WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A
(Mark one)

/X/  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)

    For the year ended December 31, 1998

                                       OR

/ /  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  (NO FEE REQUIRED)

                           Commission File No. 0-23911

                   WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


              MARYLAND                          52-2081138
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(State or other jurisdiction                 (i.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)          identification no.)

                             1776 SW MADISON STREET
                               PORTLAND, OR 97205
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (503) 223-5600
              (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__.

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. __

         The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates
of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price as quoted on
NASDAQ on March 26, 1999 was $3 9/16.

         As of March 26, 1999, 11,500,000 shares, not including options to
purchase 1,165,000 shares of Wilshire Real Estate Investment Trust Inc.'s common
stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were outstanding.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
         None.


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                   WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC.

                                   FORM 10-K/A

                                      INDEX

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PART I

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Item 1.     Business..............................................................................        1

Item 2.     Properties............................................................................       28

Item 3.     Legal Proceedings.....................................................................       28

Item 4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders...................................       28

PART II

Item 5.     Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matter..............       28

Item 6.     Selected Financial Data and Operating Statistics......................................       29

Item 7.     Management Discussion And Analysis of Financial Condition And Results of Operations...       31

Item 7a.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk............................       43

Item 8.     Financial Statements and Supplementary Data...........................................       47

Item 9.     Changes in And Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure..       47

PART III

Item 10.    Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant....................................       48

Item 11.    Executive Compensation................................................................       49

Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management........................       50

Item 13.    Certain Relationships And Related Transactions........................................       52

PART IV

Item 14.    Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K......................       55

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

CERTAIN STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN AND CERTAIN STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN FUTURE
FILINGS BY THE COMPANY WITH THE SEC MAY NOT BE BASED ON HISTORICAL FACTS AND ARE
"FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 27A OF THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 21E OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS AMENDED. FORWARD- LOOKING STATEMENTS WHICH ARE BASED ON VARIOUS ASSUMPTIONS
(SOME OF WHICH ARE BEYOND THE COMPANY'S CONTROL) MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY REFERENCE
TO A FUTURE PERIOD OR PERIODS, OR BY THE USE OF FORWARD-LOOKING TERMINOLOGY,
SUCH AS "MAY," "WILL," "BELIEVE," "EXPECT," "ANTICIPATE," "CONTINUE," OR SIMILAR
TERMS OR VARIATIONS ON THOSE TERMS, OR THE NEGATIVE OF THOSE TERMS. ACTUAL
RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE SET FORTH IN FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS DUE TO A VARIETY OF FACTORS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE
RELATED TO THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE MARKET AREAS IN WHICH
THE COMPANY OPERATES, COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS AND PRICING, FISCAL AND MONETARY
POLICIES OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, CHANGES IN PREVAILING INTEREST RATES,
ACQUISITIONS AND THE INTEGRATION OF ACQUIRED BUSINESSES, CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT,
ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT, YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE ISSUES, THE FINANCIAL AND
SECURITIES MARKETS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SOURCES OF
LIQUIDITY. EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW, THE COMPANY DOES NOT UNDERTAKE, AND
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION, TO PUBLICLY RELEASE THE RESULTS OF ANY
REVISIONS WHICH MAY BE MADE TO ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT THE
OCCURRENCE OF ANTICIPATED OR UNANTICIPATED EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER THE
DATE OF SUCH STATEMENTS.

                                     PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

GENERAL

         Wilshire Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. ("WREIT" or the "Company")
is a Nasdaq-listed company which invests primarily in the following types of
assets:

          -    residential mortgage-backed securities,

          -    non-discounted and discounted mortgage loans,

          -    real estate, and

          -    other real estate related investments.

         We were incorporated on October 24, 1997. On April 6, 1998, we
completed our initial public offering of common stock from which we received net
cash proceeds of approximately $167 million.

         The Company originally was formed with a view to qualifying as a real
estate investment trust ("REIT") under sections 856 through 860 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). A REIT is generally not subject
to federal income tax on that portion of its income it distributes to its
shareholders if it distributes at least 95% of its REIT taxable income and meets
certain other asset and income tests. Generally, any losses incurred by a REIT
cannot be used by the corporation to offset income or transferred to
shareholders. In light of the losses incurred by the Company in the third and
fourth quarters of 1998 as more fully described below and elsewhere in this Form
10-K, the Company currently is considering alternatives to electing to qualify
as a REIT in order to benefit from the net operating loss carry forwards
resulting from such losses. Any such decision to elect not to be a REIT will be
presented to shareholders for their approval.

         Wilshire Realty Services Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Wilshire Financial Services Group Inc., manages our business, and we refer to it
as "WRSC" or the "Manager". The Company does not have salaried employees and is
currently externally managed by WRSC pursuant to a management agreement, for
which the Company pays a management fee to WRSC. We refer to Wilshire Financial
Services Group Inc. as "WFSG". WFSG is a diversified


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financial services company that is engaged primarily in the acquisition and
servicing of non-discounted and discounted loans, as well as foreclosed real
estate and wholesale banking. The Company held approximately $20 million
principal amount of WFSG's 13% Series B Notes (which the Company carried on its
books at $9.9 million as of December 31, 1998) and had an account receivable
from WFSG of approximately $17.0 million (which the Company carried on its books
at $12.4 million as of December 31, 1998). WFSG also experienced significant
losses in the third and fourth quarters of 1998 and, on June 10, 1999, it
completed a prepackaged plan of reorganization (the "Restructuring Plan") under
the U.S. Bankruptcy Code pursuant to which the Company's interest in WFSG's 13%
Series B Notes and the account receivable from WFSG were exchanged for shares of
WFSG (having a book value of approximately $12.3 million as of June 30, 1999)
and approximately $8.5 million of WFSG's 6% Convertible PIK Notes. As part of
the Company's compromise and settlement of its claims against WFSG, the Company
agreed to provide a debtor-in-possession financing facility to WFSG, pursuant to
which the Company lent $5.0 million to WFSG. As part of its current business
plan, the Company does not intend to loan further amounts to, or purchase assets
of, WFSG or its affiliates, although WRSC is expected to continue to provide
management services pursuant to the Management Agreement.

RECENT EVENTS

         From April 6 through September 1998, we invested the proceeds of our
initial public offering and borrowed money against the assets we acquired, the
proceeds of which were in turn invested in more assets. By the end of the third
quarter, principally as a result of such borrowings, the Company's total assets
were approximately $1 billion, and its total indebtedness was approximately $918
million, of which approximately $346 million was in the form of short term,
repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are secured lending arrangements
which involve the borrower selling an asset to a lender at a fixed price with
the borrower having an obligation to repurchase the asset within a specified
period (generally 30 days) at a higher price reflecting the interest cost of the
loan. If the value of the underlying asset declines as determined by the lender,
the lender may request that the amount of the loan be reduced by cash payments
from the borrower or additional collateral be provided by the borrower
(generally known as "collateral calls"). Accordingly, in an environment where
lenders consistently mark down the value of the underlying assets, a borrower
can become subject to significant collateral calls. In addition, by the end of
the third quarter, the Company had borrowed money against substantially all of
its assets and was beginning the process of raising new capital when the
liquidity crisis developed.

         Beginning in August 1998, and more significantly during the fourth
quarter of 1998, we were significantly and negatively impacted by various market
factors. These factors, which are discussed further below, resulted in a
dramatic reduction in market valuations for our mortgage-backed securities and
mortgage loans, as well as a reduction in the availability of borrowings for
those assets, thereby reducing the Company's liquidity. During this period the
principal lenders on these assets - Wall Street investment banks - continually
marked these assets downward to reflect their view of market prices, which
resulted in collateral calls. Though all mortgage-backed securities declined in
value during this period (including "AAA" rated FNMA and FHLMC mortgage-backed
securities), mortgage-backed securities with lower ratings generally declined
more than mortgage-backed securities with higher ratings. As of September 30,
1998, approximately 29% of the Company's assets consisted of mortgage-backed
securities, of which 88% were below investment grade. In addition to
mortgage-backed securities, the Company's commercial and residential mortgage
loans also declined substantially in value. As of September 30, 1998,
approximately 61% of the Company's assets consisted of commercial and
residential mortgage loans.

         Turmoil in the Russian financial markets, following a prolonged period
of uncertainty in Asian financial markets, caused investors to reassess their
risk tolerance. This resulted in a dramatic movement of liquidity toward less
risky assets (e.g., U.S. Treasury instruments) and away from higher risk assets,
including most non-investment grade assets and commercial and other mortgage-
and asset-backed securities. This movement toward higher quality investments
dramatically reduced available liquidity to non-investment grade assets. In
particular, the markets for mortgage-backed securities and pools of mortgage
loans experienced significant declines as Wall Street investment banks marked
these assets down - including illiquid and infrequently traded subordinate
mortgage-backed securities - to their view of the market price and lenders
became unwilling to lend against low-rated or un-rated mortgage-backed
securities or lower credit quality pools of mortgage loans. Without available
funding sources, many investors in mortgage-backed securities and pools of
mortgage loans, including several well-known hedge funds, were forced to
liquidate holdings at reduced prices. With greater sales pressure and supply
outpacing demand, prices for mortgage-backed securities and pools of mortgage
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be marked lower as more lenders made margin calls, demanding additional
collateral for their loan positions. Many companies were rapidly depleting
available cash reserves.

         On October 12, 1998, another well-known hedge fund which invested in
lower credit quality mortgage-backed securities and pools of mortgage loans was
liquidated through an auction process precipitated by collateral calls by its
principal lender, a major Wall Street investment bank. This event triggered
further collateral calls, forcing additional companies to sell assets to cover
borrower collateral calls, and continuing the downward spiral in prices. On
October 15, 1998 the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates, largely in response
to this liquidity crisis.

         In August and September of 1998, the Company received collateral calls
of $16.5 million, of which $7.3 million, $6.6 million, and $2.6 million were
from affiliates of Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Salomon Smith Barney
Inc and Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., respectively, which were generally paid in
cash. In addition, in October 1998, the Company repaid borrowings of $147.4
million, of which $124.9 million, $14.7 million, and $7.8 million were from
affiliates of Salomon Smith Barney Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
and Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., respectively, from the sale of mortgage-backed
securities and loans. During the fourth quarter of 1998, we sold approximately
$587.2 million of assets in response to the above conditions to meet collateral
calls by lenders and to increase liquidity. The downward marks to market on
assets and our need to sell assets to meet these collateral calls resulted in
our disposing of assets for proceeds which resulted in a net loss of $56.4
million for the year ended December 31, 1998. During the fourth quarter, we
sold, primarily as a result of collateral calls, mortgage loans and
mortgage-backed securities with a carrying value of $525.2 million for proceeds
of approximately $525.6 million. During the fourth quarter, we also sold a
mezzanine loan (with a carrying value of approximately $61.6 million) secured by
a partnership interest in commercial real estate for $61.6 million in proceeds.
Had we not been forced to sell these assets, but rather been able to hold these
assets until market conditions stabilized, the Company believes its losses would
have been far less severe, if any. Following these asset sales and
mark-to-market of certain of our assets to reflect current market prices, we had
total assets and total liabilities at December 31, 1998, of approximately $381.1
million and $308.7 million, respectively, and shareholders' equity of $72.4
million.

         As a result of difficult conditions in the financial markets, in
particular the market for mortgage-backed securities, and in order to enhance
our ability to meet our obligations we decided that, for the foreseeable future,
we will limit acquisitions or funding of additional investments and work to
stabilize our existing assets and increase our overall liquidity position. As a
result, the Company has currently reduced activity in each of our business
lines, which include the acquisition of subordinate interests in residential
mortgage-backed securities, commercial real estate and other real estate-related
loans.

BUSINESS STRATEGY

         Our main objectives are to realize current returns and capital gains.
The key elements of our strategy are:

         FOCUS ON SPECIFIC RETURN OBJECTIVES BY ASSET CLASS

                  RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES. Our investment
         emphasis is on subordinate mortgage-backed securities that provide
         consistent, recurring current income and that we believe may appreciate
         in value due to the prepayment and default experience of the underlying
         collateral.

                  NON-DISCOUNTED LOANS.  Our investment emphasis with respect
         to non-discounted loans is on current income.

                  DISCOUNTED LOANS. We seek to identify and acquire discounted
         loans that will meet our risk-adjusted return objectives over an 18 to
         24 month period. During this period, we typically either restructure
         the terms of the loans or exercise our rights to acquire control of the
         underlying properties. We also seek to invest in certain discounted
         loans that provide current cash income.



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                  REAL ESTATE. Our investment emphasis with respect to real
         estate is on investment properties that provide consistent, recurring
         current income and which may appreciate in value.

         In addition to direct acquisitions of these investments, we may seek to
invest in other companies that invest in real estate related assets, especially
where the market capitalizations of such companies do not reflect the inherent
values of their underlying assets.

         MAINTAIN A DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO OF REAL ESTATE RELATED ASSETS

                  We seek diversification by investing in different forms of
         real estate related assets and types of underlying properties. We also
         diversify by investing in different geographic locations. We believe
         that by diversifying our form of real estate investments, types of
         underlying properties and the geographic base of our investments, we
         reduce the risks presented by various phases of real estate cycles and
         by factors that affect only particular geographic areas.

         RESECURITIZE MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

                  We may, from time to time, pool a portion of our portfolio of
         mortgage-backed securities and issue new mortgage-backed securities
         derived from these pools. By structuring this kind of a
         resecuritization, we believe that we may be able to realize any
         appreciation in the value of the resecuritized mortgage-backed
         securities. We usually finance our acquisition of mortgage-backed
         securities with short-term floating-rate debt. Resecuritizing these
         mortgage-backed securities will enable us to replace this short-term
         debt with non-recourse long-term fixed-rate debt that better matches
         the amortization characteristics and cash flows of the underlying
         mortgage-backed securities. Currently, the securitization market is
         still recovering from the volatile conditions of 1998 and it is
         unlikely that a resecuritization could be effected in the immediate
         future.

THE MANAGER

         We do not have any employees. WRSC manages our investment affairs and
advises us pursuant to a management agreement. Currently, our ability to meet
our objectives is largely dependent on the Manager's and WFSG's core
competencies in sourcing and identifying investment opportunities, appropriately
pricing the risks inherent in those investments, financing those investments on
an economically efficient basis, and effectively monitoring our investments and
the servicing of those investments to maximize our returns. As discussed
elsewhere, WRSC and its parent, WFSG, have been adversely impacted by recent
conditions in the global financial marketplace. In the event WRSC is unable to
perform the duties of manager, we will review available options, which includes
potentially becoming internally managed. Nonetheless it is unlikely that the
Company will become internally managed or retain a significant amount of
employees while it remains obligated to pay a management fee to WRSC.

         DUTIES

         Subject to our Board of Directors' supervision, the Manager

         -        formulates our operating strategies,
         -        arranges our acquisitions and sales of assets, including
                  sourcing, identifying and valuing investment opportunities,
         -        monitors the performance of our assets,
         -        advises our Board of Directors with respect to our borrowings
                  and leverage,
         -        arranges our financing transactions, including repurchase
                  agreements, secured term loans, warehouse lines of credit,
                  mortgage loans and the issuance of debt securities and
                  mortgage-backed securities,
         -        engages in hedging activities on our behalf, and
         -        provides certain administrative and managerial services in
                  connection with our operations.



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         COMPENSATION

         For performing these services, we pay the Manager a base management fee
and an incentive fee. We also reimburse the Manager for certain reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses. The Manager's annual management fee equals:

         -       1% on the first $1.0 billion of the average invested assets,
         -       0.75% on the next $500.0 million of the average invested
                 assets and
         -       0.50% on the average invested assets above $1.5 billion.

         The term "average invested assets" for any period means the average of
the aggregate book value of our assets, including the assets of all of our
subsidiaries, before depreciation or reserves for bad debts or other similar
noncash reserves, computed by taking the daily average of such values during
such period. We paid management fees of approximately $3.2 million for the year
ended December 31, 1998.

         The manager is also eligible to receive an annual incentive fee
generally equal to 25% of the amount by which our funds from operations exceed
the return on ten-year U.S. Treasury securities plus 5% per annum, calculated on
a quarterly basis as follows:

         Quarterly Incentive Fee equals: 25% * [(funds from operations divided
         by weighted average number of our common shares outstanding) minus
         {(weighted average issue price of our common shares) * (ten-year U.S.
         Treasury Rate + 5.0%) divided by 4}] * (weighted average number of our
         common shares outstanding).

The following is an example to illustrate the calculation of the incentive fee.

         Based on the following assumptions:

         -       Funds from operations of $0.50 per share during the quarter;
         -       10-year U.S. Treasury of 5.5%;
         -       Weighted average shares outstanding is 11.5 million; and
         -       Weighted average issue price is $16.00.

         The quarterly incentive fee would be calculated as follows:
                 =        25% * [$0.50 - ($16 *(5.5%+5.0%) divided by 4)]
                          * [11.5 million]
                 =        25% * [$0.50 - ($.42)] * [11.5 million]
                 =        25% * [$0.08] * [11.5 million]
                          $230,000

         In 1998, no incentive fee was paid to the manager.

WFSG

         WFSG is a diversified financial services company that is engaged
primarily in the acquisition and servicing of non-discounted and discounted
loans, as well as foreclosed real estate in the United States and foreign
countries, currently France and the United Kingdom. WFSG also originates
residential mortgage loans through correspondents, and services loans for third
parties. WFSG, through its subsidiaries, provides the manager with substantially
all of the managerial and administrative services required in connection with
our operations.

         Beginning in August 1998, and continuing through the fourth quarter of
1998, WFSG was negatively impacted by conditions in the global financial
marketplace (see "Recent Events" above) in a manner similar to that experienced
by the Company. For the year ended December 31, 1998, WFSG realized a
significant loss. In response to these events, WFSG entered negotiations with an
unofficial committee of holders of its 13% Notes and 13% Series B Notes
(collectively the "Notes") to convert this debt to equity. WFSG reached an
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restructuring plan to a vote of noteholders. The restructuring plan was
overwhelmingly ratified by the noteholders on March 1, 1999. The restructuring
is being effected through a voluntary prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
which was made by WFSG in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
on March 3, 1999. The confirmation hearing to approve such prepackaged
bankruptcy reorganization was held on April 12, 1999. WFSG's bankruptcy
reorganization was consummated on June 10, 1999.

         Through our independent directors, we were a party to the WFSG
restructuring negotiations since we had an $17.0 million unsecured receivable
from WFSG, bearing interest at 13%. Through our independent directors, we
negotiated a settlement with WFSG and the unofficial committee of Noteholders
pursuant to which we will receive $17.0 million principal amount of 6.0% PIK
Notes due 2006 (the "New Notes"), contingent on the Company supplying
debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financing to WFSG not to exceed $10.0 million. To
the extent we do not fund or fund only a portion of the DIP facility, a
proportionate amount of our claim will be treated pari passu with WFSG's Notes
and converted to equity and the amount of the New Notes will be proportionately
reduced. We also owed approximately $11.8 million in unsecured borrowings to
Wilshire Credit Corporation ("WCC"), which services our assets and was owned by
Andrew A. Wiederhorn and Lawrence A. Mendelsohn, the CEO and President of our
Company. We agreed to pay WCC $15.0 million to satisfy the outstanding
borrowings with the excess $3.2 million to be retained by WCC as prepayment of
future servicing fees as part of the overall restructuring. However, this figure
is disputed by the noteholders of WFSG, which claim that the amount owed to WCC
was approximately $900,000 higher thereby reducing the amount of the prepayment
credit to $2.3 million. The Company believes that the $3.2 million figure is
correct and that this matter will be resolved in the Company's favor based on
preliminary conversations with WFSG.

         In a letter to our directors, Value Partners Ltd, one of our
shareholders, has expressed concern about our recent losses and our relationship
with the Manager and WFSG, including the terms of the debt restructuring
negotiated by our independent directors with WFSG. We believe that many if not
all of these concerns are based on a misunderstanding of the facts and will be
alleviated once we have an opportunity to discuss these matters with them. To
this end, we have invited representatives of Value Partners Ltd. to meet with us
at our offices in Portland, Oregon. Based on information contained in a Schedule
13D filing made by Value Partners Ltd., it is a Texas partnership that owns
approximately 1,000,000 shares of our common stock for investment purposes.

         On December 31, 1998, WFSG owned approximately 8.6% of our outstanding
common stock and had options to acquire up to an additional 9.9% of our common
stock at $16 per share. We owned approximately $20.0 million principal amount of
WFSG's 13% Series B Notes due 2004, which were carried at a book value of
approximately $9.9 million on December 31, 1998. The December 31, 1998 carrying
value is based on the pro-rata apportionment of the projected equity of the
newly issued WFSG stock for which the Notes will be exchanged. Our independent
directors have engaged a financial advisor, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., in order
to evaluate whether to retain, enhance, or dispose of our ownership interest in
the restructured WFSG.

SERVICING ARRANGEMENTS

         We have entered into loan servicing agreements with Wilshire Credit
Corporation, an affiliate of WFSG, and Wilshire Servicing Company U.K. Limited,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of WFSG. We refer to Wilshire Credit Corporation as
"WCC" and Wilshire Servicing Company U.K. Limited as the "European Servicer" and
to these two entities collectively as the "Servicers". Under these servicing
agreements, WCC and the European Servicer provide loan and real property
management services to us, including billing, portfolio administration and
collection services. In return, we have agreed to pay each of the Servicers a
fee at market rates for servicing our investments and to reimburse them for
certain out-of-pocket costs. We have prepaid $3.2 million of future servicing
fee expense as part of the WFSG and WCC restructuring, although the noteholders
of WFSG dispute this amount, suggesting that it is $2.3 million.

         WCC was formed in 1987 to engage in the loan and lease servicing
business. On December 31, 1998, WCC was servicing approximately $3.0 billion of
assets. WCC was adversely affected by the decrease in assets owned by its
customers as a result of the market volatility in the fourth quarter of 1998 and
sought to restructure its indebtedness. This process was undertaken in
connection with the WFSG restructuring pursuant to which WCC's servicing
operation would be transferred to a company controlled by WFSG. WCC successfully
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

         Conflicts of interest arise from our relationship with WFSG and its
affiliates, including the Manager and the Servicers. In order to mitigate these
conflicts of interest, our Articles of Incorporation provide that a majority of
our Board of Directors must not be affiliated with WFSG. In addition, WFSG and
its subsidiaries have agreed to not invest in:

                 -      Subordinate mortgage-backed securities (except for
                        those issued by WFSG),
                 -      International discounted loans,
                 -      U.S. discounted commercial loans,
                 -      Non-discounted loans secured by real estate located
                        outside the United States,
                 -      Real estate located outside the United States, and
                 -      Commercial and multi-family real properties located in
                        the United States,

unless a majority of our independent directors determines that we should not
invest in a particular asset or group of assets that falls into one of the
preceding categories. However, our right of first refusal with respect to these
investments does not cover U.S. non-discounted loans, including mezzanine
investments, senior mortgage-backed securities or mortgage-backed securities
financing. The majority of our independent directors must approve of our
purchase of any assets from WFSG or its affiliates.

         In determining whether an investment that is not subject to our right
of first refusal is appropriate for WFSG or us, the Manager and we consider the
current yield on an investment, legal and tax consequences relating to the
investment, our liquidity needs and geographic and product concentrations in our
investments. For further information, see Item 13 below.

INVESTMENTS

         We seek to invest in real estate related assets that provide us with a
certain risk-adjusted rate of return, current income and the opportunity for
capital gains. We maintain a flexible approach with respect to the nature of our
investments, seeking to take advantage of opportunities as they present
themselves.

         At the time of our initial public equity offering in April 1998, our
principal investment focus was on subordinate mortgage-backed securities,
discounted loans, non-discounted loans secured by real estate located outside
the United States, and the types of real estate described below. We referred to
these categories as Primary Investments. However, our philosophy is to make
investments as opportunities arise, whether or not they constitute Primary
Investments.

         We have set forth below information regarding our principal categories
of investment on April 6, 1998 (the initial investments) and on December 31,
1998.




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                                                      -------------------------- ------------------------
                                                        Carrying                    Carrying
                                                          Value           %           Value         %
                                                       ------------  ----------- ------------  ----------
                                                                     (Dollars in Thousands)

<S>                                                    <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>

Mortgage-Backed Securities (2)........................     $ 95,015           56.9%    $148,805         39.0%
Discounted Loans (3)
     U.S. Commercial..................................       14,196            8.5        1,794          0.5
     International....................................        3,349            2.0          704          0.2
                                                           ---------         ------    ---------       ------
        Total Discounted Loans........................       17,545           10.5        2,498          0.7
Non-Discounted Loans:(3)
     U.S. Commercial (6)..............................        3,084            1.8       69,124         18.1
     International....................................          --             --        44,006         11.6
                                                           ---------         ------    ---------       ------
        Total Non-Discounted Loans....................        3,084            1.8      113,130         29.7
Investment Properties (4)
     U.S. Commercial..................................       13,978            8.4       61,566         16.1
     International....................................          --             --        23,439          6.2
                                                           ---------         ------    ---------       ------
        Total Investment Properties...................       13,978            8.4       85,005         22.3
Other Investments (5).................................           --            --         9,933          2.6
Cash and Cash Equivalents.............................       37,359           22.4        4,782          1.3
Other Assets (7)......................................          --             --        16,964          4.4
                                                           ---------         ------    ---------       ------
     Total Assets.....................................     $166,981          100.0%    $381,117        100.0%

</TABLE>

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(1)    We rescinded our purchase of approximately $9.6 million of loans and real
       estate at the time of our initial public offering after we determined
       that such investments were subject to sale agreements with third parties.
(2)    More than 90% of our mortgage-backed securities are secured by
       residential mortgage loans.
(3)    More than 90% of our discounted and non-discounted loans are secured by
       commercial or multi-family properties or have been extended to real
       estate holding companies which own commercial or multi-family properties.
(4)    More than 90% of our investment properties are commercial or multi-family
       properties and also include real estate owned and is net of development
       costs and escrow deposits.
(5)    Other investments consist of approximately $20.0 million principal
       amount of WFSG's 13% Series B Notes due 2004, which were carried at a
       book value of approximately $9.9 million as of December 31, 1998.
(6)    Subsequent to December 31, 1998, one loan with a carrying value of $38.6
       million as of December 31, 1998 was paid off.
(7)    Other assets consisted primarily of $12.5 million of due from affiliates
       (an $18.4 million receivable net of a $5.9 million market valuation loss
       and impairment -See Note 12 of the Consolidated Financial Statements),
       $1.9 million of accrued interest receivable and $2.6 million
       miscellaneous other assets.

The following sections provide additional detail of specific investments as of
December 31, 1998 and related discussion of strategic investment goals.

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

         Mortgage-backed securities are interests in pools of mortgages that
have been securitized and are usually issued in multiple classes ranging in
credit seniority. We focus on the subordinate classes, which we believe offer
higher risk-adjusted returns. We seek to invest in subordinated mortgage-backed
securities that provide consistent, recurring current income and that we believe
may appreciate in value due to the prepayment and default experience of the
underlying collateral. On December 31, 1998, more than 90% of our
mortgage-backed securities were backed by pools of residential mortgage loans
and were subordinate in right of payment to more senior interests in those pools
and consisted of 91 classes of mortgage-backed securities representing interests
in 44 securitizations from 21 different issuers.

         On April 6, 1998, we acquired approximately $95.0 million
mortgage-backed securities in connection with our initial public offering and
the remainder were acquired from time to time during the remainder of 1998. Our
mortgage-backed securities consist primarily of private-label securities backed
by loans that were originated and are being serviced by unaffiliated
non-governmental third parties ("Private-Label Securities") and, to a lesser
degree, securities backed by loans that were previously held in the portfolio of
WFSG or its affiliates and for which WFSG or one of its affiliates is


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continuing to act as servicer ("Retained Securities"). In addition, as of
December 31, 1998, approximately $4.9 million, by book value, of our
mortgage-backed securities (or less than 3% of our mortgage-backed securities)
consisted of interest only securities. As of December 31, 1998, the Company did
not own any principal-only securities.

         More than 75% of our portfolio of mortgage-backed securities consisted
of subordinated mortgage-backed securities ("Subordinated Mortgage-Backed
Securities"), which are the non-investment grade classes of mortgage-backed
securities that provide credit enhancement to more senior classes of such
securities by having a lower payment priority in the cash flow from the
underlying mortgage loans and absorbing any losses on the underlying mortgage
loans prior to the senior classes. On "senior/subordinate" transactions, each
subordinate class has a principal face amount equal to the subordination level
required for the classes, if any, which are senior to the respective subordinate
class and the subordination level required at the respective rating (I.E., BBB,
BB, B, UR).

         At December 31, 1998, we valued our securities available for sale
portfolio and gross unrealized gains and losses thereon as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                       Gross           Gross
                                                  Amortized          Unrealized      Unrealized
                                                   Cost(1)            Gains(a)        Losses(1)      Fair Value
                                                  ---------          ----------      ----------      ----------
                                                                        (Dollars in Thousands)

<S>                                              <C>                <C>              <C>             <C>
Mortgage-Backed Securities..................     $  179,243         $       98       $   30,536      $  148,805
Other securities(2).........................          9,933                 --               --           9,933
                                                 ----------         ----------       ----------      ----------
                                                 $  189,176         $       98       $   30,536      $  158,738
                                                 ----------         ----------       ----------      ----------
                                                 ----------         ----------       ----------      ----------
</TABLE>

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(1)      The amortized cost of the investment securities are net of the market
         valuation losses and impairments discussed in "Results of Operations".
         The unrealized gains and losses represent market value declines that,
         unlike "market value loss and impairment," the Company believes are
         temporary. At this time, the Company's expectations for the performance
         of the underlying loans in these securities has not changed, and even
         if market values of these securities do not improve, we expect to
         recapture our investment as the underlying collateral and securities
         pay down.
(2)      These securities consist primarily of certain publicly issued debt
         securities of WFSG. Pursuant to the proposed debt restructuring of
         WFSG, these securities would be converted into equity in WFSG. The
         valuation of these securities is based on our ratable post-conversion
         share of the projected restructured equity of WFSG.

         The following table presents our mortgage-backed securities portfolio,
by rating category, as of December 31, 1998.




