EX-12.1 4 g21821exv12w1.htm EX-12.1 exv12w1
Exhibit 12.1
                                                 
    For the Nine        
    Months Ended     For the Years Ended December 31,  
    September 30, 2009     2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
                    (In thousands)                        
Fixed Charges (excluding interest on deposits)
                                               
Interest on borrowings
  $ 27,731     $ 76,422     $ 108,381     $ 109,027     $ 103,704     $ 59,841  
Rent
    5,706       8,428       8,068       6,782       4,462       3,694  
 
                                   
Total fixed charges
    33,437       84,850       116,449       115,809       108,166       63,535  
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes
    (137,053 )     (186,755 )     (57,584 )     33,976       65,929       81,507  
 
                                   
Total earnings (1)
    (103,616 )     (101,905 )     58,865       149,785       174,095       145,042  
 
                                   
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    A       A       A       1.29       1.61       2.28  
 
                                   
Fixed Charges (including interest on deposits)
                                               
Interest on borrowings
    27,731       76,422       108,381       109,027       103,704       59,841  
Interest on deposits
    33,934       64,263       84,476       58,959       40,084       28,355  
Rent
    5,706       8,428       8,068       6,782       4,462       3,694  
 
                                   
Total fixed charges
    67,371       149,113       200,925       174,768       148,250       91,890  
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes
    (137,053 )     (186,755 )     (57,584 )     33,976       65,929       81,507  
 
                                   
Total earnings (2)
    (69,682 )     (37,642 )     143,341       208,744       214,179       173,397  
 
                                   
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    A       A       A       1.19       1.44       1.89  
 
                                   
 
(1)   Total earnings is defined as (loss) income from continuing operations plus fixed charges excluding interest on deposits.
 
(2)   Total earnings is defined as (loss) income from continuing operations plus fixed charges including interest on deposits.
 
(A)   Due to the loss from continuing operations before income taxes, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. The Company would have needed to generate additional earnings of $137.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, $186.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 and $57.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 to achieve coverage of 1:1 for those periods.