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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

_____________________

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[ X ]

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002

Or

[ ]

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 0-19847

 

FIRST MORTGAGE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

California

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

95-2960716

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

3230 Fallow Field Drive

Diamond Bar, California 91765

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

(909) 595-1996

(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____

 

As of June 30, 2002, 5,199,002 shares of the registrant's common stock were outstanding.

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FIRST MORTGAGE CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

Part I - Financial Information

Page

Item 1. Financial Statements:

 

Balance Sheets
June 30, 2002 (Unaudited) and March 31, 2002


3

Unaudited Statements of Income
Three Months Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001


4

Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001


5

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements

6-7

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


8-11

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

11

Part II - Other Information

 

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

12

Signatures

13

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

FIRST MORTGAGE CORPORATION

BALANCE SHEETS

 

June 30, 2002

 

March 31, 2002

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

Cash

$ 19,817,000

 

$ 19,633,000

Mortgage loans held for sale

67,871,000

 

90,883,000

Other receivables and servicing advances, net

4,767,000

 

5,327,000

Mortgage servicing rights, net

14,452,000

 

13,584,000

Property and equipment, net

934,000

 

954,000

Prepaid expenses

1,941,000

 

2,240,000

Other assets

441,000

 

208,000

Total assets

$ 110,223,000

 

$ 132,829,000

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

Notes payable, banks

$ 64,954,000

 

$ 87,409,000

Sight drafts payable

3,032,000

 

4,019,000

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

3,449,000

 

3,637,000

Deferred income taxes

4,933,000

 

4,616,000

Total liabilities

76,368,000

 

99,681,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

Preferred stock, no par value:

 

 

 

Authorized shares - 1,000,000

 

 

 

Issued and outstanding shares - None

-

 

-

Common stock, no par value:

 

 

 

Authorized shares - 10,000,000

 

 

 

Issued and outstanding shares - 5,199,002 at June 30, 2002 and 5,199,002 at March 31, 2002

2,397,000

 

2,397,000

Retained earnings

31,458,000

 

30,751,000

Total stockholders' equity

33,855,000

 

33,148,000

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$ 110,223,000

 

$ 132,829,000

See accompanying notes.

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FIRST MORTGAGE CORPORATION

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

 

2002

 

2001

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

Loan origination income

 

$ 2,188,000

 

$ 1,640,000

Loan servicing income

 

1,627,000

 

1,801,000

Gain on sale of mortgage loans

 

3,984,000

 

4,612,000

Interest income

 

1,125,000

 

1,552,000

Other income

 

6,000

 

6,000

Total revenues

 

8,930,000

 

9,611,000

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

3,873,000

 

3,320,000

General and administrative expenses

 

1,917,000

 

2,062,000

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

 

1,327,000

 

1,463,000

Interest expense

 

606,000

 

866,000

Total expenses

 

7,723,000

 

7,711,000

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

1,207,000

 

1,900,000

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

500,000

 

784,000

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

 

707,000

 

 

1,116,000

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting

principle, net of tax

 

-

 

78,000

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME

 

$ 707,000

 

$ 1,194,000

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

 

 

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

$ 0.14

 

$ 0.21

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

-

0.02

Net income

 

$ 0.14

 

$ 0.23

See accompanying notes.

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FIRST MORTGAGE CORPORATION

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

2002

 

2001

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Net income

$ 707,000

 

$ 1,194,000

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

Provision for deferred income taxes

317,000

 

7,000

Recovery of foreclosure losses

(10,000)

 

-

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

1,327,000

 

1,463,000

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

61,000

 

59,000

Originations and purchases of mortgage loans held for sale

(265,410,000)

 

(273,158,000)

Sales and principal repayments of mortgage loans held for sale

288,422,000

 

268,754,000

Change in other receivables and servicing advances

570,000

 

212,000

Change in prepaid expenses

299,000

 

2,682,000

Change in other assets

(233,000)

 

(153,000)

Change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(188,000)

 

(1,394,000)

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

25,862,000

 

(334,000)

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Mortgage servicing rights

(2,195,000)

 

(3,420,000)

Purchase of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements

(41,000)

 

(65,000)

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

(2,236,000)

 

(3,485,000)

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Change in notes payable, banks

(22,455,000)

 

3,914,000

Change in sight drafts payable

(987,000)

 

709,000

Repurchase of common stock

-

 

(11,000)

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(23,442,000)

 

4,612,000

 

 

 

 

INCREASE IN CASH

184,000

 

793,000

 

 

 

 

CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

19,633,000

 

16,202,000

 

 

 

 

CASH, END OF PERIOD

$ 19,817,000

 

$ 16,995,000

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

Interest

$ 525,000

 

$ 533,000

Income taxes

3,000

 

3,000

See accompanying notes.

