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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 8, 1998
REGISTRATION NO. 333-55735
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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CALIFORNIA 6162 33-0646841
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (PRIMARY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION OR CLASSIFICATION CODE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
ORGANIZATION)
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1920 MAIN STREET, SUITE 400
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614
(949) 622-8150
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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DANIEL H. BAREN, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL
DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
1920 MAIN STREET, SUITE 400
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614
(949) 622-8150
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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COPIES OF COMMUNICATIONS TO:
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ROBERT E. DEAN, ESQ. FRED WHITE III, ESQ.
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
4 PARK PLAZA 919 THIRD AVENUE
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
(949) 451-3800 (212) 735-2144
(FACSIMILE) (949) 475-4632 (FACSIMILE) (212) 735-2000
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. [ ]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a),
MAY DETERMINE.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE
IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO
REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 8, 1998
SHARES
DITECHLOGO
DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
CLASS A COMMON STOCK
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Of the shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(the "Class A Common Stock"), of DiTech Funding Corporation (the "Company")
offered hereby, shares are being sold by the Company and
shares are being sold by the sole stockholder of the Company (the "Selling
Stockholder") . The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale
of shares by the Selling Stockholder. Prior to the offering made hereby (the
"Offering"), there has been no public market for the Class A Common Stock. It is
currently anticipated that the initial public offering price (the "Offering
Price") will be between $ and $ per share. See "Underwriting" for a
discussion of factors to be considered in determining the Offering Price.
Application will be made to have the Class A Common Stock approved for
listing on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") under the symbol "DIT."
SEE "RISK FACTORS" COMMENCING ON PAGE 9 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN FACTORS
THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
OFFERED HEREBY.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PASSED UPON
THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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Price to Underwriting Discount Proceeds to Proceeds to
Public and Commissions (1) Company (2) Selling Stockholder
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Per Share......................... $ $ $ $
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Total............................. $ $ $ $
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Total Assuming Full Exercise of
Over-allotment Option(3).......... $ $ $ $
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(1) See "Underwriting" for information relating to indemnification of the
Underwriters and other matters.
(2) Before deducting expenses estimated at $ , which are payable by the
Company.
(3) Assuming exercise in full of the 30-day option granted by the Company and
the Selling Stockholder to the Underwriters to purchase up to
additional shares, on the same terms, solely to cover
over-allotments. See "Underwriting."
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The shares of Class A Common Stock are offered by the Underwriters, subject
to prior sale, when, as and if delivered to and accepted by the Underwriters and
subject to their right to reject orders in whole or in part. It is expected that
delivery of the Class A Common Stock will be made in New York City on or about
, 1998 (the "Closing Date").
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PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY & CO., INC.
PIPER JAFFRAY INC.
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THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS , 1998
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This Prospectus contains certain forward-looking statements and information
relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of management as well as
assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Such
forward-looking statements are principally contained in the sections "Prospectus
Summary," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business" and include, without
limitation, the Company's expectation and estimates as to the Company's business
operations, including the introduction of new products, and future financial
performance, including growth in revenues and net income and cash flows. In
addition, in those and other portions of this Prospectus, the words
"anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends" and
similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the
current views of the Company's management, with respect to future events and are
subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the risk
factors described in this Prospectus.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") with respect to the Class A Common
Stock offered hereby. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information
set forth in the Registration Statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto.
For further information with respect to the Company and the Class A Common
Stock, reference is hereby made to such Registration Statement and the exhibits
and schedules thereto. A copy of the Registration Statement may be inspected by
anyone without charge at the Commission's principal office in Washington, D.C.,
at the regional offices of the Commission located at 7 World Trade Center, New
York, New York 10048, and Citicorp Center 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400,
Chicago, Illinois 60661, and through the Commission's web site at
http://www.sec.gov. Copies of all or any part of the Registration Statement may
be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549, upon payment of certain fees prescribed by
the Commission.
The Company intends to furnish its stockholders with annual reports
containing financial statements audited by an independent accounting firm and
quarterly reports containing unaudited financial information for the first three
quarters of each fiscal year.
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CERTAIN PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN THIS OFFERING MAY ENGAGE IN TRANSACTIONS
THAT STABILIZE, MAINTAIN OR OTHERWISE AFFECT THE PRICE OF THE CLASS A COMMON
STOCK OF THE COMPANY. SUCH PURCHASES MAY INCLUDE STABILIZING, THE PURCHASE OF
CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY TO COVER SYNDICATE SHORT POSITIONS AND THE
IMPOSITION OF PENALTY BIDS. FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THESE ACTIVITIES, SEE
"UNDERWRITING."
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read
in conjunction with, the more detailed information and Financial Statements,
including the related Notes, appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. Except as
otherwise specified, all information in this Prospectus (i) assumes no exercise
of the Underwriters' over-allotment option (see "Underwriting"), (ii) regarding
outstanding shares, excludes shares of Class A Common Stock reserved
for issuance under the Company's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan and (iii) gives
effect to the reincorporation of the Company in Delaware (the
"Reincorporation"), which will be effected prior to the consummation of the
Offering and whereby the existing California corporation will be merged into a
newly formed Delaware corporation and pursuant to which each outstanding share
of common stock of the existing California corporation will be exchanged for
shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Class
B Common Stock"), of the new Delaware corporation. All references herein to the
"Company" refer to DiTech Funding Corporation.
THE COMPANY
Introduction. The Company is a specialty finance company engaged in the
business of marketing, directly originating, selling and servicing mortgage
loans. The Company's direct marketing strategy uses extensive national cable
television and radio advertising in order to build name recognition. The Company
offers borrowers a wide range of mortgage products, which currently includes
prime first mortgage loans, prime high-loan-to-value ("HLTV") first and second
mortgage loans and, to a lesser extent, prime home equity lines of credit and
subprime first and subprime HLTV second mortgage loans. The Company's
advertisements solicit potential borrowers to call the Company's toll-free
telephone number (1-800-71-FIXED) or to visit the Company's internet web site.
During the five-quarter period ended March 31, 1998, the Company directly
originated approximately 95% of its loans.
In April 1995, the Company began originating loans secured by properties in
the Southern California market. Since then, the Company has steadily expanded
across the United States, originating $302 million in loans secured by
properties in 7 states in 1995, $621 million in loans secured by properties in
46 states plus the District of Columbia in 1996, $1.2 billion in loans secured
by properties in 49 states plus the District of Columbia in 1997 and $640
million in loans secured by properties in 49 states plus the District of
Columbia for the three-month period ended March 31, 1998.
The Company sells substantially all of the prime first mortgage loans it
originates through whole loan sales. Typically such whole loan sales include a
sale of the servicing rights related to such loans (referred to in the mortgage
industry as sales "servicing released"). The whole loan sales, together with the
Company's warehouse lines of credit, historically have provided positive
operating cash flow to support the Company's operations and enabled it to pool
its more profitable HLTV second mortgage loans for sale or securitization. For
the year ended December 31, 1997, the Company sold $1.0 billion of loans that it
originated, of which $927.7 million were sold through whole loan sales and
$120.0 million were sold through a securitization transaction. For the
three-month period ended March 31, 1998, the Company sold $497.3 million of
loans through whole loan sales.
For the year ended December 31, 1997, the Company had revenues of $32.8
million and pre-tax earnings of $13.8 million. For the three-month period ended
March 31, 1998, the Company had revenues of $12.3 million and pre-tax earnings
of $1.7 million.
Strategy. The Company pursues a business strategy that includes:
- Creating strong name recognition through the addition of new and
innovative products, and advertising prices directly to consumers through
targeted, direct-response, radio and cable television advertising.
- Targeting sophisticated, experienced customers with superior credit who
are seeking loans at competitive interest rates.
- Originating loans directly to borrowers without incurring the cost of
mortgage loan brokers or other intermediaries, thus reducing the
potential for adverse loan selection and the risk of broker fraud.
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- Utilizing a highly efficient, centralized operation to reduce overhead.
- Responding rapidly and effectively to evolving market conditions,
mortgage products and demand through a varied product offering.
- Providing prospective borrowers no risk and low cost loan origination
processing by offering to advance the cost of the prospective borrowers'
credit report and property appraisal.
- Increasing penetration of existing geographic markets, particularly
outside of California, in order to reduce the Company's current
concentration in California and thereby mitigate risks associated with
local and regional economic cycles.
- Developing an efficient and effective in-house servicing capability.
Loan Products. The Company targets high credit quality borrowers by
offering loans at competitive interest rates. The Company utilizes the credit
scoring methodology developed by Fair, Isaac and Company ("FICO") as a
significant component of its evaluation of potential borrowers' credit.
Approximately 99% of all loans originated by the Company during the three-month
period ended March 31, 1998 were made to borrowers who the Company considers to
be "prime" or "A" credit borrowers. With respect to first mortgage loans,
management generally considers "prime" or "A" credit borrowers to be those
borrowers whose loans are acceptable to Federal National Mortgage Association
("FNMA") or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") for purchase or
whose loans are acceptable to private investors under their nonconforming prime
purchase programs. With respect to HLTV second mortgages loans, management
generally considers "prime" or "A" credit borrowers to be those borrowers with
FICO scores of 640 or greater.
While prime first mortgage loans were the Company's first product and
historically have been the Company's primary product, both in terms of number
and dollar amount of loans, the Company has steadily expanded into HLTV second
mortgage loans targeted at high credit quality borrowers with little or no
equity in their homes. Customers for prime first mortgage loans are typically
seeking to purchase new homes or to refinance the mortgages on their existing
homes, whereas customers for HLTV second mortgage loans are typically seeking to
consolidate high interest credit card debt or seeking funds for home improvement
or other consumer purposes. Because HLTV borrowers typically have little or no
equity in their homes, the Company relies principally upon the creditworthiness
of borrowers for repayment of HLTV second mortgage loans. For the year ended
December 31, 1997, the Company originated 4,966 prime first mortgage loans in
the aggregate dollar amount of $952 million and 3,960 HLTV second mortgage loans
in the aggregate dollar amount of $177 million. For the three-month period ended
March 31, 1998, the Company originated 2,597 prime first mortgage loans in the
aggregate dollar amount of $531 million and 1,712 HLTV second mortgage loans in
the aggregate dollar amount of $94 million.
The Company believes its consumer direct origination channels, high credit
quality customer base and reputation for competitive financial products will
allow it to meet consumers' needs in various markets and interest rate
environments. In November 1997, the Company introduced its "Dream" loan product,
which is an HLTV first mortgage loan that allows a high credit quality borrower
to borrow up to 125% of the lesser of the purchase price or the appraised value
of a new home. Management believes that its Dream loan will appeal to high
credit quality homeowners who reside in areas in which property values have
declined and to high credit quality first-time homebuyers in high property value
areas who do not have the down payment that has traditionally been required. For
the three-month period ended March 31, 1998, the Company originated 26 such
loans in an aggregate amount of $5.3 million.
During 1996 the Company began to offer subprime first mortgage loans (3% of
the number and 2% of the dollar amount of loans originated for the year ended
December 31, 1997), in order to accommodate the small portion of its borrowers
who do not qualify for a prime loan. The Company also recently introduced its
"Reward" loan program, which is a subprime HLTV second mortgage loan program.
Reward loans are limited to a 110% combined loan-to-value ratio. As an incentive
to Reward loan customers, a portion of the origination fees are rebated to the
borrower two years after the origination date if the loan is still outstanding
and if the borrower is current on his or her payments. The Company is
considering a similar rebate program for its HLTV second mortgage loan programs.
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Loan Sales. The Company sells its prime first mortgage loans, home equity
lines of credit and most subprime mortgage loans on a whole loan basis to third
party investors, servicing released. During the year ended December 31, 1997 and
the three months ended March 31, 1998 the Company received cash gain premiums
from whole loan sales of 1.70% and 1.78%, respectively, of the principal balance
sold.
As a fundamental part of its business and financing strategy, the Company
intends to sell substantially all of its HLTV first and second mortgage loans
through securitization transactions. As of March 31, 1998, the Company had
securitized $120 million of HLTV second mortgage loans and no HLTV first
mortgage loans. In a loan securitization, the Company sells loans that it has
originated to a trust for cash (generated by the issuance of bonds or
certificates by the trust) and a retained interest in the loans securitized
("Residuals"). The Residuals are generally subordinate to the senior bonds
issued by the trust, such that the Residuals will absorb all losses before the
investors in the senior bonds issued by the trust incur any losses. The net gain
recognized by the Company in the loan securitization represents the excess of
the cash received and the assets retained by the Company (Residuals and any
mortgage servicing assets) over the carrying value of the loans sold less
transaction costs.
