463

 

Notes payable

 

$

19,745,154

 

 

$

28,597,669

 

 

$

34,855,531

 

$

(6,670,986

)

$

76,527,368

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds
purchased

 

 

 

227,467

 

 

39,462,497

 

(1,528,739

)

38,161,225

 

Deposit liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

50,657,724

 

(105,675

)

50,552,049

 

Other liabilities

 

404,369

 

 

29,122,490

 

 

7,628,799

 

(21,708,794

)

15,446,864

 

Equity

 

14,296,957

 

 

4,202,217

 

 

10,006,380

 

(14,208,597

)

14,296,957

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

34,446,480

 

 

$

62,149,843

 

 

$

142,610,931

 

$

(44,222,791

)

$

194,984,463

 

 

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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2006

 

 

 

Countrywide
Financial
Corporation
(Parent Only)

 

Countrywide
Home
Loans, Inc.
(Consolidated)

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Statements of Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

$

(37,720

)

 

 

$

3,465,004

 

 

$

2,729,582

 

$

(320,702

)

 

$

5,836,164

 

 

Expenses

 

 

6,591

 

 

 

2,583,343

 

 

1,232,856

 

(300,012

)

 

3,522,778

 

 

(Benefit) provision for income
taxes

 

 

(18,121

)

 

 

344,756

 

 

589,346

 

(8,296

)

 

907,685

 

 

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

 

 

1,431,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,431,891

)

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

 

$

1,405,701

 

 

 

$

536,905

 

 

$

907,380

 

$

(1,444,285

)

 

$

1,405,701

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Countrywide
Financial
Corporation
(Parent Only)

 

Countrywide
Home
Loans, Inc.
(Consolidated)

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance Sheets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

$

 

 

$

35,349,126

 

 

$

1,445,383

 

$

13,676

 

$

36,808,185

 

Trading securities

 

 

 

255,127

 

 

10,729,483

 

(2,037

)

10,982,573

 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell, securities borrowed and federal funds sold

 

 

 

710,000

 

 

24,171,178

 

(1,563,817

)

23,317,361

 

Loans held for investment,
net

 

 

 

5,588,767

 

 

64,279,238

 

(2,558

)

69,865,447

 

Investments in other financial instruments

 

7,324

 

 

1,969,097

 

 

9,284,304

 

 

11,260,725

 

Mortgage servicing rights,
net

 

 

 

12,604,453

 

 

6,386

 

 

12,610,839

 

Other assets

 

29,460,533

 

 

8,748,527

 

 

13,305,967

 

(41,274,787

)

10,240,240

 

Total assets

 

$

29,467,857

 

 

$

65,225,097

 

 

$

123,221,939

 

$

(42,829,523

)

$

175,085,370

 

Notes payable

 

$

16,347,891

 

 

$

36,181,800

 

 

$

35,152,400

 

$

(11,494,205

)

$

76,187,886

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds
purchased

 

 

 

1,844,789

 

 

33,871,846

 

(1,563,430

)

34,153,205

 

Deposit liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

39,559,051

 

(120,135

)

39,438,916

 

Other liabilities

 

304,106

 

 

23,439,496

 

 

5,723,435

 

(16,977,534

)

12,489,503

 

Equity

 

12,815,860

 

 

3,759,012

 

 

8,915,207

 

(12,674,219

)

12,815,860

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

29,467,857

 

 

$

65,225,097

 

 

$

123,221,939

 

$

(42,829,523

)

$

175,085,370

 

 

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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Countrywide
Financial
Corporation
(Parent Only)

 

Countrywide
Home
Loans, Inc.
(Consolidated)

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Statements of Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

$

3,752

 

 

 

$

3,161,922

 

 

$

1,770,439

 

$

(223,285

)

 

$

4,712,828

 

 

Expenses

 

 

12,830

 

 

 

1,890,920

 

 

929,999

 

(204,799

)

 

2,628,950

 

 

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

 

 

(4,002

)

 

 

514,525

 

 

325,575

 

(7,530

)

 

828,568

 

 

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

 

 

1,260,386

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,260,386

)

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

 

$

1,255,310

 

 

 

$

756,477

 

 

$

514,865

 

$

(1,271,342

)

 

$

1,255,310

 

 

 

Note 19—Borrower and Investor Custodial Accounts

As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company managed $24.1 billion and $22.0 billion, respectively, of borrower and investor custodial cash accounts. These custodial accounts arise in connection with the Company’s mortgage servicing activities. Except as described below, these amounts are not recorded on the Company’s balance sheets. Of these amounts, $16.7 billion and $14.0 billion, respectively, were deposited at the Bank, of which $15.5 billion and $13.2 billion, respectively were interest bearing and included in the Company’s deposit liabilities as custodial deposit accounts with an additional $1.2 billion and $0.8 billion, respectively included in deposit liabilities in non-interest bearing checking accounts. The remaining balances were deposited with other depository institutions.

Note 20—Legal Proceedings

Countrywide and certain subsidiaries are defendants in various legal proceedings involving matters generally incidental to their businesses. Although it is difficult to predict the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, management believes, based on discussions with counsel, that any resulting liability will not materially affect the consolidated financial position of the Company.

Note 21—Loan Commitments

As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company had undisbursed home equity lines of credit commitments of $8.9 billion and $7.2 billion, respectively, as well as undisbursed construction loan commitments of $1.6 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively. As of June 30, 2006, outstanding commitments to fund mortgage loans totaled $42.8 billion.

Note 22—Subsequent Events

On July 3, 2006, the Company called $0.5 billion of unsecured subordinated notes maturing April 1, 2011.

On July 25, 2006, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.15 per common share payable August 31, 2006 to shareholders of record on August 15, 2006.

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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

Note 23—Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments” (“SFAS 155”), an amendment of SFAS 133 and SFAS 140. This statement:

·       permits fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation;

·       clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to SFAS 133;

·       establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation; and

·       clarifies that concentration of credit risks in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives.

SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company has not determined the financial impact of the adoption of SFAS 155.

During July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 was issued to clarify the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, relating to the recognition of income tax benefits.

FIN 48 provides a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring tax benefits when the benefits’ realization is uncertain. The first step is to determine whether the benefit is to be recognized; the second step is to determine the amount to be recognized:

·       Income tax benefits should be recognized when, based on the technical merits of a tax position, the entity believes that if a dispute arose with the taxing authority and were taken to a court of last resort, it is more likely than not (i.e. a probability of greater than 50 percent) that the tax position would be sustained as filed.

·       If a position is determined to be more likely-than not of being sustained, the reporting enterprise should recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the taxing authority.

FIN 48 is applicable to Countrywide beginning in the first quarter of 2007. The cumulative effect of applying the provisions of FIN 48 upon adoption will be reported as an adjustment to beginning retained earnings. Management is assessing the effect of the adoption of FIN 48 on the Company.

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Item 2.                        Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

Countrywide is a diversified financial services company engaged in mortgage-finance related activities. We presently organize our businesses into five segments—Mortgage Banking, Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance and Global Operations. Our goal is to continue as a leader in mortgage banking and use this leadership position to take advantage of meaningful opportunities that build upon this business and provide sources of earnings that tend to be sustainable in various interest rate environments.

As used in this Report, references to “we,” “our,” “the Company” or “Countrywide” refer to Countrywide Financial Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise indicated.

Second Quarter Results

The second quarter of 2006 was characterized by both rising interest rates and a relatively flat yield curve. The amount of total U.S. mortgage originations nationally declined 9% when compared to the second quarter of 2005; however, due to market share increases, our mortgage loan production in the second quarter of 2006 declined only 3% from the second quarter of 2005.

Our consolidated net earnings for the second quarter of 2006 were $722.2 million, an increase of 27% from 2005’s second quarter net earnings of $566.5 million. The increase in our earnings resulted primarily from a 20% increase in the pre-tax profitability of our Mortgage Banking Segment and a 30% increase in pre-tax profitability of our Banking Segment driven by an increase in average earning assets.

The increase in our Mortgage Banking Segment’s pre-tax profitability was primarily due to improved profitability in our Loan Servicing Sector partially offset by a decline in the pre-tax profitability of our Loan Production Sector. Our Loan Servicing Sector benefited primarily from an increase in the value of our MSRs and other retained interests, net of the Servicing Hedge. Our Loan Production Sector was affected by increased operating expenses as the Company continued to build its mortgage loan production capacity, but this negative result was partially offset by an increase in revenues.

Mortgage Market

The mortgage lending business is the primary source of our revenues and earnings. As a result, the dominant external influences on our operating results are the demand for mortgage loans in the U.S., which is affected by such factors as prevailing mortgage interest rates and the strength of the U.S. housing market, and economic factors affecting borrowers’ ability to repay the loans we either hold or sell with credit enhancements provided.

For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2006,we estimate that total U.S. residential mortgage production was $767 billion and $1,431 billion, respectively, compared to $845 billion and $1,518 billion for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively. Based on these internal mortgage market estimates, we increased our market share to 15.2% for the current quarter from 14.2% in the year-ago period. However, our market share decreased from 15.6% in the quarter ended March 31, 2006. The decrease in market share from the first quarter of 2006 was due to a decline in our Correspondent Lending division market share that resulted from aggressive pricing that we were not willing to match.

Third party forecasters predict total U.S. mortgage production for 2006 to be between $2.38 trillion and $2.41 trillion, compared to $2.9 trillion in 2005. Due to differences in products represented and estimation methods, mortgage market estimates vary. We estimate the mortgage market for 2006 to be $2.6 trillion compared to $3.3 trillion in 2005.

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Loan Production

Our total loan production volume decreased during the second quarter although at a slower rate than the decline in the mortgage market. Our adjustable rate loan production has decreased from 50% of the total production in the quarter ended June 30, 2005 to 47% in the current quarter, reflecting the decreased relative attractiveness of these loans compared to fixed-rate loans as the yield curve flattens. The trend is also reflected in our pay-option loan production, which has decreased from approximately 21% of our loan production during the quarter ended June 30, 2005, to approximately 17% of our production during the quarter ended June 30, 2006. Approximately 72% of the pay-option arms originated in the quarter ended June 30, 2006 were retained in our Bank’s investment loan portfolio.

Pay-option loans differ from “traditional” monthly-amortizing loans by providing borrowers with the option to make fully amortizing, interest-only, or “negative-amortizing” payments.  Our underwriting standards specify that a borrower must qualify for a pay-option loan at the loan’s fully amortizing payment based on fully indexed interest rates. These requirements notwithstanding, the lower initial payment requirements of pay-option loans may increase the credit risk inherent in our loans held for investment as the required monthly payments for pay-option loans eventually increase. Borrowers may be less able to pay the increased amounts and, therefore, more likely to default on the loan, than a borrower using a more traditional monthly-amortizing loan. Our exposure to this higher credit risk is increased by any negative amortization that has been added to the principal balance. Furthermore, substantially all of the pay-option loans we originate are underwritten based on “reduced documentation” standards whereby the loan applicant’s income is not fully documented. Our pay-option investment loan portfolio borrowers had, at the time the loans were originated, average FICO scores (a measure of borrower creditworthiness) of 721 and original loan-to-value and combined loan-to-values of 75% and 78%, respectively. We believe this product is an attractive portfolio investment as the higher credit risk inherent in pay-option loans is balanced by higher expected returns relative to other first mortgage loan products.

Interest Rate Risk and Credit Risk

The principal market risk we face is interest rate risk—the risk that the value of our assets or liabilities or our net interest income will change due to changes in interest rates. Interest rate risk is significant to our Mortgage Banking, Banking and Capital Markets Segments.

·       In our Mortgage Banking Segment, interest rate risk is reflected in the value of our interest rate lock commitments, inventory of loans held for sale, trading securities, retained interests and mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”). We manage interest rate risk through the natural counterbalance of our loan production operations and our investment in MSRs, as well as with various financial instruments including derivatives.

·       In our Banking Segment, interest rate risk primarily affects our net interest income as a result of differences in changes in interest rates between our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. We generally manage this risk by investing in relatively short-duration assets and matching the duration and re-pricing characteristics of our interest-bearing liabilities with those of our interest-earning assets.

·       In our Capital Markets Segment, interest rate risk primarily affects our portfolio of trading securities and our conduit activities. We manage this risk by actively hedging the value of our inventory using financial instruments such as exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives as well as securities.

We also face credit risk, primarily related to our residential mortgage lending activities in both the Mortgage Banking and Banking Segments. Credit risk is the potential for financial loss resulting from the failure of a borrower or an institution to honor its contractual obligations to us. Credit risk has historically

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most directly affected our investment in other financial instruments that are credit subordinated to other securities. As our investment in mortgage loans held for investment increases, credit risk related to these loans is becoming a more prominent component of our credit risk profile. In addition, as we engage in more direct sales of loans (vs. securitizations), the representations and warranties made in such transactions increase the amount of credit risk we retain. We manage mortgage credit risk by underwriting our mortgage loan production to secondary market standards and by limiting credit recourse to Countrywide in our loan sales and securitization transactions.

Liquidity and Capital

Our liquidity and financing requirements are significant. We meet these requirements in a variety of ways, including use of the public corporate debt and equity markets, mortgage- and asset-backed securities markets, and through the financing activities of our Bank, such as, deposit-gathering and Federal Home Loan Bank advances. The objective of our liquidity management is to ensure that adequate, diverse and reliable sources of cash are available to meet our funding needs on a cost-effective basis. Our ability to raise financing at the level and cost required to compete effectively is dependent on maintaining our high credit standing.

How we grow our businesses and meet our financing needs is influenced by regulatory agency and public debt rating agency capital requirements. These requirements influence the nature of the financing we are able to obtain, the assets in which we invest and the rate at which we are able to grow. At June 30, 2006, we exceeded the regulatory capital requirements to be classified as “well capitalized,” with a tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 7.0% and total risk based ratio of 12.8%. Our public ratings were classified “investment grade,” with long-term ratings of A, A3 and A by Standard & Poors, Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch, respectively.

Competition

The mortgage industry continues to undergo consolidation and we expect this trend to continue. The mortgage-lending industry is dominated by large, sophisticated financial institutions. To compete effectively in the future, we will be required to maintain a high level of operational, technological, and managerial expertise, as well as an ability to attract capital at a competitive cost. We believe that we will benefit from industry consolidation through increased market share and enhanced ability to recruit talented personnel.

Critical Accounting Policies

The accounting policies with the greatest impact on our financial condition and results of operations, and which require the most judgment, pertain to our mortgage securitization activities, our investments in MSRs and retained interests, and our use of derivatives to manage interest rate risk. Our critical accounting policies involve the following three areas: 1) accounting for gains on sales of loans and securities; 2) accounting for MSRs and retained interests, including valuation of these retained interests; and 3) accounting for derivatives and our related interest rate risk management activities.

Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 156—Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets (“SFAS 156”), which amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140 - Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities (“SFAS 140”). SFAS 156 changes the accounting for, and reporting of, the recognition and measurement of separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities. Accordingly, the adoption of SFAS 156 has changed the Company’s accounting policies relating to gain on sale of loans and securities and the accounting for MSRs subsequent to their initial recognition, effective January 1, 2006. A

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discussion of the critical accounting policies applied through December 31, 2005 is included in our 2005 Annual Report.

Gain on Sale of Loans and Securities

Most of the mortgage loans we produce are sold in the secondary mortgage market, primarily in the form of securities and to a lesser extent as whole loans. When we sell loans in the secondary mortgage market, we generally do not sell the MSRs that are created. Depending on the type of securitization, we may also retain interests, including interest-only securities, principal-only securities and residual securities.

We determine the gain on sale of a security or loans by allocating the carrying value of the underlying mortgage loans between securities or loans sold and the interests retained, based on their relative fair values. The gain on sale we report is the difference between the proceeds we receive from the sale and the cost allocated to the securities or loans sold. The proceeds include cash and other assets obtained (MSRs) less any liabilities incurred (i.e., liabilities for representations and warranties or other recourse provisions). The timing of such gain recognition is dependent on meeting very specific accounting criteria and, as a result, the gain on sale may be recorded in a different accounting period from when the transfer of the loans is completed.

Here is an example of how this accounting works:

Carrying value of mortgage loans underlying a security(1)

 

$

1,000,000

 

Fair values:

 

 

 

Security

 

$

999,000

 

MSRs

 

10,000

 

Retained interests

 

4,000

 

Liabilities incurred

 

(1,000

)

Sales proceeds:

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

999,000

 

MSRs

 

10,000

 

Liabilities incurred

 

(1,000

)

 

 

$

1,008,000

 

Fair value used to allocate basis:

 

 

 

Loans sold (sales proceeds)

 

$

1,008,000

 

Retained interests

 

4,000

 

 

 

$

1,012,000

 

Computation of gain on sale of security:

 

 

 

Sales proceeds

 

$

1,008,000

 

Less: Cost allocated to loans sold ($1,000,000 ´ ($1,008,000÷$1,012,000))

 

996,047

 

Gain on sale

 

$

11,953

 

Initial recorded value of retained interests ($1,000,000 – $996,047)

 

$

3,953

 


(1)          The carrying value of mortgage loans includes the outstanding principal balance of the loans, net of deferred origination costs and fees, any premiums or discounts and any basis adjustment resulting from hedge accounting.