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<PAGE>

                      RATINGS OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                       Net Book
Rating Category (1)                                                                     Value
- -------------------                                                                   ---------
<S>                                                                                  <C>
AAA/Aaa1 to A-/A3...............................................................     $   2,580
BBB+/Baa1 to BBB-/Baa3..........................................................        24,688
BB+/Ba1 to BB-/Ba3..............................................................        49,620
B+/B1 to B-/B3..................................................................        15,362
CCC+/Caa1 to CCC-/Caa3..........................................................             4
Unrated.........................................................................        56,551
                                                                                     ---------
     Total......................................................................     $ 148,805
                                                                                     ----------
                                                                                     ----------
</TABLE>

- --------------------
(1)      Based on the most recent rating by one or more of the principal
         independent rating agencies which rate mortgage-backed securities:
         Standard & Poor's Corporation, Moody's Investors Service, Duff & Phelps
         or Fitch Investor Services, Inc.

         The two following tables set forth information, as of June 30, 1999,
regarding our mortgage-backed securities.


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<PAGE>

                           MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
                              (AS OF JUNE 30, 1999)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                        Investment/
                                          Non-                                        Percentage of
                                        Investment                  Collateral        Pool paid down
Issue Name          Class     Rating(1)  Grade(2)  Issue Date          Type           since Issuance
- ----------          -----     --------  ---------  ----------       ----------        --------------
<S>                 <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>              <C>               <C>

PRIVATE LABEL
SECURITIES
- -------------
BAMS 98-1            B4         B          N        5/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            14.002%
BAMS 98-1            B5         NR         N        5/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            14.002%
BAMS 98-2            1B5        NR         N        6/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            23.840%
BAMS 98-2            2B5        NR         N        6/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            23.840%
BSMSI 96-6           B3         BBB        I        1/25/97         RESIDENTIAL            40.127%
BSMSI 96-6           B4         BB         N        1/25/97         RESIDENTIAL            40.127%
BSMSI 97-7           4B5        B          N        1/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            39.812%
BSMSI 97-7           4B6        NR         N        1/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            39.812%
BSMSI 97-7           5B5        B          N        1/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            39.812%
BSMSI 97-7           5B6        NR         N        1/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            39.812%
BSMSI 98-5           B5         B          N        5/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            46.626%
BSMSI 98-5           B6         NR         N        5/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            46.626%
CHASE 94-H           B5         B          N        6/25/94         RESIDENTIAL            48.404%
CMC 98-1             2B5        B          N        4/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            24.166%
CMC 98-1             2B6        NR         N        4/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            24.166%
CMC 98-1             3B5        B          N        4/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            24.166%
CMC 98-1             3B6        NR         N        4/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            24.166%
CMC 98-1             B5         B          N        4/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            24.166%
CMC 98-1             B6         NR         N        4/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            24.166%
CMSI 98-4            B5         NR         N        7/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            20.898%
CMSI 98-6            B5         NR         N        8/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            20.324%
CWMBS 97-8           B5         NR         N        12/25/97        RESIDENTIAL            46.644%
CWMBS 98-10          B5         NR         N        6/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            23.446%
CWMBS 98-11          B5         NR         N        7/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            20.780%
CWMBS 98-            B5         NR         N        7/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            12.784%
   12/ALT98-4
CWMBS 98-14          B5         NR         N        8/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            16.223%
DLJ 92-Q8            A3         BBB        I        11/25/92        RESIDENTIAL            84.158%
DLJMA 93-QE1         B1         CA         N        12/25/93        RESIDENTIAL            88.328%
GECMS 98-11.1        B5         NR         N        7/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            16.194%
GECMS 98-11.2        B5         NR         N        7/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            16.194%
GECMS 98-11.3        B5         NR         N        7/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            16.194%
GECMS 98-5           B5         NR         N        4/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            31.128%
GECMS 98-8           1B5        NR         N        5/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            21.995%
GECMS 98-8A          2B5        NR         N        5/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            21.995%
GECMS 98-9           B5         NR         N        6/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            18.121%
GN 1997-16           C          AAA        I        11/20/97        RESIDENTIAL            72.424%
MELLON 98-2          B6         NR         N        6/25/98         RESIDENTIAL            30.274%



                              Aggregate Class Balance                 Company Investments
                  ---------------------------------------------    -------------------------
                                                      Percentage
                                                     paid down     Percentage
                     Initial                           since           of                             Company's
                  Class-Balance     June 30, 1999    Ownership        Class          Amount           Basis(3)
                  -------------     -------------    -----------   ----------        ------           ---------
<S>               <C>               <C>              <C>           <C>               <C>               <C>

BAMS 98-1         $  515,029        $    500,504        2.820        100.000%   $    500,504        $    392,080
BAMS 98-1            686,706             667,339        2.820        100.000%        667,339             239,014
BAMS 98-2            495,151             489,827        1.075        100.000%        489,827             152,661
BAMS 98-2            205,711             196,959        4.254        100.000%        196,959              83,266
BSMSI 96-6         5,427,000           5,186,059        4.439         50.000%      2,593,029           2,599,913
BSMSI 96-6         4,824,000           4,609,829        4.439         69.467%      3,202,298           2,541,671
BSMSI 97-7           108,493             101,931        6.048        100.000%        101,931              90,491
BSMSI 97-7            86,795              81,545        6.048        100.000%         81,545              27,758
BSMSI 97-7           143,515             141,149        1.648        100.000%        141,149             119,189
BSMSI 97-7           107,637             105,862        1.648        100.000%        105,862              37,260
BSMSI 98-5           139,900             127,707        8.715        100.000%        127,707             117,777
BSMSI 98-5           140,000             127,798        8.715        100.000%        127,798              39,773
CHASE 94-H           250,000             231,417        7.433        100.000%        231,417             192,196
CMC 98-1             132,500             125,785        5.067        100.000%        125,785             106,898
CMC 98-1             132,506             125,791        5.067        100.000%        125,791              42,633
CMC 98-1             134,300             132,176        1.581        100.000%        132,176             110,530
CMC 98-1             134,386             132,260        1.581        100.000%        132,260              46,138
CMC 98-1             831,844             821,518        1.241        100.000%        821,518             581,261
CMC 98-1           1,039,805           1,026,899        1.241        100.000%      1,026,899             301,654
CMSI 98-4            761,918             754,329        0.995        100.000%        754,329             260,200
CMSI 98-6            910,697             902,503        0.899        100.000%        902,503             284,114
CWMBS 97-8         1,050,885           1,035,155        1.496        100.000%      1,035,155             350,701
CWMBS 98-10        1,126,037           1,114,318        1.040        100.000%      1,114,318             360,742
CWMBS 98-11        1,005,059             995,775        0.923        100.000%        995,775             309,745
CWMBS 98-          1,524,293           1,510,222        0.923        100.000%      1,510,222             416,697
   12/ALT98-4
CWMBS 98-14          450,649             434,259        3.637        100.000%        434,259             146,615
DLJ 92-Q8         19,984,211           5,351,272       73.222         95.000%      5,083,708           2,674,637
DLJMA 93-QE1       3,937,447           1,213,856       69.171        100.000%      1,213,856             188,135
GECMS 98-11.1      1,553,574           1,538,476        0.971        100.000%      1,538,476             459,211
GECMS 98-11.2        747,933             740,692        0.968        100.000%        740,692             206,223
GECMS 98-11.3        174,570             167,639        3.970        100.000%        167,639              66,870
GECMS 98-5         1,331,723           1,313,245        1.387        100.000%      1,313,245             399,677
GECMS 98-8         1,502,644           1,485,548        1.137        100.000%      1,485,548             455,517
GECMS 98-8A          614,867             608,036        1.111        100.000%        608,036             183,230
GECMS 98-9         2,255,131           2,230,933        1.073        100.000%      2,230,933             686,756
GN 1997-16       225,000,000          80,824,275       64.078        100.000%     80,824,275           1,302,162
MELLON 98-2        1,573,224           1,552,017        1.348        100.000%      1,552,017             444,554
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                        Investment/
                                          Non-                                        Percentage of
                                        Investment                  Collateral        Pool paid down
Issue Name          Class     Rating(1)  Grade(2)  Issue Date          Type           since Issuance
- ----------          -----     --------  ---------  ----------       ----------        --------------


<S>                 <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>              <C>               <C>
NASCOR 98-12          B6         NR         N        6/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          15.7756%
NASCOR 98-14          B6         NR         N        6/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          18.7084%
NASCOR 98-17          B6         NR         N        8/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          13.7726%
NASCOR 98-21          B5         NR         N        8/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          13.2857%
NASCOR 98-4A          1B5        NR         N        2/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          34.7756%
NASCOR 98-4B          2B5        NR         N        2/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          34.7756%
NASCOR 98-5           B5         NR         N        3/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          28.8364%
NISTAR 98-1           B5         NR         N        6/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          25.8446%
OCWEN 98R1            B3         BBB        I        4/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          42.1864%
RFMSI 98-S12          B3         NR         N        6/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          20.8910%
RFMSI 98-S13          B3         NR         N        7/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          19.0584%
RFMSI 98-S3           B3         NR         N        3/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          30.0913%
RFMSI 98-S7           B3         NR         N        4/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          22.3986%
SASI 94-4             M2         BBB        I        4/25/94         RESIDENTIAL          52.8875%

RETAINED
SECURITIES
- -----------
CITYSCAPE 97-A        R          NR         N        3/25/97         RESIDENTIAL          53.3700%
CITYSCAPE 97-B        R1         NR         N        4/25/97         RESIDENTIAL          52.2293%
CITYSCAPE 97-C        R1         NR         N        7/25/97         RESIDENTIAL          52.0276%
CITYSCAPE 97-C        R2         NR         N        7/25/97         RESIDENTIAL          52.0276%
WFC 96-3(4)           AIO        AAA        I        1/25/97         RESIDENTIAL          46.7968%
WFC 96-3(4)           B1         BB         N        1/25/97         RESIDENTIAL          46.7968%
WFC 96-3(4)           B2         B          N        1/25/97         RESIDENTIAL          46.7968%
WFC 96-3(4)           B3         NR         N        1/25/97         RESIDENTIAL          46.7968%
WFC 96-3(4)           FIO        AAA        I        1/25/97         RESIDENTIAL          46.7968%
WFC 97-1              B1         BB         N        10/25/97        RESIDENTIAL          41.1842%
WFC 97-1              B2         B          N        10/25/97        RESIDENTIAL          41.1842%
WFC 97-1              B3         NR         N        10/25/97        RESIDENTIAL          41.1842%
WFC 98-2              B1         BB         N        7/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          16.7142%
WFC 98-2              B2         B          N        7/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          16.7142%
WFC 98-2              XS         AAA        I        7/25/98         RESIDENTIAL          16.7142%
WIFC 98-3             C          NR         N        10/5/98         RESIDENTIAL          32.1232%
WIFC 98-3             B1         BB         N        10/5/98         RESIDENTIAL          32.1232%
WILSHIRE
  CONSUMER
  95A/B(4)            B         NR          N        3/25/95         CONSUMER             64.3495%
WILSHIRE                                                             MANUFACTURED
  MORTGAGE 95A        B         NR          N        7/25/95          HOUSING             71.2831%
WILSHIRE
  MORTGAGE
  95-MA1(4)          ADJ        NR          N        8/25/95        HOME EQUITY           66.6513%
WILSHIRE
  MORTGAGE
  95-MF1(4)          FIX        NR          N        8/25/95        HOME EQUITY           66.6513%

TOTAL................................................................................................





                              Aggregate Class Balance                 Company Investments
                  ----------------------------------------------   -------------------------
                                                      Percentage
                                                     paid down     Percentage
                     Initial                           since           of                              Company's
                  Class-Balance     June 30, 1999    Ownership        Class          Amount             Basis(3)
                  -------------     -------------    -----------   ----------       --------           ---------
<S>               <C>               <C>              <C>           <C>              <C>                <C>

NASCOR 98-12          2,001,786         1,980,833        1.0467%      100.000%      1,980,833            620,848
NASCOR 98-14            501,186           479,299        4.3670%      100.000%        479,299            210,802
NASCOR 98-17          1,627,003         1,612,650        0.8822%      100.000%      1,612,650            537,023
NASCOR 98-21            625,638           620,165        0.8747%      100.000%        620,165            192,907
NASCOR 98-4A            560,474           552,752        1.3777%      100.000%        552,752            160,180
NASCOR 98-4B            824,299           813,452        1.3159%      100.000%        813,452            246,948
NASCOR 98-5             750,451           741,047        1.2530%      100.000%        741,047            217,731
NISTAR 98-1             949,799           936,140        1.4381%      100.000%        936,140            278,396
OCWEN 98R1           19,789,401        19,391,139        2.0125%      100.000%     19,391,139         17,451,210
RFMSI 98-S12          2,997,804         2,804,745        6.4400%      100.000%      2,804,745            904,771
RFMSI 98-S13          3,649,250         3,614,235        0.9595%      100.000%      3,614,235          1,127,027
RFMSI 98-S3           3,322,188         3,276,216        1.3838%      100.000%      3,276,216            980,346
RFMSI 98-S7             383,458           364,293        4.9980%      100.000%        364,293            143,183
SASI 94-4            30,900,000        30,308,976        1.9127%       24.272%      7,356,548          2,872,516

RETAINED
SECURITIES
- -----------
CITYSCAPE 97-A       79,606,424        38,466,222       51.6795%      100.000%     38,466,222          5,059,569
CITYSCAPE 97-B      197,547,812        97,918,326       50.4331%      100.000%     97,918,326          5,537,584
CITYSCAPE 97-C      102,450,075        59,559,249       41.8651%      100.000%     59,559,249          3,843,052
CITYSCAPE 97-C       97,549,924        40,361,866       58.6244%      100.000%     40,361,866          4,857,975
WFC 96-3(4)         166,577,385        88,727,777       46.7348%      100.000%     88,727,777(6)         421,219
WFC 96-3(4)           6,261,438         5,919,063        5.4680%      100.000%      5,919,063          5,608,266
WFC 96-3(4)           4,870,004         4,603,712        5.4680%      100.000%      4,603,712          3,407,840
WFC 96-3(4)          12,522,867        10,671,712       14.7822%      100.000%     10,671,712          4,208,063
WFC 96-3(4)          48,211,248         1,427,439       97.0392%      100.000%      1,427,439(6)            --
WFC 97-1              9,908,014         9,393,957        5.1883%      100.000%      9,393,957          9,053,688
WFC 97-1              1,834,817         1,739,621        5.1883%      100.000%      1,739,621          1,239,364
WFC 97-1              4,403,561         4,089,547        7.1309%      100.000%      4,089,547          1,453,346
WFC 98-2             20,099,697        19,835,205        1.3159%      100.000%     19,835,205         18,284,494
WFC 98-2              3,215,951         3,173,632        1.3159%      100.000%      3,173,632          2,527,949
WFC 98-2            119,794,194        95,450,218       20.3215%      100.000%     95,450,218          1,375,377
WIFC 98-3           177,729,958       122,220,769       31.2323%      100.000%    122,220,769          5,185,882
WIFC 98-3             1,778,958         1,778,958        0.0000%      100.000%      1,778,958          1,738,108
WILSHIRE
  CONSUMER
  95A/B(4)           16,637,758        13,628,570       18.0865%(5)     50.000%     6,814,285           5,560,031
WILSHIRE
  MORTGAGE 95A        5,006,883         4,882,927        2.4757%(5)    100.000%     4,882,927           4,114,359
WILSHIRE
  MORTGAGE
  95-MA1(4)           5,299,965         6,241,190       17.7591%(5)    100.000%     6,241,190           4,788,660
WILSHIRE
  MORTGAGE
  95-MF1(4)           2,050,292         2,403,578      -17.2310%(5)    100.000%     2,403,578           2,031,683
                    -----------      ------------                                 ------------       ------------
TOTAL.........   $1,433,280,102      $818,694,390                                 $784,659,554       $133,258,341
                 --------------      ------------                                 ------------       ------------
                 --------------       ------------                                ------------       ------------

</TABLE>

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(1)  NR MEANS THE SECURITY IS NOT RATED.


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<PAGE>


(2)  I Means Investment Grade (BBB- Rating and Above) and N Means Non-investment
     Grade (BB+ and Below) or Not Rated.
(3)  Based on the value reflected in the company's financial statements as of
     June 30, 1999, which is the post-impairment basis (purchase price less
     amortization and impairment thereof) of the mortgage-backed securities,
     since future income or loss on mortgage-backed securities is a function of
     such post-impairment basis.
(4)  Special servicing rights attached.
(5)  Includes prepaid senior class principal due to application of excess
     interest to senior class principal, thereby increasing subordinate class
     balance.
(6)  IO classes are notional classes and, as such, are not entitled to
     distributions of principal.


                                       13

<PAGE>

         The above table sets forth the credit rating designated by the rating
agency for each securitization transaction. Classes designated "A" have a
superior claim on payment to those rated "B", which are superior to those rated
"C." Additionally, multiple letters have a superior claim to designations with
fewer letters. Thus, for example, "BBB" is superior to "BB," which in turn is
superior to "B." The lower class designations in any securitization will receive
interest payments subsequent to senior classes and will experience losses prior
to any senior class. The lowest potential class designation is not rated ("NR")
which, if included in a securitization, will always receive interest last and
experience losses first. IO securities receive the excess interest remaining
after the interest payments have been made on all senior classes of bonds based
on their respective principal balances. There is no principal associated with IO
securities and they are considered liquidated when the particular class they are
contractually tied to is paid down to zero.

         In excess of 95% of the mortgage loans underlying the Company's
mortgage-backed securities are residential mortgage loans and may be prepaid at
any time without penalty.


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<PAGE>


                           MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
                      PREPAYMENT, DELINQUENCY AND LOSS DATA
                              (AS OF JUNE 30, 1999)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                     Constant Prepayment Rate for the indicated
                                        periods                                  Delinquency(1)
                   ------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------
                                                           12         30-59             60-89             90 +         Bankruptcy
   Issue Name       1 month    3 months     6 months     months        days             days              days            (1)(2)
- ----------------   --------    --------     --------     ------      ----------        ----------       ----------     ------------
<S>                <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>               <C>              <C>            <C>

PRIVATE LABEL
SECURITIES

BAMS 98-1              29.1        27.6         N/A         N/A     $                  $     --               --               --
BAMS 98-1              29.1        27.6         N/A         N/A            --                --               --               --
BAMS 98-2              12.5        21.7        23.6        21.8            --                --               --            524,633
BAMS 98-2              12.5        21.7        23.6        21.8            --                --               --            524,633
BSMSI 96-6             33.6        32.6        33.1        28.0       8,162,014         4,483,627        2,090,075        1,411,493
BSMSI 96-6             33.6        32.6        33.1        28.0       8,162,014         4,483,627        2,090,075        1,411,493
BSMSI 97-7              0.2        27.8        27.6        23.7      10,458,320         1,490,794          871,893             --
BSMSI 97-7              0.2        27.8        27.6        23.7      10,458,320         1,490,794          871,893             --
BSMSI 97-7              0.2        27.8        27.6        23.7      10,458,320         1,490,794          871,893             --
BSMSI 97-7              0.2        27.8        27.6        23.7      10,458,320         1,490,794          871,893             --
BSMSI 98-5             16.4        22.0        23.8        21.2         634,450              --            178,411             --
BSMSI 98-5             16.4        22.0        23.8        21.2         634,450              --            178,411             --
CHASE 94-H             40.4        31.0        31.9        30.6            --                --               --               --
CMC 98-1               22.3        27.9        25.6        22.0       2,017,706              --               --               --
CMC 98-1               22.3        27.9        25.6        22.0       2,017,706              --               --               --
CMC 98-1               22.3        27.9        25.6        22.0       2,017,706              --               --               --
CMC 98-1               22.3        27.9        25.6        22.0       2,017,706              --               --               --
CMC 98-1               22.3        27.9        25.6        22.0       2,017,706              --               --               --
CMC 98-1               22.3        27.9        25.6        22.0       2,017,706              --               --               --
CMSI 98-4              10.9        17.3        20.7        19.8       1,237,126              --               --               --
CMSI 98-6              22.8        21.9        22.7        21.0            --                --               --               --
CWMBS 97-8             32.1        31.2        42.9        38.0         739,809         1,099,368             --               --
CWMBS 98-10            22.1        25.7        26.3        22.0       3,192,143              --            489,672             --
CWMBS 98-11            19.6        22.5        23.1        19.5       1,731,243            80,974          183,860             --
CWMBS 98-              15.6        16.8        14.8        11.8         765,637           298,679          126,904             --
  12/ALT98-4
CWMBS 98-14            11.3        14.1        15.9        13.9         757,606            31,792             --               --
DLJ 92-Q8              52.0        43.4        41.3        37.6         756,444           330,846          232,425        1,324,896
DLJMA 93-QE1           47.6        41.7        41.1        45.9         185,240              --             28,468          819,843
GECMS 98-11.1          20.2        17.2        16.9        14.8       4,058,718              --               --               --
GECMS 98-11.2          20.2        17.2        19.9        14.8       4,058,718              --               --               --
GECMS 98-11.3          20.2        17.2        16.9        14.8       4,058,718              --               --               --




                        Foreclosure       Real Estate       Cumulative
                           (1)(3)           Owned(1)         Losses(1)           Yield(3)
                        -----------       -----------       ----------           --------
<S>                     <C>               <C>               <C>                  <C>

PRIVATE LABEL
SECURITIES

BAMS 98-1                 $     --               --                --             11.75%
BAMS 98-1                       --               --                --             18.00%
BAMS 98-2                       --               --                --             18.00%
BAMS 98-2                       --               --                --             18.00%
BSMSI 96-6                 4,358,911        1,599,505         2,518,084            9.00%
BSMSI 96-6                 4,358,911        1,599,505         2,518,084           11.00%
BSMSI 97-7                   118,452           82,143              --             11.75%
BSMSI 97-7                   118,452           82,143              --             18.00%
BSMSI 97-7                   118,452           82,143              --             11.75%
BSMSI 97-7                   118,452           82,143              --             18.00%
BSMSI 98-5                      --               --                --             11.75%
BSMSI 98-5                      --               --                --             18.00%
CHASE 94-H                      --               --                --             11.75%
CMC 98-1                        --               --                --             11.75%
CMC 98-1                        --               --                --             18.00%
CMC 98-1                        --               --                --             11.75%
CMC 98-1                        --               --                --             18.00%
CMC 98-1                        --               --                --             11.75%
CMC 98-1                        --               --                --             18.00%
CMSI 98-4                       --               --                --             15.00%
CMSI 98-6                       --               --                --             15.00%
CWMBS 97-8                      --             49,065              --             15.00%
CWMBS 98-10                  228,427             --                --             18.00%
CWMBS 98-11                  229,325             --                --             15.00%
CWMBS 98-                    118,964             --                --             15.00%
  12/ALT98-4
CWMBS 98-14                   68,161             --                --             15.00%
DLJ 92-Q8                    834,485          492,483        10,502,924           11.00%
DLJMA 93-QE1                 228,463           66,732         4,045,241           15.00%
GECMS 98-11.1                616,531             --                --             15.00%
GECMS 98-11.2                616,531             --                --              8.00%
GECMS 98-11.3                616,531             --                --             15.00%

</TABLE>


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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                     Constant Prepayment Rate for the indicated
                                        periods                                  Delinquency(1)
                   ------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------
                                                           12         30-59             60-89             90 +        Bankruptcy
   Issue Name       1 month    3 months     6 months     months        days             days              days           (1)(2)
- ----------------   --------    --------     --------     ------      ----------        ----------       ----------    ------------
<S>                <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>               <C>              <C>           <C>

GECMS 98-5             17.5        25.6        27.6        27.5       3,513,343          163,876              --               --
GECMS 98-8             18.6        21.0        20.6        20.4       2,512,328             --                --               --
GECMS 98-8A            18.6        21.0        20.6        20.4       2,512,328             --                --               --
GECMS 98-9             14.4        17.9        18.1        16.7       1,168,713             --                --               --
GN 1997- 16            17.5        21.9        25.6        25.9            --               --                --
MELLON 98-2            36.0        31.6        30.0        27.3       1,525,773        1,497,245           397,690             --
NASCOR 98-12           10.4        11.8        14.7        14.3       2,991,423          231,470           331,139             --
NASCOR 98-14           10.4        10.6        16.2        13.8         776,327             --                --               --
NASCOR 98-17           10.8        12.5        13.5        14.0       1,800,285          297,212              --               --
NASCOR 98-21           15.9        11.9        12.8        12.1         326,106             --                --               --
NASCOR 98-4A           30.0        29.8        33.1        29.2         523,078             --             474,132             --
NASCOR 98-4B           30.0        29.8        33.1        29.2         523,078             --             474,132             --
NASCOR 98-5            23.8        21.9        26.8        25.5         231,408          225,707              --               --
NISTAR 98-1            25.5        23.6        24.5        23.4         527,247             --                --               --
OCWEN 98R1              3.5         3.6         3.3         3.4      14,765,314        6,540,828        23,833,156       28,872,568
RFMSI 98-S12           18.2        22.5        23.2        19.9       7,391,218             --           1,089,053             --
RFMSI 98-S13           19.8        22.3        22.0        17.9      10,413,548          548,023           444,779             --
RFMSI 98-S3            26.0        30.8        30.6        26.5       9,784,978        1,972,872           469,272             --
RFMSI 98-S7            16.7        17.4        20.4        16.7       1,099,654          214,056              --               --
SASI 94-4              17.7        19.8        18.1        20.2      11,680,873        2,027,820        10,622,877             --

RETAINED SECURITIES

CITYSCAPE 97-A         29.7        28.3        30.8        33.6       1,525,203          461,022         3,425,108        1,537,599
CITYSCAPE 97-B         36.3        33.7        32.2        31.8       4,705,767        2,437,538         5,676,088        3,746,536
CITYSCAPE 97-C         38.2        35.0        32.5        36.5       5,264,897        2,601,180         3,430,848        4,516,262
CITYSCAPE 97-C         38.2        35.0        32.5        36.5       5,264,897        2,601,180         3,430,848        4,516,262
WFC 96-3               26.3        26.7        27.9        24.9       4,905,858        2,375,957         8,725,951             --
WFC 96-3               26.3        26.7        27.9        24.9       4,905,858        2,375,957         8,725,951             --
WFC 96-3               26.3        26.7        27.9        24.9       4,905,858        2,375,957         8,725,951             --
WFC 96-3               26.3        26.7        27.9        24.9       4,905,858        2,375,957         8,725,951             --
WFC 96-3               26.3        26.7        27.9        24.9       4,905,858        2,375,957         8,725,951             --
WFC 97-1               18.7        24.7        22.1        25.5       1,719,557          793,509         2,454,724             --
WFC 97-1               18.7        24.7        22.1        25.5       1,719,557          793,509         2,454,724             --
WFC 97-1               18.7        24.7        22.1        25.5       1,719,557          793,509         2,454,724             --
WFC 98-2                8.4        18.3        20.4        15.6       7,382,806        3,287,050         4,995,522             --
WFC 98-2                8.4        18.3        20.4        15.6       7,382,806        3,287,050         4,995,522             --
WFC 98-2                8.4        18.3        20.4        15.6       7,382,806        3,287,050         4,995,522             --
WIFC 98-3              47.4        48.1        44.9        39.7       1,022,011          394,215         2,221,500             --



                        Foreclosure       Real Estate       Cumulative
                           (1)(3)           Owned(1)         Losses(1)           Yield(3)
                        -----------       -----------       ----------           --------
<S>                     <C>               <C>               <C>                  <C>

GECMS 98-5                 257,221              --                --             18.00%
GECMS 98-8                    --                --                --             18.00%
GECMS 98-8A                   --                --                --             18.00%
GECMS 98-9                    --                --                --             18.00%
GN 1997- 16                                                                       8.00%
MELLON 98-2                260,679              --                --             11.75%
NASCOR 98-12               244,927              --               4,844           18.00%
NASCOR 98-14                  --                --               7,721           18.00%
NASCOR 98-17                  --                --               2,731           15.00%
NASCOR 98-21                  --                --                --             15.00%
NASCOR 98-4A               808,903              --               4,696           18.00%
NASCOR 98-4B               808,903              --               4,696           18.00%
NASCOR 98-5                807,817              --                 645           18.00%
NISTAR 98-1                269,425            83,985              --             18.00%
OCWEN 98R1              38,000,834        12,857,166        11,439,176            8.25%
RFMSI 98-S12               723,277              --                --             15.00%
RFMSI 98-S13               238,191           355,604              --             15.00%
RFMSI 98-S3                508,104              --                --             15.00%
RFMSI 98-S7                   --                --                --             18.00%
SASI 94-4                4,077,415              --          49,039,282            8.50%

RETAINED SECURITIES

CITYSCAPE 97-A           4,492,833         1,398,490           818,910           10.50%
CITYSCAPE 97-B          12,508,671         4,182,757         1,659,171           10.50%
CITYSCAPE 97-C          11,156,041         2,841,785         1,323,054           10.50%
CITYSCAPE 97-C          11,156,041         2,841,785         1,323,054           10.50%
WFC 96-3                 5,033,741         1,116,155         1,427,398            8.00%
WFC 96-3                 5,033,741         1,116,155         1,427,398            8.00%
WFC 96-3                 5,033,741         1,116,155         1,427,398           11.00%
WFC 96-3                 5,033,741         1,116,155         1,427,398           15.00%
WFC 96-3                 5,033,741         1,116,155         1,427,398            8.00%
WFC 97-1                 1,262,310           397,623           206,345            8.00%
WFC 97-1                 1,262,310           397,623           206,345           11.00%
WFC 97-1                 1,262,310           397,623           206,345           15.00%
WFC 98-2                 5,504,333         1,423,329         1,023,779            8.00%
WFC 98-2                 5,504,333         1,423,329         1,023,779           11.00%
WFC 98-2                 5,504,333         1,423,329         1,023,779            8.00%
WIFC 98-3                3,433,400           438,366            63,130           11.00%

</TABLE>


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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                     Constant Prepayment Rate for the indicated
                                        periods                                  Delinquency(1)
                   ------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------
                                                           12         30-59             60-89             90 +        Bankruptcy
   Issue Name       1 month    3 months     6 months     months        days             days              days           (1)(2)
- ----------------   --------    --------     --------     ------      ----------        ----------       ----------    ------------
<S>                <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>               <C>              <C>           <C>

WIFC 98-3              47.4        48.1         44.9        39.7      1,022,011          394,215        2,221,500           --
WILSHIRE CONS           9.8        12.3         11.8        13.2        305,474           41,071        1,171,944           --
   95 A/B
WILSHIRE MTG           19.7        28.9         32.5        27.3        283,147           62,267          647,925           --
   95A
WILSHIRE MTG           20.9        24.8         27.5        27.6      1,136,903          215,925          390,416           --
   95-MA1
WILSHIRE MTG           20.9        24.8         27.5        27.6        232,131          119,806          201,751           --
   95-MF1

TOTAL




                      Foreclosure       Real Estate       Cumulative
                         (1)(3)           Owned(1)         Losses(1)           Yield(3)
                      -----------       -----------       ----------           --------
<S>                   <C>               <C>               <C>                  <C>

WIFC 98-3             3,433,400           438,366             63,130            9.00%
WILSHIRE CONS              --              52,145              5,947            9.50%
   95 A/B
WILSHIRE MTG               --              90,840          3,731,862            9.00%
   95A
WILSHIRE MTG            879,925           131,889            696,663            9.50%
   95-MA1
WILSHIRE MTG            143,130            50,400            366,675            9.50%
   95-MF1

TOTAL

</TABLE>

- --------------
(1)      Data provided by trustees or servicers for the securities or other
         third party sources.