The Company accounts for the Residuals as trading assets and estimates the
fair value of the Residuals by calculating the present value of the estimated
expected future cash flows received by the Company after being released from the
trust (the "Cash Out Method") using a discount rate the Company believes market
participants would use for similar financial instruments. The Company's estimate
of fair value is very subjective and contingent upon a number of assumptions
about future events, primarily future prepayments and future losses related to
the securitized loans. Should such future events, prepayments or losses be
different from those assumed, the fair value of the residual will have to be
re-estimated and the resulting change in the fair value estimate may have a
material effect on the financial position and results of operations of the
Company. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations -- Loan Sales and Securitization."
The Company recognized net gains on sales from its October 1997
securitization in an amount equal to approximately 8.3% of the unpaid principal
balance of the securitized loans, excluding non-refundable fees and direct loan
origination costs recognized on such sales. Such net gains consisted of the
Residual (approximately 10.1% of the unpaid principal balance of the securitized
loans) plus mortgage servicing rights (approximately 0.7% of such unpaid
principal balance) minus securitization transaction costs, accrued interest
contributed and prefunding interest expenses (which aggregated approximately
2.5% of such unpaid principal balance).
Servicing. In April 1998 the Company established a loan servicing center in
Mountainside, New Jersey, where the Company services Company-originated HLTV
first and second mortgage loans. The loan servicing center is staffed by
experienced servicing representatives. Management believes that the efficiency
of its loan servicing efforts will be enhanced by the fact that the majority of
the Company's HLTV mortgage loans provide for automatic funds transfer from the
borrower's bank account. Also, the Company recently reached an agreement with
GMAC Mortgage Corporation ("GMAC") for GMAC to perform certain servicing
oversight functions on an interim basis with respect to the Company's HLTV
mortgage loans, including those loans included in the Company's October 1997
securitization. See "Risk Factors -- Recent Commencement of Servicing
Operations" and "Business -- Loan Servicing." Under the arrangement, GMAC will
monitor the Company's servicing operation until various rating agencies
determine that the Company has established an adequate servicing history. The
Company's non-HLTV loans are typically sold servicing-released through whole
loan sales within 30 days following origination, and are serviced at its
headquarters in Irvine, California prior to such sale.
Tax Status. Since its inception, the Company has elected to be treated for
federal income and certain state tax purposes as an S Corporation under
Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). In
connection with the Offering, the Company expects to terminate its S Corporation
status. As a result, for the quarter in which the Offering closes, the Company
will record a one-time non-cash charge to earnings for deferred income taxes
based upon the change in the Company's status to a C Corporation. If such a
charge had been recorded at March 31, 1998, the amount charged to earnings would
have been approximately $6.3 million. If the Closing Date had occurred on June
30, 1998, the Company estimates that the amount of the charge would have
increased by approximately $3.4 million to $9.7 million. This amount is
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expected to increase by the amount of deferred income taxes related to any
earnings from July 1, 1998 through the Closing Date. See "Prior S Corporation
Status," Note 15 to the Financial Statements and Note 5 to the Condensed
Unaudited Financial Statements.
The Company maintains its principal office at 1920 Main Street, Suite 400,
Irvine, California 92614. Its telephone number is (949) 622-8150.
THE OFFERING
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Class A Common Stock offered:
By the Company(1)................................
By the Selling Stockholder(1)....................
Capital Stock to be outstanding after the
Offering.........................................
Class A Common Stock(1)(2).......................
Class B Common Stock(1)..........................
Total.........................................
Voting Rights...................................... Each share of Class A Common Stock is entitled
to one vote, and each share of Class B Common
Stock is entitled to four votes, in each case on
most matters requiring a stockholder vote. See
"Description of Capital Stock."
Use of Proceeds.................................... The net proceeds from the Offering will be used
to repay certain indebtedness of the Company
(including the S Corporation Distribution Note),
to fund future loan originations and for general
corporate purposes. See "Use of Proceeds."
Proposed NYSE Symbol............................... "DIT"
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(1) Assumes that the Underwriters' option to purchase up to an additional
shares of Class A Common Stock from the Company and shares of
Class A Common Stock from the Selling Stockholder to cover over-allotments
is not exercised. See "Underwriting."
(2) Exclusive of shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance
upon the exercise of options available for grant under the Company's 1998
Stock Incentive Plan. See "Management -- 1998 Stock Incentive Plan."
RISK FACTORS
Investment in the shares of Class A Common Stock offered hereby involves a
high degree of risk. Each prospective purchaser should carefully consider all of
the matters described herein under "Risk Factors."
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
In June 1998 the Company completed its second securitization of
approximately $196 million of HLTV mortgage loans. The Company has committed to
sell approximately $54 million of additional HLTV second mortgage loans by
September 1998. The Company recognized net gains on sales in the June 1998
securitization in an amount equal to approximately 6.28% of the unpaid principal
balance of the securitized loans.
In July 1998 the Company entered into an agreement with GMAC to originate
loans to GMAC customers initially in California who wish to refinance their
mortgages. GMAC is expected to purchase substantially all of such loans
originated and will be the servicer for such loans.
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SUMMARY FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
The summary financial and other data set forth below should be read in
conjunction with the Financial Statements, the related Notes and "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"
appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. The summary financial and other data for
the three months ended and as of March 31, 1997 and 1998 includes all
adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, that management
considers necessary for a fair presentation of such financial information for
those periods and are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ended December 31, 1998, or any full year thereafter.
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FOR THE PERIOD YEARS ENDED THREE MONTHS
JANUARY 10, 1995 DECEMBER 31, ENDED MARCH 31,
(INCEPTION) TO --------------------- -------------------
DECEMBER 31, 1995 1996 1997 1997 1998
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STATEMENT OF EARNINGS DATA:
Revenues
Gain on sales of mortgage loans......................... $ 3,326 $ 8,392 $ 24,230 $ 3,452 $ 6,969
Interest income......................................... 678 1,464 8,467 712 5,124
Other(1)................................................ 344 700 136 6 192
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Total revenues.................................... 4,348 10,556 32,833 4,170 12,285
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Expenses
Advertising............................................. 1,119 3,187 6,309 973 3,798
Interest................................................ 634 1,413 6,116 632 3,950
Personnel............................................... 725 2,911 3,419 441 1,406
General and administrative.............................. 808 1,431 2,544 456 1,159
Occupancy............................................... 151 400 693 110 288
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Total expenses.................................... 3,437 9,342 19,081 2,612 10,601
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Earnings before income taxes.............................. 911 1,214 13,752 1,558 1,684
Income taxes.............................................. 22 62 419 60 60
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Net earnings............................................ $ 889 $ 1,152 $ 13,333 $ 1,498 $ 1,624
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Basic and diluted earnings per share...................... $ $ $ $ $
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Distributions(2).......................................... $ -- $ 481 $ 673 $ 400 $ --
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PRO FORMA EARNINGS DATA:
Earnings
Earnings before income taxes............................ $ 911 $ 1,214 $ 13,752 $ 1,558 $ 1,684
Pro forma income taxes(3)............................... 375 500 5,783 655 708
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Net earnings...................................... $ 536 $ 714 $ 7,969 $ 903 $ 976
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Earnings per share
Pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share(4)....... $ $ $ $ $
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SUPPLEMENTAL PRO FORMA EARNINGS DATA:
Net earnings as reported........................................................................................ $ 1,624
Establishment of deferred income tax liability.................................................................. 6,279
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Supplemental pro forma net loss................................................................................. $ (4,655)
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Supplemental pro forma basic and diluted loss per share(4)...................................................... $
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FOR THE PERIOD YEARS ENDED THREE MONTHS
JANUARY 10, 1995 DECEMBER 31, ENDED MARCH 31,
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OPERATING STATISTICS:
Loan originations(5)
Mortgage loan originations
Prime first mortgage loans............................ $301,677 $587,325 $ 951,675 $185,155 $530,950
HLTV first mortgage loans............................. -- -- 1,940 -- 5,326
HLTV second mortgage loans............................ -- 8,007 177,080 13,706 93,600
Equity lines(6)....................................... 557 21,918 14,385 4,801 6,526
Subprime first and second mortgage loans.............. -- 3,775 23,630 359 3,883
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Total loan originations............................... $302,234 $621,025 $1,168,710 $204,021 $640,285
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Average initial principal balance per loan
Prime first mortgage loans............................ $ 165 $ 166 $ 192 $ 172 $ 204
HLTV first mortgage loans............................. -- -- 194 -- 205
HLTV second mortgage loans............................ -- 34 45 35 55
Equity lines(6)....................................... 29 36 43 41 41
Subprime first and second mortgage loans.............. -- 122 89 72 125
Weighted average interest rate (%)
Prime first mortgage loans............................ 7.84% 7.77% 7.76% 7.97% 7.29%
HLTV first mortgage loans(7).......................... -- -- 8.28 -- 7.40
HLTV second mortgage loans............................ -- 14.07 13.05 13.77 12.67
Equity lines(8)....................................... 9.36 8.67 7.71 7.70 6.33
Subprime first and second mortgage loans.............. -- 9.95 10.87 10.64 9.49
Weighted average initial cumulative loan-to-value ratio
(%)
Prime first mortgage loans............................ 73% 75% 74% 75% 74%
HLTV first mortgage loans............................. -- -- 109 -- 113
HLTV second mortgage loans(9)......................... -- 108 110 110 113
Equity lines(10)...................................... N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subprime first mortgage loans......................... -- 76 70 72 77
Whole loan sales(11)
Prime first mortgage loans............................ $281,197 $583,874 $ 878,427 $179,118 $490,421
HLTV first mortgage loans............................. -- -- -- -- --
HLTV second mortgage loans............................ -- 4,326 15,565 7,333 --
Equity lines(6)....................................... -- 13,165 13,481 5,549 2,380
Subprime first and second mortgage loans.............. -- 3,156 20,244 365 4,495
-------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Total whole loan sales............................ $281,197 $604,521 $ 927,717 $192,365 $497,296
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Securitized loan sales.................................... -- -- $ 120,000 -- --
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Cash gain from whole loan sales as a % of loans
sold(12)................................................ 1.59% 1.29% 1.70% 1.61% 1.78%
======== ======== ========== ======== ========
Non-cash securitization gain as a % of loans
securitized(13)......................................... -- -- 8.33% -- --
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PRO
AS OF FORMA
DECEMBER 31, AS OF AS OF
------------------------------ MARCH 31, MARCH 31,
1995 1996 1997 1998 1998(14)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Assets
Cash & cash equivalents.................................. $ 405 $ 1,577 $ 7,520 $ 5,930 $ 5,830
Restricted cash.......................................... -- -- 395 -- --
Mortgage loans held for sale, net........................ 21,013 29,138 142,861 284,338 284,338
Residual interests in securitization..................... -- -- 12,809 13,072 13,072
Mortgage servicing asset................................. -- -- 866 831 831
Furniture & equipment.................................... 538 751 1,670 2,678 2,678
Other assets............................................. 1,174 805 2,394 1,997 1,997
Receivable from affiliates............................... -- 142 288 264 264
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Total assets....................................... $23,130 $32,413 $168,803 $309,110 $309,010
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Liabilities and stockholder's equity
Liabilities................................................
Warehouse lines of credit................................ $20,551 $28,852 $142,506 $281,536 $281,536
Residual financing....................................... -- -- 7,200 6,315 6,315
Accounts payable and accrued expenses.................... 404 373 2,324 2,508 2,508
Deferred income taxes.................................... 15 15 417 515 6,794
Other liabilities........................................ 11 53 576 832 832
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Total liabilities.................................. 20,981 29,293 153,023 291,706 297,985
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Stockholder's equity
Common stock............................................. 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,260
Additional paid-in capital............................... -- 300 300 300 9,765
Retained earnings, restricted............................ 889 1,560 14,220 15,844 --
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Total stockholder's equity......................... 2,149 3,120 15,780 17,404 11,025
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Total liabilities & stockholder's equity................. $23,130 $32,413 $168,803 $309,110 $309,010
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(1) Amounts reflect operations of DiTech Escrow Corporation as a division of
the Company prior to its incorporation as a separate entity in August 1996.
(2) Distributions have historically been to facilitate the payment of income
taxes of the Selling Stockholder arising in the pass-through of the
Company's federal and state taxable income.