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Accounting for MSRs

Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS 156 and we have elected to account for MSRs relating to residential mortgages at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in current period earnings. Therefore, we no longer record periodic amortization or evaluate MSRs for impairment, as was required prior to adoption of SFAS 156.

Results of Operations Comparison—Quarters Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

Consolidated Earnings Performance

Net earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 were $722.2 million, a 27% increase from the year-ago period. Our diluted earnings per share were $1.15, a 25% increase from the year-ago period.

The increase in our earnings resulted primarily from an increase in the profitability of our Mortgage Banking Segment which produced pre-tax earnings of $630.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, up 20% from the same period last year. The increase in the profitability of our Mortgage Banking Segment was primarily due to improved profitability in our Loan Servicing Sector primarily as a result of improvement in the changes in value of our MSRs and retained interests, net of the Servicing Hedge. The increase in the Servicing Sector was partially offset by a decline in the profitability of our Loan Production Sector, caused by increased operating expenses but partially mitigated by an increase in gain on sale of loans and securities.

The Banking Segment produced pre-tax earnings of $325.4 million, an increase of 30% from the year-ago period. The increase in profitability of our Banking Segment was primarily due to a 37% increase in average interest-earning assets at Countrywide Bank over this period.

Operating Segment Results

Pre-tax earnings (loss) by segment are summarized below:

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage Banking:

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Production

 

$

324,564

 

$

409,135

 

Loan Servicing

 

279,283

 

89,103

 

Loan Closing Services

 

26,225

 

28,211

 

Total Mortgage Banking

 

630,072

 

526,449

 

Banking

 

325,371

 

251,161

 

Capital Markets

 

157,590

 

104,851

 

Insurance

 

88,747

 

57,708

 

Global Operations

 

2,820

 

5,321

 

Other

 

(10,577

)

(10,609

)

Total

 

$

1,194,023

 

$

934,881

 

 

The pre-tax earnings (loss) of each segment include intercompany transactions, which are eliminated in the “other” category above.

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Mortgage loan production by segment and product, net of intercompany sales, is summarized below:

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Banking

 

$

103,635

 

$

101,154

 

Capital Markets - Conduit acquisitions(1)

 

6,613

 

3,126

 

Banking Operations

 

6,361

 

16,067

 

Total Mortgage Loan Fundings

 

116,609

 

120,347

 

Commercial real estate

 

997

 

732

 

 

 

$

117,606

 

$

121,079

 

Product:

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Mortgage

 

$

92,942

 

$

98,852

 

Prime Home Equity

 

12,461

 

11,059

 

Nonprime Mortgage

 

11,206

 

10,436

 

Commercial real estate

 

997

 

732

 

 

 

$

117,606

 

$

121,079

 


(1)          Acquisitions from third parties

The following table summarizes loan production by purpose and by interest rate type:

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Purpose:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-purchase

 

$

61,738

 

$

59,975

 

Purchase

 

55,868

 

61,104

 

 

 

$

117,606

 

$

121,079

 

Interest Rate Type:

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate

 

$

60,672

 

$

53,784

 

Adjustable Rate

 

56,934

 

67,295

 

 

 

$

117,606

 

$

121,079

 

 

Mortgage Banking Segment

The Mortgage Banking Segment includes the Loan Production, Loan Servicing and Loan Closing Services Sectors. The Loan Production and Loan Closing Services Sectors generally perform most profitably when mortgage interest rates are relatively low and the demand for mortgage loans is high. Conversely, the Loan Servicing Sector generally performs well when mortgage interest rates are relatively high and loan prepayments are low. We expect the natural counterbalance of these sectors to continue to reduce the impact of changes in mortgage interest rates on our earnings.

Loan Production Sector

The Loan Production Sector sources mortgage loans through the four production divisions of Countrywide Home Loans (“CHL”)—Consumer Markets, Wholesale Lending, Correspondent Lending and Full Spectrum Lending. These loans are funded through one of these divisions and, beginning in the third quarter of 2005, through Countrywide Bank.

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The following table summarizes Mortgage Banking loan production by channel, by Mortgage Loan type, by purpose and by interest rate type:

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,(1)

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Channel:

 

 

 

 

 

Originated:

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Markets

 

$

32,539

 

$

30,509

 

Wholesale Lending

 

23,879

 

19,613

 

Full Spectrum Lending

 

8,750

 

5,913

 

Total originated

 

65,168

 

56,035

 

Purchased—Correspondent Lending

 

38,467

 

45,119

 

 

 

$

103,635

 

$

101,154

 

Mortgage Loan Type:

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Mortgage

 

$

82,229

 

$

84,609

 

Prime Home Equity

 

11,235

 

6,875

 

Nonprime Mortgage

 

10,171

 

9,670

 

 

 

$

103,635

 

$

101,154

 

Purpose:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-purchase

 

$

54,080

 

$

50,097

 

Purchase

 

49,555

 

51,057

 

 

 

$

103,635

 

$

101,154

 

Interest Rate Type:

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate

 

$

55,383

 

$

50,453

 

Adjustable Rate

 

48,252

 

50,701

 

 

 

$

103,635

 

$

101,154

 


(1)          Includes $17.7 billion of loans funded by Countrywide Bank during the quarter ended June 30, 2006. The Bank did not fund any loans for the Mortgage Banking Segment during the quarter ended June 30, 2005.

Mortgage Banking loan production volume for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 increased 2% from the year-ago period as a result of increased market share in our originated channels. Our market share of purchased production (Correspondent Lending) declined as a result of aggressive pricing that we were not willing to meet. Although purchased production declined in the current quarter compared to the year ago quarter, mortgages to purchase homes sourced through our origination channels increased $1.2 billion, or 4%.

The Consumer Markets Division’s commissioned sales force contributed $12.2 billion in purchase originations during the quarter ended June 30, 2006, an 8% decrease from the year-ago period. Purchase production generated by the commissioned sales force represented 76% of the Consumer Markets Division’s total purchase production for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. The Consumer Markets Division continues to expand its commissioned sales force, which emphasizes purchase loan production, to 6,432 at June 30, 2006, an increase of 1,047, or 19%, over the year-ago period. This Division’s branch network has grown to 745 branch offices at June 30, 2006, an increase of 129 offices from June 30, 2005.

The Wholesale Lending and Full Spectrum Lending Divisions also continue to increase their sales forces as a means to increase market share. At June 30, 2006, the sales force in the Wholesale Lending Division numbered 1,483, an increase of 28% compared to June 30, 2005. The Full Spectrum Lending Division expanded its commissioned sales force to 4,872, an increase of 46%, compared to June 30, 2005

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and has expanded its branch network to 215 branch offices at June 30, 2006, an increase of 36 offices over the year-ago period.

In the quarter ended June 30, 2006, 47% of our loan production was adjustable-rate in comparison to 50% in the year-ago period. The decrease in amount of adjustable-rate production reflects the increase in short-term interest rates during the current period and the relatively flat yield curve, increasing the relative attractiveness of fixed-rate financing.

The pre-tax earnings of the Loan Production Sector are summarized below:

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Amount

 

Percentage of
Loan
Production
Volume

 

Amount

 

Percentage of
Loan
Production
Volume

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Mortgage

 

$

1,061,492

 

 

 

 

 

$

801,046

 

 

 

 

 

Nonprime Mortgage

 

236,191

 

 

 

 

 

270,022

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Home Equity

 

184,761

 

 

 

 

 

166,177

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

1,482,444

 

 

1.43

%

 

1,237,245

 

 

1.22

%

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation

 

646,999

 

 

0.63

%

 

488,385

 

 

0.48

%

 

Other operating

 

374,335

 

 

0.36

%

 

251,587

 

 

0.25

%

 

Allocated corporate

 

136,546

 

 

0.13

%

 

88,138

 

 

0.09

%

 

Total expenses

 

1,157,880

 

 

1.12

%

 

828,110

 

 

0.82

%

 

Pre-tax earnings

 

$

324,564

 

 

0.31

%

 

$

409,135

 

 

0.40

%

 

Total Mortgage Banking loan production

 

$

103,635,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

101,154,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues (in dollars and expressed as a percentage of mortgage loans produced) increased from the year-ago-period driven primarily by improved Prime Mortgage loan revenues. The gain on sale of Prime Mortgage loans benefited from tightening credit spreads (the difference between the yield on the loan and the yield of a U.S. Treasury Security with the same average life). In the quarter ended June 30, 2006, $95.0 billion of mortgage loans, or 92% of Mortgage Banking loan production, was sold compared to $100.3 billion of mortgage loans, or 99% of Mortgage Banking loan production, in the quarter ended June 30, 2005.

Expenses (in dollars and as a percentage of loans produced) increased from the year-ago period, primarily due to increased compensation and occupancy costs incurred to accommodate growth in loan production capacity made to support the achievement of our long-term objective of market share growth. While we continue to expand our loan production capacity, we are also adjusting staffing and occupancy levels in markets where declines in production require such adjustments.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2006, the Loan Production Sector operated at approximately 90% of planned operational capacity, compared to 100% during the year-ago period. The primary capacity constraint in our loan origination activities is the number of loan operations personnel we have on staff. Therefore, we measure planned capacity by multiplying the number of our loan operations personnel by the number of loans we expect each loan operations staff person to process under normal conditions. Management adjusts staffing levels to account for changes in the current and projected near-term mortgage market. We plan to continue building our sales staff as a primary means to increase our market share, particularly for purchase loans.

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The following table summarizes the number of people included in the Loan Production Sector workforce:

 

Workforce at
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Sales

 

16,472

 

12,727

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Regular employees

 

11,039

 

10,347

 

Temporary staff

 

1,453

 

1,795

 

 

 

12,492

 

12,142

 

Administration and support

 

3,551

 

2,524

 

Total Loan Production Sector workforce

 

32,515

 

27,393

 

 

Loan Servicing Sector

The Loan Servicing Sector includes approximately 7,400 employees who service the 7.8 million mortgage loans in our servicing portfolio. The Loan Servicing Sector’s results include fees and other income earned and expenses incurred for servicing loans for others; the financial performance of our investments in MSRs and retained interests and associated risk management activities; and profits from subservicing activities. The long-term performance of this sector is affected primarily by the level of interest rates, the corresponding effect on the level of projected and actual prepayments in our servicing portfolio, our operational effectiveness and our ability to manage interest rate risk.

Our servicing portfolio grew to $1,196.7 billion at June 30, 2006, a 24% increase from June 30, 2005. At the same time, the overall weighted-average note rate of loans in our servicing portfolio increased to 6.3% from 5.9% at June 30, 2005.

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The following table summarizes the results for the Loan Servicing Sector:

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Amount

 

Percentage of
Average
Servicing
Portfolio
(1)

 

Amount

 

Percentage of
Average
Servicing
Portfolio
(1)

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Servicing fees, net of guarantee fees

 

$

939,778

 

 

0.324

%

 

$

761,269

 

 

0.333

%

 

Miscellaneous fees

 

134,607

 

 

0.046

%

 

117,215

 

 

0.051

%

 

Income from retained interests

 

128,542

 

 

0.044

%

 

108,140

 

 

0.047

%

 

Escrow balance income

 

207,154

 

 

0.071

%

 

77,259

 

 

0.034

%

 

Realization of expected cash flows from mortgage servicing rights

 

(767,751

)

 

(0.264

)%

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of mortgage servicing
rights

 

 

 

 

 

(482,373

)

 

(0.211

)%

 

Operating revenues

 

642,330

 

 

0.221

%

 

581,510

 

 

0.254

%

 

Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights   

 

568,585

 

 

0.196

%

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment of mortgage servicing rights

 

 

 

 

 

(1,281,340

)

 

(0.560

)%

 

Recovery (impairment) of retained interests

 

51,531

 

 

0.018

%

 

(97,481

)

 

(0.042

)%

 

Servicing hedge (losses) gains

 

(621,074

)

 

(0.214

)%

 

1,147,158

 

 

0.501

%

 

Valuation changes, net of Servicing Hedge    

 

(958

)

 

(0.000

)%

 

(231,663

)

 

(0.101

)%

 

Total servicing revenues

 

641,372

 

 

0.221

%

 

349,847

 

 

0.153

%

 

Operating expenses

 

187,444

 

 

0.065

%

 

161,255

 

 

0.070

%

 

Allocated corporate expenses

 

21,405

 

 

0.007

%

 

15,006

 

 

0.007

%

 

Total servicing expenses

 

208,849

 

 

0.072

%

 

176,261

 

 

0.077

%

 

Interest expense

 

153,240

 

 

0.053

%

 

84,483

 

 

0.037

%

 

Pre-tax earnings

 

$

279,283

 

 

0.096

%

 

$

89,103

 

 

0.039

%

 

Average servicing portfolio

 

$

1,161,569,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

915,582,000

 

 

 

 

 


(1)          Annualized

Pre-tax earnings in the Loan Servicing Sector were $279.3 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2006, an improvement of $190.2 million from the year-ago period. The increase in pre-tax earnings is due to improvement in Valuation Changes, net of the Servicing Hedge, which was consistent with the structure of the Servicing Hedge and the increase in interest rates during the quarter and improvement in operating revenues due mainly to a larger servicing portfolio and higher escrow balance benefit resulting from an increase in the escrow earnings rate. These improvements were partially reduced by increased interest expense related to larger average investments in servicing sector assets and increased cost of debt.

As a result of the adoption of SFAS 156, MSRs are carried at fair value with the change in value recorded in current period earnings. The primary factors causing a change in fair value of MSRs are changes in interest rates and other market factors (shown as “Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights” in the preceding table) and realization of expected cash flows from mortgage servicing rights.

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Loan Closing Services Sector

This sector is comprised of the LandSafe companies, which provide credit reports, flood determinations, appraisals, property valuation services and title reports primarily to the Loan Production Sector but to third parties as well.

The LandSafe companies produced $26.2 million in pre-tax earnings in the quarter ended June 30, 2006, representing a decrease of 7% from the year-ago period. The decrease in LandSafe’s pre-tax earnings was primarily due to the decline in the mortgage market.

Banking Segment

The Banking Segment includes the investment and fee-based activities of Countrywide Bank (“Banking Operations”), along with the activities of Countrywide Warehouse Lending, a provider of mortgage inventory financing to other mortgage bankers.

The Bank also produces loans for sale through our Mortgage Banking Segment. As this activity is a mortgage banking activity, the mortgage loan production and the income relating to the sale of these loans is included in the Mortgage Banking Segment.

The Banking Segment achieved pre-tax earnings of $325.4 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2006, compared to $251.2 million for the year-ago period. Following is the composition of pre-tax earnings by component:

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Banking Operations

 

$

328,742

 

$

238,195

 

Countrywide Warehouse Lending (“CWL”)

 

13,406

 

20,965

 

Allocated corporate expenses(1)

 

(16,777

)

(7,999

)

Total Banking Segment pre-tax earnings

 

$

325,371

 

$

251,161

 


(1)          Not included in the calculation of Banking Operations’ efficiency ratio.

The following table shows total Banking Operations loan production volume by channel:

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Correspondent Lending

 

$

3,453

 

$

5,361

 

Wholesale Lending

 

2,906

 

7,638

 

Consumer Markets

 

2

 

3,068

 

 

 

$

6,361

 

$

16,067

 

 

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The revenues and expenses of Banking Operations are summarized in the following table:

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in 
thousands)

 

Interest income

 

$

1,240,805

 

$

735,021

 

Interest expense

 

(819,707

)

(433,683

)

Net interest income

 

421,098

 

301,338

 

Provision for loan losses

 

(35,807

)

(20,265

)

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

385,291

 

281,073

 

Non-interest income

 

37,670

 

37,397

 

Non-interest expense

 

(94,219

)

(80,275

)

Pre-tax earnings

 

$

328,742

 

$

238,195

 

Efficiency ratio(1)

 

21

%

24

%

After-tax return on average assets

 

0.99

%

0.99

%


(1)          Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus non-interest income. The Bank’s efficiency ratio reflects the expense structure resulting from its relationship with CHL. If Countrywide Bank were a stand-alone entity, the nature and amount of its expenses would differ from those reported. For example, the fulfillment fees paid by Countrywide Bank to the Loan Production Sector for origination costs incurred on mortgage loans funded by Countrywide Bank are generally determined on an incremental cost basis which is less than would be incurred in an arms-length transaction.