(2)      Based on loans made to borrowers which were in bankruptcy as of June
         30, 1999.

(3)      Based on the Company's basis (set forth in the table above). Assumes
         (i) loans prepay at the indicated three-month constant prepayment rate
         ("CPR"), (ii) delinquency and losses continue at their historical
         rates, (iii) distributions are received in cash, on the 25th day of
         each month, (iv) no repurchases of loans due to breaches of
         representations or warranties or pursuant to an option termination, (v)
         all required payments are made during the applicable collection
         periods, except for balances which are assumed to be in default, (vi)
         all required principal and interest advances will be made, (vii)
         liquidation of the principal balance at the time of default occurs 12
         months after the month of default, (viii) upon default, losses of 25%
         of the defaulted unpaid principal balance will be realized upon
         liquidation, (ix) no amounts will be available in future periods to
         cover interest shortfalls in prior periods, and (x) no special
         servicing fees are incurred.


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<PAGE>


NON-DISCOUNTED LOANS

         We consider non-discounted loans to be performing and sub-performing
loans that are available for purchase at prices that more closely approximate
their unpaid principal balances. Non-discounted loans include:

         COMMERCIAL LOANS.  Performing loans secured by commercial and multi-
         family properties located in the United States and the United Kingdom.

         NON-DISCOUNTED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOANS. Non-discounted loans to
         individuals who do not qualify for traditional "A" credit because their
         credit histories, debt to income ratios or other factors do not meet
         the standard lending criteria established by federal agencies such as
         the FNMA. These loans are secured by first mortgages on family
         residences located in the United States.

         MEZZANINE INVESTMENTS. Mortgage loans that are subordinate to first
priority mortgage loans, loans that are secured by the equity in real estate
holding companies and preferred equity investments in real estate holding
companies. At December 31, 1998, this category of loans accounted for $69.0
million or 59.7 % of our total loan assets and 18.1 % of our total assets.

         We seek to identify and acquire non-discounted loans that provide
current cash income and still meet our requirements with respect to
risk-adjusted rates of return. Our investment emphasis with respect to
non-discounted loans is on current income. At December 31, 1998, non-discounted
loans had an aggregate book value of $113.1 million and are primarily secured by
mortgages or deeds of trust on commercial or multi-family real property. At
December 31, 1998, approximately $68.5 million or 60.6% of our non-discounted
loans were secured by real properties located in the United States ("U.S.
Non-Discounted Commercial Loans") and the remainder are secured by real
properties located outside the United States, primarily in Western Europe
("International Non-Discounted Loans"). Subsequent to December 31, 1998, a
non-discounted loan to Southern Pacific Funding Corporation, with a book value
of $38.6 million and secured by certain subordinate mortgage-backed securities,
was paid off.

U.S. NON-DISCOUNTED COMMERCIAL LOANS

         U.S. Non-Discounted Commercial Loans were originated by various
unrelated parties under different underwriting criteria at different times and
were acquired at various times. At December 31, 1998, our U.S. Non-Discounted
Loans were secured by a variety of commercial properties. Most of our U.S.
Non-Discounted Commercial Loans were secured by first priority liens and were
current as to their monthly payments.

         Set forth below is a brief description of the principal U.S.
Non-Discounted Commercial Loans in our loan portfolio at December 31, 1998
(excluding the loan to Southern Pacific Funding Corporation noted above).

         NW CORNELL & MILLER. This is a first lien mortgage loan for the
construction of a private school located in Portland, Oregon. The loan is a
construction line in the original amount of $4,878,300. The loan matures May
1999 and has a fixed interest rate of 9.00%. The construction loan will then be
rolled into a ten year fixed rate loan at 9%, due 5/1/2009 interest only for the
first year with the interest capitalized onto the note, then amortizing over a
29 year term, with a balloon payment of $4.8 million due at end of the 10th
year.

         BLACKSTONE HOTEL ACQUISITIONS COMPANY. This is a mezzanine loan, with a
book value of $44.6 million on five luxury hotels in London, England, including
the Savoy Hotel, the Connaught and Claridge's Hotel. The loan was made in pounds
sterling and bears interest at LIBOR plus 400 basis points and matures in June
2003. Subsequent to December 31, 1998, the Company sold this loan.

         STARRETT-LEHIGH, 601 WEST 26TH STREET. This is a 50% subordinate
ownership of the mezzanine debt on the Starrett Lehigh building in New York
City. The total original loan in the amount of $152 million was used to acquire
the building, and the borrower placed an additional $26 million in reserves for
capital expenditures and interest. The original loan was


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<PAGE>


divided into a senior portion of approximately $102 million, and a subordinate
(mezzanine) portion of approximately $50 million.

         The mezzanine loan pays interest at a rate of Libor plus 4.75%, with
principal due on the maturity date in July 2001. The loan to value ratio on an
as-is basis at the time of acquisition was 98%; however, upon completion of the
planned improvements, the estimated LTV will be 75%.

         The building is a two million square foot, nineteen-story
warehouse/showroom type building in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. The
improved building is expected to be a major hub for art galleries and other
design showrooms. All reports to date indicated that the project is ahead of
schedule on both renovations and lease up.

DISCOUNTED LOANS

         Our discounted loans consist of mortgage loans that are in default or
for which default is likely or imminent or for which the borrower is currently
making monthly payments in accordance with a forbearance plan. These loans
generally are purchased at a discount to both the unpaid principal amount of the
loan and the estimated value of the underlying property. Hence, we refer to
these mortgage loans as discounted loans throughout this document. Furthermore,
we refer to discounted loans that are secured by commercial or multi-family real
properties in the United States as "U.S. Discounted Commercial Loans." We refer
to discounted loans that are secured by residential, commercial or multi-family
real properties outside the United States as "International Discounted Loans."

         At December 31, 1998, the Company had approximately $1.8 million of
U.S. Discounted Loans and approximately $0.7 million of International Discounted
Loans. International Discounted Loans are secured by real property in the United
Kingdom and France. Discounted Loans were originated by various unrelated
parties under different underwriting criteria at different times and were
acquired at various times.

         We seek to identify and acquire discounted loans that will meet our
risk-adjusted return objectives over an 18 to 24 month period. During this
period, we typically either restructure the terms of the loans or exercise our
rights to acquire control of the underlying property. With respect to discounted
loans, we generally seek to cause the owners of the properties to take steps to
improve the cash flow on the property and bring the loan current or to foreclose
on the property and implement our own plan to improve cash flow. We also seek to
diversify our investments in discounted loans and other real estate investments
geographically in order to reduce our exposure to the real estate cycle in any
one geographical area.

         The book value recorded on our financial statements generally reflects
the purchase price paid by us for such loan. We generally expect to recover the
excess of the estimated value of the property over the purchase price. We do not
accrue interest or recognize income on such loans until we receive cash in
respect of such loans.

         At December 31, 1998, our discounted loans were secured by a variety of
commercial properties including warehouses, small office buildings, hotels,
multi family units and mixed use residential properties. Substantially all of
our discounted loans were secured by first priority liens and were located
primarily in California and the northeastern portion of the United States.

REAL ESTATE

         We invest in commercial and multi-family real properties located in the
United States and the United Kingdom and residential properties located in the
United Kingdom.

         On the completion of our initial public offering on April 6, 1998, we
acquired fourteen U.S. Commercial Properties with a book value of approximately
$14.0 million. Since our initial public offering, we acquired additional U.S.
Commercial Properties with a book value of approximately $46.3 million,
international real estate of approximately $22.6 million, and we rescinded the
purchase of five U.S. Commercial Properties acquired at the time of such initial
public offering with a book value of approximately $0.9 million, resulting in us
holding eleven U.S. Commercial Properties with a book value of approximately
$61.6 million and twenty-one International Commercial Properties with a book
value of


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$23.4 million, at December 31, 1998. The acquisition of these five properties
was rescinded after we determined that they did not meet our investment
criteria.

The following table sets forth information regarding our investments in real
estate at June 30, 1999.

                              COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                     Approximate                           Weighted
                                                                     Percentage                            Average
                                                          Net        Leased At                             Rent Per
   Date       Name of                       Year Built/   Leaseable  December 31,  No. of    Annualized    Sq. Foot      Net Book
 Acquired     Property      Location         Renovated    Sq. Ft.       1998       Lease     Rent(1)       Occupied        Value
- ---------   --------------  ------------    -----------   --------   -----------   ------    ----------    --------  --------------
<S>         <C>             <C>             <C>           <C>        <C>           <C>       <C>           <C>       <C>

4/8/98      1776 SW         Portland, OR          1961     15,000     100%          2          240,000       16.00   $    1,814,930
            Madison Street
4/6/98      1705 SW         Portland, OR          1960     28,000     100%          4          317,604       11.34        2,570,543
            Taylor
4/27/98     1631 SW         Portland, OR           n/a     12,999     100%          2          155,988       16.00        1,688,653
            Columbia
            Street
4/21/98     G.I. Joe's      Gresham, OR           1987     55,888     100%          1          447,108        8.00    28,075,509(2)
4/21/98     G.I. Joe's(3)   Wilsonville,          1978    170,398     100%          1          759,780        4.42    28,075,509(2)
                            OR
4/21/98     G.I. Joe's      Salem, OR          1976/94,    96,933     100%          1          642,036        6.69    28,075,509(2)
                                               1981/98
4/21/98     G.I. Joe's      Tualatin, OR     1985/1985     55,100     100%          1          681,200       12.00    28,075,509(2)
4/21/98     G.I. Joe's      Milwaukee,       1972/1989     66,545     100%          1          485,816       7.00     28,075,509(2)
                            OR
4/6/98      Tigard          Tigard, OR       1972/1974    113,841     100%          7          521,580        4.58        4,113,938
            Business
            Park(4)
4/6/98      Eugene          Eugene, OR         unknown     84,912     100%          1          281,288        3.31     4,227,404(5)
            Warehouse
6/29/98     Salem           Salem, OR        1946-1957    387,240     100%          1          748,140        1.93        7,310,288
            Warehouse
            (Agripac)
6/26/98     Valencia        Valencia, CA          1998     48,140      --          n/a             n/a          n/a       2,460,601
            Commerce
            Center
9/29/98     Valencia II     Valencia, CA           n/a        n/a     n/a          n/a             n/a          n/a       3,923,694
            Land
11/18/98    Buena Vista     Irwindale, CA          n/a    654,734     n/a          n/a             n/a          n/a       3,211,140
            Business Park
7/7/98      1701 SW         Portland, OR           n/a         --     100%          1          120,000       12.00        1,395,195
            Jefferson
4/21/98     G.I. Joe's      Wilsonville,           n/a    474,804     n/a          n/a             n/a      n/a       28,075,509(2)
            Excess Land     OR
4/6/98      Eugene          Eugene, OR            1998     65,016     n/a          n/a             n/a      n/a        4,227,404(5)
            Warehouse II-
            Excess Land
6/30/98     Warner          United             various    227,977      99%         61        2,545,579       11.32       23,438,912
            Estates         Kingdom

</TABLE>

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n/a      Not applicable
(1)      Annualized rent for the current period represents the base fixed rental
         scheduled to be paid by the tenants under the terms of the related
         lease agreement, which amount generally does not include payments on
         account for real estate taxes, operating expenses, and utility charges.
         We believe that annualized rent is helpful to investors as a measure of
         the revenues we could expect to receive from our leases. However, we
         cannot assure you that scheduled lease revenues will equal the actual
         lease revenues we received in the past.
(2)      Includes all G.I. Joe's properties owned by us.
(3)      This property was built in three phases.
         Phase 1 - Distribution Warehouse-built in 1978.  It contains 104,497
         sq. ft. with 4,044 sq.ft. of interior two story finished area.
         Phase 2 - Corporate Office-built in 1983.  It is a single story
         structure containing 24,392 sq. ft.
         Phase 3 - This an addition to the warehouse built in 1968.  It
         contains 4,159 sq. ft.
(4)      Subsequent to December 31, 1998 Tigard Business Park was sold for
         approximately its book value or approximately $4.2 million.
(5)      Includes Eugene Warehouse and Eugene Warehouse II - Excess Land.


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*        The Company also owns two additional properties with an aggregate net
         book value of $773,020, about which specific information is not
         currently available.

Set forth below is a brief description of each of the properties set forth in
the above table:

         1776 SW MADISON STREET ("MADISON BUILDING"). This three-story, brick
office building is located 16 blocks from downtown Portland and is adjacent to
the light-rail transit line. The building, which is currently leased to WFSG and
its affiliates, serves as WFSG's corporate headquarters. This property, which
was upgraded and remodeled in 1996, was originally constructed in 1961. The
lease with WFSG expires in December 2001 and the rent is competitive for the
Portland, Oregon marketplace.

         TAYLOR STREET BUILDINGS. The Taylor Street Buildings consist of two
office/industrial buildings located 16 blocks from downtown Portland. Currently
the properties are occupied by WFSG and an affiliate of WFSG, Wilshire Leasing
Limited, under leases which expire in December 2001 on competitive terms in the
Portland, Oregon marketplace.

         1631 SW COLUMBIA STREET ("COLUMBIA BUILDINGS"). This office building is
located 16 blocks from downtown Portland and is adjacent to the light-rail
transit line. The building is currently leased to WFSG and its affiliates. This
property, which was upgraded and remodeled in 1998, was originally constructed
in 1961. The lease with WFSG expires in April 2003 and the rent is competitive
for the Portland, Oregon marketplace.

         G.I. JOE'S. The G.I. Joe's properties are comprised of five (5) retail
buildings and G.I. Joe's Headquarters Office Complex/Warehouse/Distribution
Center, totaling approximately 445,000 square feet. The retail buildings are
located in Salem (two buildings adjacent to each other), Milwaukee, Tualatin,
and Gresham, all major cities in the State of Oregon. The
Office/Warehouse/Distribution Center is located in Wilsonville, Oregon. All of
the buildings are leased to G.I. Joe's on competitive market rents under fifteen
year leases ending in April 2013. G.I. Joe's subleases 29,952 square feet in
Salem to Office Depot, Inc. The land at the Gresham location is under a 50-year
ground lease (expiration in year 2037) with five (5) 10-year options between
G.I. Joe's and Gresham RPR Associates, an unaffiliated entity. Adjacent to the
Office/Warehouse/Distribution Center is a 10.90 acre tract available for future
development by the Company.

         TIGARD INDUSTRIAL PARK. This multi-tenant, industrial business park
consists of four buildings located on 7.7 acres close to I -5 and Highway 217.
The buildings are tilt-up concrete construction with 14 grade-level doors and 18
dock-high doors. The facility currently has six tenants with leases which expire
between 1998 and 2002. Subsequent to December 31, 1998 this property was sold
for approximately its book value. Subsequent to December 31, 1998, the Company
sold this property.

         90005 PRAIRIE ROAD ("EUGENE WAREHOUSE"). This building is located on
4.5 acres with access to the I -5 freeway via Belt Line Road and to the
Eugene-Springfield metropolitan and Gateway areas. The property is served by an
on-site rail spur, and the property is within the West Eugene enterprise zone.
This property has one tenant (which is not affiliated with WFSG or the Company)
under a lease which expires in November 2000.

         98875 PRAIRIE ROAD ("EUGENE WAREHOUSE"). This warehouse/distribution
center building is under construction an is substantially finished. It has
65,016 square feet and is located on 3.0 acres directly adjacent to 90005
Prairie Road. Pre-leasing activities has commenced on this property. Subsequent
to December 31, 1998, the Company sold this property.

         1745 OXFORD STREET ("SALEM WAREHOUSE (AGRIPAC)"). This property is a
commercial warehouse located in Salem, Oregon. As of December 31, 1998, it was
100% leased to Agripac, Inc. at a competitive market rate until February 2008.
Subsequent to December 31, 1998, the Company sold this property.

         SALEM WAREHOUSE-- EXCESS LAND.  We developed a warehouse of
approximately 250,000 square feet on a 13.475 acre parcel adjacent to the
property.

         28130 HARRISON PARKWAY ("VALENCIA COMMERCE CENTER"). This property is a
48,140 square foot warehouse located in the Valencia Gateway, the largest
master-planned enterprise for business, technology, and industry in Los Angeles
County. The property site has excellent access to Interstate 5.


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         1701 SW JEFFERSON STREET. This office building is located 16 blocks
from downtown Portland and is adjacent to the light-rail transit line. The
building is currently leased to Tommy Luke Flowers, Inc. ("Tommy Luke"). This
property was originally constructed in 1960. The lease with Tommy Luke will
expire in April 1999.

         28101 WITHERSPOON PARKWAY (VALENCIA COMMERCE CENTER II). This property
was acquired on September 25, 1998 and consists of a 7.09 acre parcel of land
located in the Valencia Commerce Center zoned for business part uses. A 134,360
sq. ft. distribution/warehouse building has been designed for the site with
construction commencing in the late Spring of 1999. A broker has been engaged to
pre-lease the building. The Valencia Commerce Center in located in the Valencia
Gateway, the largest master-planned enterprise for business, technology, and
industry in Los Angeles County.

         BUENA VISTA BUSINESS PARK, 2400 BLOCK OF BATEMAN AVENUE, IRWINDALE,
CALIFORNIA. This property was acquired on November 18,1998 and consists of 11
level finished industrial zoned lots ranging from 34,925 to 154,943 square feet
and totally 654,794 square feet or 15.032 acres. The parcels are fully improved
with all the major off-sites in place, i.e., paved-streets, street lights,
curbs, gutters and utilities. We intend to construct three
warehouse/distribution buildings totaling 165,650 square feet. on 5 of the 11
lots. The remaining lots have been listed with a local broker and will be sold
individually or as a package. Irwindale is located at the center of the San
Gabriel Valley which is located between the inland empire region and downtown
Los Angeles. This site has excellent access to the 210 and 605 freeways.

         WARNER ESTATES. At December 31, 1998 our investment in International
Commercial Properties consisted of 21 properties in the Midlands and Southeast
of England with a total of approximately 228,000 square feet. The properties
were used 57%, 23%, and 20% for retail, office, and industrial purposes,
respectively, based on income.

         LEASE EXPIRATIONS. The following table sets forth a summary schedule of
the lease expirations for the Commercial Properties (other than the Foreclosed
Properties) for leases in place as of December 31, 1998, assuming that none of
the tenants exercise renewal options or termination rights, if any, at or prior
to the scheduled expirations.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                                      Percentage
                                       Square          Percentage of      Annualized Base      Average Base Rent      Aggregate
                     Number of       Footage of     Aggregate Portfolio       Rent of         Per Square Foot of      Portfolio
Year of Lease          Leases         Expiring            Leased              Expiring             Expiring           Annualized
Expiration (1)        Expiring         Leases           Square Feet          Leases (2)           Leases (3)          Base Rent
- --------------        --------         ------           -----------          ---------            ---------           ---------
<S>                  <C>             <C>            <C>                   <C>                 <C>                     <C>

1999.............           10          22,391                1.69%         $  249,464               $11.14               3.11%
2000.............            5         118,832                8.99             454,516                 3.82               5.67
2001.............            7          46,321                3.50             428,413                 9.25               5.34
2002.............           11         131,853                9.97           1,044,922                 7.92              13.03
2003.............            6          16,147                1.22             242,713                15.03               3.03
2004.............            5          42,203                3.19             290,050                 6.87               3.62
2005.............            2             435                0.03              24,150                55.52               0.30
2006.............            4           7,578                0.57             113,696                15.00               1.42
2007.............            2           1,000                0.08              31,951                31.95               0.40
2008 and
 beyond..........           27         935,395               70.76           5,141,578                 5.50              64.08
                       -------       ---------              ------          ----------               ------             ------
                            79       1,322,155              100.00%         $8,021,453               $ 6.07             100.00%
</TABLE>

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(1)  Lease year is on a calendar year basis.
(2)  Annualized base rent is calculated based on the amount of schedule rent in
     the expiring year.
(3)  Annualized base rent per square foot is calculated using the annualized
     base rent divided by a weighted average square footage.

         MORTGAGE INDEBTEDNESS. Our general strategy is to leverage our
investments by incurring borrowings secured by such investments. Set forth below
is information regarding our mortgage indebtedness relating to U.S. Commercial
Properties as of December 31, 1998.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                            Principal                        Maturity                           Annual
Property                                    Amount         Interest Rate      Date         Amortization        Payments
- --------                                    -----------    -------------     --------      ------------      -----------
<S>                                         <C>            <C>               <C>           <C>               <C>

Madison Building (1)                        $   899,839            9.10%     11/1/06          25 Years       $    93,760
Madison Building - Second Lien                  625,000           10.00      10/1/08          25 Years            68,153
Taylor Buildings (2)                          1,158,252            9.10      11/1/06          25 Years           120,817
Taylor Buildings - Second Lien                1,040,000           10.00      10/1/08          25 Years           113,406
Tigard Industrial Park                        2,332,966            9.75      2 5/1/05         47 Months          282,262
Tigard Industrial Park - Second Lien          1,200,000           10.00      10/1/08          25 Years           130,853
Eugene Warehouse (3)                          1,093,424           10.63      1/1/99           30 Years           133,080
Eugene Warehouse - Second Lien                1,258,000           10.00      10/1/08          25 Years           137,178
Agripac (4)                                   6,247,500           10.00      10/1/08          25 Years           681,253
Valencia (5)                                  3,028,006           10.00      10/1/08          25 Years           330,186
Tommy Luke (6)                                  935,000           10.00      10/1/08          25 Years           101,956
Columbia                                      1,295,000           10.00      10/1/08          25 Years           141,212
GI Joe's (9)                                 20,839,946            7.61      5/11/08          25 Years         1,897,756
Warner Estates (10)                          18,623,643            7.95      2 8/31/03        2 Years (8)      1,480,580

</TABLE>
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(1)  The Madison Building loan has a balloon payment of $773,656 at maturity.
(2)  The Taylor Buildings loan has a balloon payment of $994,331 at Maturity.
(3)  The Eugene Warehouse note's annual payments include two (2) monthly
     payments and a balloon payment of $1,110,748.
(4)  The Agripac Loan has a balloon payment of $5,257,372.
(5)  The Valencia loan has a balloon payment of $2,548,115.
(6)  The TommyLuke loan has a balloon payment of $786,816.
(7)  The Columbia loan has a balloon payment of $1,089,762.
(8)  Interest only with balloon payment at maturity.
(9)  The G.I Joe's loan has an anticipated prepayment date of May 11, 2008. If
     the loan is not repaid by this date, the interest rate will increase to a
     new rate as specified in the loan agreement, which will be at least two
     percentage points higher. This loan has a balloon payment of $16,507,832.
(10) U.S. dollar equivalents. Loan is denominated in pounds sterling.

         Many of the mortgage loans obtained by us to finance our real estate
investments do not fully amortize over their terms and instead require
substantial balloon payments on their maturity dates ("Balloon Loans"). Because
the principal balance of such mortgage loans does not fully amortize over the
term of the mortgage loan, such mortgage loans may be more difficult for us to
repay at maturity than mortgage loans whose principal balance is fully amortized
over the term of the mortgage loan. Our ability to pay the balloon amount due at
maturity of such mortgage loans will depend on our ability to obtain adequate
refinancing or funds from other sources to repay such mortgage loans.

         SIGNIFICANT PROPERTIES

         Set forth below is additional information with respect to G.I. Joe's,
which is deemed "significant" under Commission requirements.

         DEPRECIATION. The basis, net of accumulated depreciation, of G.I. Joe's
aggregated approximately $21.1 million as of December 31, 1998. The real
property associated with G.I. Joe's (other than land) generally will be
depreciated for federal income tax purposes over 39 years using the
straight-line method. For financial reporting purposes, G.I. Joe's is recorded
at its historical cost and is depreciated using the straight line method over
its estimated useful life, which is estimated to be 35 years.

         REAL ESTATE TAXES.  The 1998 annual real estate taxes paid on G.I.
Joe's were approximately $270,085.  Of this amount, only $12,815 (for excess
land) is an obligation of the Company as G.I. Joe's, Inc. is responsible for
property taxes on the leased real estate according to the terms of the leases.

         OCCUPANCY.  At December 31, 1998, all six (6) properties were leased
to G.I. Joe's under five (5) separate leases. The tenant is engaged in the
retailing of sporting goods and automotive products.  The tenant owned and
occupied five of the six locations (except the 29,952 square feet building in
Salem) at the time we purchased the buildings.  Accordingly,


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there is no prior occupancy data since the current tenant owned and occupied the
properties before our acquisition. According to the terms of the lease, G.I.
Joe's is required to pay certain reserves on a monthly basis for 10 years,
commencing with the beginning of the leases. G.I. Joe's is current in the
payment of these reserves, except that they paid the "Licensing Commission
Reserve ($11,943/ Month) and the "Insurance Reserve ($2,059/ Month)" under
protest. Subsequent to the date of this report, G.I. Joe's has filed suit
against the Company for relief from these reserve payments.

         LEASE EXPIRATIONS. At December 31, 1998, G.I. Joe's leases all the
buildings under five (5) separate leases which all expire in April 2013. All
five (5) leases will expire in April 2013. The tenant has two (2) five-year
options upon lease expiration. The average rental rate is $6.70 per square foot
(total annual rent of $2,975,940) for the first five years, on a triple net
basis. The rental rate will be adjusted every five years based on the Consumer
Price Index.

FUNDING SOURCES

         In order to maximize the return on our investments, we generally fund
acquisitions with third party debt financing so that our invested capital
represents a small percentage of the purchase price. The principal sources for
funding loans and mortgage-backed securities are warehouse and repurchase
agreements with major investment banks. Funding for real property assets
generally are longer-term traditional mortgage financing with banks and other
financial institutions. The Manager closely monitors rates and terms of
competing sources of funds on a regular basis and generally utilizes the source
which is the most cost effective. Following the substantial market volatility in
the fourth quarter and significant declines in valuations for mortgage-backed
securities, the availability of financing for purchases of mortgage-backed
securities has generally declined and is generally on less favorable terms. In
addition, we are seeking to obtain longer term financing for a portion of our
assets to decrease the risk of forced asset sales to meet collateral calls.

         The following table sets forth information relating to our borrowings
and other interest-bearing obligations at December 31, 1998.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                   BORROWINGS AND INTEREST-BEARING OBLIGATIONS
                                                                                              December 31, 1998
                                                                                              -----------------
                                                                                           (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                                                           <C>

Short-Term Borrowings...........................................................              $ 223,766
Other Borrowings................................................................                 60,577
                                                                                              ----------
         Total..................................................................              $ 284,343
                                                                                              ----------
                                                                                              ----------
</TABLE>

         The following table sets forth certain information related to the
Company's short-term borrowings.  During the reported period, short-term
borrowings were comprimised of warehouse lines, repurchase agreements and other
short-term facilities. Averages are determined by utilizing month-end balances.


                              SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                        At or for the Year Ended
                                                                                            December 31,1998
                                                                                            ----------------
                                                                                         (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                                                             <C>
Warehouse and repurchase agreements:
   Average amount outstanding during the period.................................                $254,945
   Maximum month-end balance outstanding during the period......................                $475,351
   Weighted average rate:
        During the period.......................................................                    7.2%
        At end of period........................................................                    7.6%
</TABLE>


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ASSET QUALITY

         We are exposed to certain credit risks related to the value of the
collateral that secures our loans and the ability of borrowers to repay their
loans. WRSC closely monitors our pools of loans and foreclosed real estate for
potential problems on a periodic basis and reports to the Board of Directors at
regularly scheduled monthly meetings. Each loan or foreclosed property is
reviewed at least once a month and problem loans or properties are monitored at
least weekly and in many cases on a daily basis.

         NON-PERFORMING LOANS. It is our policy to establish an allowance for
uncollectible interest on loans that are over 90 days past due or sooner when,
in the judgment of WRSC, the probability of collection of interest is deemed to
be insufficient to warrant further accrual. Upon such a determination, those
loans are placed on non-accrual status and deemed to be non-performing. When a
loan is placed on non-accrual status, previously accrued but unpaid interest is
reversed by a charge to interest income.

         FORECLOSED REAL ESTATE. We carry our holdings of foreclosed real estate
at the lower of cost or fair value. Foreclosed real estate held by the company
is periodically re-evaluated to determine that it is being carried at the lower
of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Holding and maintenance
costs related to properties are recorded as expenses in the period incurred.
Deficiencies resulting from valuation adjustments to foreclosed real estate
subsequent to acquisition are recognized as a valuation allowance. Subsequent
increases related to the valuation of real estate owned are reflected as a
reduction in the valuation allowance, but not below zero. In other words, the
book basis of foreclosed real estate (net of valuation reserves provided after
the date of foreclosure) cannot exceed the book basis of the real estate at the
date of foreclosure, except to the extent of capital improvements. Increases and
decreases in the valuation allowance are charged or credited to income,
respectively.

         ALLOWANCES FOR LOAN LOSSES. We maintain an allowance for loan losses at
a level believed adequate by WRSC to absorb estimated incurred losses in the
loan portfolios. The allowance is increased by provisions for loan losses
charged against operations, recoveries of previously charged off credits, and
allocations of discounts on purchased loans, and is decreased by charge-offs.
Loans are charged off when they are deemed to be uncollectible.