(3) From January 10, 1995 through the Closing Date, the Company elected to be
taxed as an S Corporation for federal income tax purposes. Pro forma
earnings data reflects the conversion from an S Corporation to a C
Corporation and the income tax expense that would have been recorded had
the Company not been taxed as an S Corporation. As a result of terminating
the Company's S Corporation status upon completion of the Offering, the
Company will be required to record a one-time non-cash charge against
earnings for deferred income taxes. This charge will occur in the quarter
ending September 30, 1998 and the year ending December 31, 1998. If this
charge had been recorded at March 31, 1998, the amount would have been
approximately $6.3 million. This amount is expected to increase through the
Closing Date depending on the level and nature of the Company's taxable
income from April 1, 1998 to the completion of the Offering. See
"Management's Discussions and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations" and Note 15 to the Financial Statements and Note 5 to the
Condensed Unaudited Financial Statements.
(4) Pro forma earnings or loss per share has been computed by dividing pro
forma net earnings or loss available to the common stockholder by the
weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the
period.
(5) Excludes non-refundable fees and direct costs associated with the
origination of mortgage loans and accrued interest.
(6) With respect to whole loan sales, reflects initial draw, not maximum line
amount. With respect to mortgage loan originations and average initial
principal balance per loan, represents maximum line amount, not initial
draw.
(7) Reflects effect of introductory rate. HLTV first mortgage loans are
adjustable rate loans that adjust after 6 or 24 months to LIBOR plus a
margin that varies depending on borrower qualifications.
(8) Reflects effect of introductory three-month rate. Home equity lines of
credit are adjustable rate loans that adjust after three months and every
30 days thereafter to Bank of America's "prime" rate plus a margin varying
from 0.25% to 4.50%.
(9) Reflects cumulative loan-to-value ratio, including first mortgages existing
at origination of HLTV second mortgage loan.
(10) Data not available.
(11) Principal balance of loans at time of sale.
(12) Cash gain from whole loan sales excludes non-refundable fees and direct
loan origination costs recognized on the sale of related mortgage loans.
(13) Non-cash securitization gain is calculated as a percent of unpaid principal
balance of the securitized loans and consists of Residual plus mortgage
servicing rights minus securitization costs, which consists of
securitization transaction costs, accrued interest contributed and
prefunding interest expenses. The ratio excludes non-refundable fees and
direct loan origination costs recognized on the loans sold through
securitization.
(14) Pro forma balance sheet data reflects conversion from S Corporation tax
status to C Corporation tax status as of March 31, 1998, an assumed S
Corporation Distribution of $100,000 as of such time (which amount is
expected to increase depending on the level and nature of the Company's
taxable income from April 1, 1998 to the completion of the Offering) and
the recording by the Company of $6.3 million in deferred income taxes
(which amount is also expected to increase depending on the level of the
Company's taxable income from April 1, 1998 to the completion of the
Offering) and the reclassification of retained earnings as additional
paid-in capital. See "Prior S Corporation Status" and Note 5 to the
Condensed Unaudited Financial Statements.
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RISK FACTORS
Investment in the Class A Common Stock offered hereby involves a high
degree of risk, including the risks described below. Prospective purchasers
should carefully consider the following risk factors inherent in and affecting
the business of the Company and the Offering before making an investment
decision.
ONE-TIME DEFERRED INCOME TAX CHARGE WILL REDUCE THE COMPANY'S EARNINGS AND MAY
CAUSE A LOSS IN THIRD QUARTER OF 1998
As a result of terminating the Company's S Corporation status upon
completion of the Offering, the Company will be required to record a one-time
non-cash charge against earnings for deferred income taxes based upon the change
from the Company's S Corporation status to C Corporation status. Management
anticipates that such charge will occur during the quarter ending September 30,
1998. If such charge had been recorded at June 30, 1998, the amount would have
been approximately $9.7 million. In addition, this amount is expected to
increase by the amount of any tax deferred earnings from July 1, 1998 through
the Closing Date. The amount of this one-time charge may exceed operating
earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 and result in a loss for that
quarter. See "Prior S Corporation Status" and Note 5 to the Condensed Unaudited
Financial Statements.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH LOAN-TO-VALUE PRODUCTS
Loan delinquencies and other loan defaults by obligors expose the Company
to risks of loss and reduced net earnings. Although the Company's loans are
generally secured by liens on real property, because of the relatively high
loan-to-value ratios of a significant portion of the Company's loan products, in
most cases the collateral for such loans will not be sufficient to cover the
principal amount of the loans in the event of default. The Company relies
principally on the creditworthiness of the borrower for repayment of its HLTV
loan products. While the Company's underwriting guidelines require that the
credit histories of HLTV loan product customers comply with FNMA/FHLMC
underwriting standards, the Company's underwriting guidelines are more flexible
than FNMA/FHLMC guidelines with respect to debt-to-income ratios and cash
liquidity.
Upon the occurrence of a default by a borrower on a loan serviced by the
Company, the Company evaluates the cost effectiveness of foreclosing on the
mortgaged property. To the extent that borrowers with HLTV loan products default
on their loan obligations, the Company is less likely to use foreclosure as a
means to mitigate its losses than it would be with the other non-HLTV loan
products. If the Company is required to absorb losses on such loans, such losses
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations,
financial condition and business prospects.
The Company has recently increased its focus on the production of HLTV
second mortgage loans, which are more profitable upon resale or securitization
than prime first mortgage loans originated by the Company. During periods of
rising property values, a larger percentage of borrowers may be able to
refinance out of HLTV second mortgages into lower interest rate first or second
mortgages, potentially increasing prepayments in the Company's securitizations.
Increasing levels of prepayments may result in lower premiums upon
securitization or revisions in the Company's prepayment assumptions. See
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations -- Loan Sales and Securitizations".
RISK OF RELIANCE ON HLTV ORIGINATIONS; ABSENCE OF MATURE MARKET
The Company's profitability currently depends substantially on its ability
to originate significant numbers of its HLTV mortgage loans, because HLTV
mortgage loans generate substantially higher loan interest rates and fees than
non-HLTV loans. HLTV mortgage loans generally have been substantially more
profitable for the Company upon resale than prime loans.
Because HLTV loan products have only been offered recently on a widespread
basis by the Company and other mortgage industry competitors, there is limited
information as to the ongoing viability of the HLTV market and there can be no
assurance that the market demand for HLTV loan products will continue or that
HLTV loan products will continue to be as profitable for the Company as they
have been in the past.
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RISK OF SUBSTANTIAL DEPENDENCE ON REFINANCE MARKET
Since commencement of its operations in January 1995, the Company has
generally operated in a declining interest rate environment that has produced
significant levels of refinance activity in general and for the Company in
particular. Management estimates that during the year ended December 31, 1997,
approximately 44% of the total number of mortgage loan originations, and 67% of
the total dollar amount of mortgage loan originations, were refinances of first
mortgage loans. Management estimates that during quarter ended March 31, 1998,
approximately 54% of the total number of mortgage loan originations, and 77% of
the total dollar amount of mortgage loan originations, were refinances of first
mortgage loans. The refinance market is highly interest rate sensitive. If
interest rates stabilize or rise even moderately, the Company's refinance loan
origination volume is likely to be adversely affected. During prior periods of
increasing interest rates, such as the quarters ended June 30, 1996, September
30, 1996 and June 30, 1997, the dollar amount of the Company's loan originations
has been negatively affected. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Selected Quarterly Results of
Operations."
RISK OF SUBSTANTIAL DEPENDENCE ON FAVORABLE ECONOMIC AND REAL ESTATE
ENVIRONMENTS
The risks associated with the Company's business (particularly the HLTV
loan products) are more acute during periods of general or localized economic
slowdown or recession because these periods may be accompanied by decreased
demand for consumer credit, declining real estate values, and declining ability
of borrowers to make loan payments. Declining real estate values reduce the
ability of borrowers to use home equity to support borrowings by negatively
affecting loan-to-value ratios of the home equity collateral. In addition, the
actual rates of delinquencies, foreclosures and losses on loans could be higher
during economic slowdowns. Any sustained period of increased delinquencies,
foreclosures or losses could adversely affect the Company's ability to sell
loans or the prices the Company receives for its loans. In addition, during
periods of economic slowdown or recession, the Company's borrowers may face
financial difficulties and be more receptive to the offers of the Company's
competitors to refinance their loans.
SUBSTANTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SECURITIZATIONS
The Company plans to accumulate and sell through securitizations a
substantial portion of the loans it originates. The sale of loans through
securitizations involves substantial risks, including, but not limited to, the
following:
Potential Recourse Against Company in Securitizations. In connection with
the sale of loans through securitizations, the Company transfers loans
originated by it to a trust in exchange for cash and Residuals. The Company
continues to be subject to the risks of default and foreclosure following loan
securitizations to the extent such losses reduce or delay the residual cash
flows to the Company. In addition, trustees of the trusts relating to loan
securitizations will have recourse to the Company with respect to breaches of
the standard representations and warranties relating to loan origination
procedures and documentation made by the Company at the time such loans are
transferred to such trusts.
Value of Residual Interest in Securitization Subject to Fluctuation. In
connection with loan securitizations, the Company retains Residuals which will
be recorded at their estimated fair value by the Company in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 125, "Accounting for
Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities."
The Company accounts for its Residuals as trading assets in accordance with SFAS
No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities."
There is currently no active market for these Residuals; accordingly the
Company's estimate of fair value is based on the Company's estimate of future
residual cash flows which the Company discounts using a discount rate that the
Company believes is commensurate with the risks involved in the asset. As the
Residual holder, the Company is entitled to the cash flows from the Residuals
that represent collections on the mortgage loans in excess of the amounts
required to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and certificates
issued by the trusts created in connection with loan securitizations, the bank
servicing fees and certain other fees such as trustee and custodial fees, after
certain credit enhancement levels are achieved and ascertained. In estimating
the future residual cash flows, the Company must project future
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prepayments, delinquencies, defaults and loss severities over the remaining
lives of the loans securitized to determine the impact on the amount and timing
of the future residual cash flows to be released from the trust to the Company.
Additionally, because the Company has only limited loan performance data, the
Company's assumptions are based on the limited historical performance of its
loans, available historical loss data for comparable loan portfolios and the
specific characteristics of the loans to be included in the Company's loan
securitizations. As a result, the estimated fair value of such Residuals can
fluctuate widely and may be extremely sensitive to changes in discount rates and
projected mortgage loan prepayment and loss assumptions. To the extent that
actual prepayments, delinquencies, defaults and loss severities differ
unfavorably from those used to estimate the fair value of the Residuals, the
Company may be required to write down the value of the Residuals which could
have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial
condition and business prospects.
Over-Collateralization Requirements. The documents governing the Company's
securitizations require the trustee to obtain certain over-collateralization
levels through initial funding or retention by the trust of residual cash flows,
which are then used by the trustee to pay down the principal balance of the
senior certificates on an accelerated basis and thereby create
over-collateralization. This reduces the principal balances of the senior
certificates issued by the trust while transferring cash that would otherwise
flow to the Company. The Company is subject to the risks of default and
foreclosure following loan securitizations to the extent that such losses reduce
the residual cash flows. The Company's October 1997 securitization requires
residual cash flows to be retained by the trust and used to pay down the senior
certificates until the difference between the aggregate outstanding principal
balance of the loans in the trust and the securitization bond debt equals 4%
(subject to increase) of the initial securitization principal balance.
Over-collateralization levels could change throughout the life of the
securitization based upon the loss and delinquency experience and other loan
performance variables with respect to the securitized pool of loans, which could
affect the Company's cash flows negatively. Any such change in the Company's
cash flows could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of
operations, financial condition and business prospects.
Inability to Securitize Mortgage Loans. The Company plans to accumulate
mortgage loans until a sufficient quantity has been acquired for securitization.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in securitizing
mortgage loans. During the accumulation period, the Company will be subject to
the risks of borrower defaults and bankruptcies, fraud losses and foreclosure
losses. In the event of any default under mortgage loans held by the Company,
the Company will bear the risk of loss of principal to the extent of any
deficiency between the value of the mortgage collateral and the principal amount
of the mortgage loan. Also, during the accumulation period, the costs of
financing the mortgage loans through warehouse lines of credit or reverse
repurchase agreements could exceed the interest income on the mortgage loans. It
may not be possible or economical for the Company to complete the securitization
of all mortgage loans that it originates, in which case the Company will
continue to hold the mortgage loans and bear the risks of borrower defaults and
foreclosure losses.