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The change in net interest income of Banking Operations is summarized below:

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Income/
Expense

 

Annualized
Yield/
Rate

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Income/
Expense

 

Annualized
Yield/
Rate

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans(1)

 

$

70,778,676

 

$

1,136,342

 

 

6.43

%

 

$

49,526,239

 

$

644,818

 

 

5.21

%

 

Securities available-for-sale(2)

 

5,960,904

 

73,652

 

 

4.94

%

 

6,642,434

 

74,830

 

 

4.51

%

 

Short-term investments

 

740,425

 

9,117

 

 

4.94

%

 

482,324

 

3,470

 

 

2.89

%

 

FHLB securities and FRB stock

 

1,413,274

 

21,694

 

 

5.63

%

 

1,034,056

 

11,903

 

 

4.62

%

 

Total earning assets

 

78,893,279

 

1,240,805

 

 

6.29

%

 

57,685,053

 

735,021

 

 

5.10

%

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(131,426

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(59,999

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

1,190,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

421,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non interest-earning
assets

 

1,059,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

361,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

79,952,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

58,046,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market deposits

 

$

5,198,123

 

61,012

 

 

4.71

%

 

$

2,189,110

 

18,019

 

 

3.30

%

 

Savings

 

1,069

 

3

 

 

1.29

%

 

1,118

 

4

 

 

1.35

%

 

Company-controlled custodial deposits 

 

15,817,734

 

191,521

 

 

4.86

%

 

10,447,296

 

74,420

 

 

2.86

%

 

Time deposits

 

26,490,658

 

298,237

 

 

4.52

%

 

15,184,893

 

130,382

 

 

3.44

%

 

Total interest-bearing
deposits

 

47,507,584

 

550,773

 

 

4.65

%

 

27,822,417

 

222,825

 

 

3.21

%

 

FHLB advances

 

23,122,143

 

244,904

 

 

4.25

%

 

20,456,319

 

169,851

 

 

3.33

%

 

Other borrowed funds

 

1,908,181

 

24,030

 

 

5.05

%

 

5,289,171

 

41,007

 

 

3.11

%

 

Total borrowed funds

 

25,030,324

 

268,934

 

 

4.31

%

 

25,745,490

 

210,858

 

 

3.29

%

 

Total interest-bearing
liabilities

 

72,537,908

 

819,707

 

 

4.53

%

 

53,567,907

 

433,683

 

 

3.25

%

 

Non interest-bearing liabilities and equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non interest-bearing checking

 

1,258,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

244,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

750,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

638,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholder’s equity

 

5,405,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,595,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non interest-bearing liabilities and equity

 

7,414,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,478,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

 

$

79,952,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

58,046,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

421,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

301,338

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest spread(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.76

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.85

%

 

Net interest margin(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.12

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.09

%

 


(1)       Average balances include nonaccrual loans.

(2)       Average balances and yields for securities available-for-sale are based on average amortized cost computed on the settlement date basis.

(3)       Calculated as yield on total average interest-earning assets less rate on total average interest-bearing liabilities.

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(4)       Calculated as annualized net interest income divided by total average interest-earning assets.

The dollar amounts of interest income and interest expense fluctuate depending upon changes in interest rates and in the relative volumes of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Changes attributable to (i) changes in volume (changes in average outstanding balances multiplied by the prior period’s rate), (ii) changes in rate (changes in average interest rate multiplied by the prior period’s volume), and (iii) changes in rate/volume (changes in rate times the change in volume)—which were allocated proportionately to the changes in volume and the changes in rate and included in the relevant column below—were as follows:

 

 

June 30, 2006 vs. June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) Due to

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

Rate

 

Total Changes

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans

 

$

291,892

 

$

199,632

 

 

$

491,524

 

 

Securities available-for-sale

 

(8,060

)

6,882

 

 

(1,178

)

 

Short-term investments

 

2,424

 

3,223

 

 

5,647

 

 

Other investments

 

5,160

 

4,631

 

 

9,791

 

 

Total interest income

 

$

291,416

 

$

214,368

 

 

$

505,784

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market deposits

 

$

32,822

 

$

10,171

 

 

$

42,993

 

 

Savings

 

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

 

Escrow deposits

 

49,593

 

67,508

 

 

117,101

 

 

Time deposits

 

118,379

 

49,476

 

 

167,855

 

 

Total interest expense

 

200,794

 

127,154

 

 

327,948

 

 

FHLB advances

 

24,093

 

50,960

 

 

75,053

 

 

Other borrowed funds

 

(34,492

)

17,515

 

 

(16,977

)

 

Total borrowed funds

 

(10,399

)

68,475

 

 

58,076

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

190,395

 

195,629

 

 

386,024

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

101,021

 

$

18,739

 

 

$

119,760

 

 

 

The increase in net interest income is primarily due to a $21.2 billion or 37% increase in average interest-earning assets, combined with a 3 basis point increase in net interest margin.

Banking Operations increased its investment in pay-option loans during the quarter ended June 30, 2006. These loans have interest rates that adjust monthly and minimum required payments that adjust annually, resulting in the potential for negative amortization. Minimum monthly payments may increase by no more than 71¤2% per year unless the unpaid balance increases to a specified limit, which is no more than 115% of the original loan amount, at which time a new monthly payment amount adequate to repay the loan over its remaining contractual life is established. To ensure that contractual loan payments are adequate to repay a loan, the fully amortizing loan payment amount is re-established after either five or ten years and again every five years thereafter. Assuming today’s interest rates remain unchanged, borrowers who consistently make the minimum required payment will have the ability to make less than the full interest payment for three to four years, at which time the negative amortization cap will be reached and a new monthly payment amount will be required. The resulting payment adjustment could be substantial. Our underwriting standards conform to those required to make the pay-option loans salable into the secondary market at the date of funding, including a requirement that the borrower meet secondary market debt-service ratio tests based on the borrower making the fully amortizing loan payment assuming the loan’s interest rate is fully indexed. (A fully indexed note rate equals the sum of the current index rate plus the margin applicable to the loan.)

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Following is a summary of pay-option loans held for investment by Banking Operations:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Total pay-option loan portfolio

 

$

34,226,440

 

$

26,101,306

 

Pay-option loans with accumulated negative amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

$

25,016,353

 

$

13,963,721

 

Accumulated negative amortization (from original loan balance)

 

$

300,759

 

$

74,748

 

Average original loan-to-value ratio(1)

 

75

%

75

%

Average combined loan-to-value ratio(2)

 

78

%

78

%

Average original FICO score

 

721

 

720

 

Loans delinquent 90 days or more

 

0.19

%

0.10

%


(1)       The ratio of the lower of the appraised value or purchase price of the property to the amount of the loan that is secured by the property.

(2)       The ratio of the lower of the appraised value or purchase price of the property to the amount of all loans secured by the property.

The Banking Operations provision for loan losses increased by $15.5 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2006 compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2005. This increase reflects current portfolio growth, along with seasoning of loans acquired during the past years of rapid portfolio growth. The provision for loan losses and the related allowance for loan losses is impacted by many factors, including economic conditions (for example, housing prices, interest rates and unemployment rates), the borrower’s credit profile, the loan’s payment requirements, and loan seasoning and prepayments.

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The composition of the Banking Operations balance sheets was as follows:

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Amount

 

Rate

 

Amount

 

Rate

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in millions)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

 

$

179

 

4.72

%

$

245

 

4.08

%

Mortgage loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $157 and $103, respectively

 

75,470

 

6.87

%

64,279

 

6.11

%

Securities available-for-sale

 

5,601

 

4.98

%

6,251

 

5.02

%

FHLB securities and FRB stock

 

1,497

 

5.63

%

1,333

 

4.73

%

Total interest-earning assets

 

82,747

 

6.71

%

72,108

 

5.98

%

Other assets

 

1,499

 

 

 

919

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

84,246

 

 

 

$

73,027

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer

 

$

33,761

 

4.68

%

$

25,300

 

4.09

%

Company-controlled escrow deposit accounts

 

15,598

 

5.31

%

13,333

 

4.18

%

FHLB advances

 

25,659

 

4.48

%

26,267

 

3.88

%

Other borrowings

 

1,288

 

5.27

%

1,280

 

4.23

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

76,306

 

4.75

%

66,180

 

4.03

%

Other liabilities

 

2,339

 

 

 

1,574

 

 

 

Shareholder’s equity

 

5,601

 

 

 

5,273

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

84,246

 

 

 

$

73,027

 

 

 

Primary spread(2)

 

 

 

1.96

%

 

 

1.95

%

Nonaccrual loans

 

$

233

 

 

 

$

151

 

 

 


(1)       Includes inter-company deposits.

(2)       Calculated as the yield on total interest-earning assets less the rate on total interest-bearing liabilities.

The Banking Segment also includes the operations of CWL. CWL’s pre-tax earnings decreased by $7.6 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2006 in comparison to the year-ago period, primarily due to a 19% decrease in average mortgage warehouse advances. Such average advances decreased to $4.3 billion in the quarter ended June 30, 2006 from $5.3 billion in the year-ago period, primarily due to an overall decrease in activity with Mortgage Banking Segment customers. At June 30, 2006, warehouse lending advances were $2.9 billion and had an average yield of 6.3% during the quarter ended June 30, 2006.

Capital Markets Segment

Our Capital Markets Segment achieved pre-tax earnings of $157.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $52.7 million, or 50%, from the year-ago period driven by a 45% increase in revenues.

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The following table shows revenues, expenses and pre-tax earnings of the Capital Markets Segment:

 

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Conduit

 

$

104,239

 

$

72,361

 

Underwriting

 

78,958

 

56,713

 

Commercial real estate

 

27,850

 

9,584

 

Securities trading

 

26,619

 

24,353

 

Brokering

 

9,485

 

9,037

 

Other

 

10,531

 

6,066

 

Total revenues

 

257,682

 

178,114

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

92,942

 

69,617

 

Allocated corporate expenses

 

7,150

 

3,646

 

Total expenses

 

100,092

 

73,263

 

Pre-tax earnings

 

$

157,590

 

$

104,851

 

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2006, the Capital Markets Segment generated revenues totaling $104.2 million from its conduit activities, primarily managing the acquisition and sale or securitization of whole loans on behalf of CHL. Conduit revenues for the reporting period increased 44% in comparison to the year-ago period because of an increase in volume and margins associated primarily with adjustable-rate and nonprime products.

Underwriting revenues increased $22.2 million over the year-ago period because of increased underwriting volume of third-party collateral and an increase in margins.

During the current reporting period, the commercial real estate finance activities of the Capital Markets Segment generated revenues totaling $27.9 million primarily from sales of commercial real estate loans compared to $9.6 million in the year-ago period. The increase in revenue was due to an increase in the volume of loans sold, an increase in margins due to improved market conditions and to a change in product mix.

Total securities trading volume increased 5% over the year-ago period. Securities trading revenue increased 9% due to an increase in trading volume and trading margins in mortgage-backed securities.

The following table shows the composition of CSC securities trading volume, which includes intersegment trades with the Mortgage Banking Segment, by instrument:

 

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

570,878

 

$

467,375

 

Asset-backed securities

 

29,061

 

35,535

 

Other

 

26,582

 

15,154

 

Subtotal(1)

 

626,521

 

518,064

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

307,815

 

369,430

 

Total securities trading volume

 

$

934,336

 

$

887,494

 


(1)       Approximately 15% and 17% of the segment’s non-U.S. Treasury securities trading volume was with CHL during each of the quarters ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

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Insurance Segment

The Insurance Segment’s pre-tax earnings increased by $31.0 million over the year-ago period, to $88.7 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2006. The following table shows pre-tax earnings by business line:

 

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balboa Reinsurance Company

 

$

52,661

 

$

36,940

 

Balboa Life and Casualty Operations(1)

 

44,569

 

25,490

 

Allocated corporate expenses

 

(8,483

)

(4,722

)

Total Insurance Segment pre-tax earnings

 

$

88,747

 

$

57,708

 


(1)       Includes the Balboa Life and Casualty Group and the Countrywide Insurance Services Group.

The following table shows net insurance premiums earned:

 

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balboa Reinsurance Company

 

$

55,156

 

$

43,149

 

Balboa Life and Casualty Operations

 

229,070

 

172,329

 

Total net insurance premiums earned

 

$

284,226

 

$

215,478

 

 

The following table shows insurance claim expenses:

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Amount

 

As Percentage
of Net
Earned
Premiums

 

Amount

 

As Percentage
of Net
Earned
Premiums

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Balboa Reinsurance Company

 

$

9,660

 

 

18

%

 

$

12,874

 

 

30

%

 

Balboa Life and Casualty Operations

 

93,149

 

 

41

%

 

75,912

 

 

44

%

 

Total insurance claim expenses

 

$

102,809

 

 

 

 

 

$

88,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our mortgage reinsurance business produced $52.7 million in pre-tax earnings, an increase of 43% over the year-ago period, driven primarily by an increase in policy renewal rates, growth of 16% in the mortgage loans included in our loan servicing portfolio that are covered by reinsurance contracts, and an increase in the premiums ceded.

Our Life and Casualty insurance business produced pre-tax earnings of $44.6 million, an increase of $19.1 million, or 75%, from the year-ago period. The increase in earnings was driven by a $56.7 million or 33% increase in net earned premiums during the quarter ended June 30, 2006 in comparison to the year-ago period partially offset by a $17.2 million increase in insurance claim expense. The increase in net earned premiums was primarily attributable to a growth in voluntary homeowners and auto insurance. Insurance claim expenses decreased as a percentage of net earned premiums, due to a reduction in the loss reserves on hurricane-related claims in comparison to the year-ago period.

Our Life and Casualty insurance operations manage insurance risk by reinsuring portions of such risk. Balboa seeks to earn profits by capitalizing on Countrywide’s customer base and institutional relationships, as well as through operating efficiencies and sound underwriting.

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Global Operations Segment

Global Operations pre-tax earnings totaled $2.8 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2006, a decrease of $2.5 million from the year-ago period. The decrease in earnings was primarily due to the termination of the joint venture with Barclays Bank, PLC.

Detailed Line Item Discussion of Consolidated Revenue and Expense Items

Gain on Sale of Loans and Securities

Gain on sale of loans and securities is summarized below:

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on Sale

 

 

 

Gain on Sale

 

 

 

Loans Sold

 

Amount

 

As Percentage
of Loans Sold

 

Loans Sold

 

Amount

 

As Percentage
of Loans Sold

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Mortgage Banking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Mortgage Loans

 

$

79,175,113

 

$

972,089

 

 

1.23

%

 

$

84,935,552

 

$

673,853

 

 

0.79

%

 

Nonprime Mortgage Loans

 

9,895,562

 

200,003

 

 

2.02

%

 

11,480,764

 

218,243

 

 

1.90

%

 

Prime Home Equity Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Sales

 

4,702,418

 

91,809

 

 

1.95

%

 

3,019,619

 

90,576

 

 

3.00

%

 

Subsequent draws

 

1,198,709

 

44,017

 

 

3.67

%

 

881,099

 

30,947

 

 

3.51

%

 

 

 

5,901,127

 

135,826

 

 

2.30

%

 

3,900,718

 

121,523

 

 

3.12

%

 

Total Production Sector

 

94,971,802

 

1,307,918

 

 

1.38

%

 

100,317,034

 

1,013,619

 

 

1.01

%

 

Reperforming loans

 

103,515

 

682

 

 

0.66

%

 

224,414

 

7,337

 

 

3.27

%

 

 

 

$

95,075,317

 

1,308,600

 

 

1.38

%

 

$

100,541,448

 

1,020,956

 

 

1.02

%

 

Capital Markets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduit activities(1)

 

$

17,911,575

 

97,203

 

 

0.54

%

 

$

15,659,113

 

62,205

 

 

0.40

%

 

Underwriting

 

N/A

 

73,506

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

46,265

 

 

N/A

 

 

Commercial real
estate

 

$

1,015,885

 

23,666

 

 

2.33

%

 

$

485,565

 

9,905

 

 

2.04

%

 

Securities trading and other

 

N/A

 

13,478

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

(12,828

)

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

207,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

105,547

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

N/A

 

10,997

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

18,906

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,527,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,145,409

 

 

 

 

 


(1)       Includes loans purchased from the Mortgage Banking Segment.

The increase in Capital Markets’ gain on sale related to its conduit activities was due to increased sales volume due to increased sourcing of collateral from third parties and an increase in margins resulting from a shift in sales of loans to those with higher margins combined with an increase in demand for these products. The increase in Capital Markets’ gain on sale related to its commercial real estate activities was due to an increase in the volume of loans sold and an increase in margins on such loans resulting from a change in mix of loans towards higher margin products. Capital Markets’ revenues from its securities trading activities consist of gain on sale and interest income. In a steep yield curve environment, net interest income will comprise a larger percentage of total securities trading revenue. As the yield curve flattens, the mix of revenues will naturally shift toward gain on sale of securities. During the quarter ended

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June 30, 2006 the yield curve was flatter than in the year-ago period, which resulted in a shift in trading revenues from interest income to gain on sale.

For the Mortgage Banking Segment, the effects of changes in the volume of loan sales and the rate of gain on sale (as a percentage of loans sold) on the amount of gain on sale is summarized in the following table:

 

 

Quarters Ended
June 30, 2006 vs. June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) Due to

 

 

 

 

 

Loans Sold

 

Gain on Sale Rate

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage Banking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Mortgage Loans

 

 

$

(48,460

)

 

 

$

346,696

 

 

$

298,236

 

Nonprime Mortgage Loans

 

 

(31,441

)

 

 

13,201

 

 

(18,240

)

Prime Home Equity Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Sales

 

 

39,642

 

 

 

(38,409

)

 

1,233

 

Subsequent draws

 

 

11,606

 

 

 

1,464

 

 

13,070

 

 

 

 

51,248

 

 

 

(36,945

)

 

14,303

 

Total Production Sector

 

 

(28,653

)

 

 

322,952

 

 

294,299

 

Reperforming loans

 

 

(2,681

)

 

 

(3,974

)

 

(6,655

)

Total Mortgage Banking

 

 

$

(31,334

)

 

 

$

318,978

 

 

$

287,644

 

 

Gain on sale of Prime Mortgage Loans increased in the quarter ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2005 due primarily to increased margins on such loans resulting from tightening credit spreads. These positive results were partially offset by lower sales of such loans.