         When we increase the allowance for loan losses related to loans other
than discounted loans, we record a corresponding increase to the provision for
loan losses in the statement of operations. For discounted loans, increases to
the allowance for loan losses are recorded shortly after each acquisition of a
pool by allocating a portion of the purchase discount deemed to be associated
with measurable credit risk. The allocation is based on the analyses of specific
valuation allowances discussed above. Amounts allocated to the allowance for
loan losses from purchase discounts do not increase the provision for loan
losses recorded in the statement of operations; rather they decrease the amounts
of the purchase discounts that are accreted into the interest income over the
lives of the loans. If, after the initial allocation of the purchase discount to
the allowance for loan losses, the Manager subsequently identifies the need for
additional allowances against discounted loans, the additional allowances are
established through charges to the provision for loan losses.

         The following table sets forth the activity in the allowance for loan
losses during the periods indicated.


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                   ACTIVITY IN THE ALLOWANCES FOR LOAN LOSSES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Year Ended
                                                               December 31, 1998
                                                               -----------------
                                                                  (Dollars in
                                                                  Thousands)
<S>                                                               <C>
Balance, beginning of period.................................     $       --
Allocation of purchased loan discount:
   at acquisition............................................           7,416
   at disposition............................................          (1,312)
Charge offs..................................................            (901)
Recoveries...................................................              --
Provision for loan losses....................................           5,905
                                                                  ------------
Balance, end of period.......................................     $    11,108
                                                                  ------------
                                                                  ------------
</TABLE>

         Total provision for losses for the year ended December 31, 1998 was
$11.8 million, which included a $5.9 million valuation adjustment of an
unsecured $18.4 million receivable from WFSG, in addition to the $5.9 million of
loan loss provision included in the schedule above. The receivable from WFSG,
net of this valuation adjustment, is included in due from affiliates in the
consolidated statement of financial condition as of December 31, 1998. See Note
12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

         The table below sets forth the delinquency status of our non-discounted
loans at the dates indicated.


                 DELINQUENCY EXPERIENCE FOR NON-DISCOUNTED LOANS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              December 31, 1998
                                                              -----------------
                                                                           Percent of
                                                        Balance             Portfolio
                                                        -------            ----------
                                                             (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                    <C>                   <C>
Period of Delinquency:
      31-60 days.....................................   $    --                --%
      61-90 days.....................................       514               0.4
      91 days or more(1)(2)(3).......................    39,316              32.9
                                                        -------              -----
         Total loans delinquent......................   $39,830              33.3%
                                                        -------              -----
                                                        -------              -----
</TABLE>

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(1)      All loans delinquent over 90 days were on nonaccrual status.

(2)      We classify loans as discounted or non-discounted on a pool basis. Each
         pool is designated as discounted or non-discounted based on whether the
         pool consists primarily of discounted or non-discounted loans at the
         time of acquisition. For example, a pool of non-discounted loans may
         contain non-performing loans at the time of acquisition as long as the
         non-performing loans were not the primary component of the pool at the
         time. As a result, the Company does not believe that the information is
         a meaningful indicator of the delinquency experience on its
         non-discounted loans.

(3)      Includes one loan for $38,560 to a party that filed a petition for
         reorganization under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court
         for the District of Oregon. Subsequent to December 31, 1998, this loan
         was paid off.


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COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT

         We believe that the Manager's use of information technology is a key
factor in achieving a competitive advantage in acquiring pools of loans,
minimizing operating costs and increasing overall profitability. In addition to
standard industry software applications, management, through WFSG and its
affiliates, has developed applications designed to provide decision support and
automation of portfolio tracking and reporting.

         Many existing computer software programs and other technologically
dependent systems use two digits to identify the year in date fields and, as
such, could fail or create erroneous results by or at the Year 2000. We, the
Manager and the Servicers utilize a number of technologically dependent systems
to operate, service mortgage loans and manage mortgage assets. The Manager and
Servicers have formed a committee to address year 2000 issues ("the Committee")
that reports directly to WFSG's executive committee. The Committee is headed by
WFSG's Chief Information Officer and includes representatives from across
departments within the Manager and Servicers as well as management of the
Company.

         The Committee established and completed a project plan with respect to
Year 2000 readiness. In the first phase of the project, the Committee conducted
an inventory of all systems for the Manager and Servicers, classifying each as
either "critical" or "non-critical". For systems deemed "critical", the
Committee developed detailed test plans and created separate Year 2000 test
environments. After the testing phase, in which Year 2000 issues were
identified, phases of resolution, retesting, implementation and certification
were completed.

         The Manager and Servicers began testing of all critical systems in 1997
and completed all necessary testing of such systems, including both systems
supplied by outside vendors and internally developed systems, by the end of
February 1999. In each case, issues which were identified were resolved. Changes
which resulted from testing were coded, retested and implemented and moved into
production. Following these phases, each department's executive management
certified that their staff had tested critical code and deemed it adequate. In
addition, for all critical systems supplied by outside vendors, the Committee
obtained a written certification from the vendor that the applicable package is
"Year 2000 compliant". With respect to non-critical systems supplied by outside
vendors, the Committee has consulted substantially all of the vendors' Internet
sites and has obtained copies of Year 2000 compliance certifications from those
sites.

         In addition to the information technology systems ("IT systems"),
various "environmental systems" ("non-IT systems") used for the Company's
business, including the telephone, elevator and security systems, incorporate
technology that could be impaired by the year 2000 date change. The Committee
has received written certification that each significant non-IT system is Year
2000 compliant.

         Our operations are overseen by our Manager, and in accordance with the
management agreement, all operating costs including costs related to the Year
2000 issue are covered in the management fee agreement. The financial impact of
becoming Year 2000 compliant has not been and is not expected to be material to
us or our results of operations. Aside from limited hardware costs, the
Manager's parent company's primary expense related to Year 2000 compliance is
allocation of existing staff. The Committee estimates the total cost related to
Year 2000 compliance to be approximately $0.5 million, substantially all of
which had been incurred by December 31, 1998.

         Our most likely worst case Year 2000 scenario would be one in which the
Servicers are unable to perform necessary loan servicing activities. To the
extent the loan servicing system is not Year 2000 compliant, the ability to
service loans would be in jeopardy. This, in turn, would limit the collections
of payments on mortgage loans, which would, further, hinder the Company's
ability to meet its own debt service and other cash requirements. Although the
Manager and the Company do not believe that it is reasonably likely that the
Year 2000 date change will cause such a scenario to occur, the Committee has
developed a contingency plan with procedures for manual loan servicing, for up
to a week, should the loan servicing system cease to be operational. The loan
servicing system was developed internally, and the Manager has advised us that
it believes that, in the event of an unexpected Year 2000 issue, the source of
the issue could be isolated, and the issue could be corrected, rapidly by the
Manager's existing staff without significant cost. Accordingly, we do not
believe that such a failure of the loan servicing system would have a material
impact on the Company.

         Based on the results of Committee's Year 2000 readiness project, we are
confident that the Manager and Servicers are appropriately addressing the Year
2000 issues. Critical IT systems supplied by outside vendors have undergone
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not only by the Manager and Servicers, but by other customers of the vendors as
well. WCC's loan servicing system is an internally developed system and
therefore, information technology personnel are very familiar with the system
and believe their efforts will have favorable results.


ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

OFFICES

         We do not maintain an office. We rely on the facilities provided by our
Manager, WRSC. For a description of our investment properties see "Business"
above.


ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         The registrant is not a party to any material legal proceedings.


ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

         No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders during the period
covered by this report.



                                     PART II


ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTER

         Effective April 6, 1998, our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(the "Common Stock") became quoted on the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ") under the symbol "WREI." The
initial public offering price was $16.00 per share. Through February 28, 1999,
our Common Stock has traded between $2 1/16 and $17 7/16 per share. The
approximate number of record holders of our Common Stock at February 28, 1999
was 14. Prior to April 6, 1998, there was no public market for the Company's
Common Stock.

         The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices for the
Common Stock as quoted on the NASDAQ for the periods indicated.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 1998
                                 ----
              <S>                                <C>             <C>
              Second quarter (from April 6)      $17-7/16        $16
              Third quarter                      $17-3/8         $ 9-7/8
              Fourth quarter                     $10-3/8         $ 2-1/16
</TABLE>


         The following table sets forth the amount of cash dividends declared on
the common stock during the periods indicated.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      CASH DIVIDENDS
                                 1998                    PER SHARE
                                 ----                    ---------
              <S>                                      <C>
              Second quarter (from April 6)            $   0.27
              Third quarter                                0.40 (1)
              Fourth quarter                                 --
</TABLE>


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(1)      The Company has delayed the expected payment date of a $0.40 cash
         dividend payable on October 27, 1998 to shareholders of record on
         September 30, 1998 to at least April 27, 1999, at which time the status
         would be reviewed. The Company will pay interest, at the rate of 4% per
         annum, on the amount due calculated from the previously announced
         payment date through the date of the actual payment. In April 1999, the
         Company reviewed the status of this dividend payment and determined to
         delay payment further. The Company currently anticipates making this
         payment in September 1999.

         Future payments of cash dividends will depend upon the financial
condition, results of operations, capital requirements and tax status of the
Company as well as other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.


ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS

                      SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

      The following table sets forth selected historical, financial and
operating data on a consolidated basis at December 31, 1998 and for the year
ended December 31, 1998. The selected consolidated financial data as of December
31, 1998 was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. The
information contained in this table should be read in conjunction with
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations," and our historical consolidated financial statements, including the
notes thereto, included elsewhere in this report.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            Year Ended
                                                                        December 31, 1998(1)
                                                                       ---------------------
                                                                       (Dollars in Thousands,
                                                                         Except Share Data)
<S>                                                                    <C>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Net Interest Income:
      Loans, loans held for sale and discounted loans ..................     $10,838
      Securities .......................................................      15,709
      Other investments ................................................       1,145
                                                                             -------
           Total interest income .......................................      27,692
      Interest expense .................................................      13,608
                                                                             -------
           Net interest income before provision for estimated losses ...      14,084
      Provision for loan losses ........................................      11,842
                                                                             -------
                Net interest income after provision for estimated losses       2,242
                                                                             -------


Real Estate Operations:
      Operating income .................................................       4,939
      Operating expense ................................................        --
                                                                                 345

      Interest expense .................................................       2,853
      Depreciation .....................................................         963
                                                                             -------
           Total real estate operations ................................         778
                                                                             -------
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                            Year Ended
                                                                        December 31, 1998(1)
                                                                       ---------------------
                                                                       (Dollars in Thousands,
                                                                         Except Share Data)
<S>                                                                    <C>
Other Operating (Loss) Income:
      Market valuation losses and impairments ..........................     (54,822)
      Gain on sale of securities .......................................         943
      Gain on sale of loans ............................................       1,320
      Gain on foreign currency .........................................          23
                                                                             -------
           Total other operating loss ..................................     (52,536)
                                                                             -------

Operating Expenses:
      Management fees paid to affiliate ................................       3,179
      Servicing fees paid to affiliate .................................         691
      Loan expenses paid to affiliate ..................................         500
      Other ............................................................       2,502
                                                                             -------
           Total operating expenses ....................................       6,872
                                                                             -------


Net Loss ...............................................................     $(56,388)
                                                                             -------

Funds from operations(2) ...............................................     $(2,866)

PER SHARE DATA:
Net Loss ...............................................................     $ (4.94)
Funds from operations(2) ...............................................     $  (.25)
Dividends ..............................................................     $   .67
Weighted average shares outstanding ....................................     11,421,933

CASH FLOW DATA:
Net cash provided by operating activities ..............................     $ 4,484
Net cash used in investing activities ..................................     $(447,921)
Net cash provided by financing activities ..............................     $448,219


BALANCE SHEET DATA:

Total assets ...........................................................     $381,117

Cash and cash equivalents ..............................................       4,782

Securities available for sale, at fair value ...........................     158,738

Loans, net .............................................................      69,124

Loans held for sale, net ...............................................      44,006

Discount loans, net ....................................................       2,498

Investments in real estate, net ........................................      85,005

Short-term borrowings ..................................................     223,766

Other borrowings .......................................................      60,577

Total stockholders' equity .............................................      72,443

</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                            Year Ended
                                                                        December 31, 1998(1)
                                                                       ---------------------
                                                                       (Dollars in Thousands,
                                                                         Except Share Data)
<S>                                                                    <C>
OTHER DATA:

Depreciation ...........................................................         963

EBIDA(3) ...............................................................     (39,964)

Ratio of EBIDA to interest expense .....................................       (2.37)

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges .....................................       (2.43)

Ratio of total assets to stockholders' equity ..........................        5.26

</TABLE>


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(1)  Since we commenced operation on April 6, 1998, the information presented
     only reflects actual operations for the abbreviated nine-month period ended
     December 31, 1998.

(2)  Funds from operations, as defined by NAREIT, means net income (computed in
     accordance with GAAP) excluding gains (or losses) from debt restructuring
     and sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization on real estate
     assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint
     ventures. Funds from operations does not represent cash generated from
     operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered
     as an alternative to net income as an indication of our performance or to
     cash flows as a measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions.

(3)  EBIDA means net income plus interest expense plus depreciation plus (or
     minus) amortization of premiums and discounts, net.


ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
                OF OPERATIONS

         The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the
Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and notes thereto.

GENERAL

         Wilshire Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. ("WREIT" or the "Company")
is a Nasdaq-listed company which invests primarily in the following types of
assets:

          -    mortgage-backed securities,

          -    discounted and non-discounted mortgage loans,

          -    real estate, and

          -    other real estate related investments.

         We were incorporated on October 24, 1997. On April 6, 1998, we
completed our initial public offering of common stock from which we received net
cash proceeds of approximately $167.0 million.

         Using such proceeds, we immediately purchased, primarily from WFSG and
other affiliates, $20.6 million of domestic and international loans, $95.0
million of mortgage-backed securities and $14.0 million of real estate.
Subsequently during the second, third and fourth quarters of 1998, the Company
increased its assets to $381.1 million at December 31, 1998, including, $158.7
million of securities, $85.0 million of real estate, $69.1 million of loans,
$44.0 million of loans held for sale and $2.5 million of discounted loans.
During this period, the Company also borrowed money against the assets it
acquired, the proceeds of which were in turn invested in more assets. By the end
of the third quarter, principally as a result of such borrowings, the Company's
total assets were approximately $1 billion and its total indebtedness was
approximately $918 million, of which approximately $346 million was in the form
of short term, repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are secured lending
arrangements which involve the borrower selling an


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asset to a lender at a fixed price with the borrower having an obligation to
repurchase the asset within a specified period (generally 30 days) at a higher
price reflecting the interest cost of the loan. If the value of the underlying
asset declines as determined by the lender, the lender may request that the
amount of the loan be reduced by cash payments from the borrower or additional
collateral be provided by the borrower (generally known as "collateral calls").
Accordingly, in an environment where lenders consistently mark down the value of
the underlying assets, a borrower can become subject to significant collateral
calls. In addition, by the end of the third quarter, the Company had borrowed
money against substantially all of its assets and was beginning the process of
raising new capital when the liquidity crisis developed.

         The following discussion of our results of operations, changes in
financial condition, and capital resources and liquidity should be read in
conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes
included in Item 14 of Part IV of this report.

GENERAL MARKET CONDITIONS

         Beginning in August 1998 and continuing through the fourth quarter, we
were adversely affected by various market factors ,which resulted in $56.4
million of net losses for the year, reduced our net interest spread and
substantially reduced our liquidity. These factors, which are discussed further
below, resulted in a dramatic reduction in market valuations for our
mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans, as well as a reduction in the
availability of borrowings for those assets. During this period the principal
lender on these assets - Wall Street investment banks - consistently marked
these assets downward to reflect their view of market prices, which resulted in
collateral calls. Though all mortgage-backed securities declined in value during
this period (including "AAA" rated FNMA and FHLMC mortgage-backed securities),
mortgage-backed securities with lower ratings generally declined more than
mortgage-backed securities with higher ratings. As of September 30, 1998,
approximately 29% of the Company's assets consisted of mortgage-backed
securities, of which 88% were below investment grade. In addition to
mortgage-backed securities, the Company's commercial and residential mortgage
loans also declined substantially in value. As of September 30, 1998,
approximately 61% of the Company's assets consisted of commercial and
residential mortgage loans.

         Turmoil in the Russian financial markets, following a prolonged period
of uncertainty in Asian financial markets, caused investors to reassess their
risk tolerance. This resulted in a dramatic movement of liquidity toward lower
risk assets (e.g., U.S. Treasury instruments) and away from higher risk assets,
including most non-investment grade assets and commercial and other mortgage and
asset-backed securities.

         This movement toward higher quality investments substantially reduced
the liquidity of non-investment grade assets. In particular, the markets for
mortgage-backed securities and pools of mortgage loans experienced significant
declines as Wall Street investment banks marked these assets down - including
illiquid and infrequently traded subordinate mortgage-backed securities - to
their view of the market price and lenders became unwilling to lend against
low-rated or un-rated mortgage-backed securities or lower credit quality pools
of mortgage loans. Without available funding sources, many investors in
mortgage-backed securities and pools of mortgage loans, including several
well-known hedge funds, were forced to liquidate holdings at reduced prices.
With greater sales pressure and supply outpacing demand, prices from
mortgage-backed securities and pools of mortgage loans continued to be marked
lower as more lenders made margin calls, demanding additional collateral for
their loan positions. Many companies were rapidly depleting available cash
reserves. Without available funding sources, many investors in these assets,
including several well-known hedge funds, were forced to liquidate holdings at
reduced prices. With greater sales pressure and supply outpacing demand, prices
continued to fall as more lenders made collateral calls, demanding additional
collateral for their loan positions, or demanded repayment.
Many companies were rapidly depleting available cash reserves.

         These conditions continued to worsen throughout September and into
early October. On October 12, 1998, a well-known hedge fund which invested in
lower credit quality mortgage-backed securities and pools of mortgage loans was
liquidated through an auction process precipitated by collateral calls and
demands for repayment by its principal lender, a major Wall Street investment
bank. This event triggered significant further collateral calls, forcing
additional companies to sell assets to cover borrower equity calls, and
continuing the downward spiral in prices. On October 15, 1998, the Federal
Reserve lowered interest rates largely in response to this liquidity crisis.


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         In August and September of 1998, the Company received collateral calls
of $16.5 million, of which $7.3 million, $6.6 million, and $2.6 million were
from affiliates of Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Salomon Smith Barney
Inc and Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., respectively, which were generally paid in
cash, substantially reducing the Company's liquidity. In addition, in October
1998, the Company repaid borrowings of $146.3 million, of which $124.9 million,
$13.6 million, and $7.8 million were from affiliates of Credit Suisse First
Boston Corporation, Salomon Smith Barney Inc and Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.,
respectively, from the sale of mortgage-backed securities and loans. During the
fourth quarter of 1998, we sold approximately $587.2 million of assets in
response to the above conditions to meet collateral calls by lenders and to
increase liquidity. The downward marks to market on assets and our need to sell
assets to meet these collateral calls resulted in our disposing of assets for
proceeds which resulted in a net loss of $56.4 million for the year ended
December 31, 1998. Had the Company not been forced to sell these assets, but
rather held these assets until market conditions stabilized, the Company
believes its net loss would have been far less severe.

         Total market valuation losses and impairments recorded in earnings for
the year ended December 31, 1998 were $54.8 million. Of this amount, $16.5
million relates to loans sold during the fourth quarter, $15.9 million relates
to mortgage-backed securities sold during the fourth quarter and $22.4 million
relates to permanent impairment on mortgage-backed and other securities not sold
as of December 31, 1998.

         In an effort to increase liquidity and meet current obligations we have
delayed, until at least April 27, 1999, the expected payment date of a $0.40 per
share cash dividend (or $4,600,000 in the aggregate) originally payable on
October 27, 1998 to shareholders of record on September 30, 1998. The Company
will pay interest, at the rate of 4% per annum, on the amount due calculated
from October 27, 1998 through the date of the actual payment.

         The recent dramatic events in the financial markets, which include a
significant reduction in valuations of, and liquidity for, mortgage-backed
securities also have had a significant adverse impact on the financial condition
of WFSG, the parent company of WRSC (the Company's manager). As a result, WFSG's
management entered into discussions with an unofficial committee of holders of
WFSG's outstanding publicly issued notes concerning a restructuring of its
obligations under the notes. Following extensive discussions, WFSG and the
unofficial committee of noteholders, representing a majority of noteholders,
agreed to a restructuring of WFSG whereby the noteholders would exchange their
notes for newly issued common stock in WFSG. The Company was not a member of the
unofficial committee of noteholders, since a majority of the noteholders felt
that the close relationship between WFSG and the Company (e.g., two common
directors, common officers, the management agreement) made it difficult for the
Company to act as an independent third party creditor of WFSG. Nonetheless, the
Company supported the view of the majority of the Noteholders (and their
financial advisor) that a Noteholder was more likely to recoup a greater portion
of its investment through a restructuring of WFSG rather than by liquidating it.
The Company believes that this restructuring will significantly improve WFSG's
financial position by reducing indebtedness, the interest cost associated
therewith, and significantly improve its debt to equity ratio. The restructuring
plan was overwhelmingly ratified by a vote of noteholders on March 1, 1999. The
proposed restructuring was accomplished through a voluntary Chapter 11
prepackaged bankruptcy filing, which was made by WFSG in the Federal Bankruptcy
Court in Wilmington, Delaware on March 3, 1999. The confirmation hearing was
held on April 12, 1999, and the court approved the restructuring plan. Other
creditors, including trade creditors and secured creditors, were not affected by
this restructuring. To date, these events have had no significant effect on
WRSC's ability to act as manager of the Company, nor are any negative effects
anticipated if the restructuring plan is confirmed.

         Through our independent directors, we were a party to the restructuring
negotiations since we had an $17.0 million unsecured receivable from WFSG,
bearing interest at 13%. Through our independent directors, we negotiated a
settlement with WFSG and the unofficial committee of Noteholders pursuant to
which we would have received $17.0 million principal amount of 6.0% PIK Notes
due 2006, contingent on the Company supplying debtor-in-possession ("DIP")
financing to WFSG not to exceed $10.0 million. We also owed approximately $11.8
million in unsecured borrowings to Wilshire Credit Corporation, which services
our assets and was owned by Andrew A. Wiederhorn and Lawrence A. Mendelsohn, the
CEO and President of our Company. We agreed to pay WCC $15.0 million, to satisfy
the outstanding borrowings with the excess $3.2 million to be retained by WCC as
prepayment of future servicing fees as part of the overall restructuring. On
June 10, 1999, WFSG's restructuring was completed. We loaned WFSG $5.0 million
under the DIP financing facility but did not provide the remaining half.
Following the restructuring, we own $8.5 million of 6% Convertible PIK Notes of
WFSG and have an equity investment of approximately $12.3 million in WFSG. The
Company valued its equity investment in WFSG based on the Company's ratable
portion of the estimated contemplated reorganization equity. As a result of
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concern that the trading price for WFSG's common stock would not meet Nasdaq's
listing requirements following WFSG's reorganization, WFSG's common stock was
delisted from Nasdaq and currently trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the
symbol "WFSG". Accordingly, following the restructuring, we have a large
exposure to WFSG and it is unclear whether WFSG will return to profitability
following the restructuring. Our independent directors engaged a financial
advisor in order to evaluate whether to retain, enhance, or dispose of our
ownership interest in restructured WFSG.

         On December 31, 1998, we owned approximately $20.0 million principal
amount of WFSG's 13% Series B Notes due 2004, which were carried at a book value
of approximately $9.9 million on that date. The December 31, 1998 carrying value
is based on the pro-rata apportionment of the projected equity of the
restructured WFSG stock for which the Notes will be exchanged. On December 31,
1998, WFSG owned approximately 8.6% of our outstanding common stock and had
options to acquire up to an additional 9.9% of our common stock.

INCOME TAX STATUS

         The Company was originally formed with a view to qualify as a REIT
under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
However, to qualify as a REIT, we must first make an affirmative election to be
taxed as a REIT, at the time we file our federal income tax return. During 1998,
we incurred substantial losses resulting from volatile conditions in the global
financial marketplace, as explained elsewhere in this report. As a result, we
are evaluating whether we and our shareholders will derive greater benefit from
not electing REIT status for 1998. A decision to not make a REIT election
requires approval by two-thirds of our stockholders. The Company believes that
it will not have a significant tax provision for the year ended December 31,
1998, whether it is taxed as a REIT or a corporation.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998

         NET LOSS. Our net loss for the year ended December 31, 1998 amounted to
$56.4 million, or $4.94 per share. The net loss is primarily attributable to
$54.8 million of market valuation losses and impairments (as described in
"General Market Conditions" section, above) and $11.8 million of provision for
loan losses recognized by us.

         NET INTEREST INCOME. The following tables set forth information
regarding the total amount of income from interest-earning assets and expense
from interest-bearing liabilities and the resultant average yields and rates:


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                               For the Year Ended December 31, 1998
                                                              ---------------------------------------
                                                              Average       Interest     Annualized
                                                               Balance       Income     Yield/Rate(1)
                                                              --------      --------    -------------
                                                                         (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                           <C>           <C>         <C>
Interest-Earning Assets:

           Loan portfolios .............................     $121,295      $10,838        12.1%
            Mortgage-backed securities available for sale      195,112       14,674        10.2
            Other securities available for sale .........       15,617        1,035         9.0
            Due from affiliates .........................        6,281          604        13.0
            Other investments ...........................       17,316          541         4.2
                                                              --------      -------       -----
                 Total interest-earning assets ..........     $355,621      $27,692        10.5%
                                                              --------      -------
                                                              --------      -------

Interest-Bearing Liabilities:

            Short-term borrowings .......................      254,945       13,608         7.2%
                                                              --------      -------       -----
                 Total interest-bearing liabilities .....     $254,945      $13,608         7.2%
                                                              --------      -------
                                                              --------      -------

            Net interest income before provision
                 for loan losses/spread(2) ..............                   $ 14,084        3.3%
                                                                            --------
                                                                            --------
            Net interest margin (3) .....................                                   5.4%

</TABLE>


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(1)  Although the Company was in existence for all of 1998, operations were
     commenced on April 6, 1998 at the time of the initial public offering.
     Therefore, rates and yields for the year ended December 31, 1998 are
     annualized to reflect the Company's period of operations from April 6, 1998
     to December 31, 1998.

(2)  Net interest spread represents the unweighted difference between the
     average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of
     interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)   Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average
      interest-earning assets and is annualized based on the period of
      operations from April 6 to December 31, 1998.

         For the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company provided $11.8
million for the allowance for loan losses. This provision is not reflected in
net interest income/spread above.

         Prepayments, delinquencies and defaults affect the net spread of the
Company, primarily through their impact on mortgage loans that underlie the
securities in the Company's mortgage-backed securities portfolio. For principal
and interest subordinate mortgage-backed securities, which the Company generally
purchases at a discount to principal amount, increased prepayments recapture
such purchase discount sooner and therefore increase spread. Fewer prepayments
would have the opposite effect, reducing spread. For interest only
securities("IOs") and residuals, prepayment increases generally reduce spread
since these securities derive their value from interest payments on loans that
are outstanding. IOs have no principal face amount other than a notional balance
and therefore are quite responsive to changes in prepayment. Residuals have both
a principal face amount and often a credit related IO component. Increased
prepayment often reduces spread except to the extent that such prepayment is
related to a recovery on a defaulted loan. The impact on spread, however,
depends upon the degree to which prepayment is less than or exceeds the
Company's assumptions for prepayment at its time of purchase.

         The Company buys mortgage-backed securities based on delinquency and
default assumptions. There are no securities in the Company's portfolio which
would be negatively impacted by less delinquency and fewer defaults. Delinquency
itself has little effect on spread from the Company's mortgage-backed securities
portfolio since the loan servicers for each security generally advance both
principal and interest payments and therefore the Company generally receives
payments on such loans on a timely basis. More important is the loss severity on
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larger the loss severity is, the greater the reduction in spread will be.
However, the Company's spread is only negatively impacted to the extent the
principal face amount of defaults and the cumulative loss severity exceeds or is
expected to exceed the Company's assumptions at its time of purchase.

         REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS. Such revenue represents income generated from
the Company's investment in various office buildings, retail stores, and other
commercial property located in Oregon, California and the United Kingdom. During
the year ended December 31, 1998, operating income was comprised primarily of
$4.9 million in gross rental and other income earned on such investments.
Additionally, expenses incurred on real estate investments include $2.9 million
of interest expense, $0.3 million of rental operating expense and $1.0 million
of depreciation expense.

         OTHER LOSS.  Our other loss was approximately $52.5 million for the
year ended December 31, 1998. The components of the Company's net non-interest
loss is comprised of the following:

         MARKET VALUATION LOSSES AND IMPAIRMENTS. The term "Market Valuation
Losses and Impairments" as used herein refers to impairment losses recognized
primarily on our mortgage-backed securities and loan portfolios, as a result of
the international economic and financial marketplace turmoil during the third
and early fourth quarters of 1998. As a result of these conditions and
reductions in market values of these assets, lenders required additional
collateral for their outstanding loans to us. In order to satisfy this
requirement, we were forced to sell certain assets, resulting in significant
losses. In addition, we also recognized write-downs in asset values, which have
been deemed to be other than temporary in nature, related to mortgage-backed and
other securities which, as of December 31, 1998, had not been sold.

         Total market valuation losses and impairments for the year ended
December 31, 1998 were $54.8 million. Of this amount, $49.5 million was
recognized during the third quarter to reflect losses on loans and securities
that were (i) ultimately sold in the fourth quarter to meet collateral calls or
to provide liquidity; or (ii) not sold but were deemed to be other than
temporarily impaired, resulting from faster than expected loan prepayments or
other factors. During the fourth quarter of 1998, an additional $5.3 million of
market valuation losses and impairments was recorded to reflect additional other
than temporary impairment on certain securities and other assets which have not
been sold.

         Of the total $54.8 million recognized during 1998, $32.2 million
relates to assets sold during the fourth quarter and $22.4 million relates to
assets not sold. Included in the $22.4 million related to assets not sold is
$11.3 million related to our investment in WFSG's 13% Series B Notes due 2004,
which will be converted to newly issued common stock of the post restructured
WFSG. This loss reflects write-down of this asset to the estimated value of our
proportionate share of the equity in the restructured WFSG.