DEPENDENCE ON LOAN SALES AND HLTV SECURITIZATIONS
The gain on sale generated by whole loan sales and securitizations has
represented the Company's primary source of earnings to date, and is anticipated
to continue to represent the primary source of future earnings. In 1997, the
Company sold all of its non-HLTV loans in the secondary market to a limited
number of institutional purchasers and plans to sell a substantial portion of
non-HLTV loans it originates through whole loan sales in the foreseeable future.
There can be no assurance that such purchasers will continue to purchase the
Company's non-HLTV loans, and the failure to replace such non-HLTV loan
purchasers would have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of
operations, financial condition and business prospects.
The gain on sale generated by securitizations of HLTV loans represents a
substantial source of future earnings for the Company. The Company plans to sell
a substantial portion of HLTV loans it originates through future
securitizations. However, the market for securitized HLTV loans only recently
emerged in 1995 and is not well developed. Many factors beyond the control of
the Company are capable of impacting the spread required to make such
securitizations economically attractive for the Company. As a result, there can
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be no assurance that the Company will be able to complete the securitization of
future HLTV loans or to do so at acceptable pricing levels. The failure to
complete future HLTV securitizations at acceptable pricing levels would have a
material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial
condition and business prospects.
ANTICIPATED SUBSTANTIAL VARIATIONS IN QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS
The Company's revenues and net earnings have fluctuated significantly in
the past and are expected to fluctuate significantly in the future. Several
factors affecting the Company's business can contribute to significant
variations in its quarterly results of operations. In particular, the timing and
size of loan securitizations and, to a lesser extent, whole loan sales
transactions, can result in significant increases or decreases in the Company's
revenues from quarter to quarter. While the Company anticipates that it will
complete whole loan sales throughout each quarter, it only expects to securitize
its HLTV first and second mortgage loans when sufficient quantities (generally
in excess of $100 million) of such loans have been accumulated in order to
maximize the efficiency of securitization transactions. The Company is unlikely
to complete loan securitizations each quarter following completion of the
Offering (depending upon its volume of loan originations and other factors). A
delay in closing a whole loan sale or securitization during a particular quarter
would postpone recognition of potential gain on sale of loans to a subsequent
quarter. In addition, unanticipated delays in closing a loan sale or loan
securitization could increase the Company's exposure to interest rate
fluctuations by lengthening the period during which its variable rate borrowings
under its warehouse credit facilities are outstanding. If the Company were
unable to profitably sell or securitize a sufficient number of its loans in a
particular reporting period, the Company's revenues for such period would
decline and would result in lower net earnings and possibly a net loss for such
period. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations -- Selected Quarterly Results of Operations."
LIMITED HISTORY OF OPERATIONS LIMITS PRIOR PERFORMANCE AS AN INDICATOR OF FUTURE
PERFORMANCE
The Company commenced lending operations in April 1995 and has a limited
operating history. Unlike mortgage lenders with longer and more established
operating histories, the Company does not have representative historical
delinquency, bankruptcy, foreclosure, default or prepayment experience that may
be referred to for purposes of estimating the future delinquency, loss and
prepayment experience of loans it originated which will be securitized. In view
of the Company's limited loan performance data, it is extremely difficult to
validate the Company's loss or prepayment assumptions used to calculate its gain
on sale in connection with its first securitization in October 1997 and future
securitizations. Any material difference between these assumptions and actual
performance could have a material adverse effect on the timing and/or receipt of
the Company's future revenue, the value of the Residuals and the Company's
future cash flow. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the Company will be
profitable in the future or that its current rate of growth will be sustainable
or indicative of future results of operations.
DEPENDENCE ON KEY PERSONNEL AND SIGNIFICANT RECENT ADDITIONS TO SENIOR
MANAGEMENT
The continued success of the Company is highly dependent on certain key
managers, particularly J. Paul Reddam. Mr. Reddam has been the driving force
behind the introduction and implementation of all corporate policy and
infrastructure growth, and has also been responsible for developing the
Company's long-term strategy. From 1988 to late 1994, Mr. Reddam was sole owner
and president of SC Funding Corporation, a mortgage company which primarily
provided first mortgage loans to credit union customers. SC Funding Corporation
experienced significant losses during calendar 1994 due to a significant
decrease in loan volume in a period of rapidly increasing interest rates. Mr.
Reddam sold his interest in SC Funding Corporation in late 1994 for nominal
consideration to a competitor who subsequently ceased operations. The Company
carries key man life insurance on Mr. Reddam in the amount of $10 million.
Nonetheless, the loss of Mr. Reddam or any other key manager would have a
material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial
condition and business prospects.
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Recently, in light of its recent and anticipated growth, the Company has
expanded its senior management by hiring a number of professionals, including a
new President, a new Chief Financial Officer, a new Manager of Servicing and a
new General Counsel. The Company's success will depend to a large extent upon
the expertise and continuing contributions of these employees and will depend
upon the ability of the Company to integrate and retain these new individuals or
find suitable replacements. Furthermore, these new members of senior management
have no prior operating experience at the Company. As a result, there can be no
assurance that the Company's senior management team will be capable of
successfully implementing the business strategy of the Company. A failure in the
implementation of the Company's business strategy could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and business
prospects.
RISK OF INADEQUATE FUNDING SOURCES; SIGNIFICANT RELIANCE ON UNCOMMITTED
FACILITIES
The Company relies primarily on borrowed funds for its operation. The
growth strategy of the Company will require substantial cash to support its
operating activities and growth plans. The Company requires access to warehouse
credit facilities in order to fund loan originations pending the sale or
securitization of such loans. As of March 31, 1998, the Company had three
warehouse credit facilities totaling $425 million. See "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation -- Liquidity and
Capital Resources." Two of these warehouse credit facilities, aggregating $375
million, were uncommitted. As a result, there can be no assurance that such
financing will continue to be available on favorable terms, if at all. In
addition, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to sell or
securitize its loans on favorable terms, if at all. To the extent that the
Company is unable to access adequate capital to fund loan originations or fund
the desired level of loan securitizations, the Company might have to curtail its
loan origination and securitization activities. This would have a material
adverse effect on the Company's ability to execute its growth and operating
strategies as well as on the Company's results of operations, financial
condition and business prospects.
Furthermore, the Company's projected cash needs will be increased as a
result of anticipated loan securitizations. The Company will record a Residual
in each loan securitization and recognize a related gain on sale, but will only
receive the cash representing such Residual over the life of the loans
securitized. While the Company currently has financing available for a portion
of its Residual in its October 1997 securitization, such residual financing is
uncommitted. The availability of the Company's current residual financing is in
the sole discretion of PaineWebber Real Estate Securities, Inc. ("PWRES") and
may become unavailable from PWRES or any other source in the future. Should pool
performance decline, such financing may be at risk. Further, at present the
Company is given 90 days to repay its residual financing upon PWRES's written
notice, which notice may be given by PWRES at any time following the date that
is 270 days after the date of the closing of the loan securitization.
The Company intends to rely on secured and unsecured credit facilities such
as the residual financing program, and may undertake public or private
financings in order to obtain funds to finance its future cash flow
requirements. While the Company intends to pay off its residual financing
following completion of the Offering, it may seek to refinance its Residuals in
the future. See "Use of Proceeds." There can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to renew, replace or add to its existing credit facilities, or that
it will be able to undertake capital market financings on favorable terms, if at
all. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate financing, or is forced to
repay its residual financing without an alternative source of capital, the
effect of such repayment might curtail the Company's growth plans or loan
securitization volume. This may have a material adverse effect on the Company's
results of operations, financial condition and business prospects. In addition,
to the extent the Company is unable to renew or expand its access to credit
facilities, the Company may have to undertake larger and/or more frequent
capital market financings than anticipated. This may result in greater than
anticipated interest expense, which may have a material adverse effect on the
Company's results of operations, financial condition and business prospects.
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RECENT COMMENCEMENT OF SERVICING OPERATIONS
The Company recently commenced servicing operations with respect to the
mortgage loans that it originates and securitizes. Following a review by rating
agencies that were asked by the Company to review the Company's servicing
operations, such rating agencies suggested that the Company employ a master
servicer until its servicing operations have established an operating history.
The Company agreed to follow the rating agencies' recommendation and recently
reached an agreement with GMAC for GMAC to perform certain servicing oversight
functions on an interim basis with respect to such mortgage loans, including
loans included in the Company's October 1997 securitization.
Because the Company has no prior direct experience running servicing
operations, there can be no assurance that the Company is capable of running
servicing operations. If the Company fails to service mortgage loans adequately,
the Company could be terminated as subservicer of its securitized loans. In the
event of such termination, the Company may be required to write off all or a
portion of the value of its mortgage servicing assets. In addition, if a new
subservicer were selected with respect to any loan securitization, the change in
servicing may result in greater delinquencies and losses on the related mortgage
loans, which would affect adversely the value of any Residuals held by the
Company in connection with such loan securitization. An adverse effect on the
values of such Residuals could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
results of operations, financial condition and business prospects.
NO ASSURANCE OF PLANNED GROWTH; INABILITY TO GROW COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT
OPERATING RESULTS
The Company has experienced rapid and substantial growth in mortgage loan
originations and total revenue since it began operations. The Company intends to
pursue a growth strategy for the foreseeable future and to broaden its product
offerings to include new types of mortgage products that have little or no track
record. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to expand
successfully and operate profitably. It is also expected that such expansion
plans will require the Company to hire additional personnel which will
substantially increase its operating expenses in the short-run. Since management
expects that there will be a time-lag between the expenditure of funds and the
receipt of any revenues from such expansion efforts, the Company's results of
operations may be adversely affected in the short-run. There can be no assurance
that the Company will anticipate and respond effectively to all of the changing
demands that its expanding operations will have on the Company's management and
operating systems. The Company's failure to meet its anticipated hiring needs
and to adapt its systems could have a material adverse effect on its results of
operations, financial condition and business prospects. Further, there can be no
assurance that the Company will ever achieve its planned growth or broaden its
product offerings, and the failure to do either could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and business
prospects.
RISK OF CHANGES IN PREVAILING INTEREST RATES; HEDGING RISKS
The Company's profitability may be directly affected by changes in interest
rates, which affect the Company's ability to earn a spread between the interest
received on its loans prior to sale or securitization and its funding costs. The
Company's revenue may be adversely affected during any period of unexpected or
rapid changes in interest rates. For example, sustained increase in interest
rates could adversely affect the demand for the Company's products. On the
contrary, a significant decrease in interest rates could increase the rate at
which loans are prepaid, which could also reduce the amount of cash the Company
would receive over the life of its Residuals. This could require the Company to
reduce the fair value of its Residuals, which would have a material adverse
effect on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and business
prospects.
During periods of rising interest rates, the value and profitability of the
Company's loans may be affected negatively from the date of origination until
the date the Company sells or securitizes such loans. The Company from time to
time may use various hedging strategies to provide a level of protection against
such interest rate risks on its fixed-rate mortgages. To mitigate risks
associated with its originations of loans, the Company enters into transactions
designed to hedge interest rate risks, including mandatory and optional forward
selling of mortgage loans and buying and selling futures and options on futures.
While hedging strategies can provide some protection against interest rate
risks, no hedging strategy can completely protect
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the Company from such risks. The nature and timing of hedging transactions may
influence the effectiveness of hedging strategies, and poorly designed
strategies or improperly executed transactions may increase rather than mitigate
risk. In addition, hedging involves transaction and other costs, and such costs
could increase as the period covered by the hedging protection increases or in
periods of rising and fluctuating interest rates. Therefore, no assurance can be
given that such hedging transactions will offset the risks of changes in
interest rates, and it is possible that there will be periods during which the
Company could incur losses after accounting for its hedging activities.
IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM
The Company's growth is dependent on the successful implementation of new
software systems, including the Laser Pro Mortgage program that will interface
with FHLMC's Loan Prospector 2.0. See "Business -- Information Systems." The
Laser Pro Mortgage program, upon which the Company intends to rely heavily in
order to process its loan originations, is a new application, and the Company is
the first major user of this program. Because this program has not been subject
to prior widespread use, there can be no assurance that this program will
operate as conceived or that the Company will be able to successfully implement
it to achieve its planned growth. The failure of the Company to successfully
implement any of its new software systems could have a material adverse effect
on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and business
prospects.
YEAR 2000 PROBLEM
The Company's software systems may be hampered by software deficiencies
relating generally to formatting and date calculations stemming from the Year
2000 (the "Year 2000 Problem"). The Company is in the process of reviewing its
internal information management systems, assessing the effect thereon of the
Year 2000 Problem, and reprogramming, as necessary, critical systems, including
electronic interfaces to business associates. The Company's current loan
origination and processing system is not Year 2000 compliant and may present
unknown problems as a result of the day/date transition in the Year 2000.