Gain on sale of Nonprime Mortgage Loans decreased in the quarter ended June 30, 2006 as compared to 2005 due primarily to lower sales of such loans, partially offset by an increase in margins resulting from improved hedge performance.

Gain on sale of Prime Home Equity Loans increased in the quarter ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the year-ago period due primarily to an increase in sales of such loans, partially offset by decreased margins on such loans, reflecting continuing competitive conditions in the marketplace.

Reperforming loans are reinstated loans that had previously defaulted and were repurchased from mortgage securities we issued. Gain on sale of these loans decreased due to a reduction in volume sold combined with a decrease in margin resulting from the sale of loans with lower credit quality along with increased price competition for these loans.

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Net Interest Income and Provision for Loan Losses

Net interest income is summarized below:

 

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net interest income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Banking Segment loans and securities

 

$

436,547

 

$

318,234

 

Mortgage Banking Segment loans and securities

 

107,301

 

155,688

 

Loan Servicing Sector:

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income on custodial balances

 

207,154

 

77,259

 

Interest expense

 

(139,685

)

(100,692

)

Capital Markets Segment securities inventory

 

17,802

 

40,778

 

Other

 

61,355

 

50,141

 

Net interest income

 

690,474

 

541,408

 

Provision for loan losses

 

(61,898

)

(17,101

)

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

$

628,576

 

$

524,307

 

 

The increase in net interest income from the Banking Segment was primarily attributable to growth in the average investment in mortgage loans. Average assets in the Banking Segment increased to $83.2 billion during the quarter ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $20.2 billion, or 32% over the year-ago period. Net interest margin increased to 2.10% during the quarter ended June 30, 2006 from 2.02% during the quarter ended June 30, 2005.

The decrease in net interest income from Mortgage Banking Segment loans and securities reflects a decrease in net interest margin from the year-ago period. The Mortgage Banking Segment loan and securities inventory is primarily financed with borrowings tied to short-term indices. Short-term interest rates rose more than long-term mortgage interest rates between the year-ago period and the quarter ended June 30, 2006, reducing the net interest margin.

Net interest income from custodial balances increased in the current period due to an increase in the earnings rate from 2.86% during the quarter ended June 30, 2005 to 5.13% during the quarter ended June 30, 2006, and due to an increase of $0.9 billion in average custodial balances over the year-ago period. We are required to pass through monthly interest to security holders on paid-off loans at the underlying security rates, which were substantially higher than the short-term rates earned by us on the payoff float. The amount of such interest passed through to the security holders was $79.4 million and $75.7 million in the quarters ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Interest expense allocated to the Loan Servicing Sector increased primarily due to the effect of an increase in total Servicing Sector assets, combined with rising interest rates.

The decrease in net interest income from the Capital Markets securities portfolio is attributable to a decrease in the net interest margin from 0.46% in the quarter ended June 30, 2005 to 0.26% in the quarter ended June 30, 2006, partially offset by a 14% increase in the average inventory of securities held. The decrease in the net interest margin earned on the securities portfolio is primarily due to a flattening of the yield curve which was evidenced by a larger increase in short-term financing rates versus the increase in rates in the longer-term securities held by the Capital Markets Segment. The decline in net interest income was more than offset by an increase in gain on sale.

The increase in the provision for loan losses is due to the continuing growth and seasoning of the Banking Segment’s loan portfolio, along with deteriorating credit performance of loans held for investment in our Mortgage Banking Segment.

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Nonaccrual loans, foreclosed assets and the allowance for loan losses at period end are summarized as follows:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

June 30,
2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Nonaccrual loans:(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonprime

 

$

362,508

 

 

$

325,257

 

 

$

296,016

 

Prime

 

267,900

 

 

347,476

 

 

250,039

 

Prime home equity

 

104,028

 

 

110,040

 

 

17,165

 

Subtotal

 

734,436

 

 

782,773

 

 

563,220

 

Warehouse lending advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defaulted FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed mortgage loans repurchased from securities

 

472,299

 

 

465,599

 

 

600,940

 

Total nonaccrual loans

 

1,206,735

 

 

1,248,372

 

 

1,164,160

 

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

146,027

 

 

110,499

 

 

59,976

 

Total nonaccrual loans and foreclosed assets

 

$

1,352,762

 

 

$

1,358,871

 

 

$

1,224,136

 

Nonaccrual loans as a percentage of loans held for investment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

1.5

%

 

1.8

%

 

1.9

%

Excluding loans FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed loans

 

0.9

%

 

1.1

%

 

0.9

%

Allowance for loan losses

 

$

183,581

 

 

$

189,201

 

 

$

155,962

 

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

15.2

%

 

15.2

%

 

13.4

%

Excluding loans FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed loans

 

25.0

%

 

24.2

%

 

27.7

%

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans held for investment

 

0.2

%

 

0.3

%

 

0.3

%


(1)       This amount excludes $414.3 million, $473.9 million and $48.7 million, of government-insured loans eligible for repurchase from Ginnie Mae securities issued by us at June 30, 2006, December 31, 2005, and June 30, 2005, respectively. Our servicing agreement with Ginnie Mae allows us to repurchase loans that are delinquent more than 90 days instead of continuing to advance the delinquent interest to the security holders. These amounts are included in loans held for investment as Countrywide has the option of repurchasing the loans from the securities and is required to include such loans on its balance sheets. However, we do not include these loans in our nonaccrual balances because we have not exercised the option to repurchase the loans.

The increase in the allowance for loan losses from June 30, 2005 is due mainly to continuing growth and seasoning of the Bank’s loan portfolio partially offset by a reduction in the reserve requirements for loans held for investment in the Mortgage Banking Segment. The reduction in the reserve requirements in the Mortgage Banking Segment is the result of liquidation or write down and transfer to held for sale. The provision for loan losses and the related allowance for loan losses is impacted by many factors, including economic conditions (for example, housing prices, interest rates and unemployment rates), the borrower’s credit profile, the loan’s payment requirements, and loan seasoning and prepayments.

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Loan Servicing Fees and Other Income from MSRs and Retained Interests

Loan servicing fees and other income from MSRs and retained interests are summarized below:

 

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Servicing fees, net of guarantee fees(1)

 

$

939,778

 

$

761,269

 

Income from retained interests

 

128,542

 

108,140

 

Late charges

 

61,923

 

55,851

 

Prepayment penalties

 

58,148

 

46,610

 

Global Operations Segment subservicing fees

 

502

 

27,203

 

Ancillary fees

 

18,266

 

20,076

 

Total loan servicing fees and income from MSRs and retained interests

 

$

1,207,159

 

$

1,019,149

 


(1)       Includes contractually specified servicing fees

The increase in servicing fees, net of guarantee fees, was principally due to a 27% increase in the average servicing portfolio, partially offset by a decrease in the overall annualized net service fee earned from 0.333% of the average portfolio balance during the quarter ended June 30, 2005 to 0.324% during the quarter ended June 30, 2006.

The increase in income from retained interests was due primarily to a 29% increase in the average investment in these assets from the quarter ended June 30, 2005 to the quarter ended June 30, 2006 partially offset by reduction of the yield on such instruments from 23% in the year ago quarter to 21% in the current quarter.  The yield excludes any impairment charges or recoveries, which are included in recoveries and impairment of retained interests in the consolidated statement of earnings. These investments include interest-only and principal-only securities as well as residual interests that arise from the securitization of mortgage loans, particularly Nonprime Mortgage and Prime Home Equity Loans.

Realization of Expected Cash Flows from Mortgage Servicing Rights

Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS 156 and elected to carry our MSRs at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. The change in fair value of the MSRs that is included in earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 consists of two primary components—a reduction in fair value due to the realization of expected cash flows from the MSRs and a change in value resulting from changes in interest rates and other market factors. The realization of expected cash flow from MSRs during the quarter resulted in a value reduction of $768.1 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2006.

Change in Value of Mortgage Servicing Rights

We recorded an increase in the fair value of the MSRs in the quarter ended June 30, 2006 of $569.0 million primarily as a result of the effect of rising mortgage rates on the fair value of MSRs during the quarter.

Amortization of Mortgage Servicing Rights

We recorded amortization of MSRs of $482.4 million, or an annual rate of 18.6%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2005. The amortization rate of the MSRs was dependent on the forecasted prepayment speeds at the beginning of the quarter.

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Impairment of Mortgage Servicing Rights

During the quarter ended June 30, 2005, we recorded impairment of MSRs of $1,281.3 million, primarily driven by the decrease in mortgage interest rates at the end of the period.

Recovery/Impairment of Retained Interests

In the quarters ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, we recorded increased values of retained interests of $51.5 million and recognized impairment of retained interests of $97.6 million, respectively. The increase in value was a result of the beneficial impact of rising interest rates on the estimated cash flows underlying our interest-only and residual securities combined with a reduction in market required yields on certain residual securities.

Servicing Hedge Losses/Gains

The Servicing Hedge is designed so that the income or loss it generates mitigates the change in value of MSRs and retained interests that is recorded in current period earnings. The values of the derivatives that constitute the primary components of the Servicing Hedge are tied to long-term Treasury, mortgage and swap rate indices. These rates increased during the quarter ended June 30, 2006. As a result, the Servicing Hedge incurred a loss of $621.1 million, including $112 million of time value decay on the options included in the Servicing Hedge. In the quarter ended June 30, 2005, these rates declined. As a result, the Servicing Hedge achieved a gain of $1,147.2 million, including $149 million of time value decay.

In a stable interest rate environment, we expect to incur no significant declines in value other than the realization of cash flows from the MSRs; however, we expect to incur expenses related to the Servicing Hedge caused primarily by time value decay on options used in the hedge. The level of Servicing Hedge gains or losses in any period depends on various factors such as the size and composition of the hedge, the shape of the yield curve and the level of implied interest rate volatility.

Net Insurance Premiums Earned

An increase in premiums earned on the voluntary homeowners and auto lines of business along with an increase in reinsurance premiums earned contributed to the $68.7 million increase in net insurance premiums earned.

Other Revenue

Other revenue consisted of the following:

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Appraisal fees, net

 

$

34,823

 

$

26,192

 

Credit report fees, net

 

19,611

 

20,495

 

Title services

 

10,147

 

11,094

 

Insurance agency commissions

 

7,756

 

6,787

 

Global Operations Segment processing fees

 

2,697

 

14,309

 

(Decrease) increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

 

(2,491

)

1,837

 

Other

 

48,968

 

37,070

 

Total other revenue

 

$

121,511

 

$

117,784

 

 

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Compensation Expenses

Compensation expenses increased $293.6 million, or 35%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the year-ago period as summarized below:

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Base salaries

 

$

590,636

 

$

474,988

 

Incentive bonus and commissions

 

509,223

 

483,651

 

Payroll taxes and benefits

 

225,545

 

138,517

 

Deferral of loan origination costs

 

(181,697

)

(247,013

)

Total compensation expenses

 

$

1,143,707

 

$

850,143

 

 

Average workforce by segment is summarized below:

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Mortgage Banking

 

41,472

 

33,847

 

Banking

 

2,374

 

1,663

 

Capital Markets

 

775

 

603

 

Insurance

 

2,102

 

2,008

 

Global Operations

 

2,041

 

2,477

 

Corporate Administration

 

7,290

 

5,703

 

Average workforce, including temporary staff

 

56,054

 

46,301

 

 

In the Loan Production Sector, compensation expenses increased $99.3 million, or 14%, prior to the deferral of loan origination costs, because of a 23% increase in average staff to provide the capacity to increase loan production and to expand our operations to support our long-term objective of market share growth.

In the Loan Servicing Sector, compensation expense rose $23.1 million, or 33%, to accommodate a 13% increase in the number of loans serviced. Compensation expenses increased in most other business segments and corporate areas, reflecting growth in the Company.

Incremental direct costs associated with the origination of loans are deferred when incurred. Subsequent treatment of these costs is based on whether the loans are held for sale or held for investment. If the loan is sold, the costs deferred are included as a component of gain on sale; if the loan is held for investment, the deferred costs are amortized to interest income over the life of the loan. Deferral of loan origination costs decreased due to a decrease in the SFAS 91 deferral rate.

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Occupancy and Other Office Expenses

Occupancy and other office expenses are summarized below:

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Office and equipment rentals

 

$

55,497

 

$

44,076

 

Depreciation expense

 

49,827

 

64,419

 

Utilities

 

43,905

 

34,452

 

Postage and courier service

 

31,043

 

23,993

 

Office supplies

 

19,375

 

18,115

 

Dues and subscriptions

 

17,939

 

11,324

 

Repairs and maintenance

 

16,869

 

10,421

 

Other

 

26,625

 

18,337

 

Total occupancy and other office expenses

 

$

261,080

 

$

225,137

 

 

Occupancy and other office expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 increased by 16%, or $35.9 million, primarily to accommodate a 21% increase in the average workforce.

Insurance Claim Expenses

Insurance claim expenses were $102.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 as compared to $88.8 million for the year-ago period. The increase in insurance claim expenses was due mainly to growth in our insurance book of business caused primarily by an increase in voluntary insurance which has a higher loss ratio than lender-placed lines of business.

Advertising and Promotion Expenses

Advertising and promotion expenses increased 23% from the quarter ended June 30, 2005, as a result of the increasing competition for lending business as the mortgage market declines.

Other Operating Expenses

Other operating expenses are summarized below:

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Legal, consulting, accounting and auditing expenses

 

$

63,141

 

$

25,977

 

Insurance commission expense

 

45,508

 

36,699

 

Travel and entertainment

 

38,205

 

24,366

 

Losses on servicing-related advances

 

18,161

 

23,528

 

Insurance

 

13,905

 

11,101

 

Taxes and licenses

 

13,582

 

11,369

 

Software amortization and impairment

 

12,653

 

15,558

 

Other

 

57,772

 

45,043

 

Deferral of loan origination costs

 

(30,016

)

(38,260

)

Total other operating expenses

 

$

232,911

 

$

155,381

 

 

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Results of Operations Comparison—Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

Consolidated Earnings Performance

Net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2006 were $1,405.7 million, a 12% increase from the year-ago period. Our diluted earnings per share were $2.25, a 10% increase from the year-ago period.

The increase in our earnings resulted primarily from an increase in the Banking Segment, which produced pre-tax earnings of $666.5 million, an increase of 43% from the year-ago period and an increase in our Capital Markets Segment which produced pre-tax earnings of $313.2 million, an increase of 38% from the year-ago period. The increase in profitability of our Banking Segment was primarily due to a 50% increase in average interest-earning assets at Countrywide Bank from the year-ago period.

The increase in net earnings from our Banking and Capital Market Segments was offset by a decrease in the profitability of our Mortgage Banking Segment which produced pre-tax earnings of $1,185.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, a decrease of 9% from the same period last year. The decrease in the profitability of our Mortgage Banking Segment was primarily due to a decline in the profitability of our Loan Production Sector, as the increase in revenues from higher production volume was more than offset by increased operating expenses as the Company continued to build its production capacity. This decline in the Production Sector pre-tax earnings was partially offset by improved profitability in our Loan Servicing Sector resulting from an increase in the values of MSRs and retained interests, net of the related Servicing Hedge.

Operating Segment Results

Pre-tax earnings (loss) by segment are summarized below:

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage Banking:

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Production

 

$

608,713

 

$

1,143,792

 

Loan Servicing

 

528,001

 

106,292

 

Loan Closing Services

 

48,432

 

47,996

 

Total Mortgage Banking

 

1,185,146

 

1,298,080

 

Banking

 

666,457

 

467,101

 

Capital Markets

 

313,163

 

226,898

 

Insurance

 

153,690

 

112,285

 

Global Operations

 

12,988

 

9,360

 

Other

 

(18,058

)

(29,846

)

Total

 

$

2,313,386

 

$

2,083,878

 

 

The pre-tax earnings (loss) of each segment include intercompany transactions, which are eliminated in the “other” category above.

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Mortgage loan production by segment and product, net of intercompany sales, is summarized below:

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Banking

 

$

197,087

 

$

179,903

 

Banking Operations

 

12,320

 

24,588

 

Capital Markets - Conduit acquisitions(1)

 

10,620

 

7,316

 

Total Mortgage Loan Fundings

 

220,027

 

211,807

 

Commercial real estate

 

1,963

 

1,296

 

 

 

$

221,990

 

$

213,103

 

Product:

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Mortgage

 

$

176,092

 

$

171,729

 

Prime Home Equity

 

23,524

 

19,822

 

Nonprime Mortgage

 

20,411

 

20,256

 

Commercial real estate

 

1,963

 

1,296

 

 

 

$

221,990

 

$

213,103

 


(1)          Acquisitions from third parties

The following table summarizes loan production by purpose and by interest rate type:

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Purpose:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-purchase

 

$

119,162

 

$

110,452

 

Purchase

 

102,828

 

102,651

 

 

 

$

221,990

 

$

213,103

 

Interest Rate Type:

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate

 

$

113,255

 

$

97,106

 

Adjustable Rate

 

108,735

 

115,997

 

 

 

$

221,990

 

$

213,103

 

 

Mortgage Banking Segment

The Mortgage Banking Segment includes the Loan Production, Loan Servicing and Loan Closing Services Sectors.