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FIRST MORTGAGE CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2002

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

This document should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of First Mortgage Corporation ('Company') for fiscal year ended March 31, 2002. The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X for interim financial information. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods have been included. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements. Therefore, actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

2. MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

Activities in mortgage servicing rights are summarized as follows:

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

2002

2001

Beginning balance

$ 13,584,000

$ 9,928,000

Additions

2,195,000

3,420,000

Amortization

(1,327,000)

(1,463,000)

Ending Balance

$ 14,452,001

$ 11,885,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. NOTES PAYABLE, BANKS

At June 30, 2002, the maximum permitted borrowing under a syndicated warehousing credit agreement with five nonaffiliated banks was $180,000,000, with interest payable monthly at 1.05% per annum or the fed fund rate plus 1.175%, depending on the level of borrowings and the compensating balances maintained. A portion of the compensating balance requirement is satisfied by using the Company's fiduciary funds. At June 30, 2002, borrowings under these lines amounted to $64,954,000 and are collateralized by mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities held for sale.

Under the syndicated warehousing credit agreement, the Company is required to comply with certain financial and other covenants, including the maintenance of a minimum net worth and a minimum servicing portfolio size. Further, absent the consent of the lenders, such covenants prohibit the Company from declaring or paying any dividends on any shares of the Company's common stock. At June 30, 2002, the Company was in compliance with the aforementioned loan covenants. Management believes that the warehousing credit agreement will be renewed when the current term expires on August 31, 2002.

4. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

2002

2001

Numerator:

 

 

Net income

$ 707,000

$ 1,194,000

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

Shares used in computing basic earnings per share

5,199,002

5,205,348

Effect of stock options treated as equivalents under the treasury stock method

27,930

1,735

Denominator for diluted earnings per share

5,226,932

5,207,083

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE


$ 0.14


$ 0.23

 

5. RECENTLY ISSUED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In August 2001, FASB issued Statement No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" (SFAS No. 144), which supersedes both FASB Statement No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of" (SFAS No. 121) and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results of Operations -- Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions" (Opinion 30), for the disposal of a segment of a business (as previously defined in that Opinion). SFAS No. 144 retains the fundamental provisions in SFAS No. 121 for recognizing and measuring impairment losses on long-lived assets held for use and long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale, while also resolving significant implementation issues associated with SFAS No. 121.

The provisions of SFAS No. 144 are effective for fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2001. Management believes that its implementation will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

6. CONTINGENCIES

The Company is currently a defendant in certain litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. It is management's opinion that any liability with respect to these legal actions, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.

Item 2. Management's Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements, including those that discuss strategies, goals, outlook, projected revenues, income, return and other financial measures. These forward-looking statements are subject to risk and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the statements, including the following factors: (i) the direction of interest rates; (ii) the demand for mortgage credits; (iii) the ability to obtain sufficient financial sources for liquidity and working capital; (iv) changes in laws or regulations governing mortgage banking operations; and (v) level of competition within the mortgage banking industry. In addition, the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "will" and similar words identify forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements of the Company are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions. Accordingly, management cautions that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are subject to revisions and adjustments in the future. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The following discussion may be useful in understanding the critical accounting policies and estimates of the Company.

Mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities held for sale are stated at the lower of aggregate cost, net of origination discounts or market value. Market value is determined by purchase commitments from investors and prevailing market prices for loans of similar quality and type.

Gains or losses on the sale of mortgage loans held for sale are recognized at the date of sale. Included in gain on sale is the estimated present value of any servicing fees to be received by the Company and included in mortgage servicing rights ('MSRs').

The Company recognizes MSRs as an asset separate from the underlying mortgage loans at the time the loan is sold by allocating the total cost of originating a mortgage loan between the loan and the mortgage servicing rights. Amortization of the mortgage servicing rights is based upon estimates of future prepayment rates of the mortgages, projected cash flow and an assessment of the general economic conditions and prevailing interest rates for home mortgages.