Although management does not currently anticipate significant implementation
problems, the existence, nature and scope of the Year 2000 Problem and other
implementation problems cannot be accurately predicted at this time. To the
extent that the Year 2000 Problem associated with the Company's software systems
is more extensive than management currently anticipates, remediation of the Year
2000 Problem could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of
operations, financial condition and business prospects.
CONCENTRATION OF OPERATIONS IN CALIFORNIA
Approximately 64% of the number and 76% of the dollar amount of loans
originated by the Company for the year ended December 31, 1997 were secured by
properties located in California. Approximately 69% of the number and 81% of the
dollar amount of loans originated by the Company for the quarter ended March 31,
1998 were secured by properties located in California. Although the Company has
expanded its sales to markets outside California and plans further expansion in
other states, the Company's loan originations may remain concentrated in
California for the foreseeable future. California is vulnerable to certain
natural disaster risks, such as earthquakes and mudslides. Typically, these
disasters are not covered by the standard hazard insurance policies maintained
by borrowers and may adversely affect borrowers' ability and/or willingness to
repay loans made by the Company. Consequently, the occurrence of such natural
disasters in California, fluctuations in the California economy and the
condition of California's residential real estate market could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and
business prospects.
COMPETITION
The Company faces intense competition in the business of originating and
selling mortgage loans, and low barriers to entry resulting in a steady stream
of new competitors entering the market. Competition among industry participants
can take many forms, including convenience of obtaining a loan, customer
service, marketing and distribution channels, amount and term of the loan, loan
origination fees, interest rates and other factors. The Company competes with a
wide range of other mortgage lenders, including other mortgage
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banks, commercial banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, and other
financial service companies. Many of these competitors or potential competitors
are substantially larger and have significantly greater name recognition,
capital and other resources, and lower borrowing costs than the Company. In the
future, the Company may also face competition from government-sponsored
entities, such as FNMA and FHLMC. Additional competition may lower the rates the
Company can charge borrowers, thereby potentially lowering the gain on future
whole loan sales and loan securitizations. Increased competition may also reduce
volume of the Company's loan originations, whole loan sales and loan
securitizations.
At present, the Company believes that competition to originate loans
similar to the Company's HLTV second mortgage loans has been less intense than
competition in the more traditional prime and sub-prime first mortgage loans
markets. However, the current levels of profit realized by the Company and its
competitors from these loans is attracting additional competitors into this
market with the possible effect of lowering the rates of interest and fees the
Company can charge. In addition, competing mortgage lenders could market their
services through television and radio advertisements, and thereby compete
directly with the Company for customers who respond to such advertising.
The Company also plans to continue to increase penetration of existing
geographic markets (particularly outside of California) where it will face
additional competition from mortgage lenders already established in these
markets. There can be no assurance the Company will be able to successfully
compete with these lenders.
SUBSTANTIAL LEVERAGE CAN REDUCE NET INCOME AND CAUSE LOSSES
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws do not limit the
amount of indebtedness the Company may incur. The Company leverages its assets
through securitizations and other borrowings, generally through the use of
warehouse lines of credit and reverse repurchase facilities. The percentage of
leverage used varies depending on, among other things, the Company's estimate of
the cash flow that its assets will generate, and the stability of that cash
flow. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue to
meet its debt obligations resulting from leverage and, to the extent that it
cannot, the Company risks the loss of some or all of its assets.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBPRIME MORTGAGES
Lenders in the subprime mortgage banking industry make loans to borrowers
who have impaired or limited credit histories, limited documentation of income
and higher debt-to-income ratios than traditional mortgage lenders allow. While
for the three months ended March 31, 1998, only approximately 0.61% of the
dollar amount and 0.68% of the total number of the Company's loans originated
were categorized as subprime, dependence on this class of borrowers, and
exposure to the greater risks inherent to subprime mortgage loans may increase
as the Company continues to grow these loan programs. The subprime mortgage
banking industry is subject to certain risks, including, but not limited to,
risks related to (i) making loans to lower credit grade borrowers, (ii) making
loans to borrowers who are unable or unwilling to document their income, (iii)
increasing competition and (iv) its sensitivity to economic slowdowns or
recessions. The failure of the Company to adequately address the risks of
subprime lending would have a material adverse effect on the Company's results
of operations, financial condition and business prospects.
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY RISKS
The Company's business is subject to extensive regulation, supervision and
licensing by federal, state and local governmental authorities and is subject to
various laws and judicial and administrative decisions imposing requirements and
restrictions on part or all of its operations. The Company's consumer lending
activities are subject to the Truth-in-Lending Act and Regulation Z (including
the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994), the Equal Credit
Opportunity Act and Regulation B, as amended ("ECOA"), the Fair Credit Reporting
Act of 1970, as amended ("FCRA"), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
("RESPA") and Regulation X, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the Debt
Collection Practices Act, as well as other federal and state statutes and
regulations of, and examinations by, the Department of Housing and Urban
Development ("HUD") and state regulatory authorities with respect to
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originating, processing, underwriting, selling, securitizing and servicing
loans. These rules and regulations, among other things, impose licensing
obligations on the Company, establish eligibility criteria for mortgage loans,
prohibit discrimination, provide for inspections and appraisals of properties,
require credit reports on loan applicants, regulate assessment, collection,
foreclosure and claims handling, investment and interest payments on escrow
balances and payment features, mandate certain disclosures and notices to
borrowers and, in some cases, fix maximum interest rates, fees and mortgage loan
amounts. Failure to comply with these requirements can lead to loss of approved
status, termination or suspension of servicing contracts without compensation to
the servicer, demands for indemnification or mortgage loan repurchases, certain
rights of rescission for mortgage loans, class action lawsuits and
administrative enforcement actions.
At present, the Company is the defendant in an enforcement action brought
by the Santa Clara County District Attorney. The District Attorney has alleged
that, in 1996, the Company ran advertisements in the San Francisco Bay Area that
were untrue, misleading and constituted unfair competition in violation of the
California Business & Professions Code. This action, together with other
regulatory enforcement actions and consumer claims that might be asserted in the
future, could result in legal expenses, liabilities and adverse publicity that
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations,
financial condition and business prospects. See "Business -- Legal Proceedings."
Furthermore, there can be no assurance that more restrictive laws, rules
and regulations will not be adopted in the future that could make compliance
more difficult or expensive. See "Business -- Government Regulation."
RISK OF LIMITATION OF MORTGAGE INTEREST DEDUCTION
Members of Congress, government officials and political candidates from
time to time have suggested the elimination of or further limitation on the
mortgage interest deduction for federal income tax purposes based on borrower
income, type of loan or principal amount. Because many of the Company's loans
are made to borrowers for the purpose of consolidating consumer debt or
financing other consumer needs, the competitive advantages of tax deductible
interest, when compared with alternative sources of financing, could be
eliminated or seriously impaired by such government action.
Furthermore, to the extent that borrowers may have taken higher mortgage
interest deductions than allowable under present tax laws, the elimination of
such deductions through the systematic enforcement of the deduction limits could
have a material adverse effect on the demand for the Company's loan products.
This may be particularly true with respect to the Company's HLTV loan products
where the demand for such products may be largely spurred by borrowers' reliance
on mortgage interest deductions in excess of those allowable under present tax
laws. Accordingly, the reduction or elimination of these mortgage interest
deductions could have a material adverse effect on the demand for loan products
(particularly HLTV loan products) offered by the Company.
ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES
In the ordinary course of its business, the Company has acquired or may in
the future acquire properties securing loans that are in default. Although the
Company primarily lends to owners of residential properties, there is a risk
under federal and state laws that the Company could be required to investigate
and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or wastes on properties to which the
Company has extended loans, particularly if the Company forecloses on such
properties. For example, under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA") and similar state laws, owners and
operators of contaminated properties may be liable for the costs of cleaning up
such substances without regard to whether such persons actually caused the
contamination. Although CERCLA generally exempts holders of security interests
from liability, if a secured lender participates in the management of its
borrower or the collateral property beyond certain "safe harbor" provisions
established through recent legislative enactments, such lender may be liable. In
such event, the Company may be required to investigate, remediate or remove such
substances from the affected properties at its sole cost and expense. There can
be no assurance that (i) the cost of such actions would not substantially exceed
the value of the affected properties or the loans secured by
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the properties, (ii) the Company would have adequate remedies against the prior
owner or other responsible parties or (iii) the Company would not find it
difficult or impossible to sell the affected properties either prior to or
following such actions. There can be no assurance that acquisition by the
Company of a significant number of properties subject to such environmental
liabilities would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of
operations, financial condition and business prospects.
NO PRIOR PUBLIC MARKET; VOLATILITY OF STOCK MARKET
Prior to the Offering, there has been no public market for the Class A
Common Stock. There can be no assurance that an active trading market will
develop or that the purchasers of the Class A Common Stock will be able to
resell their Class A Common Stock at prices equal to or greater than the
Offering Price. The Offering Price of the Class A Common Stock was determined
through negotiations between the Company and the Representatives of the
Underwriters and may not reflect the market price of the Class A Common Stock
after the Offering. See "Underwriting" for a discussion of factors considered in
determining the Offering Price.
In addition, the stock market has in recent years experienced extreme price
and volume fluctuations that often have been unrelated or disproportionate to
the operating performance of companies. Such fluctuations, and general economic
and market conditions, may adversely affect the market price of the Class A
Common Stock. Further, the market price of the Class A Common Stock could be
subject to significant fluctuations in response to the Company's operating
results and other factors, including the performance of other mortgage lenders
or specialty finance companies. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
ANTI-TAKEOVER EFFECT OF DELAWARE LAW
The Company intends to reincorporate as a Delaware corporation prior to
completion of the Offering and as such will be subject to the anti-takeover
provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general,
Section 203 prevents an "interested stockholder" (defined generally as a person
owning more than 15% or more of the Company's outstanding voting stock) from
engaging in a "business combination" with the Company for three years following
the date that person became an interested stockholder unless the business
combination is approved in a prescribed manner. This statute could make it more
difficult for a third party to acquire control of the Company. See "Description
of Capital Stock -- Certain Provisions of Delaware Law."
ANTI-TAKEOVER EFFECT OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE; VOTING CONTROL OF COMPANY BY J. PAUL
REDDAM
The Company has two classes of authorized Common Stock, Class A Common
Stock, which is offered hereby, and Class B Common Stock. While the holder of
each share of Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share, the holder
of each share of Class B Common Stock is entitled to four votes per share. The
Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock generally vote together as a
single class. J. Paul Reddam is the beneficial owner of all of the outstanding
Class B Common Stock. As a result, upon completion of the Offering (assuming the
Underwriters' over-allotment option is not exercised), Mr. Reddam will hold
approximately % of the aggregate voting power of the Company, which will
allow him to control all actions to be taken by the stockholders, including the
election of all members of the Board of Directors. This voting control may have
the effect of discouraging offers to acquire the Company because the
consummation of any such acquisition would require the consent of Mr. Reddam. In
addition, the Board of Directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred
stock from time to time with such rights and preferences as the Board may
determine; such preferred stock could be issued in the future with terms and
conditions that could further discourage offers to acquire the Company. See
"Principal and Selling Stockholder" and "Description of Capital Stock."
RESTRICTIONS ON FUTURE SALES BY STOCKHOLDERS; EFFECT ON SHARE PRICE OF SHARES
AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Shares of Class B Common Stock are not being offered hereby. Mr. Reddam is
the record and beneficial holder of all of the outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock of the Company. The Company, its officers
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and directors and its sole stockholder have agreed that, for a period of 180
days from the date of this Prospectus, they will not, without the prior written
consent of PaineWebber Incorporated, offer to sell, grant any option to sell, or
otherwise dispose of, or require the Company to file with the Commission a
registration statement under the Securities Act to register, any shares of
common stock of the Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
any shares of common stock of the Company or warrants or other rights to acquire
shares of common stock of the Company (other than, with respect to employees of
the Company pursuant to employee stock option plans or in connection with other
employee incentive compensation arrangements). When such lock-up restrictions
lapse, Mr. Reddam's shares of Class B Common Stock will continue to be
restricted in nature and saleable only to the extent permitted for "affiliates"
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Upon transfer by Mr. Reddam
(other than transfers to certain family members and certain other limited
transfers) each share of Class B Common Stock will automatically convert into
one share of Class A Common Stock. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation
authorizes the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock and
shares of Class B Common Stock. Upon completion of the Offering, there
will be outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and
shares of Class B Common Stock (assuming no exercise of the Underwriters'
over-allotment option). Sales of a substantial number of shares of Class A
Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, or the perception that such sales could
occur, could adversely affect prevailing market prices for the Class A Common
Stock. See "Shares Eligible for Future Sale" and "Description of Capital Stock."