Loan Production Sector

Mortgage Banking loan production volume for the six months ended June 30, 2006, increased 10% from the year-ago period. Purchase and non-purchase loan production grew 6% and 13%, respectively, resulting from an increase in market share.

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The following table summarizes Mortgage Banking loan production by channel, by Mortgage Loan type, by purpose and by interest rate type:

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,(1)

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Channel:

 

 

 

 

 

Originated:

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Markets

 

$

59,000

 

$

54,206

 

Wholesale Lending

 

44,758

 

36,970

 

Full Spectrum Lending

 

16,063

 

10,301

 

Total originated

 

119,821

 

101,477

 

Purchased—Correspondent Lending

 

77,266

 

78,426

 

 

 

$

197,087

 

$

179,903

 

Mortgage Loan Type:

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Mortgage

 

$

158,054

 

$

148,552

 

Prime Home Equity

 

20,763

 

13,494

 

Nonprime Mortgage

 

18,270

 

17,857

 

 

 

$

197,087

 

$

179,903

 

Purpose:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-purchase

 

$

105,600

 

$

93,432

 

Purchase

 

91,487

 

86,471

 

 

 

$

197,087

 

$

179,903

 

Interest Rate Type:

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate

 

$

107,855

 

$

90,651

 

Adjustable Rate

 

89,232

 

89,252

 

 

 

$

197,087

 

$

179,903

 

 


(1)          Includes $24.3 billion of loans funded by Countrywide Bank during the six months ended June 30, 2006. The Bank did not fund any loans for the Mortgage Banking Segment during the six months ended June 30, 2005.

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The pre-tax earnings of the Loan Production Sector are summarized below:

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Amount

 

Percentage of
Loan
Production
Volume

 

Amount

 

Percentage of
Loan
Production
Volume

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Mortgage

 

$

2,064,861

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,674,276

 

 

 

 

 

Nonprime Mortgage

 

420,124

 

 

 

 

 

665,028

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Home Equity

 

339,058

 

 

 

 

 

349,487

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

2,824,043

 

 

1.43

%

 

2,688,791

 

 

1.49

%

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation

 

1,227,070

 

 

0.62

%

 

886,398

 

 

0.49

%

 

Other operating

 

709,165

 

 

0.36

%

 

484,090

 

 

0.27

%

 

Allocated corporate

 

279,095

 

 

0.14

%

 

174,511

 

 

0.09

%

 

Total expenses

 

2,215,330

 

 

1.12

%

 

1,544,999

 

 

0.85

%

 

Pre-tax earnings

 

$

608,713

 

 

0.31

%

 

$

1,143,792

 

 

0.64

%

 

Total Mortgage Banking loan production

 

$

197,087,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

179,903,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues increased from the year-ago period primarily driven by higher volume of loans produced and sold combined with improved Prime Mortgage loan revenues. The gain on sale of Prime Mortgage loans benefited from tightening credit spreads. This benefit was partially offset by the effect of continuing competitive pressure on Nonprime Mortgage Loans and Prime Home Equity Loans gain on sale and by reduced net interest income earned on loans held for sale caused by the effect of the flattening yield curve. In the six months ended June 30, 2006, $185.7 billion of mortgage loans, or 94% of Mortgage Banking loan production, was sold compared to $176.5 billion of mortgage loans, or 98% of Mortgage Banking loan production, during the six months ended June 30, 2005.

Expenses increased from the year-ago period, primarily due to increased compensation and occupancy costs incurred to accommodate growth in loan production capacity to support the achievement of our long-term objective of market share growth.

During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Loan Production Sector operated at approximately 85% of planned operational capacity, compared to 95% during the year-ago period.

The Correspondent Lending Division decreased its overall loan production volume because of increased competition in the agency conforming and pay-option loan market.

The Consumer Markets Division’s commissioned sales force contributed $22.1 billion in purchase originations during the six months ended June 30, 2006, a 1% decrease from the year-ago period. Purchase production generated by the commissioned sales force represented 77% of the Consumer Markets Division’s total purchase production for the six months ended June 30, 2006.

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Loan Servicing Sector

The following table summarizes the results for the Loan Servicing Sector:

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Amount

 

Percentage of
Average
Servicing
Portfolio(1)

 

Amount

 

Percentage of
Average
Servicing
Portfolio(1)

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Servicing fees, net of guarantee fees

 

$

1,853,240

 

 

0.325

%

 

$

1,481,586

 

 

0.334

%

 

Miscellaneous fees

 

278,990

 

 

0.049

%

 

231,859

 

 

0.052

%

 

Income from retained interests

 

262,515

 

 

0.046

%

 

225,115

 

 

0.051

%

 

Escrow balance income

 

367,181

 

 

0.064

%

 

107,788

 

 

0.024

%

 

Realization of expected cash flows from mortgage servicing rights

 

(1,505,929

)

 

(0.264

)%

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

 

 

 

 

 

(954,560

)

 

(0.215

)%

 

Operating revenues

 

1,255,997

 

 

0.220

%

 

1,091,788

 

 

0.246

%

 

Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights   

 

1,546,646

 

 

0.271

%

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment of mortgage servicing rights

 

 

 

 

 

(828,906

)

 

(0.187

)%

 

Impairment of retained interests

 

(68,583

)

 

(0.012

)%

 

(236,094

)

 

(0.053

)%

 

Servicing hedge (losses) gains

 

(1,506,944

)

 

(0.264

)%

 

594,866

 

 

0.134

%

 

Valuation changes, net of Servicing Hedge    

 

(28,881

)

 

(0.005

)%

 

(470,134

)

 

(0.106

)%

 

Total servicing revenues

 

1,227,116

 

 

0.215

%

 

621,654

 

 

0.140

%

 

Operating expenses

 

372,923

 

 

0.065

%

 

309,427

 

 

0.070

%

 

Allocated corporate expenses

 

44,583

 

 

0.008

%

 

29,215

 

 

0.006

%

 

Total servicing expenses

 

417,506

 

 

0.073

%

 

338,642

 

 

0.076

%

 

Interest expense

 

281,609

 

 

0.049

%

 

176,720

 

 

0.040

%

 

Pre-tax earnings

 

$

528,001

 

 

0.093

%

 

$

106,292

 

 

0.024

%

 

Average servicing portfolio

 

$

1,140,989,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

887,742,000

 

 

 

 

 


(1)       Annualized

Pre-tax earnings in the Loan Servicing Sector were $528.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006, an improvement of $421.7 million from the year-ago period. The increase in pre-tax earnings is due to  improved valuation changes, net of the Servicing Hedge, and improvement in operating revenues due mainly to a larger portfolio and higher escrow balance benefit resulting from an increase in the escrow earnings rate. These improvements were partially reduced by increased interest expense related to a larger average investment in Servicing Sector assets and increased cost of debt.

Loan Closing Services Sector

The LandSafe companies produced $48.4 million in pre-tax earnings in the six months ended June 30, 2006, representing an increase of 1% from the year-ago period.

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Banking Segment

The Banking Segment achieved pre-tax earnings of $666.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $467.1 million for the year-ago period. Following is the composition of pre-tax earnings by component:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Banking Operations

 

$

659,473

 

$

444,068

 

CWL

 

31,532

 

38,257

 

Allocated corporate expenses(1)

 

(24,548

)

(15,224

)

Total Banking Segment pre-tax earnings

 

$

666,457

 

$

467,101

 


(1)  Not included in calculation of Banking Operations’ efficiency ratio

The following table shows total Banking Operations loan production volume by division, primarily sourced by the Mortgage Banking Segment:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Correspondent Lending

 

$

5,790

 

$

8,770

 

Wholesale Lending

 

5,676

 

11,723

 

Consumer Markets

 

854

 

4,095

 

 

 

$

12,320

 

$

24,588

 

 

The revenues and expenses of Banking Operations are summarized in the following table:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in 
thousands)

 

Interest income

 

$

2,363,269

 

$

1,285,290

 

Interest expense

 

(1,523,871

)

(733,954

)

Net interest income

 

839,398

 

551,336

 

Provision for loan losses

 

(63,433

)

(26,671

)

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

775,965

 

524,665

 

Non-interest income

 

73,483

 

67,638

 

Non-interest expense

 

(189,975

)

(148,235

)

Pre-tax earnings

 

$

659,473

 

$

444,068

 

Efficiency ratio(1)

 

21

%

24

%

After-tax return on average assets

 

1.03

%

1.02

%


(1)       Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus non-interest income. The Bank’s efficiency ratio reflects the expense structure resulting from its relationship with CHL. If Countrywide Bank were a stand-alone entity, the nature and amount of its expenses would differ from those reported. For example, the fulfillment fees paid by Countrywide Bank to the Loan Production Sector for origination costs incurred on mortgage loans funded by Countrywide Bank are generally determined on an incremental cost basis which is less than would be incurred in an arms-length transaction.

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The change in net interest income of the Banking Operations is summarized below:

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Income/
Expense

 

Annualized
Yield/
Rate

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Income/
Expense

 

Annualized
Yield/
Rate

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans(1)

 

$

68,427,489

 

$

2,157,342

 

 

6.32

%

 

$

43,423,406

 

$

1,121,865

 

 

5.18

%

 

Securities available-for-sale(2)

 

6,104,385

 

154,121

 

 

5.05

%

 

5,987,847

 

135,557

 

 

4.53

%

 

Short-term investments

 

565,344

 

13,441

 

 

4.79

%

 

498,832

 

6,651

 

 

2.69

%

 

FHLB securities and FRB stock

 

1,383,792

 

38,365

 

 

5.59

%

 

946,107

 

21,217

 

 

4.52

%

 

Total earning assets

 

76,481,010

 

2,363,269

 

 

6.19

%

 

50,856,192

 

1,285,290

 

 

5.07

%

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(119,361

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(55,324

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

1,061,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

713,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non interest-earning assets

 

942,031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

657,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

77,423,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

51,514,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market deposits

 

$

5,015,153

 

112,421

 

 

4.52

%

 

$

2,000,914

 

31,334

 

 

3.16

%

 

Savings

 

1,094

 

5

 

 

1.05

%

 

1,374

 

10

 

 

1.51

%

 

Company-controlled custodial deposits

 

14,649,621

 

337,373

 

 

4.64

%

 

9,330,549

 

122,758

 

 

2.65

%

 

Time deposits

 

24,640,209

 

534,803

 

 

4.38

%

 

13,453,466

 

222,912

 

 

3.34

%

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

44,306,077

 

984,602

 

 

4.48

%

 

24,786,303

 

377,014

 

 

3.07

%

 

FHLB advances

 

23,869,819

 

490,125

 

 

4.14

%

 

18,633,055

 

301,519

 

 

3.26

%

 

Other borrowed funds

 

2,061,491

 

49,144

 

 

4.81

%

 

3,781,701

 

55,421

 

 

2.96

%

 

Total borrowed funds

 

25,931,310

 

539,269

 

 

4.19

%

 

22,414,756

 

356,940

 

 

3.21

%

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

70,237,387

 

1,523,871

 

 

4.38

%

 

47,201,059

 

733,954

 

 

3.14

%

 

Non interest-bearing liabilities and equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non interest-bearing checking

 

1,109,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

171,272

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

730,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

841,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholder’s equity

 

5,345,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,300,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non interest-bearing liabilities and equity

 

7,185,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,313,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

 

$

77,423,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

51,514,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

839,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

551,336

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest spread(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.81

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.93

%

 

Net interest margin(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.17

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.16

%

 


(1)       Average balances include nonaccrual loans.

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(2)       Average balances and yields for securities available-for-sale are based on average amortized cost computed on the settlement date basis.

(3)       Calculated as yield on total average interest-earning assets less rate on total average interest-bearing liabilities.

(4)       Calculated as annualized net interest income divided by total average interest-earning assets.

The dollar amounts of interest income and interest expense fluctuate depending upon changes in interest rates and in the relative volumes of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Changes attributable to (i) changes in volume (changes in average outstanding balances multiplied by the prior period’s rate), (ii) changes in rate (changes in average interest rate multiplied by the prior period’s volume), and (iii) changes in rate/volume (changes in rate times the change in volume)—which were allocated proportionately to the changes in volume and the changes in rate and included in the relevant column below—were as follows:

 

 

June 30, 2006 vs. June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) Due to

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

Rate

 

Total Changes

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans

 

$

704,332

 

$

331,145

 

 

$

1,035,477

 

 

Securities available-for-sale

 

2,682

 

15,882

 

 

18,564

 

 

Short-term investments

 

988

 

5,802

 

 

6,790

 

 

Other investments

 

11,318

 

5,830

 

 

17,148

 

 

Total interest income

 

$

719,320

 

$

358,659

 

 

$

1,077,979

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market deposits

 

$

63,033

 

$

18,054

 

 

$

81,087

 

 

Savings

 

(2

 (3

 

 (5

)

 

Escrow deposits

 

92,652

 

121,963

 

 

214,615

 

 

Time deposits

 

227,204

 

84,687

 

 

311,891

 

 

Total interest expense

 

382,887

 

224,701

 

 

607,588

 

 

FHLB advances

 

96,386

 

92,220

 

 

188,606

 

 

Other borrowed funds

 

(31,854

)

25,577

 

 

(6,277

)

 

Total borrowed funds

 

64,532

 

117,797

 

 

182,329

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

447,419

 

342,498

 

 

789,917

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

271,901

 

$

16,161

 

 

$

288,062

 

 

 

The increase in net interest income is primarily due to a $25.6 billion or 50% increase in average interest-earning assets. Net interest margin was comparable to the prior period.

The Banking Operation’s provision for loan losses increased by $36.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2005. This increase reflects current portfolio growth, along with providing for seasoning of loans acquired during the past years of rapid portfolio growth.

As part of the operation of the Banking Segment, CWL’s pre-tax earnings decreased by $6.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006, in comparison to the year-ago period, primarily due to an 8% decrease in average mortgage warehouse advances, which resulted primarily from an overall decrease in activity with Mortgage Banking Segment customers.

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Capital Markets Segment

Our Capital Markets Segment achieved pre-tax earnings of $313.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $86.3 million, or 38%, from the year-ago period driven by a 36% increase in revenues mainly due to an increase in conduit, underwriting and securities trading revenues.

The following table shows revenues, expenses and pre-tax earnings of the Capital Markets Segment:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Conduit

 

$

226,840

 

$

168,349

 

Underwriting

 

150,170

 

108,270

 

Securities trading

 

61,283

 

43,767

 

Commercial real estate

 

44,113

 

38,591

 

Brokering

 

16,142

 

15,246

 

Other

 

22,257

 

7,800

 

Total revenues

 

520,805

 

382,023

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

196,413

 

147,353

 

Allocated corporate expenses

 

11,229

 

7,772

 

Total expenses

 

207,642

 

155,125

 

Pre-tax earnings

 

$

313,163

 

$

226,898

 

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Capital Markets Segment generated revenues totaling $226.8 million from its conduit activities, primarily managing the acquisition and sale or securitization of whole loans on behalf of CHL. Conduit revenues for the reporting period increased 35% in comparison to the year-ago period because of an increase in volume and margins associated primarily with adjustable-rate products and an increase in the volume of nonprime products, partially offset by a decrease in margins of nonprime products.

Underwriting revenues increased $41.9 million over the year-ago period because of increased underwriting to third parties.

Total securities trading volume increased 11% over the year-ago period. Securities trading revenue increased 40% due to an increase in trading margins and a shift in trading mix to higher-margin securities.

During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the commercial real estate finance activities of the Capital Markets Segment generated revenues totaling $44.1 million primarily from sales of commercial real estate loans compared to $38.6 million in the year-ago period. The increase in revenue was due to an increase in the volume of loans sold partially offset by a decrease in margins resulting from price competition and a change in the mix of products sold.

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The following table shows the composition of CSC securities trading volume, which includes intersegment trades with the Mortgage Banking Segment, by instrument:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

1,099,228

 

$

887,736

 

Asset-backed securities

 

61,737

 

69,900

 

Other

 

86,799

 

34,546

 

Subtotal(1)

 

1,247,764

 

992,182

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

664,927

 

723,933

 

Total securities trading volume

 

$

1,912,691

 

$

1,716,115

 


(1)       Approximately 14% and 17% of the segment’s non-U.S. Treasury securities trading volume was with CHL during each of the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Insurance Segment

The Insurance Segment’s pre-tax earnings increased by $41.4 million over the year-ago period, to $153.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006. The following table shows pre-tax earnings by business line:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balboa Reinsurance Company

 

$

99,158

 

$

80,060

 

Balboa Life and Casualty Operations(1)

 

67,348

 

42,807

 

Allocated corporate expenses

 

(12,816

)

(10,582

)

Total Insurance Segment pre-tax earnings

 

$

153,690

 

$

112,285

 


(1)       Includes the Balboa Life and Casualty Group and the Countrywide Insurance Services Group.