The estimated fair value of MSRs is determined based on the discounted future servicing income, stratified, using one or more predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans, including product types, interest rates and the major servicing agencies or investors. Third party valuation models and internal historical data have been used to estimate the present value of future cash flow. The Company also incorporates the following assumptions in its estimation, such as the cost of servicing per loan; incremental interest cost of servicing advance; the discount rate; the float value; the inflation rate; ancillary income per loan; prepayment speeds and default rate.

For the impairment analysis on MSRs, the Company estimates the fair value based on the following assumptions: prepayment speeds ranging from 150 PSA (Public Securities Association prepayment speed measurement) to 1,040 PSA; discount rate ranging from 9.25% to 19.25% and default rates ranging from 0% to 100%. The Company records a valuation allowance when the carrying amount of individual stratification is higher than the estimated fair value.

The Company does not engage in any speculative derivative trading; however, it does hold derivative financial instruments, including best effort and mandatory forward commitments to sell loans, and mortgage-backed securities forwards (such as FNMA mortgage-backed securities), to minimize interest rate exposure of its mortgage pipeline. The interest rate locks commitments ('IRLs') issued on residential mortgage loans are also considered to be derivatives.

All the derivatives are recorded at fair value at June 30, 2002. The fair value of the derivative financial instruments is based on market or quotations by dealers, and the fair value of IRLs is measured by comparing the changes in value of the underlying assets while taking into consideration the estimated closing ratios. The Company does not apply hedging accounting treatment with respect to economic hedging activities.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:

Three months ended June 30, 2002 compared to three months ended June 30, 2001.

 

GENERAL

The Company reported net profit of $707,000 or $0.14 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, compared to net profit of $1.19 million or $0.23 per share for the comparable 2001 quarter. The reduction in profit was attributable to a reduction in gain on sale of mortgages compared to the year ago quarter, coupled with an increase in compensation and benefits resulting from the staffing of new branches.

 

REVENUES

For the quarter ended June 30, 2002, the volume of new mortgage loans closed was $265.41 million compared to $273.16 million in the prior year quarter. The decrease was a reflection of fewer wholesale refinance loans as compared to the year earlier quarter.

For the three months ended June 30, 2002, loan origination revenue increased by 33.4% to $2.19 million from $1.64 million in the June 30, 2001 quarter, due primarily to the substantial increase in retail originated loan production, which has higher margins than wholesale.

As of June 30, 2002, the Company serviced $1.485 billion in loans compared to $1.556 billion at June 30, 2001, a decrease of 4.6% compared to the year ago quarter. Total loan servicing income, including late charges and other miscellaneous fees, decreased marginally to $1.63 million in the June 2002 quarter, from $1.80 million in the prior year quarter. The main reason for the drop is that the volume of FHA/VA loans serviced, which command higher servicing fees, decreased from a year ago, and late fees and other changes related to delinquent loans fell due to near-record low delinquency rates.

The following table sets forth certain information pertaining to the servicing portfolio of the Company for the period indicated.

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

2002

 

2001

 

(Dollars in thousands except average loan balance)

Beginning loan service portfolio

$ 1,504,017

 

$ 1,517,294

Add: Loans originated

265,410

 

273,158

 

 

 

 

Less: Prepayment and Amortization

285,348

 

235,844

 

 

 

 

Ending loan servicing portfolio

1,484,079

 

1,554,608

Sub-Servicing

594

 

1,762

Total servicing portfolio

$ 1,484,673

 

$ 1,556,370

Average loan balance (end of period)

$ 99,729

 

$ 95,430

Number of loans

14,887

 

16,309

Due to lower new loan production and the stalling of the reduction in interest rates during the quarter, the gain on sale of mortgage loans was $3.98 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002, a decrease of $628,000 over the same 2001 period.

Interest income, which reflects the interest received on mortgage loans held for sale, decreased 27.5% to $1.13 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002 from $1.55 million for the comparable prior year quarter. This decrease was due primarily to the lower volume of loans and mortgage-backed securities held for sale during the June 2002 quarter as compared to prior year quarter.

EXPENSES

The major components of the Company's total expenses are (i) compensations and benefits, (ii) general and administrative expenses, (iii) amortization of mortgage servicing rights, and (iv) interest expense. Total expenses at $7.72 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002 increased slightly from $7.71 million for the three months ended June 30, 2001. Compensations and benefits were $3.87 million for the June 2002 quarter, an increase of 16.7% over the year ago quarter. General and administrative expense decreased by $145,000, or 7.0% over prior year. The higher compensation expenses were largely a result of the opening and staffing of new retail branches during the quarter.