DILUTION
Purchasers of the Class A Common Stock will experience immediate and
substantial dilution in net tangible book value per share of Class A Common
Stock of $ per share based upon an Offering Price of $ per share. See
"Dilution."
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THE COMPANY
The Company is a nationwide direct retail originator of first and second
mortgage loans to borrowers with prime credit. The Company offers to these
superior borrowers HLTV and non-HLTV first mortgage loans, HLTV second mortgage
loans, and home equity lines of credit. To a lesser extent, the Company also
offers subprime mortgage loans. Substantially all of the Company's mortgage loan
originations are sold in the secondary market through either whole loan sales or
securitizations.
The Company was founded on January 10, 1995, for the purpose of conducting
retail mortgage banking and has been actively involved in the mortgage lending
business since April 1995. The Company is currently wholly owned by J. Paul
Reddam. As of July 8, 1998, the Company had approximately 465 employees.
Substantially all of the Company's employees are based at its corporate
headquarters in Irvine, California.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
In June 1998 the Company completed its second securitization, which
included approximately $196 million of HLTV second mortgage loans. The Company
has committed to sell approximately $54 million of additional HLTV second
mortgage loans by September 1998. The Company recognized net gains on sales in
the June 1998 securitization in an amount equal to approximately 6.28% of the
unpaid principal balance of the securitized loans. In connection with its June
1998 securitization and in light of HLTV second mortgage loan performance in the
Company's October 1997 securitization during the second quarter of 1998, the
Company revised its prepayment and default estimates for its securitizations,
including its October 1997 securitization. These revisions resulted in a
constant prepayment rate estimate of 15% per year after a 15 month seasoning
period, declining to 13% by the 60th month, and a default rate estimate of 2.75%
after a 15 month seasoning period, declining to 2% by the 42nd month. These
revisions resulted in reduction of approximately $500,000 as of June 30, 1998 in
the carrying value of the Company's Residual for its October 1997
securitization.
In July 1998 the Company entered into an agreement with GMAC for the
Company to originate loans to GMAC customers initially in California who wish to
refinance their mortgages. GMAC is expected to purchase substantially all of
such loans originated and will be the servicer for such loans.
PRIOR S CORPORATION STATUS
Since its inception, the Company has elected to be treated for federal
income and certain state tax purposes as an S Corporation under Subchapter S of
the Code, and comparable state laws. As a result, earnings of the Company during
such period have been included in the taxable income of Mr. Reddam for federal
and state income tax purposes, and the Company has not been subject to income
tax on such earnings, other than California franchise tax. Prior to the Closing
Date, Mr. Reddam expects to terminate the Company's S Corporation status. The
Company intends to make a distribution (the "S Corporation Distribution") to its
sole stockholder of a promissory note prior to converting to C Corporation
status, which distribution will reflect all of the Company's earned and
undistributed S Corporation earnings through the Closing Date (estimated to be
approximately $ million). If the Closing Date was June 30, 1998, the S
Corporation Distribution would have been approximately $ million. The S
Corporation Distribution will be comprised of a promissory note bearing interest
at % per annum (the "S Corporation Distribution Note"). On and after the
Closing Date, the Company will no longer be treated as an S Corporation and,
accordingly, will be subject to federal and state income taxes.
In connection with the revocation of the Company's S Corporation status,
Mr. Reddam will agree to reimburse the Company for any increase in the Company's
federal or state(s) income tax liability for 1995 and subsequent years that may
be triggered as a result of possible Internal Revenue Service and state taxing
authority audit adjustments ("Audit Adjustments") to the Company's taxable
income for the years during which the Company was an S Corporation. Conversely,
the Company will agree to reimburse Mr. Reddam for any decrease in the Company's
federal or state(s) income tax liability for 1995 and subsequent years that may
be triggered as a result of possible Audit Adjustments to the Company's taxable
income for the years during which the Company was an S Corporation. The
reimbursement rights will be embodied in a reimbursement agreement between the
Company and Mr. Reddam (the "Reimbursement Agreement"), which will be entered
into prior to the termination of the Company's S Corporation status. See
"Certain Transactions."
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the shares of Class A
Common Stock offered hereby, after deducting underwriting discounts and
estimated expenses of the Offering and assuming an Offering Price of $ per
share, are estimated to be approximately $ million ($ million if the
Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full). The Company currently
intends to use approximately $ million of the aggregate net proceeds
received by the Company from the Offering to pay down outstanding residual
financing and $ million to repay, immediately after the Closing Date
(or as soon thereafter as is practicable), the principal and interest
outstanding under the S Corporation Distribution Note. The residual financing
bears interest at % and must be repaid by the Company upon 90 days written
notice from the lender to the Company. The remaining net proceeds will be used
to fund future originations and for general corporate purposes. Pending such
uses, the net proceeds received by the Company will be invested in high quality,
short term interest-bearing investment and deposit accounts.
DIVIDEND POLICY
The Company intends, after issuance of the S Corporation Distribution Note,
to retain its earnings, if any, for use in its business and does not anticipate
declaring or paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition,
certain agreements to which the Company is a party, including the agreements
governing the Company's warehouse credit facilities, restrict the Company's
ability to pay dividends on the Class A and Class B Common Stock. Purchasers of
shares of Class A Common Stock in the Offering will not receive any portion of
the S Corporation Distribution.
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DILUTION
The pro forma net tangible book value of the Company at March 31, 1998 was
$ , or $ per share. Pro forma net tangible book value per share
represents the amount of the Company's total tangible assets less total
liabilities, divided by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. After
giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the net proceeds from the sale of
the shares of Class A Common Stock offered hereby at an assumed Offering Price
of $ per share and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, after
deducting the estimated underwriting discount and offering expenses, the pro
forma as adjusted net tangible book value of the Company at March 31, 1998 would
have been $ , or $ per share. This represents an immediate increase
in pro forma net tangible book value of $ per share to the existing
stockholder and an immediate dilution of $ per share to new investors
purchasing shares in the Offering. The following table illustrates this per
share dilution:
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Offering Price per share(1)................................. $
Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of March
31, 1998............................................... $
Decrease attributable to issuance of the S Corporation
Distribution Note......................................
Decrease attributable to establishment of net deferred tax
liabilities............................................
--------
Pro forma net tangible book value per share before the
Offering...............................................
Increase per share attributable to new investors..........
--------
Pro forma net tangible book value per share after the
Offering(2)...............................................
--------
Dilution per share to new investors......................... $
========
</TABLE>
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(1) Before deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and
estimated expenses of the Offering payable by the Company.
(2) Excludes shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of options to be granted pursuant to the Company's 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan. See "Management -- 1998 Stock Incentive Plan."
The following table summarizes on a pro forma basis as of March 31, 1998,
the differences between the existing stockholder and new investors (before
deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering
expenses) with respect to the number of shares of common stock purchased from
the Company, the total consideration paid and the average price per share:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES OWNED AFTER THE
OFFERING TOTAL CONSIDERATION AVERAGE
---------------------- -------------------- PRICE PER
NUMBER PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT SHARE
--------- --------- -------- -------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Existing stockholder................
New investors.......................
Total..........................
</TABLE>
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the capitalization of the Company (i) on an
actual basis as of March 31, 1998 (when the Company was an S Corporation), (ii)
on a pro forma basis to reflect (A) the Reincorporation, (B) an assumed S
Corporation Distribution of $100,000 as of March 31, 1998 (which amount is
expected to increase depending on the level and nature of the Company's taxable
income from April 1, 1998 to the completion of the Offering) and (C) the
recording by the Company of $6.3 million in deferred income taxes as if the
Company had been treated as a C Corporation (which amount is also expected to
increase depending on the level and nature of the Company's taxable income from
April 1, 1998 to the completion of the Offering) and (iii) on a pro forma as
adjusted basis to give effect to the issuance and sale of the shares of Class A
Common Stock offered by the Company hereby at an assumed Offering Price of
$ per share and the application of the net proceeds to the Company
therefrom as described in "Use of Proceeds." The information below should be
read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and the related Notes
appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. See "Selected Financial Data,"
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and "Description of Capital Stock."
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AT MARCH 31, 1998
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PRO FORMA
ACTUAL PRO FORMA AS ADJUSTED(2)
-------- --------- --------------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Warehouse financing..................................... $281,536 $ $
Residual financing...................................... 6,315
-------- -------- --------
Total debt.................................... $287,581 $ $
-------- --------
Stockholder's equity(1)................................. 17,404
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share; shares
authorized; no shares issued and outstanding.......
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share;
shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
(actual); shares issued and outstanding (as
adjusted)(2).......................................
Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share;
shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
(actual); shares issued and outstanding (as
adjusted)..........................................
Additional paid in capital.............................. (3)
Retained earnings.......................................
-------- --------
Total stockholders' equity....................
-------- -------- --------
Total capitalization.......................... $305,255 $ $
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(1) Stockholder's equity consists of approximately $1.3 million of common stock,
$300,000 of additional paid-in capital and $15.8 million of retained
earnings.
(2) Does not include shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of options available to be granted pursuant to the 1998 Stock Incentive
Plan. See "Management -- 1998 Stock Incentive Plan."