The following table shows net insurance premiums earned:

 

 

Six Months  Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balboa Reinsurance Company

 

$

106,951

 

$

86,844

 

Balboa Life and Casualty Operations

 

457,068

 

328,152

 

Total net insurance premiums earned

 

$

564,019

 

$

414,996

 

 

The following table shows insurance claim expenses:

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Amount

 

As Percentage
of Net
Earned
Premiums

 

Amount

 

As Percentage
of Net
Earned
Premiums

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Balboa Reinsurance Company

 

$

20,735

 

 

19

%

 

$

19,796

 

 

23

%

 

Balboa Life and Casualty Operations

 

206,116

 

 

45

%

 

144,925

 

 

44

%

 

Total insurance claim expenses

 

$

226,851

 

 

 

 

 

$

164,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Our mortgage reinsurance business produced $99.2 million in pre-tax earnings, an increase of 24% over the year-ago period, driven primarily by an increase in policy renewal rates, growth of 16% in the mortgage loans included in our loan servicing portfolio that are covered by reinsurance contracts and an increase in the premiums ceded.

Our Life and Casualty insurance business produced pre-tax earnings of $67.3 million, an increase of $24.5 million, or 57%, from the year-ago period. The increase in earnings was driven by a $128.9 million or 39% increase in net earned premiums during the six months ended June 30, 2006, in comparison to the year-ago period, partially offset by an increase in insurance claim expense. The increase in net earned premiums was primarily attributable to an increase in voluntary homeowners and auto insurance. Insurance claim expenses as a percentage of net earned premiums was comparable to the year-ago period.

Global Operations Segment

Global Operations pre-tax earnings totaled $13.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $3.6 million from the year-ago period.

Detailed Line Item Discussion of Consolidated Revenue and Expense Items

Gain on Sale of Loans and Securities

Gain on sale of loans and securities is summarized below:

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on Sale

 

 

 

Gain on Sale

 

 

 

Loans Sold

 

Amount

 

As Percentage
of Loans Sold

 

Loans Sold

 

Amount

 

As Percentage
of Loans Sold

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Mortgage Banking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Mortgage Loans

 

$

155,351,689

 

$

1,869,823

 

 

1.20

%

 

$

143,856,140

 

$

1,403,198

 

 

0.98

%

 

Nonprime Mortgage Loans

 

18,985,834

 

349,440

 

 

1.84

%

 

23,967,130

 

569,735

 

 

2.38

%

 

Prime Home Equity Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Sales

 

9,144,944

 

169,728

 

 

1.86

%

 

7,045,028

 

216,433

 

 

3.07

%

 

Subsequent draws

 

2,173,660

 

79,704

 

 

3.67

%

 

1,669,941

 

61,483

 

 

3.68

%

 

 

 

11,318,604

 

249,432

 

 

2.20

%

 

8,714,969

 

277,916

 

 

3.19

%

 

Total Production Sector

 

185,656,127

 

2,468,695

 

 

1.33

%

 

176,538,239

 

2,250,849

 

 

1.27

%

 

Reperforming loans

 

247,162

 

2,661

 

 

1.08

%

 

683,662

 

22,903

 

 

3.35

%

 

 

 

$

185,903,289

 

2,471,356

 

 

1.33

%

 

$

177,221,901

 

2,273,752

 

 

1.28

%

 

Capital Markets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduit activities(1)

 

$

35,855,029

 

210,097

 

 

0.59

%

 

$

24,668,124

 

143,275

 

 

0.58

%

 

Underwriting

 

N/A

 

136,607

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

85,713

 

 

N/A

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

1,958,070

 

31,229

 

 

1.59

%

 

$

1,131,916

 

37,600

 

 

3.32

%

 

Securities trading and other

 

N/A

 

17,220

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

(43,193

)

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

395,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

223,395

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

N/A

 

22,119

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

10,013

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,888,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,507,160

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)       Includes loans purchased from the Mortgage Banking Segment.

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The increase in Capital Markets’ gain on sale related to its conduit activities was due to increased sales of mortgage loans. The decrease in Capital Markets’ gain on sale related to its commercial real estate activities was due to a decrease in margins on such loans partially offset by an increase in sales of such loans. Capital Markets’ revenues from its securities trading activities consist of gain on sale and interest income. In a steep yield curve environment, net interest income will comprise a larger percentage of total securities trading revenue. As the yield curve flattens, the mix of revenues will naturally shift toward gain on sale of securities. During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the yield curve was flatter than in the year-ago period, which resulted in a shift in trading revenues from interest income to gain on sale.

For the Mortgage Banking Segment, the effects of changes in the volume of loan sales and the rate of gain on sale (as a percentage of loans sold) on the amount of gain on sale is summarized in the following table:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006 vs. June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) Due to

 

 

 

 

 

Loans Sold

 

Gain on Sale Rate

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage Banking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Mortgage Loans

 

$

118,808

 

 

$

347,817

 

 

$

466,625

 

Nonprime Mortgage Loans

 

(105,599

)

 

(114,696

)

 

(220,295

)

Prime Home Equity Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Sales

 

53,543

 

 

(100,248

)

 

(46,705

)

Subsequent draws

 

18,471

 

 

(250

)

 

18,221

 

 

 

72,014

 

 

(100,498

)

 

(28,484

)

Total Production Sector

 

85,223

 

 

132,623

 

 

217,846

 

Reperforming loans

 

(9,812

)

 

(10,430

)

 

(20,242

)

Total Mortgage Banking

 

$

75,411

 

 

$

122,193

 

 

$

197,604

 

 

Gain on sale of Prime Mortgage Loans increased in the six months ended June 30, 2006, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2005, due primarily to higher margins and to a lesser extent increased sales of such loans. Higher margins resulted from tightening of spreads, which improved secondary market conditions.

Gain on sale of Nonprime Mortgage Loans decreased in the six months ended June 30, 2006, as compared to 2005, due primarily to lower margins resulting from increased pricing competition and to decreased sales of such loans.

Gain on sale of Prime Home Equity Loans decreased in the six months ended June 30, 2006, as compared to the year-ago period due primarily to reduced margins on such loans resulting from increased pricing competition, partially offset by increased sales of such loans.

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Net Interest Income and Provision for Loan Losses

Net interest income is summarized below:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net interest income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Banking Segment loans and securities

 

$

874,455

 

$

585,594

 

Mortgage Banking Segment loans and securities

 

220,627

 

332,019

 

Loan Servicing Sector:

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income on custodial balances

 

367,181

 

107,788

 

Interest expense

 

(250,055

)

(196,559

)

Capital Markets Segment securities inventory

 

50,165

 

91,688

 

Other

 

122,536

 

111,871

 

Net interest income

 

1,384,909

 

1,032,401

 

Provision for loan losses

 

(125,036

)

(36,723

)

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

$

1,259,873

 

$

995,678

 

 

The increase in net interest income from the Banking Segment was primarily attributable to growth in the average investment in mortgage loans. Average assets in the Banking Segment increased to $80.9 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $25.2 billion, or 45% over the year-ago period. Net interest margin increased to 2.16% during the six months ended June 30, 2006, from 2.10% during the six months ended June 30, 2005.

The decrease in net interest income from Mortgage Banking Segment loans and securities reflects a decrease in net interest margin partially offset by an increase in average balances from the year-ago period. The Mortgage Banking Segment loan and securities inventory is primarily financed with borrowings tied to short-term indices. Short-term interest rates rose more than long-term mortgage interest rates between the year-ago period and the six months ended June 30, 2006, reducing the net interest margin.

Net interest income from custodial balances increased in the current period due to an increase in the earnings rate from 2.64% during the six months ended June 30, 2005, to 4.94% during the six months ended June 30, 2006, along with an increase of $1.4 billion in average custodial balances over the year-ago period. We are required to pass through a full month’s interest to security holders on paid-off loans, regardless of the payoff date, at the underlying security rates, which were substantially higher than the short-term rates earned by us on the payoff float. The amount of such interest passed through to the security holders was $149.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

Interest expense allocated to the Loan Servicing Sector increased primarily due to the effect of rising interest rates, combined with an increase in total Servicing Sector assets.

The decrease in net interest income from the Capital Markets’ securities portfolio is attributable to a decrease in the net interest margin from 0.49% in the six months ended June 30, 2005, to 0.33% in the six months ended June 30, 2006, partially offset by an increase of 10% in the average inventory of securities held. The decrease in the net interest margin earned on the securities portfolio is primarily due to a flattening of the yield curve which was evidenced by a larger increase in short-term financing rates versus the increase in rates in the longer-term securities held by the Capital Markets Segment. The decline in net interest income was more than offset by an increase in gain on sale.

The increase in the provision for loan losses is due to the continuing growth and seasoning of the Banking Segment’s loan portfolio, along with deteriorating credit performance of loans held for investment in our Mortgage Banking Segment.

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Loan Servicing Fees and Other Income from MSRs and Retained Interests

Loan servicing fees and other income from MSRs and retained interests are summarized below:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Servicing fees, net of guarantee fees(1)

 

$

1,853,240

 

$

1,481,586

 

Income from retained interests

 

262,515

 

225,115

 

Late charges

 

129,264

 

112,719

 

Prepayment penalties

 

111,934

 

79,513

 

Global Operations Segment subservicing fees

 

11,824

 

55,730

 

Ancillary fees

 

38,269

 

36,844

 

Total loan servicing fees and income from MSRs and retained interests

 

$

2,407,046

 

$

1,991,507

 


(1)       Includes contractually specified servicing fees

The increase in servicing fees, net of guarantee fees, was principally due to a 29% increase in the average servicing portfolio, partially offset by a decrease in the overall annualized net service fee earned from 0.334% of the average portfolio balance during the six months ended June 30, 2005, to 0.325% during the six months ended June 30, 2006.

The increase in income from retained interests was due primarily to a 26% increase in the average investment in these assets.

Realization of Expected Cash Flows from Mortgage Servicing Rights

Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS 156 and elected to carry our MSRs at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. The change in fair value of the MSRs that is included in earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2006, consists of two primary components—a reduction in fair value due to the realization of expected cash flows from the MSRs and a change in value resulting from changes in interest rates and other market factors. The realization of expected cash flows from MSRs during the six months resulted in a value reduction of $1,506.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006.

Change in Value of Mortgage Servicing Rights

We recorded an increase in the fair value of the MSRs in the six months ended June 30, 2006, of $1,547.3 million primarily as a result of the increase in mortgage rates during the period.

Amortization of Mortgage Servicing Rights

We recorded amortization of MSRs of $954.6 million, or an annual rate of 18.8%, during the six months ended June 30, 2005. The amortization rate of the MSRs was dependent on the forecasted prepayment speeds at the beginning of the period.

Impairment of Mortgage Servicing Rights

During the six months ended June 30, 2005, we recorded impairment of MSRs of $828.9 million, primarily driven by the increase in mortgage interest rates during the period.

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Impairment of Retained Interests

In the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, we recognized impairment of retained interests of $69.2 million and $234.7 million, respectively. This impairment was a result of a decline in the value of such securities due to compression of the interest rate spread on the residuals we hold because the interest on the collateral is fixed-rate while the pass-through rate is floating.

Servicing Hedge Losses/Gains

The Servicing Hedge is designed so that the income or loss it generates mitigates the change in value of MSRs and retained interests that is recorded in current period earnings. The values of the derivatives that constitute the primary components of the Servicing Hedge are tied to long-term Treasury, mortgage and swap rate indices. These rates increased during the six months ended June 30, 2006. As a result, the Servicing Hedge incurred a loss of $1,506.9 million, including $245 million of time value decay on the options included in the Servicing Hedge during the six months ended June 30, 2006. These rates declined during the six months ended June 30, 2005. As a result, the Servicing Hedge achieved a gain of $594.9 million, including $268 million of time value decay during the six months ended June 30, 2005.

Net Insurance Premiums Earned

Net insurance premiums increased $149.0 million as a result of an increase in premiums earned on the voluntary homeowners and auto lines of business along with an increase in reinsurance premiums earned.

Other Revenue

Other revenue consisted of the following:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Appraisal fees, net

 

$

66,085

 

$

47,757

 

Credit report fees, net

 

38,957

 

39,016

 

Title services

 

20,081

 

22,652

 

Insurance agency commissions

 

15,096

 

11,657

 

Global Operations Segment processing fees

 

12,944

 

27,293

 

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

 

4,098

 

1,189

 

Other

 

94,853

 

77,222

 

Total other revenue

 

$

252,114

 

$

226,786

 

 

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Compensation Expenses

Compensation expenses increased $581.9 million, or 36%, during the six months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the year-ago period as summarized below:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Base salaries

 

$

1,133,668

 

$

924,355

 

Incentive bonus and commissions

 

965,522

 

863,231

 

Payroll taxes and benefits

 

459,201

 

288,055

 

Deferral of loan origination costs

 

(339,866

)

(439,019

)

Total compensation expenses

 

$

2,218,525

 

$

1,636,622

 

 

Average workforce by segment is summarized below:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Mortgage Banking

 

40,843

 

32,592

 

Banking

 

2,297

 

1,607

 

Capital Markets

 

744

 

591

 

Insurance

 

2,123

 

1,959

 

Global Operations

 

2,226

 

2,412

 

Corporate Administration

 

7,091

 

5,608

 

Average workforce, including temporary staff

 

55,324

 

44,769

 

 

In the Loan Production Sector, compensation expenses increased $240.2 million, or 19%, prior to the deferral of loan origination costs, because of a 25% increase in average staff to accommodate growth in loan production and to expand our capacity to support our long-term objective of market share growth.

In the Loan Servicing Sector, compensation expense rose $47.1 million, or 34%, to accommodate a 13% increase in the number of loans serviced. Compensation expenses increased in most other business segments and corporate areas, reflecting growth in the Company.

Occupancy and Other Office Expenses

Occupancy and other office expenses are summarized below:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Office and equipment rentals

 

$

108,639

 

$

86,667

 

Depreciation expense

 

97,598

 

97,943

 

Utilities

 

88,740

 

69,110

 

Postage and courier service

 

56,260

 

47,530

 

Office supplies

 

38,121

 

34,136

 

Dues and subscriptions

 

33,634

 

23,576

 

Repairs and maintenance

 

30,021

 

22,159

 

Other

 

53,398

 

32,672

 

Total occupancy and other office expenses

 

$

506,411

 

$

413,793

 

 

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Occupancy and other office expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2006, increased by 22%, or $92.6 million, primarily to accommodate a 24% increase in the average workforce.

Insurance Claim Expenses

Insurance claim expenses were $226.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, as compared to $164.7 million for the year-ago period. The increase in insurance claim expenses was due mainly to growth in our insurance book of business caused primarily by an increase in voluntary insurance, which has a higher loss ratio than lender-placed lines of business.

Advertising and Promotion Expenses

Advertising and promotion expenses increased 16% from the six months ended June 30, 2005, as a result of a shift in the mortgage loan production market toward purchase activity, which generally requires more advertising and promotion than refinance activity, which is customarily driven by increased consumer demand for mortgages resulting from low interest rates.

Other Operating Expenses

Other operating expenses are summarized below:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Legal, consulting, accounting and auditing expenses

 

$

113,503

 

$

53,438

 

Insurance commission expense

 

90,890

 

68,269

 

Travel and entertainment

 

74,562

 

48,124

 

Losses on servicing-related advances

 

33,401

 

44,983

 

Taxes and licenses

 

28,947

 

21,909

 

Insurance

 

28,637

 

22,750

 

Software amortization and impairment

 

27,071

 

28,666

 

Other

 

103,748

 

84,718

 

Deferral of loan origination costs

 

(55,684

)

(67,837

)

Total other operating expenses

 

$

445,075

 

$

305,020

 

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The primary market risk we face is interest rate risk. The predominant type of interest rate risk at Countrywide is price risk, which is the risk that the value of our assets and liabilities will change due to changes in interest rates. Interest rate risk also includes the risk that the net interest income from our mortgage loan and investment portfolios will change in response to changes in interest rates. From an enterprise perspective, we manage interest rate risk through the natural counterbalance of our loan production and servicing businesses. We also use various financial instruments, including derivatives, to manage the interest rate risk related specifically to the values of our interest rate lock commitments, Mortgage Loan Inventory and MBS held for sale, MSRs and retained interests and trading securities, as well as a portion of our debt. The overall objective of our interest rate risk management activities is to reduce the variability of earnings caused by changes in interest rates. Our Corporate Asset/Liability Management Committee, which is comprised of several of the Company’s senior financial executives, is responsible for management of this risk.

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Impact of Changes in Interest Rates on the Net Value of the Company’s Interest Rate-Sensitive Financial Instruments

We perform various sensitivity analyses that quantify the net financial impact of changes in interest rates on our interest rate-sensitive assets, liabilities and commitments. These analyses incorporate assumed changes in the interest rate environment, including selected hypothetical, instantaneous parallel shifts in the yield curve.