         During the latter part of the fourth quarter of 1998, and continuing to
present, the marketplace for non-investment grade debt securities, including
subordinated mortgage-backed securities has stabilized. Yield spreads and prices
for these securities appear to have slowed or stopped their deterioration in
relation to investment grade investments. However, prices for such securities
have not recovered to levels experienced prior to the financial market turmoil.
This difference between our amortized cost of available for sale securities and
current market values, which was $30.4 million at December 31, 1998, is included
in "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss" in stockholder's equity. This amount,
unlike "market value loss and impairment," represents a market value decline
that the Company believes is temporary. If held to maturity, the anticipated
cash flow on these securities based on current interest rates, rate of
prepayment and amount of defaults would result in our receiving amounts in
excess of the current market value and would allow us to recover our amortized
cost. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments on mortgage-backed securities are
subject to a number of market factors which can significantly affect the amount
and rate of payments on mortgage-backed securities, including defaults on the
underlying mortgage loans, the level of subordination of the mortgage-backed
securities, changes in interest rates and the rate of prepayments on the
underlying mortgage loans. To the extent that these factors change, the
anticipated cash flow on the Company's mortgage-backed securities may not be
sufficient to cover the Company's amortized cost or if the Company sells one of
these mortgage-backed securities at market prices which are below its amortized
cost, the Company will realize a loss in the amount of that portion of
"Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss" attributable to such mortgage-backed
security. In calculating the extent to which declines in the value of
available-for-sale securities are other than temporary, the Company analyzes
actual performance of the securities and underlying collateral, including
prepayment and default statistics, as well as expectation for such performance
in the future. To the extent reasonable expectation for future performance are
not likely to offset reductions in current market valuations, a writedown is
recorded in "Market valuation losses and impairment". As of December 31, 1998,
the Manager's expectations for the performance of the underlying loans


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in these securities has not changed, and even if market values of these
securities do not improve, we expect to recapture our investment as the
underlying collateral and securities pay down. As of June 30, 1999, the amount
of "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss" has been reduced by approximately
$12.2 million to $18.2 million as a result of the sale of some of the Company's
mortgage-backed securities ($3.2 million of the reduction) and changes in the
performance of the underlying loans in these securities due to various market
factors (principally the continued unprecedented increase in prepayment rates
and the unexpectedly high level of loss severities) which reduce the anticipated
cash flow on the assets. "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss" will be reduced
(and the Company required to take a loss) if (i) the Company sells an asset at a
price which reflects such unrealized losses or (ii) if the Company is unable to
demonstrate the ability to hold such asset to maturity or the anticipated cash
flows on such asset are not expected to exceed the Company's amortized basis in
such asset. The Company currently believes that it has a reasonable expectation
to recover its amortized basis in these assets based on its post-impairment
basis in these assets.

         We believe that the probability of further significant impairments is
unlikely, given the extent to which values have already declined and based on
indications that the market has stabilized and, in certain instances, improved.
However, there is no assurance that further write-downs would not be necessary
if market conditions again worsened.

         GAIN ON THE SALE OF SECURITIES. During the year ended December 31,
1998, we sold to unrelated third parties mortgage-backed securities for
approximately $16.8 million resulting in gains of approximately $0.9 million.

         OPERATING EXPENSES. Management fees of $3.2 million for the year ended
December 31, 1998 were comprised solely of the 1% (per annum) base management
fee paid to Wilshire Realty Service Corporation ("WRSC"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of WFSG (as provided pursuant to the management agreement between
WRSC and the Company). WRSC earned no incentive fee for this period.

         In addition to the management fee, we incurred loan service fees of
$0.7 million during the year ended December 31, 1998, which were paid to the
Servicer. The servicing fee structure is dependent on the assets being serviced,
but in general, servicing fees related to discounted loans are based on a
percentage of cash received and servicing fees related to non-discounted loans
are based on a percentage of unpaid principal balance. We also incurred $0.5
million of loan related expenses which were reimbursed to the Servicer for
actual out of pocket servicing costs. Other expenses were comprised of
professional services, insurance premiums and other sundry expenses.

CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION

         During 1998, total assets increased to $381.1 million. This increase
was primarily comprised of $4.8 million of cash and cash equivalents, $158.7
million of securities available for sale, $85.0 million of investments in real
estate and $115.6 million of loans, discounted loans and loans held for sale.
Total liabilities increased to $308.7 million during the period, primarily as a
result of $223.8 million of short-term borrowings associated with
mortgage-backed securities, loans and discounted loans, $60.6 million of other
borrowings on investments in real estate, $4.6 million of declared but unpaid
dividends and $8.0 million in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities.

         SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE. At December 31, 1998, securities
available for sale include mortgage-backed securities with an aggregate market
value of $148.8 million and $9.9 million of WFSG's 13% Series B Notes, net of
realized and unrealized losses.

         During the year ended December 31, 1998, we purchased 137 subordinated
residential mortgage-backed securities from 26 different issuers for an
aggregate purchase price of approximately $344.1million. In September 1998, we
sold two subordinated residential mortgage-backed securities from one issuer for
a market price of $16.8 million.

         The balance of mortgage-backed securities available for sale of $148.8
million at December 31, 1998 was primarily the result of $95.0 million of
initial purchases, $249.1 million of additional purchases, offset in part, by
$132.4 million sales of securities, other than temporary market valuation losses
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         We mark our securities portfolio to fair value at the end of each month
based upon broker/dealer marks, subject to an internal review process. For those
securities that do not have an available market quotation, we request market
values and underlying assumptions from the various broker/dealers that
underwrote the securities, are currently financing the securities, or have had
prior experience with the type of securities. Because our subordinate securities
are not readily marketable, as trading activity may be infrequent, the market
value is typically available from only a small group of broker/dealers, and in
most cases, only one broker/dealer. As of each reporting period, we evaluate
whether and to what extent any unrealized loss is to be recognized as other than
temporary.

         LOAN PORTFOLIO. During the year ended December 31, 1998, we acquired
U.S. and international loans with an unpaid principal balance of $659.5 million.
The balance of loans and loans held for sale is $113.1 million at December 31,
1998 and all of the loans are serviced by WFSG or an affiliate of WFSG.

         The following table sets forth certain information relating to the
payment status of loans in our loan portfolio at December 31, 1998:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                             Unpaid Principal Balance
                              (Dollars in Thousands)          Percent of
                                                               Portfolio
                             ------------------------         ----------
<S>                          <C>                              <C>

Period of Delinquency
         31-60 Days                    $  --                       0.0%
         61-90 Days                        514                     0.4
         91 days or more                39,316(1)                 32.9
                                       -------                  ------
Total loans delinquent                 $39,830                    33.3%
                                       -------                  ------
                                       -------                  ------

</TABLE>

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(1)  Includes one loan for $38.6 million to a party that filed a petition for
     reorganization under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for
     the District of Oregon. At December 31, 1998, these assets were pledged to
     secure borrowings included in short-term borrowings. This loan was paid off
     subsequent to December 31, 1998.

         We maintain an allowance for loan losses at a level that the Company
considers, based upon the advice of WRSC, adequate to provide for probable
losses based upon an evaluation of known and inherent risks. During the year
ended December 31, 1998, we provided $11.8 million for the allowance for loan
losses.

         DISCOUNTED LOAN PORTFOLIO. During the year ended December 31, 1998, we
acquired U.S. and international discounted loans with an unpaid principal
balance of $20.8 million. The balance of discount loans is approximately $2.5
million at December 31, 1998, and are also serviced by WFSG or an affiliate of
WFSG.

         The following table sets forth certain information relating to the
payment status of loans in our discounted loan portfolio at December 31, 1998:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                Unpaid Principal Balance
                                 (Dollars in Thousands)    Percent of Portfolio
                                ------------------------   --------------------
<S>                             <C>                        <C>
Period of Delinquency
         31-60 Days                    $  --                       -- %
         61-90 Days                       --                       -- %
         91 days or more                 6,482                    84.4
                                       -------                 -------
Total loans delinquent                 $ 6,482                    84.4%
                                       -------                 -------
                                       -------                 -------

</TABLE>


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         We maintain an allowance for loan losses at a level that the Company
considers adequate, based upon the advice of WRSC, to provide for probable
losses based upon an evaluation of known and inherent risks. During the year
ended December 31, 1998, no provisions for loan losses had been provided for
discounted loans.

         INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE. During the year ended December 31, 1998, we
acquired approximately $85.6 million of properties located in California, Oregon
and the United Kingdom.

         SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS. Short-term borrowings increased to approximately
$223.8 million during the year ended December 31, 1998, resulting primarily from
the use of repurchase agreements to fund the purchase of securities and loans.
Interest rates on borrowings under these facilities are generally based on
overnight to 30-day London Interbank Offer Rate ("LIBOR") rates, plus a spread.
Repurchase agreements are secured lending arrangements which involve the
borrower selling an asset to a lender at a fixed price with the borrower having
an obligation to repurchase the asset within a specified period (generally 30
days) at a higher price reflecting the interest cost of the loan. If the value
of the underlying asset declines or the lender marks the asset lower, the lender
may request that the amount of the loan be reduced by cash payments from the
borrower or additional collateral be provided by the borrower (generally known
as "collateral calls"). Accordingly, in an environment where lenders
consistently mark down the value of the underlying assets, a borrower can become
subject to significant collateral calls. If the borrower does not have
sufficient cash to meet the collateral call or additional unencumbered assets to
pledge, it may be forced to sell assets to repay the loan. If the Company
experiences further downward marks to market of its assets subject to repurchase
agreements, it could experience further cash collateral calls, thereby reducing
liquidity, or be forced to sell further assets, which could result in further
losses.

         OTHER BORROWINGS. At December 31, 1998, we had $60.6 million of other
borrowings, which financed the acquisition of real estate investments. The loans
had a weighted average interest rate of 8.52%. At December 31, 1998, certain
investments in real estate with a carrying amount of $81.0 million were pledged
as collateral against these loans.

         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY. Stockholders' equity increased to $72.4 million
from April 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998. The net increase in stockholders'
equity during this period was attributable to net proceeds of $167.0 million
from the Offering, offset by a net operating loss of $56.4 million, unrealized
losses on securities available for sale of $30.4 million and $7.7 million of
dividends on common stock.

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS

         The Company considers funds from operations ("FFO") an appropriate
supplementary measure of operating performance of a REIT. In general, FFO
adjusts net income for non-cash charges such as depreciation, and certain
amortization expenses and most non-recurring gains and losses. However, FFO does
not represent cash provided by operating activities in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and should not be considered an
alternative to net income as an indication of the results of the Company's
performance or to cash flow from operating, investing and financing activities
as a measure of liquidity or the Company's ability to make distributions.

         We compute FFO in accordance with the definition recommended by
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") as described in
the NAREIT White Paper. For the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company's FFO
was a loss of $2.9 million or $.25 per weighted average common share. The
following table provides the calculation of the Company's FFO:


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                        Year Ended
                                                                                     December 31, 1998
                                                                                     -----------------
<S>                                                                                   <C>

Net loss............................................................................  $     (56,388)
Real estate related depreciation....................................................            963
Gain on sales of securities.........................................................           (943)
Gain on sales of loans..............................................................         (1,320)
Market valuation losses and impairments (1).........................................         54,822
                                                                                     --------------
         FFO........................................................................ $       (2,866)
                                                                                     --------------
                                                                                     --------------

         FFO per common share.......................................................$         (0.25)

</TABLE>

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(1)  The Company understands that NAREIT's intent in the creation of FFO was to
     produce a measure of operating performance that is recurring in nature.
     Accordingly, NAREIT believes that items classified by GAAP as extraordinary
     or unusual, along with significant non-recurring events that materially
     distort the comparative measurement of company performance over time, are
     not meant to be reductions or increases in FFO, and should be disregarded
     in its calculation. Accordingly, the market valuation losses and
     impairments have been excluded from the net loss in arriving at FFO. A
     detail of the nature of the market valuation loss and impairment is
     discussed in the "Market Valuation Losses and Impairments" section of this
     document.

         FFO for the year ended December 31, 1998 principally reflects the
significant impact on the Company of the difficult financial conditions in the
third and fourth quarters, which had a substantial impact on our liquidity
position and resulted in significant losses for the period. For the year ended
December 31, 1998, the Company's net cash provided by operating activities, net
cash used in investing activities and net cash provided by financing activities
were $4.5 million, negative $448.0 million and $448.2 million, respectively, and
the ratio of earnings to fixed charges was (2.43). Further, FFO may not actually
represent the amount made available to shareholders in the form of dividends,
since the Company is only required to distribute 95% of its taxable income to
qualify as a REIT and that taxable income is calculated differently than FFO.
The Company may not calculate FFO in the same manner as other real estate
investment trusts and accordingly the Company's FFO may not be directly
comparable to that of other real estate investment trusts.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         Liquidity is a measurement of the Company's ability to meet potential
cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund
investments, engage in loan acquisition and lending activities, meet collateral
calls and for other general business purposes. The primary sources of funds for
liquidity during the year ended December 31, 1998 consisted of net cash provided
by the Offering, repurchase facilities and other secured borrowings, maturities
and principal payments on loans and securities and proceeds from sales thereof
and unsecured loans from WCC to meet collateral calls.

         In general, we finance acquisitions of mortgage-backed securities
through uncommitted thirty-day repurchase agreements with primary securities
dealers. Loans are financed through short-term warehouse facilities or
intermediate term loans. Warehouse agreements are secured lending arrangements.
If the value of the assets securing the loan declines as determined by the
lender, the lender may request that the amount of the loan be reduced by cash
payments from the borrower or additional collateral be provided by the borrower
(generally known as "collateral calls"). Accordingly, in an environment where
lenders consistently mark down the value of the underlying assets, a borrower
can become subject to collateral calls, which can have a significant impact on
liquidity. Similarly, if interest rates increase significantly, the borrowing
cost under the short term warehouse agreement may also increase while the
interest rate on the assets securing the loan may not increase at the same time
or to the same degree. Real property acquisitions are financed with intermediate
or long-term mortgages with banks and other financial institutions.


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         The recent dramatic events in financial markets, which included a
significant reduction in values of, and liquidity for, mortgage-backed
securities, has had an adverse impact on our liquidity. The decline in
valuations resulted in collateral calls from our lenders, which reduced our cash
position and eventually prompted asset sales at depressed prices to meet
collateral calls and provide liquidity. While these asset sales have improved
our liquidity position, the market for mortgage-backed securities - particularly
subordinated mortgage-backed securities - has not recovered and the financial
markets generally continue to be volatile. In addition, the securitization
markets remain weak limiting our ability to use this market as a source of
liquidity.

         Primarily as a result of asset sales, we have had adequate cash and
cash equivalents to meet calls for additional collateral to repay a portion of
the related indebtedness or to meet our other operating and financing
requirements. In certain instances, repo lenders on our mortgage-backed
securities assets have withheld principal and/or interest payments on certain
assets in order to reduce outstanding, unpaid margin calls. At December 31,
1998, there were approximately $4.0 million of outstanding collateral calls,
based on the dealers market valuation of the underlying collateral, net of
withheld principal and interest payments.

         Fluctuations in interest rates will continue to impact our net interest
income to the extent our fixed rate assets are funded by variable rate debt or
variable rate assets reprice on a different schedule or in relation to a
different index than our floating rate debt which in turn could impact potential
returns to shareholders. See "Item 7A - Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosure
about Market Risk." The flexibility in our leverage is dependent upon, among
other things, changes in interest rates, changes in market spreads, or decreases
in credit quality of underlying assets. In such circumstances, we would be
required to provide additional collateral in connection with our short-term,
floating-rate borrowing facilities. During the three months ended December 31,
1998, we were required to and did fund requests by our lenders for additional
collateral calls under our outstanding repurchase agreements collateralized by
securities available for sale. For additional information with respect to our
monthly mark-to-market of its securities available for sale portfolio, see
"Changes in Financial Condition - Securities Available for Sale."

         We have significant debt service obligations, as discussed above. At
December 31, 1998, the Company had total consolidated indebtedness of $284.3
million, which was secured, as well as $24.3 million of other liabilities. This
consolidated indebtedness consisted of (i) $181.7 million of short term
borrowings under repurchase agreements, (ii) lines of credit aggregating $42.1
million which are secured by mortgage loans, and (iii) $60.5 million outstanding
of other borrowings which mature between 1999 and 2008 which are secured by real
estate.

         Mortgage-backed securities which are subject to repurchase agreements,
as well as loans and real estate which secure other indebtedness, periodically
are revalued by the lender, and a decline in such value may result in the lender
requiring us to provide additional payments or collateral to secure the
indebtedness. As of December 31, 1998, the Company had approximately $205.6
million of indebtedness under the terms of which the lender could request
additional collateral if the value of the underlying collateral declined. In
August and September of 1998, the Company received collateral calls of $ 16.5
million, of which $7.3 million, $6.6 million, and $2.6 million were from
affiliates of Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Salomon Smith Barney Inc
and Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., respectively, which were generally paid in cash.
In addition, in October 1998, at the request of the lenders, the Company repaid
borrowings of $146.3 million, of which $124.9 million, $13.6 million, and $7.8
million were from affiliates of Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Salomon
Smith Barney Inc and Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., respectively, from the sale of
mortgage-backed securities and loans. Though the Company believes that the
likelihood of further declines in asset values has decreased, the Company is
seeking to maintain a larger cash position and more unencumbered assets to deal
with future potential collateral calls. In addition, the Company is seeking to
refinance some of this short term indebtedness with longer term indebtedness
which would not be subject to the same collateral calls.

         At December 31, 1998, we were in compliance with all obligations under
the agreements governing such indebtedness. There can be no assurance that
additional operating losses will not result in our violation of financial
covenants in the future. In the event of a default in such covenants, the lender
generally would be able to accelerate repayment of the subject indebtedness and
pursue other available remedies, which could result in defaults on other
indebtedness, unless the applicable lender or lenders allowed us to remain in
violation of the agreements. There can be no assurance that we will have
sufficient liquidity to meet these obligations on a short-term or long-term
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         If we are unable to fund additional collateral needs or to repay, renew
or replace maturing indebtedness on terms reasonably satisfactory to us, we may
be required to continue to sell, potentially under adverse market conditions, a
portion of our assets, and could incur further losses as a result. Furthermore,
an extremely limited market for subordinate and residual interests in
mortgage-related securities exists under current conditions and there can be no
assurance that one will more fully develop, thereby limiting our ability to
dispose of such securities promptly for fair value in such situations.

         Based on our monthly interest and other expenses, monthly cash receipts
and collateral calls through December 31, 1998, we believe that our existing
sources of funds will be adequate for purposes of meeting our short-term
liquidity needs. There can be no assurance that this will be the case, however.
Material increases in interest expense from variable rate funding sources,
collateral calls, or material decreases in monthly cash receipts, generally
would negatively impact our liquidity. On the other hand, material decreases in
interest expense from variable rate funding sources or in collateral calls
generally would positively affect our liquidity. There can be no assurance that
our lenders will not change material terms of these lending arrangements,
including, but not limited to advance rates and interest rates. For our longer
term liquidity requirements, the Company believes that its principal source of
liquidity will be maturities and principal payments on loans and securities and
proceeds from the sales thereof. In addition, the Company may seek to obtain
longer term financing to replace certain of its short term borrowings incurred
in respect of its mortgage-backed securities portfolio. If our lenders determine
that the mortgage-backed securities securing their short term borrowings have
declined in value and issue additional collateral calls, both our short-term and
our long-term liquidity could be affected. In addition, increases in monthly
interest expense or decreases in monthly payments on our loans and securities
could have a negative impact on both our short-term and our long-term liquidity.

OTHER - YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE

         Many existing computer software programs and other technologically
dependent systems use two digits to identify the year in date fields and, as
such, could fail or create erroneous results by or at the Year 2000. We and our
Manager and Servicers utilize a number of technologically dependent systems to
operate, service mortgage loans and manage mortgage assets. Our Manager and
Servicers formed a committee to address year 2000 issues ("the Committee") that
reports directly to WFSG's executive committee. The Committee is headed by
WFSG's Chief Information Officer and includes representatives from across
departments within the Manager and Servicers as well as our management.

         The Committee established and completed a project plan with respect to
Year 2000 readiness. In the first phase of the project, the Committee conducted
an inventory of all systems for the Manager and Servicers, classifying each as
either "critical" or "non-critical". For systems deemed "critical", the
Committee developed detailed test plans and created separate Year 2000 test
environments. After the testing phase, in which Year 2000 issues were
identified, phases of resolution, retesting, implementation and certification
were completed.

         The Manager and Servicers began testing of all critical systems in 1997
and completed all necessary testing of such systems, including both systems
supplied by outside vendors and internally developed systems, by the end of
February 1999. In each case, issues which were identified were resolved. Changes
which resulted from testing were coded, retested and implemented and moved into
production. Following these phases, each department's executive management
certified that their staff had tested critical code and deemed it adequate. In
addition, for all critical systems supplied by outside vendors, the Committee
obtained a written certification from the vendor that the applicable package is
"Year 2000 compliant". With respect to non-critical systems supplied by outside
vendors, the Committee has consulted substantially all of the vendors' Internet
sites and has obtained copies of Year 2000 compliance certifications from those
sites. All phases of the Committee's Year 2000 readiness project were completed
by the end of April 1999. As a result, WRSC's management believes that the
Company is Year 2000 compliant in all material respects.

         In addition to the information technology systems ("IT systems"),
various "environmental systems" ("non-IT systems") used for the Company's
business, including the telephone, elevator and security systems, incorporate
technology that could be impaired by the year 2000 date change. The Committee
has received written certification that each significant non-IT system is Year
2000 compliant.

         Our operations are overseen by our Manager, and in accordance with the
management agreement, all operating costs including costs related to the Year
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of becoming Year 2000 compliant has not been and is not expected to be material
to us or our results of operations. Aside from limited hardware costs, the
Manager's parent company's primary expense related to Year 2000 compliance is
allocation of existing staff. The Committee estimates the total cost related to
Year 2000 compliance to be approximately $0.5 million, substantially all of
which had been incurred by December 31, 1998.

         Our most likely worst case Year 2000 scenario would be one in which the
Servicers are unable to perform necessary loan servicing activities. To the
extent the loan servicing system is not Year 2000 compliant, the ability to
service loans would be in jeopardy. This, in turn, would limit the collections
of payments on mortgage loans, which would, further, hinder the Company's
ability to meet its own debt service and other cash requirements. Although the
Manager and the Company do not believe that it is reasonably likely that the
Year 2000 date change will cause such a scenario to occur, the Committee has
developed a contingency plan with procedures for manual loan servicing, for up
to a week, should the loan servicing system cease to be operational. The loan
servicing system was developed internally, and the Manager has advised us that
it believes that, in the event of an unexpected Year 2000 issue, the source of
the issue could be isolated, and the issue could be corrected, rapidly by the
Manager's existing staff without significant cost. Accordingly, we do not
believe that such a failure of the loan servicing system would result in any
material loss of revenue or have any other material impact on the Company.

         Based on the results of Committee's Year 2000 readiness project, we are
confident that the Manager and Servicers are appropriately addressing the Year
2000 issues. Critical IT systems supplied by outside vendors have undergone
testing not only by the Manager and Servicers, but by other customers of the
vendors as well. WCC's loan servicing system is an internally developed system
and therefore, information technology personnel are very familiar with the
system and believe their efforts will have favorable results.

ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

         Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest
rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and equity prices. The
primary market risk to which the Company is exposed is interest rate risk, which
is highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax
policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations, and
other factors beyond the control of the Company. Changes in the general level of
interest rates can affect the Company's net interest income, which is the
difference between the interest income earned on interest-earning assets and the
interest expense incurred in connection with its interest-bearing liabilities,
by affecting the spread between the Company's interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities. Changes in the level of interest rates also can
affect, among other things, the ability of the Company to acquire loans, the
value of the Company's mortgage-backed securities and other interest-earning
assets, and its ability to realize gains from the sale of such assets.

         We attempt to control risks associated with interest rate movements. In
general, the Manager's strategy for the Company is to limit our exposure to
earnings variations and variations in the value of assets and liabilities as
interest rates change over time. Our asset and liability management strategy is
formulated and monitored by WRSC regularly to review, among other things, the
sensitivity of our assets and liabilities to interest rate changes, the book and
market values of assets and liabilities, unrealized gains and losses, including
those attributable to hedging transactions, purchase and securitization
activity, and maturities of investments and borrowings.

         The following tables quantify the potential changes in net interest
income and net portfolio value should interest rates go up or down (shocked) by
100 to 400 basis points, assuming the yield curves of the rate shocks will be
parallel to each other. Net portfolio value is calculated as the sum of the
value of off-balance sheet instruments and the present value of cash in-flows
generated from interest-earning assets net of cash out-flows in respect of
interest-bearing liabilities. The cash flows associated with the loan portfolios
and securities available for sale are calculated based on prepayment and default
rates that vary by asset. Projected losses, as well as prepayments, are
generated based upon the actual experience with the subject pool, as well as
similar, more seasoned pools. To the extent available, loan characteristics such
as loan-to-value ratio, interest rate, credit history and product types are used
to produce the projected loss and prepayment assumptions that are included in
the cash flow projections of the securities. The following tables apply the U.S.
Treasury yield curve generally for assets and LIBOR for repurchase agreement
liabilities and assume a uniform change in both rates. The tables assume that
changes in interest rates occur simultaneously. The tables also reflect that the
Company has a significant exposure to LIBOR rates since its short term
repurchase agreement borrowings are generally based on LIBOR rates. Actual
results could differ significantly from those estimated in the tables.


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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                               Projected Percent Change In
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Change in Interest Rates (1)        Net Interest Income         Net Portfolio Value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                 <C>                         <C>

        -400 Basis Points                    35.2%                       19.4%
        -300 Basis Points                    26.4%                       14.7%
        -200 Basis Points                    17.6%                        9.9%
        -100 Basis Points                     8.8%                        5.0%
         0 Basis Points                       0.0%                        0.0%
        100 Basis Points                     -8.8%                       -5.0%
        200 Basis Points                     -17.6%                      -9.9%
        300 Basis Points                     -26.4%                      -14.7%
        400 Basis Points                    - 35.2%                      -19.6%

</TABLE>

- ----------------
(1)  Assumes that uniform changes occur instantaneously in both the yield on
     10-year U.S. Treasury notes and the interest rate applicable to U.S.
     dollar deposits in the London interbank market.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

  Change in Interest Rates         Change in Monthly                Change In
             (1)                  Net Interest Income          Net Portfolio Value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      <S>                         <C>                          <C>

      -400 Basis Points                 $211,268                    $9,067,718
      -300 Basis Points                 $158,451                    $6,901,965
      -200 Basis Points                 $105,634                    $4,649,988
      -100 Basis Points                 $52,817                     $2,336,204
       0 Basis Points                      --                             --
      100 Basis Points                 $(52,817)                   $(2,332,996)
      200 Basis Points                 $(105,634)                  $(4,642,616)
      300 Basis Points                 $(158,451)                  $(6,888,529)
      400 Basis Points                 $(211,268)                  $(9,195,888)

</TABLE>

- ---------------
(1)  Assumes that uniform changes occur instantaneously in both the yield on
     10-year U.S. Treasury note and the interest rate applicable to U.S.
     dollar deposits in the London interbank market.


         The following table sets forth information as to the type of funding
used to finance the Company's assets as of June 30, 1999. As indicated in the
table, a large percentage of the Company's fixed rate assets are financed by
floating rate liabilities and the Company's variable rate assets are generally
funded by variable rate liabilities which use the same index.


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                             ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
                               AS OF JUNE 30, 1999

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Interest Bearing Assets                      Basis Amount     Coupon Type          Liability         Type
- -----------------------                      ------------     -----------          ---------         ----
<S>                                       <C>               <C>                 <C>               <C>

Fixed Assets, Financed Floating            $ 138,462,474        Fixed            $ 122,091,493    1-month LIBOR
Fixed Assets, No Financing                 $  13,172,571        Fixed            $          --        None
Floating Assets, Financed                  $  25,000,000    1-month Libor        $  21,250,000    1-month LIBOR
Floating

                  Sub-total                $ 176,635,045                         $ 143,341,493

OTHER ASSETS
Investments in Real Estate                 $  78,317,443         N/A             $  73,997,190        Fixed
Cash and Tresury Bills                     $  18,117,926         N/A             $          --        None
Investments in WFSG                        $  12,288,926         N/A             $          --        None

                  Sub-total                $ 108,724,295                         $  73,997,190

LIABILITY ONLY
Dividends                                  $          --                         $   4,600,000        Fixed
                  Sub-total                $          --                         $   4,600,000

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  GRAND TOTAL              $ 285,359,340                         $ 221,938,683
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

         Asset and liability management involves managing the timing and
magnitude of the repricing of assets and liabilities. It is the objective of the
company to attempt to control risks associated with interest rate movements. In
general, the manager's strategy for the company is to match asset and liability
balances within maturity categories to limit the company's exposure to earnings
variations and variations in the value of assets and liabilities as interest
rates change over time.

         The asset and liability committee is authorized to utilize a wide
variety of off-balance sheet financial techniques to assist it in the management
of interest rate risk. In hedging the interest rate and exchange rate exposure
of a foreign currency denominated asset or liability, we may enter into hedge
transactions to counter movements in the different currencies as well as
interest rates in those currencies. These hedges may be in the form of currency
and interest rate swaps, options, and forwards, or combinations thereof.

          Methods for evaluating interest rate risk include an analysis of the
company's interest rate sensitivity "gap," which is defined as the difference
between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities maturing or
repricing within a given time period. A gap is considered positive when the
amount of interest-rate sensitive assets exceeds the amount of interest-rate
sensitive liabilities. A gap is considered negative when the amount of
interest-rate sensitive liabilities exceeds interest-rate sensitive assets.
During a period of rising interest rates, a negative gap would tend to adversely
affect net interest income, while a positive gap would tend to result in an
increase in net interest income. During a period of falling interest rates, a
negative gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income, while a
positive gap would tend to affect net interest income adversely. Since different
types of assets and liabilities with the same or similar maturities may react
differently to changes in overall market rates or conditions, changes in
interest rates may affect net interest income positively or negatively even if
an institution were perfectly matched in each maturity category.


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<PAGE>


         The following tables set forth the estimated maturity or repricing of
the company's interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities at
December 31, 1998 and at June 30, 1999.