(3) Reflects an assumed S Corporation Distribution of $100,000 and the recording
by the Company of $6.3 million in deferred income taxes.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
The selected financial data presented below under the captions "Statement
of Earnings Data" and "Balance Sheet Data" for the period from January 10, 1995
(inception) to December 31, 1995 and for the years ended December 31, 1996 and
1997 and as of December 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997, are derived from the financial
statements of the Company, which financial statements have been audited by KPMG
Peat Marwick LLP, independent auditors. The financial statements for the period
from January 10, 1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995 and for the years ended
December 31, 1996 and 1997 and as of December 31, 1996 and 1997 appear elsewhere
in this Prospectus. The selected financial data presented below under the
captions "Statement of Earnings Data" and "Balance Sheet Data" for the three
month periods ended and as of March 31, 1997 and 1998, are derived from the
unaudited financial statements of the Company and include all adjustments,
consisting only of normal recurring accruals, that management considers
necessary for a fair presentation of such financial information for those
periods and are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected
for the year ended December 31, 1998 or any full year thereafter. The Condensed
Unaudited Financial Statements for the three-month period ending March 31, 1997
and 1998 and as of March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997 appear elsewhere in this
Prospectus. The selected financial data set forth below should be read in
conjunction with the Financial Statements, the related Notes and "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"
appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE PERIOD
JANUARY 10, 1995 YEARS ENDED THREE MONTHS
(INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, ENDED MARCH 31,
DECEMBER 31, ---------------------- --------------------
1995 1996 1997 1997 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
STATEMENT OF EARNINGS DATA:
Revenues
Gain on sale of mortgage loans......................... $ 3,326 $ 8,392 $ 24,230 $ 3,452 $ 6,969
Interest income........................................ 678 1,464 8,467 712 5,124
Other (1).............................................. 344 700 136 6 192
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Total revenues................................... 4,348 10,556 32,833 4,170 12,285
-------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Expenses
Advertising............................................ 1,119 3,187 6,309 973 3,798
Interest............................................... 634 1,413 6,116 632 3,950
Personnel.............................................. 725 2,911 3,419 441 1,406
General and administrative............................. 808 1,431 2,544 456 1,159
Occupancy.............................................. 151 400 693 110 288
-------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Total expenses................................... 3,437 9,342 19,081 2,612 10,601
-------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Earnings before income taxes............................ 911 1,214 13,752 1,558 1,684
Income taxes............................................ 22 62 419 60 60
-------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Net earnings..................................... $ 889 $ 1,152 $ 13,333 $ 1,498 $ 1,624
======== ======== ========== ======== ========
Basic and diluted earnings per share.................... $ 88.90 $ 115.20 $ 1,333.30 $ 149.80 $ 162.40
======== ======== ========== ======== ========
Distributions (2)....................................... $ -- $ 481 $ 673 $ 400 $ --
======== ======== ========== ======== ========
PRO FORMA EARNINGS DATA:
Earnings
Earnings before income taxes........................... $ 911 $ 1,214 $ 13,752 $ 1,558 $ 1,684
Pro forma income taxes (3)............................. 375 500 5,783 655 708
-------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Net earnings..................................... $ 536 $ 714 $ 7,969 $ 903 $ 976
======== ======== ========== ======== ========
Earnings per share
Pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share (4)..... $ 53.60 $ 71.40 $ 796.90 $ 90.30 $ 97.60
======== ======== ========== ======== ========
SUPPLEMENTAL PRO FORMA EARNINGS DATA:
Net earnings as reported....................................................................................... $ 1,624
Establishment of deferred income tax liability................................................................. 6,279
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Supplemental pro forma net loss................................................................................ $ (4,655)
========
Supplemental pro forma basic and diluted loss per share(4)..................................................... $(465.50)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE PERIOD
JANUARY 10, 1995 YEARS ENDED THREE MONTHS
(INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, ENDED MARCH 31,
DECEMBER 31, ---------------------- --------------------
1995 1996 1997 1997 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING STATISTICS:
Loan originations(5)
Mortgage loan originations
Prime first mortgage loans........................... $301,677 $587,325 $ 951,675 $185,155 $530,950
HLTV first mortgage loans............................ -- -- 1,940 -- 5,326
HLTV second mortgage loans........................... -- 8,007 177,080 13,706 93,600
Equity lines(6)...................................... 557 21,918 14,385 4,801 6,526
Subprime first and second mortgage loans............. -- 3,775 23,630 359 3,883
-------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Total loan originations.............................. $302,234 $621,025 $1,168,710 $204,021 $640,285
-------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Average initial principal balance per loan
Prime first mortgage loans........................... $ 165 $ 166 $ 192 $ 172 $ 204
HLTV first mortgage loans............................ -- -- 194 -- 205
HLTV second mortgage loans........................... -- 34 45 35 55
Equity lines(6)...................................... 29 36 43 41 41
Subprime first and second mortgage loans............. -- 122 89 72 125
-------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Weighted average interest rate (%)
Prime first mortgage loans........................... 7.84% 7.77% 7.76% 7.97% 7.29%
HLTV first mortgage loans(7)......................... -- -- 8.28 -- 7.40
HLTV second mortgage loans........................... -- 14.07 13.05 13.77 12.67
Equity lines(8)...................................... 9.36 8.67 7.71 7.70 6.33
Subprime first and second mortgage loans............. -- 9.95 10.87 10.64 9.49
Weighted average initial cumulative loan-to-value ratio
(%)
Prime first mortgage loans........................... 73% 75% 74% 75% 74%
HLTV first mortgage loans............................ -- -- 109 -- 113
HLTV second mortgage loans(9)........................ -- 108 110 110 113
Equity lines(10)..................................... N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subprime first mortgage loans........................ -- 76 70 72 77
Whole loan sales(11)
Prime first mortgage loans........................... $281,197 $583,874 $ 878,427 $179,118 $490,421
HLTV first mortgage loans............................ -- -- -- -- --
HLTV second mortgage loans........................... -- 4,326 15,565 7,333 --
Equity lines(6)...................................... -- 13,165 13,481 5,549 2,380
Subprime first and second mortgage loans............. -- 3,156 20,244 365 4,495
-------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Total whole loan sales........................... $281,197 $604,521 $ 927,717 $192,365 $497,296
======== ======== ========== ======== ========
Securitized loan sales.................................. -- -- $ 120,000 -- --
======== ======== ========== ======== ========
Cash gain from whole loan sales as a % of loans
sold(12)............................................... 1.59% 1.29% 1.70% 1.61% 1.78%
======== ======== ========== ======== ========
Non-cash securitization gain as a % of loans
securitized(13)........................................ -- -- 8.33% -- --
======== ======== ========== ======== ========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRO
AS OF FORMA
DECEMBER 31, AS OF AS OF
---------------------------- MARCH 31, MARCH 31,
1995 1996 1997 1998 1998(14)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Assets
Cash & cash equivalents................................... $ 405 $ 1,577 $ 7,520 $ 5,930 $ 5,830
Restricted cash........................................... -- -- 395 -- --
Mortgage loans held for sale, net......................... 21,013 29,138 142,861 284,338 284,338
Residual interests in securitization...................... -- -- 12,809 13,072 13,072
Mortgage servicing asset.................................. -- -- 866 831 831
Furniture & equipment..................................... 538 751 1,670 2,678 2,678
Other assets.............................................. 1,174 805 2,394 1,997 1,997
Receivable from affiliates................................ -- 142 288 264 264
------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Total assets........................................ $23,130 $32,413 $168,803 $309,110 $309,010
======= ======= ======== ======== ========
Liabilities and stockholder's equity
Liabilities.................................................
Warehouse lines of credit................................. $20,551 $28,852 $142,506 $281,536 $281,536
Residual financing........................................ -- -- 7,200 6,315 6,315
Accounts payable and accrued expenses..................... 404 373 2,324 2,508 2,508
Deferred income taxes..................................... 15 15 417 515 6,794
Other liabilities......................................... 11 53 576 832 832
------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Total liabilities................................... 20,981 29,293 153,023 291,706 297,985
------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Stockholder's equity
Common stock.............................................. 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,260
Additional paid-in capital................................ -- 300 300 300 9,765
Retained earnings, restricted............................. 889 1,560 14,220 15,844 --
------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Total stockholder's equity.......................... 2,149 3,120 15,780 17,404 11,025
------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Total liabilities & stockholder's equity.................. $23,130 $32,413 $168,803 $309,110 $309,010
======= ======= ======== ======== ========
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(1) Amounts reflect operations of DiTech Escrow Corporation as a division of
the Company prior to its incorporation as a separate entity in August 1996.
(2) Distributions have historically been to facilitate the payment of income
taxes of the Selling Stockholder arising in the pass-through of the
Company's federal and state taxable income.
(3) From January 10, 1995 through the Closing Date, the Company elected to be
taxed as an S Corporation for federal income tax purposes. Pro forma
earnings data reflects the conversion from an S Corporation to a C
Corporation and the income tax expense that would have been recorded had
the Company not been taxed as an S Corporation. As a result of terminating
the Company's S Corporation status upon completion of the Offering, the
Company will be required to record a one-time non-cash charge against
earnings for deferred income taxes. This charge will occur in the quarter
ending September 30, 1998 and the year ending December 31, 1998. If this
charge had been recorded at March 31, 1998, the amount would have been
approximately $6.3 million. This amount is expected to increase through the
Closing Date depending on the level and nature of the Company's taxable
income from April 1, 1998 to the completion of the Offering. See
"Management's Discussions and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations" and Note 15 to the Financial Statements and Note 5 to the
Condensed Unaudited Financial Statements.
(4) Pro forma earnings or loss per share has been computed by dividing pro
forma net earnings or loss available to the common stockholder by the
weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the
period.
(5) Excludes non-refundable fees and direct costs associated with the
origination of mortgage loans and accrued interest.
(6) With respect to whole loan sales, reflects initial draw, not maximum line
amount. With respect to mortgage loan originations and average initial
principal balance per loan, represents maximum line amount, not initial
draw.
(7) Reflects effect of introductory rate. HLTV first mortgage loans are
adjustable rate loans that adjust after 6 or 24 months to LIBOR plus a
margin that varies depending on borrower qualifications.
(8) Reflects effect of introductory three-month rate. Home equity lines of
credit are adjustable rate loans that adjust after three months and every
30 days thereafter to Bank of America's "prime" rate plus a margin varying
from 0.25% to 4.50%.
(9) Reflects cumulative loan-to-value ratio, including first mortgages existing
at origination of HLTV second mortgage loan.
(10) Data not available.
(11) Principal balance of loans at time of sale.
(12) Cash gain from whole loan sales excludes non-refundable fees and direct
loan origination costs recognized on the sale of related mortgage loans.
(13) Non-cash securitization gain is calculated as a percent of unpaid principal
balance of the securitized loans and consists of Residual plus mortgage
servicing rights minus securitization costs, which consists of
securitization transaction costs, accrued interest contributed and
prefunding interest expenses. The ratio excludes non-refundable fees and
direct loan origination costs recognized on the loans sold through
securitization.
(14) Pro forma balance sheet data reflects conversion from S Corporation tax
status to C Corporation tax status as of March 31, 1998, an assumed S
Corporation Distribution of $100,000 as of such time (which amount is
expected to increase depending on the level and nature of the Company's
taxable income from April 1, 1998 to the completion of the Offering) and
the recording by the Company of $6.3 million in deferred income taxes
(which amount is also expected to increase depending on the level of the
Company's taxable income from April 1, 1998 to the completion of the
Offering) and the reclassification of retained earnings as additional
paid-in capital. See "Prior S Corporation Status" and Note 5 to the
Condensed Unaudited Financial Statements.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with
the Financial Statements and the related Notes appearing elsewhere in this
Prospectus.
GENERAL
The Company is a nationwide direct retail originator of first and second
mortgage loans, primarily to borrowers with high quality credit. The Company
offers these superior borrowers prime first mortgage loans and HLTV first and
second mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit. To a lesser extent, the
Company also offers prime home equity lines of credit and subprime mortgage
loans. Substantially all of the Company's mortgage loan originations are sold in
the secondary market through either whole loan sales or securitizations.
LOAN ORIGINATIONS
In the five-quarter period ended March 31, 1998, the Company directly
originated approximately 95% of its loans. For the three-months period ended
March 31, 1998, prime first mortgage loans accounted for 57%, HLTV first
mortgage loans accounted for 1%, HLTV second mortgage loans accounted for 38%,
home equity lines of credit accounted for 3% and subprime mortgage loans
accounted for 1% of the number of loans originated. The following table
summarizes the Company's originations of loans for the periods shown.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 10, 1995
(INCEPTION) TO YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
DECEMBER 31, --------------------------------- -------------------------------
1995 1996 1997 1997 1998
-------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- --------------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INITIAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE
Prime first mortgage loans...... $301,677 100% $587,325 95% $ 951,675 81% $185,155 91% $530,950 83%
HLTV first mortgage loans....... -- -- -- -- 1,940 -- -- -- 5,326 1
HLTV second mortgage loans...... -- -- 8,007 1 177,080 15 13,706 7 93,600 15
Equity lines(1)................. 557 -- 21,918 4 14,385 2 4,801 2 6,526 1
Subprime mortgage loans......... -- -- 3,775 -- 23,630 2 359 -- 3,883 --
-------- --- -------- --- ---------- --- -------- --- -------- ---
Total......................... $302,234 100% $621,025 100% $1,168,710 100% $204,021 100% $640,285 100%
======== === ======== === ========== === ======== === ======== ===
NUMBER OF LOANS
Prime first mortgage loans...... 1,830 99% 3,531 80% 4,966 52% 1,079 68% 2,597 57%
HLTV first mortgage loans....... -- -- -- -- 10 -- -- -- 26 1
HLTV second mortgage loans...... -- -- 235 5 3,960 41 389 24 1,712 38
Equity lines.................... 19 1 608 14 337 4 117 7 160 3
Subprime mortgage loans......... -- -- 31 1 265 3 5 1 31 1
-------- --- -------- --- ---------- --- -------- --- -------- ---
Total......................... 1,849 100% 4,405 100% 9,538 100% 1,590 100% 4,526 100%
======== === ======== === ========== === ======== === ======== ===
WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE
Prime first mortgage loans...... 7.84% 7.77% 7.76% 7.97% 7.29%
HLTV first mortgage loans....... -- -- 8.28 -- 7.40
HLTV second mortgage loans...... -- 14.07 13.05 13.77 12.67
Equity lines.................... 9.36 8.67 7.71 7.70 6.33
Subprime mortgage loans......... -- 9.95 10.87 10.64 9.49
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(1) Reflects maximum line amount, not initial draw.
LOAN SALES AND SECURITIZATIONS
The Company sells its prime first mortgage loans, home equity lines of
credit and most subprime mortgage loans on a whole loan basis to third party
investors, servicing released. The Company receives cash premiums of one to two
percent on such sales. To date, a substantial majority the Company's whole loan
sales of prime first mortgage loans have been made to two purchasers. See Note 2
to the Financial Statements of the Company appearing elsewhere in this
Prospectus.