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights decreased by 9.3% over prior year quarter, due mainly to lower prepayments over the prior period.

Interest expense decreased to $606,000 for quarter ended June 30, 2002 from $866,000 for the same period in 2001. The decrease was due to the lower volume of loans carried in the syndicated warehousing line during the period.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company's principal liquidity requirement is the funding of its new mortgage loans, loan origination expenses, advances of delinquent payments and other operating activities. To meet these funding needs, the Company relies on warehouse lines of credit with banks, short-term reverse repurchase agreement with investment banking firms, its own capital, and also cash flows from operations.

At June 30, 2002, maximum permitted borrowings under the syndicated warehousing line of credit agreement with five nonaffiliated banks totaled $180 million and the amount outstanding was $64.95 million. Borrowings under this facility are secured by mortgage loans. The agreement contains various covenants, including minimum net worth, current ratio, net income, servicing portfolio balances, debt to net worth ratio, and restricts the Company's ability to pay dividends absent the consent of the lenders. The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants at June 30, 2002. The Company believes that the syndicated warehousing agreement will be renewed when the current term expires.

The Company had stockholders' equity of $33.86 million at June 30, 2002. Management believes that its current financing arrangements are adequate to meet its projected operational needs.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company manages many risks in its normal course of business; however, management considers interest rate risk to be the most significant market risk which could materially impact the Company's financial position and results of operations. The movements in interest rates affect the value of mortgage servicing rights, the mortgage inventory held for sale, volume of loan production and total net interest income earned.

The Company has been managing this risk by striving to balance its loan origination and loan servicing segments, which generally are counter cyclical in nature. In an environment of rising interest rates, a loan production will slow down, but the drop in origination income is mitigated by a decrease in the loan prepayment rate in its servicing portfolio and hence write-offs, amortization and impairment charges will decrease. Conversely, the opposite scenario is true during a period of declining interest rates. The overall objective is to offset changes in the values of the following items arising from fluctuations in interest rates, such as the production pipeline, mortgage loan inventory, mortgage-backed securities available for sale and mortgage servicing rights. The Company does not speculate on the direction or movement of the interest rates.

Based on the information available and on the estimates quantified by various interest rate calculations, and also based on the interest environment as of June 30, 2002, the Company believes that a 50 basis point change in long-term interest rates over a twelve month period, up or down and all else being constant, would increase or decrease the Company's gross income by approximately $2.5 to $3.5 million. These estimates are limited by the fact that they are performed at a particular point in time and do not incorporate many other factors and, consequently, should not be relied on as a forecast of actual results.

PROSPECTIVE TRENDS

During the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2002, long term interest rates continued to remain relatively low compared to the levels which prevailed going into the last fiscal year. The lower rates enabled a continuation of both purchase and refinancing activity and our new loan production has remained at high levels.

Loan applications in our pipeline are at near all time highs. A significant part of the increase in loan production is a result of our earlier decision to expand our retail branch channel, which is more heavily directed towards purchases rather than refinances. We now have 16 retail branch locations, compared to 13 a year ago. We are seeking opportunities to open others as we continue to expand retail operations. Our other production channels, such as wholesale and direct marketing, are also at healthy production levels and are likely to remain there under the current market conditions.

Our experiences over the past year are mirroring the entire industry, which has been reporting similar results. New loan production is at or near all time levels, and it's not likely to change significantly, at least in the near term, unless interest rates increase from the present levels, an unlikely occurrence given the conditions in the equity markets this summer.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports of Form 8-K.

(a) Exhibits:

99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as Adopted

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-

Oxley Act of 2002.

99.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as Adopted

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-

Oxley Act of 2002.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

None.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

  

 

FIRST MORTGAGE CORPORATION

 

 

Date: August 14, 2002

By S/Clement Ziroli

Clement Ziroli

Chairman of the Board of Directors,

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date: August 14, 2002

By S/Pac W. Dong

Pac W. Dong

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

Exhibit

Number Description

99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C.  1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of First Mortgage Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Clement Ziroli, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

First Mortgage Corporation

 

By S/Clement Ziroli

Clement Ziroli

Chairman of the Board of Directors,

Chief Executive Officer

August 14, 2002

___________________________________________________________________________________

 

Exhibit 99.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C.   1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of First Mortgage Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Pac W. Dong, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

    1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
    2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

First Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

By S/Pac W. Dong

Pac W. Dong
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer

August 14, 2002

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