                             AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998
                             -----------------------
                             (Dollars in thousands)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                         Within      4 to 12    One Year to   More than
                                                        3 months      Months      3 Years      3 Years      TOTAL
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                     <C>         <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>

INTEREST SENSITIVE ASSETS(1):
- -----------------------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                               $    4,782                                        $    4,782
SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE                                          47,413                    111,325     158,738
LOANS(2)                                                   114,068        117           312        1,131     115,628
DUE FROM AFFILIATES                                         12,352                                            12,352
                                                        ------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL RATE SENSITIVE ASSETS                             $  131,202  $  47,530      $    312    $ 112,456  $  291,500
                                                        ------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        ------------------------------------------------------------

INTEREST SENSITIVE LIABILITIES:
- -------------------------------
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS                           $  181,557                                        $  181,557
NOTES PAYABLE                                               42,209                                            42,209
BORROWING ON REAL ESTATE(4)                                     --                    1,093       59,484      60,577
DUE TO AFFILIATES                                           11,698                                            11,698
DIVIDENDS PAYABLE                                                       4,600                                  4,600
                                                        ------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL RATE SENSITIVE LIABILITIES                        $  235,464  $   4,600      $  1,093    $  59,484  $  300,641
                                                        ------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        ------------------------------------------------------------

INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY GAP                            (104,263)     42,930         (781)       52,972
CUMULATIVE INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY GAP                 (104,263)   (61,332)      (62,113)      (9,141)
CUMULATIVE INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY GAP AS A                 -36%       -21%          -21%          -3%
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL RATE-SENSITIVE ASSETS

</TABLE>

- ----------------
(1)  Real estate property holdings are not considered interest rate sensitive.
(2)  Amortizing fixed rate loans are assumed to prepay at a Constant Prepayment
     Rate ("CPR") of 10%.


                               AS OF JUNE 30, 1999
                             ----------------------
                             (Dollars in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                         Within      4 to 12    One Year to     More than
                                                        3 months      Months      3 Years        3 Years    TOTAL
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                     <C>         <C>         <C>           <C>           <C>
INTEREST SENSITIVE ASSETS(1):
- -----------------------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                               $   9, 223                                          $    9,223
SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE(2)                                        52,385                     68,150      120,535
LOANS(3)                                                    26,054          79           211        5,763       32,107
DIP LOAN                                                        --                                  5,000        5,000
NOTE RECEIVABLE - WFSG                                          --                                  5,763        5,763
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL RATE SENSITIVE ASSETS                             $   35,227   $  52,464     $     211    $  84,676    $ 172,628
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------------

INTEREST SENSITIVE LIABILITIES:
- -------------------------------
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS                           $  119,262                                           $ 119,262
NOTES PAYABLE                                               23,062      18,130                                  41,192
BORROWING ON REAL ESTATE(4)                                     --       1,087            --       54,777       55,864
DIVIDENDS PAYABLE                                            4,600                                               4,600
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL RATE SENSITIVE LIABILITIES                        $  146,924   $  19,217            --    $  54,777   $  220,918
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------------

INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY GAP(4)                         (111,647)      33,247           211       29,899
CUMULATIVE INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY GAP                 (111,647)    (78,400)      (78,189)     (48,290)
CUMULATIVE INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY GAP AS A                 -65%        -45%          -45%         -28%
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL RATE-SENSITIVE ASSETS

</TABLE>

- ----------------


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(1)  Real estate property holdings are not considered interest rate sensitive.

(2)  Includes treasury bills maturing in October 1999.

(3)  Amortizing fixed rate loans are assumed to prepay at a CPR of 10%.

(4)  Includes borrowings of $24.0 million related to mortgage-backed security
     assets sold in June 1999 but which settle in July 1999. Adjusting for the
     paydown of these borrowings upon settlement, cumulative interest rate
     sensitivity gap percentages for the periods presented would have been -51%,
     -32%, -31% and -14%, respectively

         The following table sets forth, as of June 30, 1999, the extent to
which the Company's fixed rate assets are funded by floating rate debt.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Interest Bearing Assets                 Basis Amount      Coupon Type         Liability        Type
- -----------------------                -------------      -----------       -------------     -------
<S>                                    <C>                <C>               <C>               <C>

Fixed Assets, Financed Floating        $13`8,462,474         1Fixed         $ 122,091,493      1 mo.
                                                                                               LIBOR
Fixed Assets, No Financing             $  13,172,571         Fixed          $       -           None
Floating Assets, Financed              $  25,000,000      1 mo. LIBOR       $  21,250,000      1 mo.
Floating                                                                                       LIBOR
                  Sub-total            $ 176,635,045                        $ 143,341,493
OTHER ASSETS
- ------------
Investments in Real Estate             $  78,317,443          N/A           $  73,997,190      Fixed
Cash & T-Bills                         $  18,117,926          N/A           $       -           None
Investments in WFSG                    $  12,288,926          N/A           $       -           None
                  Sub-total            $ 108,724,295                        $  73,997,190
LIABILITY ONLY
- --------------
Dividends                              $   -                                $   4,600,000      Fixed
                  Sub-total            $   -                                $   4,600,000

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  GRAND TOTAL          $ 285,359,340                        $ 221,938,683
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


                  At December 31, 1998, we were a party to a swap contract in
connection with our investment in a commercial mortgage loan secured by real
property in the United Kingdom ("UK"). The swap contract, which covers the
approximate five year term of the asset and related financing, is intended to
hedge the interest rate basis and currency exposure between UK Libor (the
lending rate) and US Libor (the borrowing rate) payments, as well as the
principal (notional) amount of the loan which, as of December 31, 1998, was
$49.7 million. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will settle in U.S.
dollars. At December 31, 1998 we were also party to a swap in connection with
our investment in real property in the UK. The notional amount is GBP 11,224,000
in which we convert floating rate financing to a fixed rate of interest.
Subsequent to December 31, 1998, this swap was terminated, at no cost, in
connection with the refinancing of the related asset.

ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

                  See Item 14 of Part IV of this Report.


ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
                ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

                  None.


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<PAGE>

                                    PART III

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

                  The following sets forth information about our executive
officers and directors as of February 28, 1999. The business address of each
executive officer and director is the address of the Company, 1776 SW Madison
Street, Portland, OR 97205, and each executive officer and director is a United
States citizen, unless otherwise noted.

                  ANDREW A. WIEDERHORN, age 33, has been the Chairman of the
Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since its
formation. Mr. Wiederhorn also serves as Treasurer and Secretary. Mr. Wiederhorn
is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer,
Secretary, Treasurer and a director for both WRSC and WFSG. In 1987 Mr.
Wiederhorn founded WCC and continues to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of
WCC and certain of its affiliates. Mr. Wiederhorn received his B.S. degree in
Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

                  LAWRENCE A. MENDELSOHN, age 37, has been a director and the
President of the Company since its formation. Mr. Mendelsohn is also the
President of WFSG and WCC. From January 1992 until February 1993 Mr. Mendelsohn
was Vice President, Principal and Head of Capital Markets for Emerging Markets
at Bankers Trust New York Corporation/BT Securities Corporation. From August
1987 until January 1992, Mr. Mendelsohn was the Vice President, Senior Options
Principal and Head of Proprietary Trading for Equities, Equity Options and
Distressed Debt at J.P. Morgan and Co./J.P. Morgan Securities. Mr. Mendelsohn
received an A.B. degree in Economics from the University of Chicago, an M.A.
degree in International Politics from the University of Texas, an M.S. degree in
Business Research from the University of Southern California and a Ph.D./ABD in
Finance from the University of Southern California.

                  DAVID C. EGELHOFF, age 50, has been a director of the Company
since its formation. Mr. Egelhoff has been President of Macadam Forbes, Inc., a
commercial real estate brokerage company headquartered in Portland, Oregon since
1981. Mr. Egelhoff is a licensed real estate broker who has extensive brokerage
experience, including transactions with REITs. He is a member of the Oregon and
National Board of Realtors and the Builders and Owners Management Association.
Mr. Egelhoff received a degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison in 1971.

                  JORDAN D. SCHNITZER, age 46, has been a director since
March 27, 1998. Mr. Schnitzer has been President of Jordan Schnitzer Properties,
an owner and developer of commercial and residential properties in Oregon,
Washington and California, since 1976. Mr. Schnitzer is also President of Harsch
Investment Properties, LLC, which owns and operates a portfolio of 25 properties
in seven western U.S. states. Mr. Schnitzer received his undergraduate degree in
Literature from the University of Oregon in 1973 and his J.D. from the
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in 1976.

                  PATRICK TERRELL, age 44, became a director of the Company on
December 28, 1998. Mr. Terrell founded Leading Technology Company in 1986 and
worked as the Chief Executive Officer until he sold the company in 1992. Mr.
Terrell was also founder and Chief Executive Officer of Byte Shops Computer
Stores, which he founded in 1976 and sold to Pacific Telesis in 1985. Mr.
Terrell currently serves on the boards of B. S. Medical, United Soil Recycling,
Microware, Inc. and Lakeside Associates. Mr. Terrell attended Oregon State
University prior to forming Byte Shops computer stores in 1976.

                  CHRIS TASSOS, age 41, is Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Tassos also serves as an Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of WFSG. Mr. Tassos is Executive Vice
President of WCC and from August 1995 until June 1997 was Senior Vice President
of the WCC. From March 1992 until February 1995 he was the Chief Financial
Officer and/or Senior Vice President of Finance of Long Beach Mortgage Company
(formerly Long Beach Bank). Mr. Tassos received a B.A. degree from California
State University, Fullerton. From July 1979 until April 1984 and May 1985 until
September 1990, Mr. Tassos was an auditor for Deloitte & Touche LLP.

                  BO G. ABERG, age 50, is Senior Vice President, in charge of
European Operations for the Company. Mr. Aberg is also Senior Vice President of
WFSG. From November 1994 to September 1996, Mr. Aberg was Chief Executive
Officer of Securum Holding B.V., a Kingdom of Sweden owned work-out company in
Europe. From September 1992 to

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<PAGE>

November 1994, Mr. Aberg was Chief Executive Officer of Securum Real Estate
Group, Malmo, Sweden. From January 1982 to September 1992 Mr. Aberg held several
positions within the PK Group (a Swedish banking group), and from September 1974
to January 1982 he was a Chartered Accountant for Hagstroms Revisions Byra AB
Sweden (now Ernst & Young). Mr. Aberg is a citizen of Sweden.

                  On October 28, 1998, one of our directors, Steven Kapiloff,
resigned due to pressing work and family commitments, which left him
insufficient time to continue as a director of the Company. Mr. Kapiloff was
replaced as a director by Patrick Terrell.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

                  Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires
a company's directors and executive officers, and beneficial owners of more than
10% of the common stock of such company, to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership and periodic reports of changes
in ownership of the company's securities. Based solely on a review of Forms 3, 4
and 5 and amendments thereto furnished to us for the year ended December 31,
1998, none of the company's directors, officers, or beneficial owners of more
than 10% of the Company's Common Stock, failed to timely furnish reports on
Form 3, 4 and 5.


ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

                  COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

                  Each member of the Board of Directors who is not an officer or
employee of the Company is paid a fee of $1,000 per meeting for each Board of
Directors' meeting and $100 per hour for each committee meeting not held on a
regularly scheduled meeting date attended by such member, either in person or
telephonically. Officers and employees of the Company who also serve as
directors do not receive any retainer or additional fees for serving as a
directors. Under our Stock Plan, on the last trading day of each calendar
quarter, we automatically grant to each director who is not also an employee of
the Company or a subsidiary of the Company an option to purchase the number of
shares of Common Stock equal to $5,000 divided by the fair market value per
share of the Common Stock on the date of grant (i.e. its closing price as listed
on the NASDAQ on such date). In addition, each director who is not also an
employee of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company is eligible for annual
grants of options.

                  The executive officers of the Company do not receive directly
from the Company any compensation for their services. To the extent such
officers are also officers of WFSG, they are compensated by WFSG for their
services. WFSG is the parent company of WRSC, which receives certain fees from
the Company for management services it provides the Company under a management
agreement. SEE ITEM 1-BUSINESS-THE MANAGER.


                                PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The Performance Graph shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any
general statement incorporating by reference this Annual Report on Form 10-K
into any filing under the Securities Act or under the Exchange Act, except to
the extent the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference,
and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act.

         The following Performance Graph covers the period beginning April 6,
1998 when our Common Stock was first traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market through
December 31, 1998. The graph compares the shareholder return on the Company's
Common Stock to the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index ("S&P 500") and a peer
group of companies ("PGI").


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                                   [GRAPH]




                         1998 Measurement Period (1)(2)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       April 6,        December 31,
                                                                         1998              1998
                                                                      ---------        ------------
<S>                                                                   <C>              <C>

Company.............................................................. $ 100.00         $    18.56
PGI(3)............................................................... $ 100.00         $    44.96
S&P 500.............................................................. $ 100.00         $   110.93

</TABLE>

- ---------------
(1)  Assumes all distributions to stockholders are reinvested on the payment
     dates.
(2)  Assumes $100 invested on April 6, 1998 in our Common Stock, the S&P 500
     Index and the PGI.
(3)  The companies included in the PGI are Ocwen Asset Investment Corp.,
     Anthracite Capital, Resource Asset Investment Trust, Impac Commercial
     Holdings Inc., Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage Investment Corp. and
     LASER Mortgage Management, Inc.


ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

         The following table shows as of February 28, 1999 the beneficial
ownership of common stock with respect to (i) each person who was known by the
Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the
Company's common stock, (ii) each director and nominee for director, (iii) each
executive officer named below, and (iv) directors and executive officers as a
group.


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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                              Amount and
                                                                              Nature of
Name and Address of                                                           Beneficial              Percent of
Beneficial Owner(1)                                                          Ownership(2)                Class
- -------------------                                                          ------------             -----------
<S>                                                                          <C>               <C>    <C>

Andrew A. Wiederhorn.....................................................        295,532       (3)        2.6
Lawrence A. Mendelsohn...................................................         58,338       (4)         *
Chris Tassos.............................................................         15,860       (5)         *
Bo G. Aberg..............................................................          2,016                   *
David C. Egelhoff........................................................         15,800       (6)         *
Jordan D. Schnitzer......................................................        316,780       (7)         *
Patrick Terrell..........................................................        150,000       (8)        1.3
Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc..........................................      1,110,500       (9)        9.7
Value Partners, Ltd......................................................      1,000,000      (10)        8.7
Wilshire Financial Services Group, Inc...................................        990,000                  8.6
Wellington Management Company, LLP.......................................        964,000      (11)        8.4
Putnam Investments, Inc..................................................        845,000      (12)        7.3
DePrince, Race & Zollo, Inc..............................................        837,173      (13)        7.3
Kramer Spellman, L.P.....................................................        708,500      (14)        6.2
Howard Amster ...........................................................        632,200      (15)        5.5
All executive officers and directors as a group (7 persons)..............        854,326                  7.4

</TABLE>


(1)  The address for each stockholder, other than Thomson Horstman & Bryant,
     Inc., Value Partners, Ltd., Wellington Management Company, LLP, Putnam
     Investments, Inc., DePrince, Race & Zollo, Inc., Kramer Spellman, L.P. and
     Howard Amster, is c/o Wilshire Real Estate Investment Trust Inc., 1776 SW
     Madison Street, Portland, OR 97205. The address for Thomson Horstmann &
     Bryant, Inc. is Park 80 West, Plaza One, Saddle Brook, NJ, 07663. The
     address for Value Partners, Ltd. Is 4514 Cole Avenue, Suite 808, Dallas, TX
     75205. The address for Wellington Management Company, LLP is 75 State
     Street, Boston, MA 02109. The address for Putnam Investments, Inc. is One
     Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109. The address for DePrince, Race &
     Zollo, Inc. is 201 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 850, Orlando, FL 32801. The
     address for Kramer, Spellman, L.P. is 2050 Center Avenue, Suite 300, Fort
     Lee, NJ 07024. The address for Howard Amster is 23811 Chagrin Blvd., #200,
     Beachwood, OH 44122.

(2)  Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the
     Securities and Exchange Commission. Shares of Common Stock subject to
     options or warrants exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 1999 are
     deemed outstanding for computing the percentage beneficially owned by the
     person or group holding such options or warrants, but are not deemed
     outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. Except as
     noted, each shareholder has sole voting power and sole investment power
     with respect to all shares beneficial owned by such shareholder.

(3)  Includes 289,900 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Wiederhorn's spouse and
     5,534 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Wiederhorn's minor children.

(4)  Includes 14,736 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Mendelsohn's spouse and
     33,602 shares of Common Stock held by two limited liability companies
     controlled by Mr. Mendelsohn's spouse and 10,000 shares of Common Stock
     held by a limited partnership controlled by Mr. Mendelsohn.

(5)  Includes 12,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
     outstanding options.

(6)  Includes 5,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
     outstanding options.

(7)  Includes 5,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
     outstanding options. Also includes 33,440 shares of Common Stock held by an
     employee benefit plan of which Mr. Schnitzer, as sole trustee, has sole
     power to direct the disposition of the shares, and of which plan Mr.
     Schnitzer is one of the beneficiaries. Mr. Schnitzer disclaims beneficial
     ownership of the shares held by such plan except to the extent of his
     pecuniary interest therein. Also includes 263,300 shares of Common stock
     held by charitable foundations of which Mr. Schnitzer is a director, with
     the sole power to direct the disposition of such shares. Mr. Schnitzer
     disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by such foundations.

(8)  Includes 100,000 shares held by Mr. Terrell's spouse.

(9)  Based upon information obtained from a Schedule 13G filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission on or about January 28, 1999

(10) Based upon information obtained from a Schedule 13D filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission on or about March 1, 1999. The Schedule
     13G was filed on behalf of Value Partners, Ltd. ("Value Partners"), a Texas
     limited partnership, Ewing & Partners, a Texas general partnership and the
     general partner of Value Partners, and Timothy G. Ewing, the managing
     general partner of Ewing & Partners.

(11) Based upon information obtained from a Schedule 13G filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission on or about February 9, 1999.

(12) Based upon information obtained from a Schedule 13G filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission on or about February 11, 1999. The
     Schedule 13G was filed on behalf of Putnam Investments, Inc. ("PI"), a
     Massachusetts corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan
     Companies, Inc. ("M&MC"), a Delaware corporation, Putnam Investment
     Management, Inc., ("PIM"), a Massachusetts corporation, and The Putnam
     Advisory Company, Inc. ("PAC"), a Massachusetts corporation, and Putnam
     Capital Appreciation Fund (the "Fund"), a Massachusetts business trust,
     both of which are wholly-owned by PI. Both PIM and PAC have dispository
     power over the shares of Common Stock as investment managers, but each of
     the Fund's trustees have voting power over the shares held by the Fund, and
     PIC has shared voting power over the shares held by its institutional
     clients. M&MC and PI disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common
     Stock.

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(13) Based upon information obtained from a Schedule 13G filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission on or about February 12, 1999.

(14) Based upon information obtained from a Schedule 13G filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission on or about February 10, 1999. The
     Schedule 13G was filed on behalf of Kramer Spellman, L.P., a Delaware
     limited partnership ("KS") and Orin S. Kramer, in his capacity as general
     partner of KS and an individual holder of the Common Stock. KS serves as a
     general partner to investment partnerships and as a discretionary
     investment manager to managed accounts.

(15) Based upon information obtained from a Schedule 13G filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission on or about February 3, 1999. The
     Schedule 13G was filed on behalf of Howard Amster, Tamara F. Gould, Amster
     Trading Company, Amster Trading Company Charitable Remainder Unitrusts,
     Howard Amster and Tamara F. Gould Charitable Remainder Unitrust and Ramat
     Securities Ltd.

*  Less than one percent.


ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

         CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

 . During the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company purchased from WFSG, or
wholly owned subsidiaries of WFSG, assets totaling approximately $198.8 million.
The purchases were made on terms for which prices approximated market value
determined with either dealer marks, third party appraisals or broker price
opinions. The majority of the assets purchased from WFSG were in connection with
the Company's initial public offering. The total assets purchased from WFSG
consisted of $47.4 million of loans, $127.2 of mortgage-backed securities and
$24.2 million of investment in real estate. During the year ended December 31,
1998, the Company purchased approximately $1.12 billion of assets of which
approximately $198.8 million (or 17.7%) were purchased from WFSG or its
affiliates.

         We, on the one hand, and WFSG and its affiliates (including WRSC and
the Servicers), on the other, enter into a number of relationships other than
those governed by the Management Agreement and the Servicing Agreements, some of
which may give rise to conflicts of interest. Moreover, two of the members of
our Board of Directors and all of its officers are also employed by WFSG and/or
its affiliates. We may also purchase or sell additional assets from or to WFSG
or its affiliates in the future, although we do not currently have any plans to
do so.

         We have guidelines which establish certain parameters for our
operations, including qualitative limitations on our assets that may be
acquired. These guidelines are to assist and instruct WRSC and to establish
restrictions applicable to transactions with affiliates of WFSG or with
unrelated third parties. A majority of the independent directors are asked to
approve in advance any purchase or sale of assets from or to WFSG or its
affiliates or any other significant transaction not contemplated under the
Management Agreement or the Servicing Agreements.

         You should be aware that the independent directors rely primarily on
information provided to them by WRSC. WRSC obtains price evaluations concerning
the price for mortgage-backed securities and appraisals for real estate and
loans purchased from WRSC or its affiliates, but the independent directors are
likely to rely substantially on information and analysis provided by WRSC to
evaluate our guidelines, compliance therewith and other matters relating to our
investments. Moreover, price evaluations and appraisals are not always reliable
indicators of the value of assets. In particular, price evaluations of
mortgage-backed securities generally are obtained from the entity providing the
financing of the mortgage-backed securities. Moreover, the market for
unregistered or subordinate mortgage-backed securities is illiquid, and
therefore accurate prices are difficult to estimate.

         If the independent directors determine in their periodic review of
transactions that a particular transaction does not comply with the guidelines,
then the independent directors consider what corrective action, if any, can be
taken. If the transaction is one with WRSC or an affiliate of WRSC, then WRSC is
required to repurchase the asset at the purchase price to us.

         Moreover, if transactions are consummated that materially and adversely
deviate from the guidelines (which determination shall be made by the
independent directors), then the independent directors have the option, under
the terms of the Management Agreement, to terminate WRSC without our being
required to pay a termination fee.


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         A conflict of interest also arose out of our status as a creditor of
WFSG in connection with its debt restructuring. In addition to holding certain
of WFSG's publicly traded notes, we had an outstanding receivable of
approximately $17.0 million from WFSG, which bore interest at 13% per annum.
WFSG incurred significant losses as a result of adverse market conditions in
1998 and on March 3, 1999 filed a prepackaged plan of reorganization (the
"Restructuring Plan") with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware as part of a voluntary bankruptcy filing under Chapter 11 of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code. Prior to the solicitation of WFSG's Restructuring Plan, the
unofficial note holders committee of WFSG (which did not include the Company)
negotiated a compromise and settlement of the Company's claim against WFSG in
respect of the $17.0 million receivable. The Company was represented by its
independent directors in connection with the compromise and settlement
negotiations. Under this compromise and settlement, if the Company funded the
full amount of the debtor-in-possession facility described below, the Company
would have received a new note for the full amount of the receivable which bears
interest at 6% per annum, payable monthly in arrears and will be treated the
same as the other holders of WFSG's 13% Series B Notes. The business decision to
provide the debtor-in-possession facility was based on the independent
directors' desire to obtain the best possible treatment for the Company's
holdings of WFSG's 13% Series B Notes and the account receivable due from WFSG
and the fact that the debtor-in-possession facility had priority as a matter of
law and was fully secured by the stock of WFSG's healthy bank subsidiary.
Without funding of the debtor-in-possession facility, it is unlikely that the
Company would have received as favorable treatment for its investments. The new
note would bear interest at 6%, and therefore, the carrying value of the
receivable has been reduced by $5.9 million at December 31, 1998 to reflect the
reduction in interest rate.

         The Restructuring Plan was approved by the court on April 12, 1999,
and, on June 10, 1999, WFSG emerged from bankruptcy pursuant to the
Restructuring Plan. As part of the Plan, during the quarter ended March 31,
1999, the Company agreed to provide WFSG with debtor-in-possession financing
pursuant to which the Company agreed to lend up to $10.0 million (the "DIP
Facility"). The DIP Facility bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum and is
secured by the stock of First Bank of Beverly Hills, FSB, WFSG's savings bank
subsidiary. The DIP Facility matures on February 29, 2004 and repayment is made
through fully amortizing principal and interest payments commencing on February
29, 2000. Prior to February 29, 2000, only interest payments are required. The
Company loaned $5.0 million under the DIP Facility on March 3, 1999 and did not
provide WFSG with the remaining balance. Accordingly, under the agreement
negotiated by the Company's Independent Directors with WFSG and its creditors,
50%, or approximately $8.5 million, of WFSG's obligation was treated pari passu
with the claims of WFSG's noteholders and converted, together with approximately
$21.4 million (in principal plus accrued but unpaid interest) of WFSG's 13%
Series B Notes, to 2,874,791 shares of newly issued common stock of WFSG on June
10, 1999, the effective date of the Restructuring Plan. As of June 10, 1999, the
Company estimates the book value of such shares to be approximately $8.7
million. Additionally, on the effective date of the Restructuring Plan, the
Company acquired approximately $8.5 million in principal amount of WFSG's 6%
Convertible PIK Notes due 2006 (the "New Notes") in exchange for the remaining
50% of the $17.0 million intercompany receivable owed by WFSG to the Company.
The Company may elect to convert the New Notes into new common stock of WFSG
upon receipt of a notice of redemption of the New Notes by WFSG.

         We also receive regular payments from WCC and an affiliate of WFSG that
services our European assets, in connection with the servicing they perform for
us, and make payments to them of servicing fees and reimbursement for certain
expenses. For the year ended December 31, 1998, the servicing fees and
reimbursement for expenses paid to WCC and such affiliate of WFSG were $690,722
and $500,082, respectively. These payments are made at market rates pursuant to
a servicing agreement which was entered into prior to our initial public
offering and following extensive negotiations with the underwriters. During the
adverse market conditions in the third and fourth quarters of 1998, we also
borrowed approximately $24.4 million at a rate of 13% from WCC to meet margin
calls (approximately $14.6 million) and invest in loans and properties
(approximately $9.8 million). In connection with the restructuring of WCC's
debt, we paid $15 million to WCC, consisting of a payment of amounts owed by the
Company to WCC of $11.8 million and the prepayment of $3.2 million of future
servicing fees for a release of a guarantee by the Company of $35 million of
WCC's indebtedness and of any and all claims against us. At December 31, 1998,
we had approximately $3.2 million of prepaid future servicing fees with WCC.
However, this figure is disputed by the noteholders of WFSG, which claim that
the amount owed to WCC was approximately $900,000 higher thereby reducing the
amount of the prepayment credit to $2.3 million.

         During the year ended December 31, 1998, in connection with borrowings
by WCC (a portion of the proceeds of which were used to finance prior loans to
the Company from WCC) WFSG and the Company jointly and severally guaranteed $35
million of indebtedness owed by WCC to an unaffiliated third party lender. The
Company believes that the

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Company's guarantee of WCC's indebtedness was in the best interests of the
Company in order to help maintain WCC as a viable servicer.

         The Management Agreement and Services Agreements do not limit the right
of WRSC or WFSG to engage in business or render services to others that compete
with us, except that our manager and WFSG have granted a right of first refusal
to us with respect to real estate investments which constitute Primary
Investments for us. WFSG and its subsidiaries do not invest in any Primary
Investments unless a majority of the independent directors have decided that we
should not invest in such asset. In deciding whether to invest in such an asset,
the independent directors may consider, among other factors, whether the asset
is well-suited for us and whether we are financially able to take advantage of
the investment opportunity. However, WFSG and its subsidiaries have no
obligation to offer mortgage-backed securities to us if the mortgage loans
collateralizing such securities are owned by WFSG or one of its subsidiaries.
Moreover, WFSG has no obligation to reveal to us any business opportunities to
invest in other real estate related assets. As a consequence, the opportunity
for us to invest in such assets is limited if such investment opportunities are
attractive to WFSG or one of its subsidiaries.

         From time to time, mortgage lenders offer for sale large pools of
mortgage loans and real properties pursuant to a competitive bidding process. In
such a case, WFSG or its affiliates may choose an unaffiliated entity with which
to submit a joint bid for the pool, as long as WFSG or its affiliates takes
title only to assets as to which it has not given us the right of first refusal.

         At the closing of our initial public offering, WFSG purchased
approximately 990,000 shares of Common Stock at a price equal to the public
offering price, net of any underwriting discounts or commissions. This resulted
in WFSG's ownership of approximately 8.6% of our stock. WRSC also received stock
options pursuant to our Option Plan. WFSG is expected to retain its shares of us
for at least two years after our initial public offering, but may dispose of its
shares any time thereafter in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144 under
the Securities Act of 1933. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if we terminate the
Management Agreement, WRSC may require us to register for public resale any
shares of common stock acquired by WFSG pursuant to the Option Plan.

         The market in which we expect to purchase assets is characterized by
rapid evolution of products and services and, thus, there may in the future be
relationships between us, WFSG, and its affiliates in addition to those
described herein. We may change our policies in connection with any of the
foregoing without the approval of our stockholders, including, but not limited
to, the amount in which we may leverage our investments.


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                                     PART IV

ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

         (a)      Exhibits

                  11       Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings
                  27       Financial Data Schedule

         (b)      Financial Statement Schedules

         (c) Reports on Form 8-K filed during the fourth quarter of the period
covered by this report:

                  (i)      Report on Form 8-K dated October 14, 1998, filed
                           November 5, 1998, reporting under Item 2 the sale of
                           certain real estate assets to meet collateral calls.

                  (ii)     Report on Form 8-K/A dated September 21, 1998, filed
                           November 4, 1998, containing pro forma financial
                           information concerning a loan pool purchased on
                           September 29, 1998 from Salomon Smith Barney Inc,
                           reported under Item 2 of the Report on Form 8-K filed
                           October 14, 1998.

                  (iii)    Report on Form 8-K dated September 29, 1998, filed
                           October 14, 1998, reporting under Item 2 the purchase
                           of a loan pool from Salomon Smith Barney Inc.

                  (iv)     Report on Form 8-K dated September 22, 1998, filed
                           October 14, 1998, reporting under Item 2 the
                           securitization by the Company of a pool of
                           residential adjustable rate mortgages.