We employ various commonly used modeling techniques to value our financial instruments in connection with these sensitivity analyses. For mortgage loans, MBS, MBS forward contracts, collateralized mortgage obligations and MSRs, option-adjusted spread (“OAS”) models are used. The primary assumptions used in these models for the purpose of these sensitivity analyses are prepayment speeds and the implied market volatility of interest rates. For options and interest rate floors, an option-pricing model is used. The primary assumption used in this model is implied market volatility of interest rates. Retained interests are valued using a zero volatility discounted cash flow model. The primary assumptions used in these models are prepayment rates, discount rates and credit losses.

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The following table summarizes the estimated change in fair value of our interest-rate-sensitive assets, liabilities and commitments as of June 30, 2006, given several hypothetical, (instantaneous) parallel shifts in the yield curve:

 

 

Change in Fair Value

 

Change in Interest Rate (basis points)

 

 

 

-100

 

-50

 

+50

 

+100

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

MSRs and other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSRs and retained interests

 

$

(2,378

)

$

(1,014

)

$

686

 

$

1,127

 

Impact of Servicing Hedge:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-based

 

176

 

88

 

(88

)

(175

)

Swap-based

 

2,464

 

949

 

(554

)

(847

)

Treasury-based

 

259

 

62

 

43

 

135

 

MSRs and retained interests, net

 

521

 

85

 

87

 

240

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

387

 

255

 

(371

)

(813

)

Mortgage Loan Inventory

 

1,196

 

678

 

(818

)

(1,735

)

Impact of associated derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-based

 

(1,751

)

(996

)

1,225

 

2,587

 

Treasury-based

 

139

 

53

 

(11

)

(11

)

Eurodollar-based

 

(42

)

(26

)

50

 

113

 

Interest rate lock commitments and Mortgage Loan Inventory, net

 

(71

)

(36

)

75

 

141

 

Countrywide Bank:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities portfolio

 

196

 

110

 

(127

)

(264

)

Mortgage loans

 

563

 

271

 

(493

)

(828

)

Deposit liabilities

 

(293

)

(151

)

155

 

312

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

(168

)

(51

)

236

 

277

 

Countrywide Bank, net

 

298

 

179

 

(229

)

(503

)

Notes payable and capital securities

 

(626

)

(303

)

291

 

577

 

Impact of associated derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap-based

 

175

 

87

 

(85

)

(168

)

Notes payable and capital securities, net

 

(451

)

(216

)

206

 

409

 

Insurance company investment portfolios

 

61

 

31

 

(31

)

(62

)

Net change in fair value related to MSRs and other financial instruments

 

$

358

 

$

43

 

$

108

 

$

225

 

Net change in fair value related to broker-dealer trading securities

 

$

2

 

$

4

 

$

(10

)

$

(25

)

 

The following table summarizes the estimated change in fair value of the Company’s interest-rate-sensitive assets, liabilities and commitments as of December 31, 2005, given several hypothetical (instantaneous) parallel shifts in the yield curve:

 

 

Change in Fair Value

 

Change in Interest Rate (basis points)

 

 

 

-100

 

-50

 

+50

 

+100

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Net change in fair value related to MSRs and other financial Instruments

 

$

(429

)

$

(419

)

$

695

 

$

1,333

 

Net change in fair value related to broker-dealer trading securities

 

$

(18

)

$

(3

)

$

(11

)

$

(33

)

 

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These sensitivity analyses are limited in that they were performed at a particular point in time; are based on the hedge position in place at that particular point in time; only contemplate certain movements in interest rates; do not incorporate changes in interest rate volatility or changes in the relationship of one interest rate index to another; are subject to the accuracy of various assumptions used, including prepayment forecasts and discount rates; and do not incorporate other factors that would impact the Company’s overall financial performance in such scenarios, most significantly the impact of changes in loan production earnings that result from changes in interest rates. Not all of the changes in fair value would affect current period earnings. For example, changes in fair value of securities accounted for as available-for-sale are recognized as a component of shareholders’ equity, net of income taxes, and our debt is carried at its unpaid principal balance net of issuance discount or premium. Absent hedge accounting, changes in the market value of our debt are not recorded in current-period earnings. For these reasons, the preceding estimates should not be viewed as an earnings forecast.

Market Risk—Foreign Currency Risk

To diversify our funding sources on a global basis, we also issue medium-term notes denominated in a foreign currency. We manage the foreign currency risk associated with these medium-term notes through cross-currency swap transactions. The terms of the cross-currency swaps have the effect of converting all foreign currency-denominated medium-term notes into U.S. dollar obligations, thereby eliminating the associated foreign currency risk. As a result, potential changes in the exchange rates of foreign currencies denominating such medium-term notes would not have a net financial impact on future earnings, fair values or cash flows.

Credit Risk Management

Our primary credit risk is in our residential mortgage lending activities, and to a much lesser extent, in our commercial real estate lending activities. We manage our credit risk through credit policy, underwriting, quality control and surveillance activities as well as through use of credit enhancements, especially nonrecourse and limited recourse securitizations. We also employ proactive collection and loss mitigation efforts.

Sale of Loans—Representations and Warranties

Nearly all of the mortgage loans that we originate in our Mortgage Banking Segment are sold into the secondary mortgage market in the form of securities, and to a lesser extent in the form of loans. In the case of both securitizations and loan sales, we assume potential liability under the representations and warranties we make to purchasers and insurers of the loans. In the event of a breach of such representations and warranties, we may be required to either repurchase the mortgage loans with the identified defects or indemnify the investor or insurer. In either case, we bear the risk of any subsequent credit loss on the mortgage loans. The liability associated with this risk totaled $307.6 million at June 30, 2006 and $169.8 million at December 31, 2005. The increase in this representation and warranty reserve is due mainly to securitizations in the current period together with an increase in loan sales, which generally have more extensive representations and warranties than securitizations. The expense of $184.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 associated with the reserve for representations and warranties was recorded as a component of gain on sale of loans in the consolidated income statement.

Securitization Credit Recourse

When we securitize our mortgage loans, we may retain limited credit risk. As described in more detail in our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the degree to which credit risk on the underlying loans is transferred through the securitization process depends on the structure of the securitization. Our Prime

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Mortgage Loans generally are securitized on a non-recourse basis, while Prime Home Equity Loans and Nonprime Mortgage Loans generally are securitized with limited recourse for credit losses.

Our exposure to credit losses related to our recourse securitization activities is limited to the carrying value of our subordinated interests and to the contractual limit of reimbursable losses under our corporate guarantees less the recorded liability for such guarantees. These amounts at June 30, 2006 are as follows:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Subordinated Interests:

 

 

 

 

 

Prime home equity residual securities

 

 

$

805,034

 

 

Prime home equity line of credit transferor’s interest

 

 

491,788

 

 

Nonprime residual securities

 

 

463,727

 

 

Prime residual securities

 

 

44,438

 

 

Subordinated mortgage-backed pass-through securities

 

 

1,846

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,806,833

 

 

Corporate guarantees in excess of recorded liability

 

 

$

438,996

 

 

 

Expected future credit losses are considered in the determination of the fair value of the residual securities.

The total credit losses incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 related to all of our mortgage loan sales activities are summarized as follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Nonprime securitizations with retained residual interest

 

$

38,331

 

$

32,679

 

Prime home equity securitizations with retained residual
interest

 

25,251

 

13,275

 

Repurchased or indemnified loans

 

47,003

 

19,734

 

Nonprime securitizations with corporate guarantee

 

5,132

 

7,567

 

Prime home equity securitizations with corporate guarantee

 

2,192

 

6,180

 

VA losses in excess of VA guarantee

 

677

 

1,131

 

 

 

$

118,586

 

$

80,566

 

 

Portfolio Lending Activities

As discussed in the preceding section, “Detailed Line Item Discussion of Consolidated Revenue and Expense Items—Net Interest Income and Provision for Loan Losses,” we have a portfolio of mortgage loans held for investment, consisting primarily of Prime Mortgage and Prime Home Equity Loans, with unpaid principal balances that amounted to $74.6 billion at June 30, 2006. This portfolio is held primarily in our Banking Operations. Of the amount held in the Banking Operations, $3.4 billion of Prime Home Equity Loans with combined loan-to-value ratios equal to or above 90% are covered by pool insurance policies that provide partial protection against credit losses. With respect to the remaining portion of this portfolio, we generally retain full credit exposure on these loans other than primary mortgage insurance (which is generally required for conventional loans with loan-to-value ratios greater than 80%).

We also provide short-term secured mortgage-loan warehouse advances to various lending institutions, which totaled $2.9 billion at June 30, 2006. We incurred no credit losses related to this activity during the six months ended June 30, 2006.

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Mortgage Reinsurance

We provide mortgage reinsurance on certain mortgage loans included in our servicing portfolio through contracts with several primary mortgage insurance companies. Under these contracts, we absorb mortgage insurance losses in excess of a specified percentage of the principal balance of a given pool of loans, subject to a contractual limit, in exchange for a portion of the pools’ mortgage insurance premium. As of June 30, 2006, approximately $83.8 billion of mortgage loans in our servicing portfolio are covered by such mortgage reinsurance contracts. The reinsurance contracts place limits on our maximum exposure to losses. At June 30, 2006, the maximum aggregate losses under the reinsurance contracts was limited to $750.2 million. We are required to pledge securities to cover this potential liability. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, we did not experience any losses under our reinsurance contracts.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

At June 30, 2006, mortgage loans held for sale amounted to $35.4 billion. While the loans are in inventory, we bear credit risk after taking into consideration primary mortgage insurance (which is generally required for conventional loans with loan-to-value ratios greater than 80%), FHA insurance or VA guarantees. Historically, credit losses related to loans held for sale have not been significant.

Counterparty Credit Risk

We have exposure to credit loss in the event of contractual non-performance by our trading counterparties and counterparties to our various over-the-counter derivative financial instruments. We manage this credit risk by selecting only counterparties we believe to be financially strong, spreading the credit risk among many such counterparties and by placing contractual limits on the amount of unsecured credit extended to any single counterparty.

The aggregate amount of counterparty credit exposure after consideration of relevant netting agreements at June 30, 2006, before and after collateral held by us, was as follows:

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Aggregate credit exposure before collateral held

 

 

$

752

 

 

Less: collateral held

 

 

(294

)

 

Net aggregate unsecured credit exposure

 

 

$

458

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2006, we incurred no credit losses due to non-performance of any of our counterparties.

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Loan Servicing

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our servicing portfolio of single-family mortgage loans, including loans and securities held for sale, loans held for investment and loans serviced under subservicing agreements, for the periods indicated.

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Beginning owned servicing portfolio

 

$

1,081,189

 

$

821,475

 

Add: Loan production

 

220,027

 

211,807

 

Purchased MSRs (bulk acquisitions)

 

172

 

33,501

 

Less: Runoff(1)

 

(126,643

)

(130,045

)

Ending owned servicing portfolio

 

1,174,745

 

936,738

 

Subservicing portfolio

 

21,975

 

27,706

 

Total servicing portfolio

 

$

1,196,720

 

$

964,444

 

MSR portfolio

 

$

1,063,405

 

$

849,057

 

Mortgage loans owned

 

111,340

 

87,681

 

Subservicing portfolio

 

21,975

 

27,706

 

Total servicing portfolio

 

$

1,196,720

 

$

964,444

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Composition of owned servicing portfolio at period end:

 

 

 

 

 

Conventional mortgage

 

$

960,472

 

$

730,509

 

Nonprime Mortgage

 

112,378

 

104,135

 

Prime Home Equity

 

50,854

 

50,852

 

FHA-insured mortgage

 

37,618

 

38,288

 

VA-guaranteed mortgage

 

13,423

 

12,954

 

Total owned portfolio

 

$

1,174,745

 

$

936,738

 

Delinquent mortgage loans(2):

 

 

 

 

 

30 days

 

2.24

%

2.16

%

60 days

 

0.72

%

0.63

%

90 days or more

 

0.96

%

0.72

%

Total delinquent mortgage loans

 

3.92

%

3.51

%

Loans pending foreclosure(2)

 

0.47

%

0.39

%

Delinquent mortgage loans(2):

 

 

 

 

 

Conventional

 

2.11

%

1.99

%

Nonprime Mortgage

 

14.41

%

10.56

%

Prime Home Equity

 

1.51

%

1.02

%

Government

 

12.83

%

11.85

%

Total delinquent mortgage loans

 

3.92

%

3.51

%

Loans pending foreclosure(2):

 

 

 

 

 

Conventional

 

0.21

%

0.19

%

Nonprime Mortgage

 

2.51

%

1.70

%

Prime Home Equity

 

0.08

%

0.04

%

Government

 

0.99

%

0.97

%

Total loans pending foreclosure

 

0.47

%

0.39

%


(1)       Runoff refers to principal repayments on loans.

(2)       Expressed as a percentage of the total number of loans serviced, excluding subserviced loans and loans purchased at a discount due to their non-performing status.

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We attribute the overall increase in delinquencies in our servicing portfolio primarily to increases in the loans in hurricane-affected areas, which contributed 19 basis points to the increase, and to a lesser extent to the seasoning of the servicing portfolio. We believe the delinquency rates in our servicing portfolio are consistent with rates for similar mortgage loan portfolios in the industry.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We regularly forecast our potential funding needs over three-month and longer horizons, taking into account debt maturities and potential peak balance sheet levels. We establish reliable sources of liquidity sized to meet a range of potential future funding requirements. We currently have $96.1 billion in available sources of short-term liquidity, which represents an increase of $6.4 billion from December 31, 2005. We believe we have adequate financing capacity to meet our currently foreseeable needs.

As part of our strategic capital management and as a cost effective means for financing growth, the Company issued $1.0 billion in fixed-rate subordinated notes during the second quarter of 2006. These subordinated notes are eligible for Tier 2 regulatory capital treatment and represent an efficient and non-dilutive means for supporting the Company’s capital management efforts. Other capital raising alternatives under consideration to address future needs include various non-dilutive securities that receive a high degree of equity treatment by regulators, credit rating agencies or both.

At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company’s and the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios and amounts and minimum required capital ratios for each entity to maintain a “well capitalized” status were as follows:

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

 

 

Minimum

 

Countrywide Financial
Corporation

 

Countrywide Bank

 

 

 

Required(1)

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Tier 1 Leverage Capital

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

7.0

%

 

$

13,957,894

 

 

7.1

%

 

$

6,044,838

 

Risk-Based Capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

10.9

%

 

$

13,957,894

 

 

11.0

%

 

$

6,044,838

 

Total

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

12.8

%

 

$

16,294,990

 

 

11.3

%

 

$

6,208,326

 


(1)       Minimum required to qualify as “well capitalized.”

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Minimum

 

Countrywide Financial
Corporation

 

Countrywide Bank

 

 

 

Required(1)

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Tier 1 Leverage Capital

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

6.3

%

 

$

12,564,162

 

 

7.3

%

 

$

5,343,675

 

Risk-Based Capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

$

12,564,162

 

 

12.2

%

 

$

5,343,675

 

Total

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

11.7

%

 

$

13,760,176

 

 

12.5

%

 

$

5,457,019

 


(1)       Minimum required to qualify as “well capitalized.”

Cash Flows

Cash flows used by operating activities was $0.8 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $5.8 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The decrease in net cash flow used by operations for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2005 was primarily due to a $5.7 billion net increase in cash provided related to mortgage loans. In the six months ended June 30, 2006 proceeds from the sales of mortgage loans exceeded funds used to originate and

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purchase mortgage loans by $1.6 billion. In the six months ended June 30, 2005 funds used to originate and purchase mortgage loans exceeded proceeds from the sales of mortgage loans by $4.1 billion. This decrease in cash used by operations was partially offset by a $1.6 billion increase in cash used to settle trading securities.

Net cash used by investing activities was $13.2 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $32.1 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was attributable to a $12.3 billion decrease in cash used to fund loans held for investment combined with a $6.6 billion decrease in securities purchased under agreements to resell, securities borrowed and federal funds sold.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2006 totaled $15.4 billion, compared to $38.0 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The decrease in cash provided by financing activities was comprised of a $20.4 billion net decrease in short-term borrowings, including securities sold under agreements to repurchase and a $2.7 billion decrease in long-term debt.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Guarantees

In the ordinary course of our business we engage in financial transactions that are not reflected on our balance sheet. (See Note 2—“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the 2005 Annual Report for a description of our consolidation policy.) Such transactions are structured to manage our interest rate, credit or liquidity risks, to diversify funding sources or to optimize our capital.

Substantially all of our off-balance sheet arrangements relate to the securitization of mortgage loans. Our mortgage loan securitizations are normally structured as sales as specified by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities” (“SFAS 140”), and as such involve the transfer of the mortgage loans to qualifying special-purpose entities that are not subject to consolidation. In a securitization, an entity transferring the assets is able to convert those assets into cash. Special-purpose entities used in such securitizations obtain cash to acquire the assets by issuing securities to investors. In a securitization, we customarily provide representations and warranties with respect to the mortgage loans transferred. In addition, we generally retain the right to service the transferred mortgage loans.

We also generally have the right to repurchase mortgage loans from the special-purpose entity if the remaining outstanding balance of the mortgage loans falls to a level where the cost of servicing the loans becomes burdensome in relation to the benefits of servicing.