                  (v)      Report on Form 8-K dated October 1, 1998, filed
                           October 8, 1998 reporting under Item 5 the issuance
                           of a press release by the Company announcing its
                           response to certain claims of Southern Pacific
                           Funding Corp.


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                          INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                           Page
                                                                                                           ----

<S>                                                                                                        <C>

Report of Independent Public Accountants.................................................................. F-2
Consolidated Financial Statements
         Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition                                                     F-3
                  December 31, 1998.......................................................................
         Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended                                           F-4
                  December 31, 1998.......................................................................
         Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the year ended                      F-5
                  December 31, 1998.......................................................................
         Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended                                           F-6
                  December 31, 1998.......................................................................
         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements....................................................... F-7

</TABLE>


                                       F-1

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                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
                  Wilshire Real Estate Investment Trust Inc:

                  We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of
financial condition of Wilshire Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. and
Subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 1998, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash
flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audit.

                  We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.

                  As discussed in Note 1, Wilshire Realty Services Corporation,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Wilshire Financial Services Group Inc. ("WFSG"), is
the manager of the Company. Furthermore, Wilshire Credit Corporation ("WCC"), an
affiliate of WFSG, provides loan servicing and real property management services
to the Company. On March 3, 1999, WFSG filed a voluntary prepackaged petition
for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The WFSG plan of
reorganization includes the transfer of the servicing operations conducted by
WCC to a newly formed subsidiary of WFSG. As discussed in Note12, the Company
has also entered into several transactions with these affiliated entities.

                  In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wilshire
Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998, and
the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.



                                      /S/   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Los Angeles, California
March 19, 1999


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           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                                DECEMBER 31, 1998
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

ASSETS
<S>                                                                                                   <C>
           Cash and cash equivalents................................................................          4,782
           Securities available for sale, at fair value.............................................        158,738
           Loans held for sale, net.................................................................         44,006
           Loans, net...............................................................................         69,124
           Discounted loans, net....................................................................          2,498
           Investments in real estate, net..........................................................         85,005
           Due from affiliates......................................................................         12,352
           Accrued interest receivable..............................................................          1,939
           Other assets.............................................................................          2,673
                                                                                                      -------------
           Total assets.............................................................................        381,117
                                                                                                      -------------
                                                                                                      -------------
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
           Liabilities:
           Short-term borrowings....................................................................  $     223,766
           Other borrowings.........................................................................         60,577
           Accounts payable and accrued liabilities.................................................          8,033
           Due to affiliates........................................................................         11,698
           Dividend payable.........................................................................          4,600
                                                                                                      -------------
                 Total liabilities..................................................................        308,674
                                                                                                      -------------
                                                                                                      -------------
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 14)

Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; no shares
           issued and outstanding...................................................................             --
Common stock, $.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 11,500,000
           shares issued and outstanding............................................................             --
Additional paid-in capital..........................................................................        166,980
Accumulated deficit.................................................................................        (64,093)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss................................................................        (30,445)
                                                                                                      -------------
           Total stockholders' equity...............................................................         72,443
                                                                                                      -------------
           Total liabilities and stockholders' equity...............................................  $     381,117
                                                                                                      -------------
                                                                                                      -------------
</TABLE>


        The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated
                              financial statement.


                                       F-3

<PAGE>

           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

<TABLE>

<S>                                                                                            <C>
Net Interest Income:
           Loans held for sale, loans and discounted loans.................................... $     10,838
           Securities.........................................................................       15,709
           Other investments..................................................................        1,145
                                                                                               ------------
                    Total interest income.....................................................       27,692
           Interest expense...................................................................       13,608
                                                                                               ------------
                    Net interest income before provision for loan losses......................       14,084
           Provision for loan losses..........................................................       11,842
                                                                                               ------------
                    Net interest income after provision for loan losses.......................        2,242
                                                                                               ------------

Real Estate Operations:
           Operating income...................................................................        4,939
           Operating expense..................................................................         (345)
                Interest expense..............................................................       (2,853)
           Depreciation ......................................................................         (963)
                                                                                               ------------
                    Total real estate operations..............................................          778
                                                                                               ------------

Other Operating Income (Loss):
           Market valuation losses and impairments............................................      (54,822)
           Gain on sale of securities.........................................................          943
           Gain on sale of loans..............................................................        1,320
           Gain on foreign currency translation...............................................           23
                                                                                               ------------
                    Total other operating loss................................................      (52,536)
                                                                                               ------------

Operating Expenses:
           Management fees paid to affiliate..................................................        3,179
           Servicing fees paid to affiliate...................................................          691
           Loan expenses paid to affiliate....................................................          500
           Other..............................................................................        2,502
                                                                                               ------------
                    Total operating expenses   ...............................................        6,872
                                                                                               ------------
NET LOSS......................................................................................     $(56,388)
                                                                                               ------------
                                                                                               ------------

BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE..........................................................      (4.94)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING...........................................................   11,421,933

</TABLE>

        The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated
                              financial statement.


                                       F-4

<PAGE>

           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                      Accumulated
                                                Common  Stock            Additional                      Other
                                          ------------------------        Paid-In-     Accumulated   Comprehensive
                                            Shares          Amount         Capital       Deficit         Loss              Total
                                          ----------        ------      ----------     -----------   -------------       ---------
<S>                                       <C>               <C>         <C>            <C>           <C>                 <C>

Initial capital .................               --           $--         $      2        $   --           $   --         $       2
Issuance of common stock ........         11,500,000           1          166,978            --               --           166,979
Comprehensive loss:
  Net loss ......................               --            --             --           (56,388)            --           (56,388)
  Other comprehensive loss:
    Foreign currency translation                                                                                (7)             (7)
    Unrealized holding losses on                --            --             --              --            (67,817)        (67,817)
    securities available for sale

Reclassification adjustment
    for losses on securities
     included in net loss........               --            --             --              --             37,379          37,379
                                                                                                                         ---------
Total comprehensive loss ........               --            --             --              --               --           (86,833)
Dividends declared ..............               --            --             --            (7,705)            --            (7,705)
                                          ----------        ------      ----------     -----------   -------------       ---------
Balance at December 31, 1998 ....         11,500,000         $ 1         $166,980        $(64,093)        $(30,445)      $  72,443
                                          ----------        ------      ----------     -----------   -------------       ---------
                                          ----------        ------      ----------     -----------   -------------       ---------

</TABLE>


        The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated
                              financial statement.


                                       F-5

<PAGE>

           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>

<S>                                                                                                        <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
       Net loss....................................................................................        $ (56,388)
      Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
           Depreciation............................................................................              963
           Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, net................................           (1,322)
           Provision for loan losses...............................................................           11,842
           Market valuation losses and impairments.................................................           54,822
           Gain on sale of securities..............................................................             (943)
           Gain on sale of loans...................................................................           (1,320)
           Change in:
                 due from affiliate, net...........................................................           (6,591)
                 Accrued interest receivable.......................................................           (1,939)
                 Other assets......................................................................           (2,673)
           Accounts payable and accrued liabilities................................................            8,033
                                                                                                           ---------
           Net cash provided by operating activities...............................................            4,484
                                                                                                           ---------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
      Purchase of securities available for sale....................................................         (365,919)
      Repayments of securities available for sale..................................................            5,517
      Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale..........................................          133,327
      Purchase of loans and loans held for sale....................................................         (659,530)
      Principal repayments on loans and loans held for sale........................................           17,882
      Purchase of discounted loans.................................................................          (13,389)
      Principal repayments on discounted loans.....................................................            4,025
      Proceeds from sale of loans..................................................................          515,386
      Investments in real estate...................................................................          (85,648)
      Other........................................................................................              428
                                                                                                           ---------
      Net cash used in investing activities........................................................         (447,921)
                                                                                                           ---------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
      Proceeds from short-term borrowings..........................................................          529,851
      Repayments on short-term borrowings..........................................................         (306,085)
      Proceeds from securitized mortgage obligations...............................................          372,318
      Repayment of securitized mortgage obligations................................................         (372,318)
      Proceeds from other borrowings...............................................................           60,940
      Repayments on other borrowings...............................................................             (363)
      Dividend payments on common stock............................................................           (3,105)
      Proceeds from issuance of common stock.......................................................          166,981
                                                                                                          ----------
           net cash provided by financing activities...............................................          448,219
                                                                                                          ----------
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS..........................................................            4,782
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD...................................................               --
                                                                                                           ---------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD.........................................................        $   4,782
                                                                                                           ---------
                                                                                                           ---------

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION--
           Cash paid for interest..................................................................        $ 12,655
           Cash paid for taxes.....................................................................        $     --

NONCASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES
           Common stock dividend declared but not paid.............................................        $  4,600
           Additions to investment in real estate acquired in settlement of loans..................        $    348
                             WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


</TABLE>

                                       F-6

<PAGE>


           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

NOTE 1 -- ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS

           Wilshire Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. and subsidiaries
(collectively referred to as "WREIT" or the "Company") has entered into a
management agreement with Wilshire Realty Services Corporation ("WRSC"), a
wholly owned subsidiary of Wilshire Financial Services Group Inc. ("WFSG"),
under which WRSC advises the Company on various facets of its business and
manages its day-to-day operations, subject to the supervision of the Company's
Board of Directors. WFSG currently owns 990,000 shares, or 8.6%, of the
Company's outstanding common stock and has options to purchase an additional
1,135,000 shares (25% of which vest each year over the next four years) at an
exercise price of $16.00 per share.

           For its services, WRSC receives a base management fee of 1% per annum
of the first $1.0 billion of the daily average invested assets, as defined in
the related agreement, 0.75% of the next $500 million of average invested assets
and 0.50% of average invested assets above $1.5 billion, payable quarterly. In
addition, WRSC receives incentive compensation in an amount generally equal to
25% of the dollar amount by which funds from operations ("FFO"), as adjusted,
exceeds an amount equal to the product of (i) $16.00, (ii) the ten-year Treasury
rate plus 5% per annum and (iii) the weighted average number of shares of common
stock outstanding during such period. Finally, WRSC is entitled to receive
reimbursements of all due diligence costs and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.
Through December 31, 1998, the fees due WRSC for such services aggregated
approximately $3,179.

           The recent dramatic events in the financial markets, which include a
significant reduction in valuations of, and liquidity for, loans and
mortgage-backed securities, has had a significant adverse impact on WFSG's
liquidity and financial condition (see also Notes 2 and 3 below for a discussion
of the impact of such economic events on WREIT). To address these concerns,
management of WFSG entered into discussions with an unofficial committee of
holders of WFSG's outstanding publicly issued (the "Old Notes") notes concerning
a restructuring of WFSG, including its obligations under the notes. Following
extensive discussions, WFSG and the unofficial committee of noteholders,
representing a majority of noteholders, agreed to a restructuring of WFSG
whereby (i) the noteholders would exchange their notes for newly issued common
stock in WFSG, (ii) existing holders of common stock of WFSG would receive
highly diluted new common stock in exchange for their holdings, and (iii)
pending consummation of the restructuring, the noteholders would forbear from
declaring certain defaults which resulted from the net losses incurred by WFSG
during 1998 and from other actions taken by WFSG during 1998 to meet collateral
calls.

           WFSG believes that this restructuring will significantly improve
WFSG's financial position by reducing indebtedness, the interest cost associated
therewith, and significantly improve its debt to equity ratio. The restructuring
plan was ratified by a vote of noteholders on March 1, 1999. The proposed
restructuring will be accomplished through a voluntary Chapter 11 prepackaged
bankruptcy filing, which was made by WFSG in Federal Bankruptcy Court in
Wilmington, Delaware on March 3, 1999. The confirmation hearing is scheduled for
April 12, 1999. Other creditors, including trade creditors and secured
creditors, are not expected to be affected by this restructuring. There can be
no assurance that confirmation of the plan will occur on that date or whether
the form and structure of the plan will materially change from its current
state.

           Wilshire Credit Corporation ("WCC"), an affiliate of WFSG, provides
loan servicing and real property management services to the Company. The WFSG
plan of reorganization discussed above contemplates the transfer of the
servicing operations conducted by WCC to a newly formed company controlled by
WFSG. Management of the Company believes that the transfer of servicing
operations will have no negative impact on the Company.


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           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

           To date, these events have not had a significant effect on WRSC's
ability to act as manager of the Company. In the event the restructuring plan is
not confirmed, the Company will review its options, which include potentially
becoming internally managed.

           The WFSG reorganization plan contemplates that the Company will
provide debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financing of up to $10 million. The DIP
financing will be collateralized by the outstanding stock of First Bank of
Beverly Hills, FSB, a wholly owned second tier subsidiary of WFSG.

NOTE 2 -- GENERAL MARKET CONDITIONS

           Beginning in August 1998, and more significantly, since mid October
1998, the global financial marketplace has experienced overwhelming changes and
volatility. The market for mortgages and mortgage-backed securities and, in
particular, subordinate credit related tranches of these securities has
experienced dramatically widening spreads from U.S. Treasury instruments.
Liquidity problems affecting certain Wall Street firms, hedge funds and other
financial instruments investors have exacerbated this market phenomenon through
forced liquidation of certain of their assets. This led to an increased need for
liquidity at the Company both to meet collateral calls and as a preemptive
measure to protect against future mortgage-backed securities spread distortions.

           As a result, the Company, during the fourth quarter of 1998, sold
approximately $586.8 million of its loans and mortgage-backed securities in
order to meet collateral calls, and reduce outstanding debt. The Company
reflected write-downs of these assets to the amount realized upon disposition as
"market valuation losses and impairments" (see Note 3) in determining net loss
for 1998. Had the Company not been forced to sell these assets, but rather held
these assets until market conditions stabilized, management believes the
Company's losses would have been far less severe.

           As a result of difficult conditions in the financial markets, in
particular the market for mortgage-backed securities, and in order to enhance
its ability to meet the obligations under its indebtedness, the Company has
decided that, for the foreseeable future, it will limit acquisitions or funding
of additional investments, and it will work to accelerate the stabilization of
its existing assets and increase its overall liquidity position. As a result,
the Company has currently reduced its business activity.

NOTE 3 -- MARKET VALUATION LOSSES AND IMPAIRMENTS

           As noted above, during the fourth quarter of 1998, the Company sold a
significant amount of its loans and mortgage-backed securities to meet
collateral calls and increase liquidity. The declines in values on the assets
included in these sales have been recognized as market valuation losses and
impairments in determining net loss for the year ended December 31, 1998. In
addition, the Company has also evaluated the impact of the current market
conditions on the remainder of its mortgage-backed and other securities
portfolio and reflected in market valuation losses and impairments any
impairments which have been deemed to be other than temporary. The evaluation of
other than temporary impairment considers the magnitude and trend in the decline
of the market value of securities, and the Company's ability to collect all
amounts due according to the contractual terms. If future market conditions
continue to negatively impact the value of these assets, additional other than
temporary impairments may be incurred.

           During the fourth quarter of 1998, primarily as a result of
collateral calls, the Company sold loans for proceeds of $470.6 million and
mortgage-backed securities for proceeds of $116.2 million. As a result of these
sales, short-term borrowings were reduced by $202.5 million and securitized
mortgage obligations of $372.3 million were eliminated.

           Total market valuation losses and impairments recorded in earnings
for the year ended December 31, 1998 were $54.8 million. Of this amount, $15.9
million relates to the sales of $116.2 million of mortgage-backed securities and
$16.5 million relates to the sales of $470.6 million of loans. Additionally,
$22.4 million relates to market valuation losses and


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           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

impairments for other than temporary impairment of mortgage-backed securities
and other securities (primarily WFSG 13% Series B Notes-See Note 12) not sold as
of December 31, 1998.

           Management cannot readily predict the impact of any future adverse
market conditions on asset sales and the impact of such potential events on the
profits and capital of the Company.

NOTE 4 -- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

           NATURE OF OPERATIONS--The operations of the Company consist primarily
of the acquisition of pools of performing, sub-performing and non-performing
residential and commercial mortgage loans, as well as commercial real estate and
mortgage-backed securities. The Company's primary sources of revenue are from
loans, mortgage-backed securities and real estate.

           PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION-- The Company was incorporated in the
State of Maryland on October 24, 1997. Prior to April 6, 1998, the Company had
substantially no operating activity. On April 6, 1998, the Company was
capitalized with the sale of 11,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $.0001
per share, at a price of $16.00 per share (the "Offering"). Total net proceeds
of the Offering after underwriting and offering expenses were $166,979.

           The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Wilshire Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. and its four
subsidiaries, including Wilshire Real Estate Partnership L.P. ("WREP"), Wilshire
Real Estate Partnership 1998-1 LLC, Wilshire REIT 1998-1 and WREP Islands
Limited. Intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

           USE OF ESTIMATES IN THE PREPARATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS--The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the consolidated financial statements. Significant estimates include valuation
allowances for loans and real estate owned, the determination of fair values of
certain financial instruments for which there is not an active market, the
allocation of basis between assets sold and retained, the evaluation of other
than temporary impairment, and the selection of yields utilized to recognize
interest income on certain mortgage-backed securities. Estimates and assumptions
also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

           CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - For purposes of reporting financial
condition and cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash and due from
banks, federal funds sold and securities with original maturities less than 90
days.

           SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE - Securities available for the sale
include mortgage-backed securities and other securities that are designated as
assets available for sale because the Company does not intend to hold them to
maturity. Securities available for sale are carried at fair value with the net
unrealized gains or losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss,
which is included as a separate component in the statement of changes in
stockholders' equity. Other than temporary declines in the carrying value of
securities, if any, are charged to earnings and the basis of each security is
adjusted, accordingly. At disposition, the realized net gain or loss is included
in earnings on a specific identification basis. The amortization of premiums and
accretion of discounts are computed using the interest method after considering
actual and estimated prepayment rates, if applicable. Actual prepayment
experience is periodically reviewed and effective yields are recalculated when
differences arise between prepayments originally anticipated and amounts
actually received plus anticipated future prepayments. The Company considers
securities available for sale to be impaired if the Company is unable to
demonstrate the ability to hold such asset to maturity or the anticipated cash
flows on such asset are not expected to exceed the Company's amortized basis in
such asset. The Company currently believes that it has a reasonable expectation
to recover its amortized basis in securities held for sale based on its
post-impairment basis in these securities.


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           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

           LOANS HELD FOR SALE, LOANS, DISCOUNTED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN
LOSSES - The Company acquires performing loan portfolios for prices generally at
par or at a premium or modest discount to principal face amount (i.e., unpaid
principal balance plus accrued interest) and re-performing and sub-performing
loan portfolios for prices generally at or below their principal amount.
Non-performing loans are generally acquired at deep discounts to the principal
face amount. Purchased sub-performing and non-performing loans are generally
classified as discounted loans in the consolidated statement of financial
condition. Loans that have been identified as likely to be sold are classified
as loans held for sale in the consolidated statement of financial condition.
Loans other than discounted loans and loans held for sale are classified as
loans.

           Discounted loans are presented in the consolidated statement of
financial condition net of unaccreted discounts and allowance for loan losses
established for those loans. Unaccreted discounts represent the portion of the
difference between the purchase price and the principal face amount on specific
loans that is available for accretion to interest income. The allowance for loan
losses includes valuation allowances for estimated losses against the principal
face amount that are established at acquisition and for subsequent valuation
adjustments that are provided for through current period earnings and are based
on discounted future cash flows or the fair value of the underlying real estate
collateral for collateral dependent loans. If total cash received on a pool of
loans exceeds original estimates, excess specific valuation allowances are
recorded as additional discount accretion on the cost-recovery method. The
allocated specific valuation allowances are included in the allowance for loan
losses. Where appropriate, discounts are accreted into interest income on a cash
basis.

           Loans, other than discounted loans, are presented in the consolidated
statement of financial condition in substantially the same manner as discounted
loans. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Deferred fees and
costs and premiums are recognized in interest income over the life of the loan
using a method that approximates the interest method.

           Certain loans and discounted loans are designated as held for sale
and are presented at the lower of cost or fair value. If fair value is less than
cost, a valuation allowance is recorded through a charge to earnings to reduce
the carrying value to fair value.

           The Company evaluates loans for impairment. Commercial and
multi-family real estate loans are considered to be impaired, for financial
reporting purposes, when it is probable that the Company will be unable to
collect all principal or interest due, according to the contractual terms of the
loan agreement. Specific valuation allowances are established either at
acquisition or through provisions for loan losses, as described above, for
impaired loans based on the fair value of the underlying collateral.

           All specific valuation allowances established for pools of loans and
discounted loans are recorded in the allowance for loan losses. The allowance
for each pool is decreased by the amount of loans charged off and is increased
by the provision for estimated losses on loans and recoveries of previously
charged-off loans. The allowance for each pool is maintained at a level believed
adequate by management to absorb probable losses. Management's determination of
the adequacy of the allowance is based on an evaluation of the portfolio,
previous loan loss experience, current economic conditions, volume, growth and
composition of the portfolio and other relevant factors. Actual losses may
differ from management's estimates.

           It is the Company's policy to establish an allowance for
uncollectible interest on performing loans that are past due more than 90 days
or sooner when, in the judgment of management, the probability of collection of
interest is deemed to be insufficient to warrant further accrual. Upon such a
determination, those loans are placed on non-accrual status and deemed to be
non-performing. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, previously accrued
but unpaid interest is reversed by a charge to interest income.

           INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE - Real estate purchased directly is
originally recorded at the purchase price. Real estate acquired in settlement of
loans is originally recorded at fair value less estimated costs to sell. Any
excess of net loan cost basis over the fair value less estimated selling costs
of real estate acquired through foreclosure is charged to the


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<PAGE>

           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

allowance for loan losses. Any subsequent operating expenses or income,
reductions in estimated fair values, as well as gains or losses on disposition
of such properties, are recorded in current operations. Depreciation on
investments in real estate is computed using the straight-line method over the
estimated useful lives of the assets as follows.

<TABLE>

<S>                                                       <C>

Buildings and improvements..............................  35 years
Tenant improvements.....................................  Lesser of lease term or
                                                          useful life
</TABLE>

           Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as
incurred. Significant renovations are capitalized and amortized over their
expected useful lives. Fees and costs incurred in the successful negotiation of
leases are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the
respective leases. Rental revenue is reported on a straight-line basis over the
terms of the respective leases.

           NET LOSS PER SHARE--Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by
dividing income loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the
potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue
common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the
issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company.

           During the year ended December 31, 1998, however, the Company
experienced a net loss, which resulted in common stock equivalents having an
anti-dilutive effect on earnings per share. Weighted average shares outstanding
is therefore equivalent for basic and diluted net loss per share.

           COMPREHENSIVE INCOME--In 1998, the Company adopted SFAS No. 130,
"Reporting Comprehensive Income", which requires companies to report all changes
in equity during a period, except those relating to investment by owners and
distributions to owners, in a financial statement for the period in which they
are recognized. The Company has chosen to disclose comprehensive loss for the
year ended December 31, 1998, which encompasses net loss, unrealized holding
losses on available for sale securities during the year, realized gain/losses on
available for sale securities, and Currency translation adjustments, on the face
of the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity.
Included within realized losses on available for sale securities are market
valuation losses and impairments recognized during the year on these securities.

           INTEREST-RATE SWAPS--Interest-rate swap agreements used to manage
interest-rate risk are treated, where appropriate, as hedges of specified assets
or liabilities for accounting and tax purposes and are accounted for on a
settlement basis. That is, the periodic net settlement with the counterparties
to the swap agreements of the interest paid/received is recorded as an
adjustment to interest income or expense derived from the hedged assets or
liabilities. Any gain or loss generated by the early termination or sale of an
interest rate swap agreement is deferred and recorded in the cost basis of the
hedged item.

NOTE 5 - RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

           The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") recently issued
Statement of Financial Accouting Standard ("SFAS") No. 129, "Disclosure of
Information about Capital Structure", and SFAS No. 131, "Disclosure About
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information." SFAS No. 129 applies to all
entities that issue any securities other than ordinary common stock and
continues the existing requirements to disclose the pertinent rights and
privileges of all securities. SFAS No. 131 establishes standards for the way
that public entities report information about operating segments in annual
financial statements and requires that those entities report selected
information about operating segments in interim financial reports issued to
shareholders. SFAS Nos. 129 and 131 are effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 1997 and were adopted by the Company. The adoption of SFAS
No. 129 did not require the Company to make significant revisions regarding its
disclosure about the capital structure of the Company. The Company does not
segment its business


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<PAGE>

           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

for management reporting purposes and therefore, the adoption of SFAS No. 131
does not require additional disclosures in the Company's consolidated financial
statements or related footnotes.

           In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". The Statement establishes
accounting and reporting standards requiring that every derivative instrument
(including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts) be
recorded in the consolidated statement of financial condition as either an asset
or liability measured at its fair value. The Statement requires that changes in
the derivative's fair value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific
hedge accounting criteria are met. Special accounting for qualifying hedges
allows a derivative's gain or loss to be offset with the related results on the
hedged item in the consolidated statement of operations, and requires that a
company formally document, designate, and assess the effectiveness of
transactions that receive hedge accounting. Management expects that the Company
will adopt SFAS No. 133 on January 1, 2000. Management has not yet quantified
the impact of adopting SFAS No. 133 on its financial statements and has not
determined the method of its adoption of SFAS No. 133. However, the Statement
could increase volatility in earnings and other comprehensive income.

           In October 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 134, "Accounting for
Mortgage-Backed Securities Retained after the Securitization of Mortgage Loans
Held for Sale by a Mortgage Banking Enterprise", an amendment of SFAS No. 65.
This Statement is effective for the first fiscal quarter beginning after
December 15, 1998. This Statement standardizes how mortgage banking firms
account for certain securities and other interests they retain after
securitizing mortgage loans that were held for sale. Adoption of this
pronouncement is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's
consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

NOTE 6 - SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

           The Company marks its securities portfolio to estimated fair value at
the end of each month based upon available broker/dealer marks, subject to an
internal review process. For those securities that do not have an available
market quotation, the Company requests market values and underlying assumptions
from the various broker/dealers that underwrote the securities, are currently
financing the securities, or have had prior experience with the securities. As
of each reporting period, the Company evaluates whether and to what extent any
unrealized loss is to be recognized in earnings as other than temporary.

           During the fourth quarter of 1998, as a result of collateral calls
caused by circumstances described in Note 2, the Company sold approximately
$116.2 million of mortgage-backed securities. Based on the use of the current
data in the valuation of its assets, the Company recorded a loss of $15.9
million as market valuation loss and impairment in earnings for the year ended
December 31, 1998 to reflect the decline in the value of these assets. The
Company also has provided, as of December 31, 1998, for an additional market
valuation loss and impairment of $22.4 million for securities not sold as of
December 31, 1998 based on a variety of factors.

           At December 31, 1998, securities available for sale were valued as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                              Gross                   Gross
                                         Amortized          Unrealized             Unrealized
                                         Cost (1)             Gains                  Losses             Fair Value
                                        ----------           -------               ----------           ----------
<S>                                     <C>                  <C>                   <C>                  <C>

Mortgage-backed securities........      $  179,243           $    98               $   30,536           $  148,805
Other securities..................           9,933                --                       --                9,933
                                        ----------           -------               ----------           ----------
                                        $  189,176           $    98               $    30,536          $  158,738
                                        ----------           -------               ----------           ----------
                                        ----------           -------               ----------           ----------
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

(1)  The amortized cost of the securities reflects the impairment adjustments
     deemed to be other than temporary as discussed in Note 3 above. The total
     amount of impairment write-downs of $22.4 million has been included in
     market valuation losses and impairments in the accompanying Consolidated
     Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 1998.

           The Company expects to receive payments on securities over periods
that are considerably shorter than the contractual maturities of the securities,
which range from 6 to 30 years due to prepayments. At December 31, 1998, the net
unrealized loss on available-for-sale mortgage-backed securities totaled
approximately $30,438. In the opinion of management, these losses represent
temporary declines in the fair values of such securities and do not represent
permanent declines in such market values. These unrealized gains and losses are
reflected in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" in stockholder's equity.
Should management's estimates of the temporary nature of these market value
declines change in the future to other than temporary, such changes would be
reflected as losses in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.

           Other securities available for sale consists of $20 million (face
value) of 13% WFSG Series B Notes due in 2004 with a carrying value of $9.9
million at December 31, 1998, net of an impairment write down of $11.3 million,
which is included in market valuation losses and impairments described above. As
described above, WFSG and the unofficial committee of noteholders, representing
a majority of the noteholders, have agreed to a restructuring of WFSG whereby
the noteholders (including holders of WFSG's 13% Series B Notes) would exchange
their notes for newly issued common stock in WFSG. Management's valuation of
these note holdings of $9,933 as of December 31, 1998 is based on the Company's
ratable portion of WFSG's estimated contemplated reorganization equity.

           At December 31, 1998, substantially all securities available for sale
were pledged to secure short-term borrowings and lines of credit (see Note 9).

           Gains from the sale of securities available for sale were $943 during
the year ended December 31, 1998.

NOTE 7 - LOANS HELD FOR SALE, LOANS, AND DISCOUNTED LOANS

           The Company's loans are comprised of loans held for sale, loans, and
discounted loans. Following is a summary of each loan category by type at
December 31, 1998:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                   Loans Held                                   Discounted
                                                                    for Sale                Loans                 Loans
                                                                  -----------            -----------           -----------
<S>                                                                <C>                   <C>                     <C>

Unpaid principal balance of real estate loans:
           One to four units..............................         $       --            $       411             $     --
           Over four units................................                 --                     --                  337
           Commercial.....................................             49,725                 30,236                7,346
                                                                  -----------            -----------           -----------
           Total loans secured by real estate.............             49,725                 30,647                7,683
                                                                  -----------            -----------           -----------
Other (1) ................................................                 --                 39,316                   --
Less:
           Allowance for loan losses......................              5,594                    773                4,741
           Discount on purchased loans and
           deferred fees..................................                125                     66                  444
                                                                  -----------            -----------           -----------
                                                                   $   44,006              $  69,124            $   2,498
                                                                  -----------            -----------           -----------
                                                                  -----------            -----------           -----------

</TABLE>

- -----------------------------
(1)  Includes $38,560 of securities under agreement to repurchase. On October 1,
     1998, the counterparty filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11
     in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon.


                                      F-13

<PAGE>


           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)


           On November 20, 1998, the counterparty and the Company reached an
           agreement in which the repurchase agreement was converted into a
           loan. Subsequent to December 31, 1998, the Company sold its interest
           in this loan and recovered its carrying value. At December 31, 1998
           these assets were pledged to secure repurchase borrowings included in
           short-term borrowings (see Note 9).

           As of December 31, 1998, the unpaid principal balances of loans with
adjustable rates of interest were $76.2 million and loans with fixed rates of
interest were $51.2 million. Adjustable-rate loans are generally indexed to U.S.
Treasury Bills, the FHLB's Eleventh District Cost of Funds Index, LIBOR or Prime
and are subject to limitations on the timing and extent of adjustment. Most
loans adjust within six months of changes in the index.

           At December 31, 1998, loans with an unpaid principal balance of
approximately $4.9 million were pledged to secure credit line borrowings
included in short-term borrowings. Additionally, other loans of $114.0 million
were pledged to secure repurchase agreements.

           During the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company recorded a
provision for losses of $11,842, of which $5,905 related to assets classified in
loans, loans held for sale or discounted loans. The remaining $5,937 of
provision for losses is not included in the allowance for loan losses activity
below, but rather, is attributable to a valuation adjustment recorded on a note
receivable from WFSG, and is included in due from affiliates as of December 31,
1998 (see Note 12). Activity in the allowance for loan losses is summarized
as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 Year Ended
                                                              December 31, 1998
                                                              -----------------
<S>                                                           <C>

Balance, beginning of period.............................        $       --
Allocation of purchased loan discounts:
           At acquisition................................              7,416
           At disposition................................             (1,312)
Charge offs..............................................               (901)
Provision for loan losses................................              5,905
                                                                 -----------
Balance, end of period...................................        $    11,108
                                                                 -----------
                                                                 -----------

</TABLE>

           At December 31, 1998, the Company had impaired loans (other than
discounted loans) with a net carrying value of approximately $39.3 million.
Substantially all of this balance was accounted for by a single loan, which was
paid off subsequent to December 31, 1998 at the approximate carrying value.

           The above amounts do not include impaired discounted loans.
Management has determined that generally all discounted loans meet the criteria
for impairment and collectively evaluates the carrying values of these loans.

           The Company has a geographic concentration of mortgage loans in the
United Kingdom, resulting from one loan, with unpaid principal balance of
$49,725 at December 31, 1998.

           Management estimates are utilized to determine the adequacy of the
allowance for loan losses. Estimates are also involved in determining the
ultimate recoverability of purchased loans and, consequently, the pricing of
purchased loans. These estimates are inherently uncertain and depend on the
outcome of future events. Although management believes the level of the
allowance as of December 31, 1998 is adequate to absorb losses probable in the
loan portfolio, rising interest rates, various other economic factors and
regulatory requirements may result in increasing levels of losses. Those losses
will be recognized if and when these events occur.


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<PAGE>

           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

NOTE 8 - INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE

           At December 31, 1998, the Company's investments in real estate were
comprised of the following:

<TABLE>

<S>                                                                   <C>
Commercial and Multi-family Real Estate:
Land.............................................................     $  26,338
Building and improvements........................................        58,856
Less: Accumulated depreciation...................................          (963)
                                                                      ---------
                                                                         84,231
Other real estate owned, net.....................................           774
                                                                      ---------
                                                                      $  85,005
                                                                      ---------
                                                                      ---------
</TABLE>


           Approximately $61.6 million or 72.4% of the investments in commercial
and multi-family real estate were located in the United States and the remainder
of commercial or multi-family properties were located in the United Kingdom.

           Investments in real estate are recorded at cost less accumulated
depreciation, which, in the opinion of management, is less than the net
realizable value of the properties. The Company reviews its investments in real
estate for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

NOTE 9 - SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

           Short-term borrowings at December 31, 1998 include repurchase
agreements, line of credit borrowings and other short-term borrowings. Proceeds
from the various credit facilities are used primarily for the acquisition of
mortgage-backed securities and loan pools. Following is information about
short-term borrowings:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                  Short -Term
                                                                   Borrowings
                                                                  ------------
<S>                                                               <C>

Average balance during the period     ...................           $254,945
Highest amount outstanding during the period.............           $475,351
Average interest rate-during the period..................               7.2%
Average interest rate-end of period......................               7.6%

</TABLE>


           In certain instances, repurchase agreement lenders on mortgage-backed
securities have withheld principal and/or interest payments on such assets in
order to reduce outstanding, unpaid margin calls. At December 31, 1998, there
were approximately $4.0 million of outstanding collateral calls, based on the
dealers market valuation of the underlying collateral, net of withheld principal
and interest payments.

NOTE 10 - OTHER BORROWINGS

           At December 31, 1998, the Company had $60.6 million of other
borrowings, with a weighted average interest rate of 8.52%. At December 31,
1998, investments in real estate with a carrying amount of $81.0 million were
pledged as collateral against these loans. Included in other borrowings is $13.1
million of mortgage borrowings payable to WFMC 1997-1, a wholly owned subsidiary
of WFSG (See Note 12). Maturities of these borrowings range from 1999 to 2008.

           A table summarizing the contractual repayment terms of other
borrowings for each of next five years and the total thereafter is as follows:


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           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                             Other
        Year              Borrowings
     ----------           ----------
     <S>                  <C>

        1999               $    554
        2000                 19,224
        2001                    659
        2002                    719
        2003                    785
     Thereafter              38,636
                           ---------
                           $ 60,577
                           ---------
                           ---------
</TABLE>

           The Company is subject to various covenants in the agreements
evidencing its indebtedness, including the maintenance of specified amounts of
equity. At December 31, 1998, management believes the Company was in compliance
with all obligations under the agreements evidencing its indebtedness and the
Company's equity, as defined in the applicable agreements, except with regards
to a loan that included certain covenants related to WFSG, as guarantor, which
has been refinanced subsequent to December 31, 1998. In addition the Company has
an $18.1 million loan, included in short-term borrowings above, which is
currently past due. The Company has verbally negotiated an extension with the
lender and is currently in the process of finalizing the written modification.

NOTE 11 - DIVIDENDS PAYABLE

           On October 26, 1998, the Company revised the expected payment date of
a $0.40 per share cash dividend payable on October 27, 1998 to shareholders of
record on September 30, 1998 to January 27, 1999. On December 30, 1998, the
Company announced that the status of the dividend payment would be reviewed in
approximately three months from that date, and that there can be no assurance
that the payment will be made at that time. The Company will pay interest, at
the rate of 4% per annum, on the amount due calculated from the previously
announced payment date through the date of the actual payment.

NOTE 12 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

           During the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company purchased from
WFSG, or wholly owned subsidiaries of WFSG, assets totaling approximately $198.8
million. The purchases were made on terms for which prices approximated market
value determined with either dealer marks, third party appraisals or broker
price opinions. The majority of the assets purchased from WFSG were in
connection with the Company's initial public offering. The total assets
purchased from WFSG consisted of $47.4 million of loans, $127.2 million of
mortgage-backed securities and $24.2 million of investment in real estate.

           On January 19, 1999, the Company entered into an agreement to provide
a wholly owned subsidiary of WFSG interim financing in the amount of $5,000 (the
"Interim Facility"). The Interim Facility bears interest at 12%. The Interim
Facility is secured by the stock of First Bank of Beverly Hills, FSB, a second
tier subsidiary of WFSG. In addition, on March 3, 1999, the Company entered into
an agreement to provide WFSG with debtor-in-possession financing of $10,000 (the
"DIP Facility"). The first proceeds of the DIP Facility are to be used to repay
the Interim Facility. The DIP Facility bears interest at 12%. The DIP Facility
is secured by the stock of First Bank of Beverly Hills, FSB. If WFSG identifies
a new lender for the DIP Facility, subject to certain conditions, the Company
agrees to subordinate the priority of its lien and right of repayment of the DIP
Facility to the new lender. The Company acting through its independent directors
agreed to make this loan in connection with its negotiation of the repayment of
an account receivable from WFSG and to receive the same treatment as other
noteholders with respect to its investment in WFSG's 13% Series B Notes. This
loan allowed the Company to obtain more favorable treatment for its claims in
respect of such receivable and notes. This loan had


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           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

priority as a matter of law over all of WFSG's other indebtedness and was
secured by WFSG's interest in its healthy savings bank subsidiary.

           Included in "Other Borrowings", at December 31, 1998, is
approximately $13.1 million of mortgages due to WMFC 1997-1 Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of WFSG. These mortgages, which have loan-to-value ratios up to 85%,
are due on October 1, 2008, bear interest at 10% per annum and are
collateralized by real estate of the Company. The offset to these other
borrowings on the financial statements of the Company at the time of the
transactions was an affiliate receivable from WFSG.

           The affiliate receivable from WFSG described above was combined with
other affiliate balances due to the Company from WFSG and structured into an
unsecured note receivable due from WFSG, with an interest rate of 13%. The
balance of this note receivable is $18.4 million and is included in due from
affiliates in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as
of December 31, 1998.

           Prior to the solicitation of their reorganization plan, WFSG and the
unofficial note holders committee negotiated a compromise and settlement of this
claim held by the Company. Under this compromise and settlement, the Company
will receive a new note which bears interest at 6% per annum, payable monthly in
arrears. From the effective date of WFSG's confirmed reorganization ("Effective
Date") plan to the first anniversary of the Effective Date of the reorganization
plan, at the option of WFSG, interest payments may be payable in kind. Principal
and all accrued but unpaid interest is due on the seventh anniversary of the
Effective Date. At any time within 2 years after the Effective Date, WFSG has
the right to settle the note receivable by paying the Company a discounted
present value of the remaining scheduled interest and principal payments using a
discount rate of 13.5%. Should WFSG choose to settle the note receivable, the
Company has the option to convert the note receivable to common stock of WFSG.
In recognition of this compromise, the Company's claim was discounted based upon
the present value of amounts expected to be received by the Company over the
seven year term, which resulted in a loss to the Company of $5,937. This amount
has been included in provision for losses in the accompanying Consolidated
Statement of Operations. The amount of this loss of $5,937 was calculated by
management of the Company based upon the assumption that the claim of the
Company will be paid over the original seven year term of the claim, which is
currently the intention of WFSG. The Company determined that the receivable from
WFSG was impaired, based on the agreed upon terms of its restructuring to a 6%
PIK note receivable in connection with the restructuring of WFSG. The impairment
was reasonably estimable by discounting the new terms of the note, including its
6% rate, by the 13% interest rate under the terms of the original note. To the
extent that the claim is ultimately settled early by WFSG, as described above,
or that management of the Company subsequently decides to convert the note
receivable to common stock of WFSG, the amount the Company would receive for its
claim may be different from the amounts reflected in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements. Such adjustments, if any, would be recorded
in the period that such events occur. Additionally, due to the pending
bankruptcy proceedings of WFSG, there is a significant degree of uncertainty
regarding the ultimate recovery by the Company of its claim. Therefore,
additional losses may be recorded by the Company in future periods relating to
the claims as this uncertainty is resolved. To the extent the Company ultimately
receives the full amount of the claim, the loss of $5,937 referred to above
would be recorded as income of the Company. To the extent the Company does not
fund or only funds a portion of the DIP facility, a proportionate amount of the
Company claim discussed above will be treated pari passu with the Old Notes and
the amount of the new notes will be proportionately reduced. The Company
recently received approval from the Court to fund and expects to fully fund the
DIP facility.

           During 1998, in connection with borrowings with WFSG and WCC, WFSG
and the Company jointly and severally guaranteed $35 million of indebtedness
owed by WCC to a third party financier. Management of the Company believes that
the Company's guarantee of WCC's indebtedness was in the best interests of the
Company in order to help maintain WCC as a viable servicer.

           In the first quarter of 1999, the Company remitted $15 million to
WCC. This payment relieved the Company of its payable to WCC (approximately
$11.8 million) and its guarantee of the WCC indebtedness. The difference between


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<PAGE>
           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

the $15 million payment and the payable balance of approximately $3.2 million
represents an undiscounted prepayment of future servicing fees that are
anticipated to be charged by WCC to the Company.

           The Company paid a fee to WFSG for their guarantee of a loan from
Barclay's Bank to a subsidiary of the Company equal to 1% annually of the
outstanding principal of the loan. This loan was refinanced in 1999 and the
guarantee is no longer in effect.

           In 1998, the Company incurred loan service fees of $0.7 million,
which were paid to WCC. The servicing fee structure is dependent on the assets
being serviced, but in general, servicing fees related to discounted loans are
based on a percentage of cash received and servicing fees related to
non-discounted loans are based on a percentage of unpaid principal balance. The
Company also incurred $0.5 of loan related expenses which were reimbursed to WCC
for actual out-of-pocket servicing costs.

NOTE 13-- INCOME TAX STATUS

           The Company originally was formed with a view of qualifying as a Real
Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. However, to qualify as a REIT, the Company
must first make an affirmative election to be taxed as a REIT. As the election
is not made until the time the Company files its federal income tax return, the
Company has not yet made the election to be taxed as a REIT. During 1998, the
Company incurred substantial losses resulting from the volatile conditions in
the global financial marketplace, as explained in Notes 2 and 3 above. As a
result, management is evaluating whether the Company and its shareholders will
derive greater benefit from not electing REIT status for 1998. A decision to not
make a REIT election requires approval by two thirds of its stockholders.

           If the Company were to make an election to be taxed as a REIT for
1998, it generally would not be subject to federal income taxation on that
portion of its income that qualifies as REIT taxable income to the extent that
it distributes at least 95 percent of its REIT taxable income to shareholders by
the due date of the tax return and complied with certain other requirements. If
the Company were to fail to qualify for REIT status, it would be subject to
corporate taxation. Management believes that the Company will not have a
significant tax provision for the year ended December 31, 1998 whether it is
taxed as a REIT or a corporation. If the Company were taxed as corporation, it
would have an income tax provision attributable to excess inclusion income on
REMIC residuals of an immaterial amount. Accordingly, no provision or benefit
has been recorded for federal income taxes for the Company in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements.

           If the Company does not make an election to be taxed as a REIT, the
following disclosures would apply for the year ended December 31, 1998 under the
provisions of SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes."

           A reconciliation, stated as a percentage of pretax income, of the
U.S. federal statutory rate to the effective tax rate on the loss from
continuing operations is as follows:

<TABLE>

<S>                                               <C>
U.S. federal statutory rate...............        (34.0)%
State taxes, net of federal benefit.......         (6.9)
Valuation allowance.......................         40.6
Other.....................................          0.3
                                                  -----
Effective tax rate .......................          -- %
                                                  -----
                                                  -----

</TABLE>


           The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards resulting
in deferred income taxes at December 31, 1998 are as follows:


                                      F-18

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           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

<TABLE>
<S>                                              <C>
Deferred Tax Asset:
           Loss carryforward..............       $ 33,978
           Other..........................          1,754
                                                 --------
                    Subtotal..............         35,732
                                                 --------
                                                 --------
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Unrealized holding losses on
available for sale securities.............        (12,205)
           Other..........................           (412)
                                                 --------
                    Subtotal..............        (12,617)
                                                 --------
Valuation allowance.......................        (23,115)
                                                 --------
Net deferred tax asset....................      $      --
                                                 --------
                                                 --------

</TABLE>

           Given the lack of sufficient earnings history and the significant
uncertainties surrounding the classification of the Company for U.S. and state
and local income tax purposes, the Company does not believe the recognition of a
deferred tax asset is appropriate at this time.

           The unrealized holding losses on securities available for sale
included as a component of stockholder's equity does not include an income tax
benefit since a net deferred tax asset has not been recorded in the accompanying
Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition.

           At December 31, 1998, the Company had, for U.S. Federal income tax
purposes, a net operating loss carryforward of $83.2 million. The net operating
loss carryforward expires in 2018.

NOTE 14 - COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES & OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

           The Asset and Liability Committee is authorized to utilize a wide
variety of off-balance sheet financial techniques to assist them in the
management of interest rate risk. In hedging the interest rate and/or exchange
rate exposure of a foreign currency denominated asset or liability, the Company
may enter into hedge transactions to counter movements in the different
currencies, as well as interest rates in those currencies. These hedges may be
in the form of currency and interest rate swaps, options, and forwards, or
combinations thereof.

           At December 31, 1998, the Company was a party to a swap contract in
connection with its investment in a commercial mortgage loan secured by real
property in the United Kingdom ("UK"). The swap contract, which covers the
approximate five year term of the asset and related financing, is intended to
hedge the interest rate basis and currency exposure between UK LIBOR (the
lending rate) and US LIBOR (the borrowing rate) payments, as well as the
principal (notional) amount of the loan which, as of December 31, 1998, was
$49.7 million. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will settle in U.S.
dollars. During the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company received $937,651
and paid 789,082 pounds sterling under the terms of the swap. The Company is
also party to a five year swap in connection with its investment in real
property in the UK. The notional amount is GBP 11,224,000 and has the financial
impact of converting floating rate financing to a fixed rate of interest.

           The Company is involved in various legal proceedings occurring in the
ordinary course of business which management believes will not have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of the company.


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<PAGE>


           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)



NOTE 15 - STOCK OPTIONS

           The Company adopted a non-qualified stock option plan ("the Option
Plan"), which provides for options to purchase shares of common stock. The
maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to options
granted under the Option Plan is 3,500,000 shares.

           The Company granted options to WRSC and the Independent Directors
under the Option Plan, representing the right to acquire 1,150,000 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $16 per share. Of these initial grants,
1,135,000 were granted to WRSC and 5,000 were granted to each of the Company's
three independent directors. The initial grants of options under the Option Plan
to WRSC vest at a rate of 25% per year for each of the first four anniversaries
following the closing of the Initial Public Offering ("Offering"), and expire on
the tenth anniversary of the Offering. The initial grants to the Independent
Directors vest immediately and expire ten years from the date of grant. In the
future, newly elected directors will receive 5,000 options on the day they join
the Board at an exercise price equivalent to the closing price on that day. In
addition, on the last day of each calendar quarter, each Independent Director
will receive, on the last day of each quarter, an automatic non-statutory option
grant to purchase 1,500 shares of common stock at 110% of the fair market value
on that day. Automatic grants will vest one third on each of the first three
anniversaries of the grant date and expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant
date.

           A summary of the Company's stock options as of December 31, 1998, and
changes during the period then ended is presented below:

           Additional information regarding options outstanding as of December
31, 1998 is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                         Weighted Average
                                                                                                             Exercise
                                                                                 Shares                        Price
                                                                                ---------                ----------------
           <S>                                                                  <C>                      <C>

           Outstanding at beginning of period..............................            --                          --
           Granted.........................................................     1,168,500                      $15.89
           Forfeited.......................................................         3,000                       14.96
                                                                                ---------                      ------
           Outstanding at end of period....................................     1,165,500                      $15.89
                                                                                ---------                      ------
                                                                                ---------                      ------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                  Weighted
                                                                                   Average         Weighted Average
                        Range of                                                  Remaining            Exercise
                    Exercise Prices                                 Shares           Life               Price
                    ---------------                               ---------       ---------       -----------------
           <S>                                                    <C>             <C>             <C>

           $2.81 - 3.37.................................              9,500            10.00          $   3.08
           $11.28.......................................              3,000             9.75             11.28
           $16.00.......................................          1,150,000             9.25             16.00
           $18.63.......................................              3,000             9.50             18.63

</TABLE>

           The Company applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,
"ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK ISSUED TO EMPLOYEES," and related Interpretations in
accounting for the Option Plan. Accordingly, no compensation expense has been
recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for grants under the
Option Plan. Had compensation expense for the Company's Option Plan been
determined based on the fair value at the grant date consistent with the methods
of SFAS


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           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

SFAS No. 123 "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation", the Company's net loss
and loss per share for the year ended December 31, 1998, would have been
increased to the pro forma amounts indicated below:

<TABLE>


           Net loss:
          <S>                                                                       <C>
                    As reported...................................................  $(56,388)
                    Pro forma.....................................................  $(58,265)
           Net loss per common and common share equivalent:
                    Basic loss per share:
                         As reported..............................................  $  (4.94)
                         Pro forma................................................  $  (5.10)
                    Diluted loss per share:
                         As reported..............................................  $  (4.94)
                         Pro forma................................................  $  (5.10)

</TABLE>

           There were no options granted in 1998 with exercise prices below the
market value of the stock at the grant date. The weighted average fair value of
options granted during 1998 was $3.80 For options with exercise prices exceeding
the market price of the stock at the grant date. Fair values were estimated
using the black-scholes option- pricing model with the following weighted
average assumptions used: 1% dividend yield, expected volatility of 25%, risk-
free interest rate of 5.0% And expected lives of three to five years.

NOTE 16 - ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

           The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial
instruments is made in accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 107,
"DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS." The estimated fair
value amounts have been determined by the Company using available market
information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable
judgment is required to interpret market data to develop estimates of fair
value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily
indicative of the amounts the Company could realize in a current market
exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation
methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                               December 31, 1998
                                                                                         ---------------------------
                                                                                           Carrying       Estimated
                                                                                            Amount        Fair Value
                                                                                         -----------      ----------
           <S>                                                                           <C>              <C>

           Assets:
                Cash and cash equivalents...........................................     $     4,782      $   4,782
                Mortgage-backed securities available for sale.......................         148,805        148,805
                Other securities available for sale.................................           9,933          9,933
                Loans and discounted loans, net.....................................         115,628        117,921
           Liabilities:
                Short-term borrowings...............................................         223,766        223,766
                Other borrowings....................................................          60,577         60,577
           Off-balance-sheet instruments:
                Foreign currency swap...............................................              --             --

</TABLE>

           The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of each
class of financial instrument for which it is practicable to estimate that value
are explained below:

           CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS--the carrying amounts approximate fair
values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.


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<PAGE>


           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

           MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES--The fair values of securities are based
upon broker dealer marks, subject to an internal review process.

           LOANS, LOANS HELD FOR SALE AND DISCOUNTED LOANS, NET--The fair value
of discounted loans, which are predominately non-performing loans, is more
difficult to estimate due to uncertainties as to the nature, timing and extent
to which the loans will be either collected according to original terms,
restructured, or foreclosed upon. Discounted loans fair values were estimated
using the company's best judgement for these factors in determining the
estimated present value of future net cash flows discounted at a risk-adjusted
market rate of return. For other loans, fair values are estimated for portfolios
of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type,
such as fixed- and adjustable-rate interest terms. The fair values of fixed-rate
mortgage loans are based on discounted cash flows utilizing applicable
risk-adjusted spreads relative to the current pricing of similar fixed-rate
loans as well as anticipated prepayment schedules. The fair values of
adjustable-rate mortgage loans are based on discounted cash flows utilizing
discount rates that approximate the pricing of available mortgage-backed
securities having similar rate and repricing characteristics, as well as
anticipated prepayment schedules. No value adjustments have been made for
changes in credit within the loan portfolio. It is management's opinion that the
allowance for estimated loan losses pertaining to loans results in a fair value
adjustment of the credit risk of such loans.

           SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS--The carrying amounts of short-term borrowings
approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

           OTHER BORROWINGS--The fair value of other borrowings is estimated
based on current market rates for similar borrowings with similar
characteristics.

           OFF-BALANCE-SHEET LIABILITIES--The fair values of foreign currency
swaps are estimated at the net present value of the future payable, based on the
current spread, discounted at a current rate. Fair values of off-balance-sheet
commitments to lend are estimated based on deferred fees associated with such
commitments, which are immaterial as of the reporting date.

           The fair value estimates presented herein are based on pertinent
information available to management as of December 31, 1998. Although management
is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the estimated fair
value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes
of these financial statements since that date, and therefore, current estimates
of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

NOTE 17 - QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                       Quarter Ended
                                                -------------------------------------------------------
                                                    December 31,     September 30,      June 30,
                                                        1998             1998             1998
                                                -------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                   <C>              <C>              <C>

Interest income ..............................        $ 10,957         $ 11,645         $5,090
Interest expense .............................           6,095            6,012          1,501
Provision for loan losses ....................           8,842            3,000           --
                                                      --------         --------         ------
Net interest (loss) income after provision for
loan losses ..................................          (3,980)           2,633          3,589
                                                      --------         --------         ------
Real estate operations, net ..................             (13)             428            363
Other operating loss .........................          (3,950)         (48,586)          --
Other operating expenses .....................           2,607            3,355            910
                                                      --------         --------         ------
(Loss) income before income taxes ............         (10,550)         (48,880)         3,042
Income tax provision .........................            --               --             --
                                                      --------         --------         ------
Net (loss) income ............................        $(10,550)        $(48,880)        $3,042
                                                      --------         --------         ------
                                                      --------         --------         ------


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          WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                   (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)


                                                                       Quarter Ended
                                                -------------------------------------------------------
                                                    December 31,     September 30,      June 30,
                                                        1998             1998             1998
                                                -------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                 <C>              <C>              <C>

Interest income................................       $ 10,957         $ 11,645      $ 5,090
(Loss) earnings per share:
           Basic...............................       $  (0.92)        $  (4.25)     $  0.27
           Diluted.............................       $  (0.92)        $  (4.25)     $  0.27

</TABLE>


NOTE 18 - PARENT COMPANY INFORMATION

CONDENSED STATEMENT FINANCIAL CONDITION

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                               December 31, 1998
                                                                                               -----------------
      ASSETS
     <S>                                                                                       <C>
      Cash.................................................................................        $       3
      Investments in subsidiaries..........................................................           97,185
                                                                                                   ---------

      Total assets.........................................................................        $ 97,188
                                                                                                   ---------
                                                                                                   ---------

      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
      Accounts payable and other liabilities...............................................        $    506

      Intercompany payable, net............................................................          19,639

      Dividend payable                                                                                4,600
                                                                                                   ---------
           Total liabilities...............................................................          24,745
                                                                                                   ---------
      Contributed and retained equity......................................................          72,443
                                                                                                   ---------
      Total liabilities and equity.........................................................        $ 97,188
                                                                                                   ---------
                                                                                                   ---------

</TABLE>


CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   Year Ended
                                                                                               December 31, 1998
                                                                                               -----------------
      <S>                                                                                      <C>
      Total Revenues.......................................................................        $      --

      Total Expenses.......................................................................               48

      Loss Before Income Tax Provision.....................................................              (48)

      Equity in Losses of Subsidiaries.....................................................          (56,340)
                                                                                                   ---------
      Income Tax Provision.................................................................               --
                                                                                                   ---------
      NET LOSS.............................................................................        $ (56,388)
                                                                                                   ---------
                                                                                                   ---------

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                                      F-23

<PAGE>


           WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                   Year Ended
                                                                                                December 31, 1998
                                                                                                -----------------
           CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
          <S>                                                                                   <C>
           Net loss...........................................................................    $ (56,388)
           Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by
                    operating activities:
                    Equity in loss of subsidiaries............................................       56,340
                    Change in:
                        Accounts payable and other liabilities................................          506
                        Intercompany payable..................................................       19,639
                                                                                                  ---------
                             Net cash provided by operating activities........................       20,097
                                                                                                  ---------
           CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                    Net investment in subsidiaries............................................     (183,970)
                                                                                                  ---------
                             Net cash used in investing activities............................     (183,970)
                                                                                                  ---------
           CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                    Dividend payments on common stock.........................................       (3,105)

                    Issuance of capital stock.................................................      166,978
                                                                                                  ---------
                             Net cash provided by financing activities........................      163,876
                                                                                                  ---------
           NET INCREASE IN CASH ..............................................................            3

           CASH:
                    Beginning of year.........................................................           --
                                                                                                  ---------
                    End of year...............................................................     $      3
                                                                                                  ---------
                                                                                                  ---------
           NONCASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                    Common stock dividend declared but not paid...............................   $     4,600

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                                      F-24

<PAGE>



                                   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 on August 20, 1999 by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


           Wilshire Real Estate Investment Trust Inc.

                    By: /s/ Lawrence A. Mendelsohn
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
                    Lawrence A. Mendelsohn
                    President

           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Sxchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below on August 20, 1999 by the following persons on
behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated.

                    /s/ Andrew A. Wiederhorn
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
                    Andrew A. Wiederhorn
                    Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary
                    and Treasurer


                    /s/ Lawrence A.  Mendelsohn
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
                    Lawrence A.  Mendelsohn
                    President


                    /s/  Chris Tassos
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
                    Chris Tassos
                    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


                    /s/  David C. Egelhoff
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
                    David C. Egelhoff
                    Director


                    /s/  Jordan D. Schnitzer
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
                    Jordan D. Schnitzer
                    Director

                    /s/  Patrick Terrell
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
                    Patrick Terrell
                    Director




<PAGE>



                                                                      EXHIBIT 11

COMPUTATION OF LOSS PER COMMON SHARE



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Year Ended
                                                                                  December 31, 1998
                                                                                  -----------------
<S>                                                                               <C>
Diluted net loss per share:

           Net loss to common shareholders                                          $  56,387,541

           Average number of shares outstanding                                        11,421,933

           Net effect of dilutive stock options-based on treasury stock method                N/A
                                                                                  -----------------

           total average shares                                                        11,421,933

           Fully dilutive net loss per share                                        $       (4.94)

</TABLE>


<TABLE> <S> <C>

<PAGE>
<ARTICLE> 9
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
COMPANY'S BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND STATEMENT OF EARNINGS FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE
TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1998
<CASH>                                           4,782
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                               0
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                                     0
<TRADING-ASSETS>                                     0
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>                          0
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>                         158,738
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                           158,738
<LOANS>                                        115,628
<ALLOWANCE>                                     11,108
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 381,117
<DEPOSITS>                                           0
<SHORT-TERM>                                   233,766
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                             84,908
<LONG-TERM>                                          0
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                       166,961
<OTHER-SE>                                    (94,538)
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>                 381,117
<INTEREST-LOAN>                                 10,838
<INTEREST-INVEST>                               15,709
<INTEREST-OTHER>                                 1,145
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                                27,692
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                                   0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              13,608
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                           14,084
<LOAN-LOSSES>                                   11,842
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                                 943
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                                  6,872
<INCOME-PRETAX>                               (56,388)
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>                    (56,388)
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                  (56,388)
<EPS-BASIC>                                     (4.94)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                   (4.94)
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                                       0
<LOANS-NON>                                          0
<LOANS-PAST>                                         0
<LOANS-TROUBLED>                                     0
<LOANS-PROBLEM>                                      0
<ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                                     0
<CHARGE-OFFS>                                        0
<RECOVERIES>                                         0
<ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                               11,108
<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                                 0
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                                  0
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>                              0


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