Our Prime Mortgage Loans generally are securitized on a non-recourse basis, while Prime Home Equity and Nonprime Loans generally are securitized with limited recourse for credit losses. During the six months ended June 30, 2006, we securitized $13.5 billion in Nonprime Mortgage and Prime Home Equity Loans with limited recourse for credit losses. Our exposure to credit losses related to our limited recourse securitization activities is limited to the carrying value of our subordinated interests and to the contractual limit of reimbursable losses under our corporate guarantees less the recorded liability for such guarantees. For a further discussion of our exposure to credit risk, see the section in this Report entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Credit Risk Management.”

We do not believe that any of our off-balance sheet arrangements have had, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

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Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations at June 30, 2006, with the exception of short-term borrowing arrangements and pension and post-retirement benefit plans.

 

 

Less than
1 Year

 

1-3 Years

 

3-5 Years

 

More than
5 Years

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable

 

$

21,162,879

 

$

28,614,803

 

$

11,250,380

 

$

2,992,295

 

$

64,020,357

 

Time deposits

 

$

21,017,482

 

$

4,173,521

 

$

1,284,589

 

$

1,565,640

 

$

28,041,232

 

Operating leases

 

$

186,186

 

$

277,020

 

$

116,082

 

$

29,344

 

$

608,632

 

Purchase obligations

 

$

108,206

 

$

46,640

 

$

3,849

 

$

655

 

$

159,350

 

 

As of June 30, 2006, the Company had undisbursed home equity lines of credit and construction loan commitments of $8.9 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. As of June 30, 2006, outstanding commitments to fund mortgage loans totaled $42.8 billion, outstanding commitments to sell mortgage loans totaled $34.7 billion and outstanding commitments to buy mortgage loans totaled $12.7 billion.

In connection with the Company’s underwriting activities, the Company had commitments to purchase and sell new issues of securities aggregating $36.6 million and $12.2 million at June 30, 2006, respectively.

Prospective Trends

United States Mortgage Market

Over the last decade, total mortgage indebtedness in the United States has grown at an average annual rate of 10%. We believe that continued population growth, ongoing developments in the mortgage market and the prospect of relatively low interest rates support growth in the market for the foreseeable future. Some of the ongoing developments in the mortgage market that should fuel its growth include government-sponsored programs targeted to increase homeownership in low-income and minority communities, the growth in nonprime lending, the growth of prime home equity lending as a major form of consumer finance and the increasing efficiency of the secondary mortgage market that lowers the overall cost of homeownership.

In recent years, the level of complexity in the mortgage lending business has increased significantly due to several factors:

·       The continuing evolution of the secondary mortgage market and demand by borrowers has resulted in a proliferation of mortgage products;

·       Greater regulation imposed on the industry has resulted in increased costs and the need for higher levels of specialization; and

·       Interest rate volatility has risen over the last decade. At the same time, homeowners’ propensity to refinance their mortgages has increased as the refinance process has become more efficient and cost effective. The combined result has been large swings in the volume of mortgage loans originated from year to year. These volume swings have placed significant operational and financial pressures on mortgage lenders.

To compete effectively in this environment, mortgage lenders must have a very high level of operational, technological and managerial expertise. In addition, the residential mortgage business has become more capital-intensive and therefore access to capital at a competitive cost is critical. Primarily because of these factors, the industry has undergone consolidation in recent years.

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Today, large and sophisticated financial institutions dominate the residential mortgage industry. According to the trade publication Inside Mortgage Finance, the top 5 originators produced 47% of all loans originated during the first six months of the calendar year 2006, as compared to 49% during the six months ended December 31, 2005.

The loan volume for the top five originators, according to Inside Mortgage Finance, is as follows:

Institution

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006

 

Six Months Ended
December 31, 2005

 

 

 

(in billions)

 

Countrywide

 

 

$

220

 

 

 

$

279

 

 

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

 

 

207

 

 

 

228

 

 

Washington Mutual

 

 

105

 

 

 

127

 

 

Chase Home Finance

 

 

92

 

 

 

98

 

 

CitiMortgage(1)

 

 

84

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Mortgage(1)

 

 

 

 

 

86

 

 

Total for Top Five

 

 

$

708

 

 

 

$

818

 

 


(1)       Comparative data not included for quarter in which the institution was not in the top five originators.

We believe consolidation will continue, as the aforementioned market forces will continue to drive out weak competitors. We believe Countrywide will benefit from this trend through increased market share and enhanced ability to recruit talented personnel.

Compared to Countrywide, the other industry leaders are less reliant on the secondary mortgage market as an outlet for adjustable-rate mortgages, due to their greater portfolio lending capacity. This could place us at a competitive disadvantage in the future if the demand for adjustable-rate mortgages continues, and either the secondary mortgage market does not continue to provide a competitive outlet for these loans, or we are unable to sustain an adequate portfolio lending capacity.

Housing Appreciation

Increasing housing values affect us in several positive ways. Rising housing values point to healthy demand for purchase-money mortgage financing and increased average loan balances and to a reduction in the risk of loss on sale of foreclosed real estate in the event a loan defaults. However, as housing values appreciate, prepayments of existing mortgages tend to increase as mortgagors look to monetize the additional equity in their homes. Over the last several years, the housing price index has significantly outpaced the consumer price index and growth in personal income. Consequently, we expect housing values to increase at a slower rate in the coming years than in the past several years. Although there may be some markets that experience housing price depreciation, we believe that price depreciation will not occur nationwide. Over the long term, we expect that housing appreciation will be positively correlated with both consumer price inflation and growth in personal income.

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Regulatory Trends

The regulatory environments in which we operate have an impact on the activities in which we may engage, how the activities may be carried out and the profitability of those activities. Therefore, changes to laws, regulations or regulatory policies can affect whether and to what extent we are able to operate profitably. For example, proposed local, state and federal legislation targeted at predatory lending could have the unintended consequence of raising the cost or otherwise reducing the availability of mortgage credit for those potential borrowers with less than prime-quality credit histories. This could result in a reduction of otherwise legitimate nonprime lending opportunities. In addition, there may be future local, state and federal legislation that restricts our ability to communicate with and solicit business from current and prospective customers in such a way that we are not able to originate new loans or sell other products in as profitable a manner.

New Accounting Standards

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”), an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”). This Statement requires companies to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. SFAS 123R requires measurement of fair value of employee stock options using an option pricing model that takes into account the awarded options’ unique characteristics.

SFAS 123R requires charging the recognized cost to expense over the period the employee provides services to earn the award, generally its vesting period.

SFAS 123R’s measurement requirements for employee stock options are similar to those under the fair value method of SFAS 123, which is the basis for the pro forma stock-based compensation disclosure in “Note 3—Earnings Per Share” in the financial statement section of this Report. However, SFAS 123R requires:

·       initial and ongoing estimates of the amount of shares that will vest while SFAS 123 provided entities the option of assuming that all shares would vest and then “truing up” compensation cost and expense as shares were forfeited

·       different measurements of awards that contain performance or market conditions

·       distinguishment of awards between equity and liabilities based on guidance in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity”.

SFAS 123R also provides for the use of alternative models to determine compensation cost related to stock option grants. The Company began using a lattice model to estimate the fair value of the certain stock awards (i.e., stock appreciation rights and options) in the second quarter of 2006.  The lattice model was deemed to provide a better estimate of the fair value of those awards because it permits probabilities to be assigned to future changes in key assumptions (e.g., risk-free interest rate, stock volatility, and dividend rate).  It also derives an expected term that captures patterns of early exercise by participants prior to the end of the stated terms of those awards.

In February 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments” (“SFAS 155”), an amendment of SFAS 133 and SFAS 140. This statement:

·       permits fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation;

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·       clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to SFAS 133;

·       establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation; and

·       clarifies that concentration of credit risks in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives.

SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company has not determined the financial impact of the adoption of SFAS 155.

In March 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets” (“SFAS 156”), which amends SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities.” (“SFAS 140”) SFAS 156 changes SFAS 140 by requiring that Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSRs”) be initially recognized at their fair value and by providing the option to either: (1) carry MSRs at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings; or (2) continue recognizing periodic amortization expense and assess the MSRs for impairment as was originally required by SFAS 140. This option may be applied by class of servicing asset or liability. The subsequent measurement of MSRs at fair value eliminates the need for entities that manage risks inherent in MSRs with derivatives to qualify for hedge accounting treatment under SFAS 133. SFAS 156 is effective for all separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006, with early adoption permitted. This statement also requires servicing rights to be measured initially at fair value and considered part of the proceeds received in exchange for the sale of assets. We have chosen to early adopt this standard in the current quarter and elected fair value accounting for our existing types of residential mortgage servicing rights. The carrying amount of mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) at December 31, 2005 was adjusted on January 1, 2006 to reflect the change in measurement to fair value and is included as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2006 in the amount of $67.1 million.

During July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 was issued to clarify the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes relating to the recognition of income tax benefits.

FIN 48 provides a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring tax benefits when the benefits’ realization is uncertain. The first step is to determine whether the benefit is to be recognized; the second step is to determine the amount to be recognized:

·       Income tax benefits should be recognized when, based on the technical merits of a tax position, the entity believes that if a dispute arose with the taxing authority and were taken to a court of last resort, it is more likely than not (i.e. a probability of greater than 50 percent) that the tax position would be sustained as filed.

·       If a position is determined to be more likely-than not of being sustained, the reporting enterprise should recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the taxing authority.

FIN 48 is applicable to Countrywide beginning in the first quarter of 2007. The cumulative effect of applying the provisions of FIN 48 upon adoption will be reported as an adjustment to beginning retained earnings. Management is assessing the effect of the adoption of FIN 48 on the Company.

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Factors That May Affect Our Future Results

We make forward-looking statements in this Report and in other reports we file with the SEC. In addition, we make forward-looking statements in press releases and our management may make forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, the media and others. Generally, forward-looking statements include:

·       Projections of our revenues, income, earnings per share, capital structure or other financial items

·       Descriptions of our plans or objectives for future operations, products or services

·       Forecasts of future economic performance, interest rates, profit margins and our share of future markets

·       Descriptions of assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing.

Forward-looking statements give management’s expectation about the future and are not guarantees. Words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “promise,” “plan” and other expressions or words of similar meanings, as well as future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may” are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ significantly from management’s expectations. Some of these factors are discussed below.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake to update them to reflect changes that occur after the date they are made.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated include, but are not limited to the following:

·       Changes in general business, economic, market and political conditions from those expected

·       Our inability to effectively implement our business strategies or manage the volatility inherent in the mortgage banking business

·       The fact that our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we report our financial condition and results of operations, and they may require management to make estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain

·       The level of competition in each of our business segments

·       Negative public opinion that could damage our reputation

·       Changes in generally accepted accounting principles or in the legal, regulatory and legislative environments in the markets in which the Company operates

·       Incomplete or inaccurate information provided by customers and counterparties, or adverse changes in the financial condition of our customers and counterparties

·       Operational risk

·       A general decline in U.S. housing prices or in activity in the U.S. housing market

·       A loss of investment-grade credit ratings, which may result in increased cost of debt or loss of access to corporate debt markets

·       A reduction in the availability of secondary markets for our mortgage loan products

·       A reduction in government support of homeownership

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·       A change in our relationship with the housing-related government agencies and government sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”)

·       Changes in regulations or the occurrence of other events that impact the business, operation or prospects of GSEs

·       Ineffectiveness of our hedging activities

·       The level and volatility of interest rates

·       The occurrence of natural disasters or other events or circumstances that could impact our operations or could impact the level of claims in the Insurance Segment.

Other risk factors are described elsewhere herein as well as in other reports and documents that we file with or furnish to the SEC including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other factors that could also cause results to differ from our expectations may not be described in any such report or document. Each of these factors could by itself, or together with one or more other factors, adversely affect our business, results of operations and/or financial condition.

Item 3.                        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

In response to this Item, the information set forth on pages 78 to 81 of this Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4.                        Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We have conducted an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report as required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Based on their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that material information relating to the Company, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer by others within those entities during the period in which this quarterly report on Form 10-Q was being prepared.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Changes to Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table shows Company repurchases of its common stock for each calendar month during the six months ended June 30, 2006.

Calendar Month

 

 

 

Total Number of
Shares
Purchased(1)

 

Average
Price Paid
per Share

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plan
or Program(1)

 

Maximum Number
of Shares That May
Yet be Purchased
Under the Plan or
Program(1)

 

January

 

 

17,108

 

 

 

$

35.44

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

February

 

 

36,600

 

 

 

$

35.19

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

March

 

 

32,555

 

 

 

$

35.66

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

April

 

 

41,832

 

 

 

$

36.99

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

May

 

 

311

 

 

 

$

41.30

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

June

 

 

8,068

 

 

 

$

37.28

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

Total

 

 

136,474

 

 

 

$

36.02

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 


(1)       The Company has no publicly announced plans or programs to repurchase its stock. The shares indicated in this table represent only the withholding of a portion of restricted shares to cover taxes on vested restricted shares.

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on June 14, 2006. The agenda items for such meeting are shown below together with the vote of the Company’s Common Stock with respect to such agenda items.

1.      The election of four Class I Directors to serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Class I Nominees

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Kathleen Brown

 

441,848,771

 

 

89,197,070

 

 

Jeffrey M. Cunningham

 

494,535,466

 

 

36,510,375

 

 

Martin R. Melone

 

496,992,574

 

 

34,053,267

 

 

Robert T. Parry

 

497,435,490

 

 

33,610,351

 

 

 

The terms of Angelo R. Mozilo, Stanford L. Kurland, Oscar P. Robertson, Keith P. Russell, Henry G. Cisneros, Robert J. Donato, Michael E. Dougherty and Harley W. Snyder continued after such meeting.

2.      Approval of the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.

Votes For:

 

401,013,678

 

Votes Against:

 

88,229,156

 

Abstentions:

 

4,030,566

 

 

3.      Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Votes For:

 

522,131,414

 

Votes Against:

 

4,628,319

 

Abstentions:

 

4,286,101

 

 

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4.      Consideration of a stockholder proposal urging the Company’s Board of Directors to adopt a policy that the Company’s stockholders be given an opportunity to annually approve the report of the Company’s Compensation Committee.

Votes For:

 

210,330,358

 

Votes Against:

 

270,565,737

 

Abstentions:

 

12,377,307

 

 

Item 6.   Exhibits

(a)    Exhibits

See Index of Exhibits on page 96.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: August 7, 2006

 

By:

/s/ STANFORD L. KURLAND

 

 

 

Stanford L. Kurland

 

 

 

President and Chief Operating Officer

 

Dated: August 7, 2006

 

By:

/s/ ERIC P. SIERACKI

 

 

 

Eric P. Sieracki

 

 

 

Executive Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q
June 30, 2006

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

 

 

3.

7

 

Bylaws of the Company, as amended.

 

 

4.

61*

 

Indenture, dated May 16, 2006, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, relating to the 6.25% Subordinated Notes due May 15, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.27 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2006).

 

 

4.

62*

 

Form of 6.25% Subordinated Note due May 15, 2016 of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.28 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2006).

 

 

+10.

130*

 

Form of Stock Appreciation Right Agreement pursuant to the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 7, 2006).

 

 

+10.

131*

 

Director Emeritus Agreement dated April 26, 2006 by and between the Company and Ben M. Enis (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 1, 2006).

 

 

+10.

132*

 

Director Emeritus Agreement dated April 26, 2006 by and between the Company and Edwin Heller (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 1, 2006).

 

 

10.

133*

 

Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2006, among the Company, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as managing administrative agent, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as syndication agent, Citibank, N.A., and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as documentation agents, and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2006).

 

 

10.

134*

 

364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2006, among the Company, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as managing administrative agent, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as syndication agent, Citibank, N.A., and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as documentation agents, and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2006).

 

 

10.

135*

 

Third Amendment, dated as of May 10, 2006, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2004 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among the Company, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., the lenders party thereto, Lloyds TSB Bank, PLC and Societe Generale, as documentation agents, BNP Paribas, as syndication agent, Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, and Royal Bank of Canada, as managing administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2006).

 

 

+10.

136*

 

2006 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

 

+10.

137*

 

Form of 2006 Equity Incentive Plan Stock Appreciation Rights Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

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Exhibit
No.

 

Description

 

 

+10.

138*

 

Form of 2006 Equity Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

 

+10.

139*

 

Form of 2006 Equity Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

 

+10.

140*

 

Form of 2006 Equity Incentive Plan Performance-Based Stock Appreciation Rights Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

 

+10.

141*

 

Form of 2006 Equity Incentive Plan Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

 

+10.

142*

 

Form of 2006 Equity Incentive Plan Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

 

+10.

143*

 

Form of 2006 Equity Incentive Plan Performance-Based Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Terms (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

 

+10.

144*

 

Form of 2006 Equity Incentive Plan Performance-Based Incentive Stock Option Award Terms (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

 

+10.

145*

 

Form of 2006 Equity Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Terms (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

 

+10.

146*

 

Form of 2006 Equity Incentive Plan Incentive Stock Option Award Terms (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

 

+10.

147*

 

Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated June 14, 2006 by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

 

+10.

148*

 

Change in Control Severance Plan, as amended and restated as of June 14, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006).

 

 

12.

1

 

Computation of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

 

 

31.

1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

31.

2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

32.

1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

32.

2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 


*                 Incorporated by reference

+             Constitutes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

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