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As a fundamental part of its business and financing strategy, the Company
intends to sell the majority of its HLTV first and second mortgage loans in
securitized transactions. The securitizations are generally structured as
follows: First, the Company sells a portfolio of mortgage loans to a special
purpose entity which has been established for the limited purpose of buying and
reselling the Company's mortgage loans. Next, the special purpose entity
transfers the same mortgage loans to a trust (the "Trust"), and the Trust in
turn issues interest-bearing asset-backed securities (the bonds and
certificates) generally in an amount equal to the aggregate principal balance of
the mortgage loans. The Company typically sells these mortgage loans at face
value and without recourse, except that the normal representations and
warranties are provided by the Company to the Trust. One or more investors
purchase these bonds and certificates and the proceeds from the sale of the
bonds and certificates are used as consideration to purchase the mortgage loans
from the Company.
At the closing of each securitization, the Company removes from its balance
sheet the mortgage loans held for sale and adds to its balance sheet (i) the
cash received, (ii) the estimated fair market value of the Residuals, which
consists of (a) an amount representing the over-collateralization account and
(b) a net interest receivable and (iii) the estimated fair value of the
servicing asset. The over-collateralization account represents the mortgage
loans and cash held by the Trust as over-collateralization for the bonds and
certificates sold and serves as a credit enhancement to the bond and certificate
holders. The Residuals are generally subordinate to the senior bonds issued by
the Trust such that the Residuals will absorb all losses before the investors in
the senior bonds issued by the Trust incur any losses.
The excess of the cash received and the assets retained by the Company over
the carrying value of the mortgage loans sold, less transaction costs, equals
the net gain on sale recorded by the Company. At the close of the October 1997
securitization the Company recorded a gross non-cash securitization gain of
$13.0 million and a $12.2 million Residual together with an $800,000 mortgage
servicing asset.
The Company allocates its basis in the mortgage loans between the portion
of the mortgage loans sold (the bonds and certificates) and the portion retained
(the Residuals and servicing assets) based on the relative fair values of those
portions on the date of sale.
The Company may recognize gains or losses attributable to the change in the
fair value of the Residuals, which are recorded at estimated fair market value
and accounted for as "held-for-trading" securities. The Company's estimate of
fair value is very subjective and contingent upon a number of assumptions about
future events, primarily future prepayments and future losses related to the
securitized loans. Should such future events, prepayments and losses be
different from those assumed, the fair value of the Residuals will have to be
re-estimated and the resulting change in the fair value estimate may have a
material effect on the financial position and results of operations of the
Company. See "Risk Factors -- Substantial Risks Associated with
Securitizations." The Company is not aware of an active market for the purchase
or sale of residuals at this time. Accordingly, the Company estimates fair value
of the Residuals using the Cash Out Method, which involves calculating the
present value of the estimated expected future cash flows received by the
Company after being released by the Trust using a discount rate commensurate
with the risks involved. The Company has utilized an effective discount rate of
14%.
The Company is entitled to the cash flows from the Residuals that represent
collections on the mortgage loans in excess of the amounts required to pay the
bonds and certificate principal and interest, the base servicing fees and
certain other fees such as trustee and custodial fees. At the end of each
collection period, the aggregate cash collections from the mortgage loans are
allocated first to the servicing fees and certain other fees, such as trustee
and custodial fees for the period, then to the bond and certificate holders for
interest at the pass-through rate on the bonds and certificates plus principal
as defined in the pooling and servicing agreements entered into by the Company
in connection with each securitization. If the amount of cash required for the
above allocations exceeds the amount collected during the collection period, the
shortfall is drawn from the over-collateralization account. If the cash
collected during the period exceeds the amount necessary for the above
allocations, and there is no shortfall in the related over-collateralization
account, the excess is released to the Company. If the over-collateralization
account is not at the required credit enhancement level, the excess cash
collected is used to pay the bond and certificate holders additional principal
reductions until the credit enhancement level is achieved. The specified credit
enhancement levels
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are defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and are expressed generally
as a percentage of either the original or current collateral principal balance.
The Annual Percentage Rate on the mortgage loans is relatively high in
comparison to the pass-through rate on the bonds and certificates. Accordingly,
the Residuals described above are a significant asset of the Company. In
determining the value of the Residuals described above, the Company must
estimate the future rates of prepayments, delinquencies, defaults and default
loss severity for its HLTV mortgage loans as they impact the amount and timing
of the estimated cash flows. The Company estimates prepayments by evaluating
historical prepayment performance of comparable loans and the impact of trends
in the industry. The Company has used a constant prepayment estimate of 20% per
year after a 24-month seasoning period. The Company uses a 2.3% default rate
estimate, which assumes a 100% loss on defaulted loans, commencing in month 12.
This estimate is based on historical loss data for comparable loans and the
specific characteristics of the loans originated by the Company. The Company has
used default loss estimates that resulted in a cumulative default losses over
the life of the loans of 8.4% as a percentage of the original principal balance.
The Company's prepayment and default estimates have resulted in a weighted
average life of the pool of loans of 3.3 years.
In future periods, the Company will recognize additional revenue from the
Residuals if the actual performance of the mortgage loans is higher than the
original estimate, or the Company may increase the carrying value of the
Residuals if the estimated fair value of the Residuals is greater than their
carrying value. If the actual performance of the mortgage loans is lower than
the original estimate, then an adjustment to the carrying value of the Residuals
may be required if the estimated fair value of the Residuals is less than its
carrying value.
The Company recognized net gains on sales from its October 1997
securitization in an amount equal to approximately 8.3% of the unpaid principal
balance of the securitized loans. Such net gains consisted of the Residual
(approximately 10.1% of the unpaid principal balance of the securitized loans)
plus mortgage servicing rights (approximately 0.7% of such unpaid principal
balance) minus securitization transaction costs, accrued interest contributed
and prefunding interest expenses (which aggregated approximately 2.5% of such
unpaid principal balance).
Since the Company's first securitization in October 1997, the trust created
in connection therewith has received cumulatively $2.8 million in residual cash
flows, which is approximately $206,000 or 8.0% in excess of the residual cash
flows estimated to be received by the trust during this period. To date all
residual cash flows received by the trust have been deposited in the
over-collateralization account to build the over-collateralization account to
its targeted level. By December 31, 1997, the trust had collected and deposited
in the over-collateralization account approximately $1.3 million in residual
cash flows and amortized the net interest receivable by approximately $700,000.
During the three months ended March 31, 1998, the trust had collected and
deposited in the over-collateralization account approximately $1.5 million in
residual cash flows and amortized the net interest receivable by approximately
$1.2 million.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
IMPACT OF CHANGE IN TAX STATUS
Prior to the completion of the Offering, the Company qualified to be taxed
as an S Corporation. As such, the Company was not responsible for federal or
state income taxes (other than a limited amount of state franchise taxes). As a
result of the change in tax status effective upon the completion of the
Offering, the Company will, in future periods, provide for all income taxes at
statutory rates. See "Prior S Corporation Status," Note 15 to the Financial
Statements and Note 5 to the Condensed Unaudited Financial Statements.
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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
1997
Revenues. The following table sets forth the components of the Company's
revenues for the periods indicated. Because the Company had no securitization
transactions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1998 or 1997, gain on
sale of mortgage loans for those periods reflects only whole loan sales:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
-------------------
1997 1998
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(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
Gain on sales of mortgage loans........................... $3,452 $ 6,969
Interest income........................................... 712 5,124
Other..................................................... 6 192
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$4,170 $12,285
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</TABLE>
The increase in revenues was due primarily to increased mortgage loan
originations and gains on sale of mortgage loans, resulting from both a
favorable mortgage interest rate environment for loan origination and a
favorable secondary market for mortgage whole loan sales. Mortgage loan
originations increased $436 million to $640 million for the three months ended
March 31, 1998 from $204 million for the three months ended March 31, 1997. This
increase was a result of increased advertising, incremental growth in HLTV
second mortgage loans and a favorable refinance market for first mortgage loans.
The following table sets forth the components of the gain on sales of
mortgage loans for the periods indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
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1997 1998
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(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
Non-cash securitization gain............................. $ -- $ --
Securitization transaction expenses...................... -- --
Accrued interest contributed............................. -- --
Prefunding interest expensed............................. -- --
Cash gain from whole loan sale........................... 3,091 8,863
Provision for losses..................................... (128) (259)
Nonrefundable fees....................................... 1,841 3,344
Origination costs........................................ (1,805) (4,508)
Hedging gain (loss)...................................... 453 (471)
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$ 3,452 $ 6,969
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</TABLE>
Gains or losses from whole loan sales of mortgage loans are recognized at
the date of settlement and are based on the excess of the cash received and the
assets retained over the carrying value of the related loans sold. Cash gain on
whole-loan sales of mortgage loans increased $5.8 million to $8.9 million for
the three months ended March 31, 1998 from $3.1 million for the three months
ended March 31, 1997. This increase was due primarily to improved mortgage loan
originations and increased whole mortgage loan sales. There can be no assurance
that the Company will recognize comparable levels of gain on sales of mortgage
loans in future periods.
The Company maintains an allowance for estimated losses related to possible
off-balance sheet recourse associated with the potential repurchase of loans
that were sold through whole loan sales transactions. In the normal course of
its business, the Company may be required to repurchase loans sold to investors
through whole loan sales if any of the representations and warranties made by
the Company regarding the loans are untrue in any material respect. The
Company's determination of the level of allowance for repurchase losses is based
upon historical experience, the level of repurchase requests from investors, the
Company's evaluation of potential repurchase liability during the course of its
own review and industry statistics for projected losses related to
representations and warranties made to whole loan purchasers of similar loans.
This provision is
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charged against gain on sale of loans and credited to the allowance for
repurchase losses in other liabilities. The establishment of a provision for
losses of $128,000 and $259,000 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1997
and 1998, respectively, reflects the significant increase in the whole loan
sales activities in 1998. The Company charged off, net of recoveries, $19,000
and $0 for the three month periods ended March 31, 1997 and 1998, respectively.
Nonrefundable fees generated primarily from origination fees paid by
borrowers are deferred until the related loans are sold and at that time are
recognized as an adjustment to gain on sales of mortgage loans. Nonrefundable
fees increased $1.5 million to $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31,
1998 from $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 1997. The increase
in nonrefundable fees was due to increases in loan originations.
Direct costs associated with the origination of mortgage loans, which
include commissions and certain other compensation costs, as well as certain
fees and a portion of the Company's other direct origination expenses, are
deferred and recognized as an adjustment to gain on sales of mortgage loans when
the loans are sold. The increase in direct origination costs was the result of
increases in commission and staffing costs related to the increases in loan
origination volume.
The Company's hedging activity resulted in a loss of $471,000 for the three
months ended March 31, 1998, compared to a gain of $453,000 for the three months
ended March 31, 1997. Hedging gains or losses are related to activities designed
to mitigate the interest rate risk on fixed rate first trust deed mortgage loans
held for sale or unfunded loans for which interest rates have been committed
(the "pipeline") and are recognized as an adjustment to gain on sales of
mortgage loans when the hedged loans are sold. The Company uses forward sale
contracts of mortgaged backed securities to hedge the interest rate risk
associated with the fixed rate first trust deed loan. The hedging loss of
$471,000 during the three months ended March 31, 1998 was due to the volatile
interest rate environment in this period and a significant increase in fixed
rate first trust deed loan production. This compares to a hedging gain in the
three month period ended March 31, 1997 of $453,000 which was attributable to
significantly lower fixed rate first trust deed loan production and an overall
increasing interest rate environment during this period. See "Risk
Factors -- Risk of Changes in Prevailing Interest Rates; Hedging Risks" and
"Business -- Hedging Strategy."
Interest income increased $4.4 million to $5.1 million for the three months
ended March 31, 1998 from $712,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1997 as
a result of the increase in loan originations during the period. In addition,
the increase resulted from the increased portion of loan originations comprised
by HLTV second mortgage loans, which have higher interest rates than prime first
mortgage loans.
Other income, which is composed of investment income and escrow fees,
increased $186,000 to $192,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1998 from
$6,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1997, primarily as a result of
increased loan origination volume.
Expenses. The following table sets forth the components of the Company's
expenses for the periods indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
-------------------
1997 1998
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(IN THOUSANDS)
-------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Advertising............................................... $ 973 $ 3,798
Interest.................................................. 632 3,950
Personnel................................................. 441 1,406
General and administrative................................ 456 1,159
Occupancy................................................. 110 288
------ -------
$2,612 $10,601
====== =======
</TABLE>
Total expenses increased by $8.0 million to $10.6 million for the three
months ended March 31, 1998 from $2.6 million for the three months ended March
31, 1997 due primarily to increased loan originations, as
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well as advertising costs. These expenses exclude a portion of commissions and
certain personnel costs, as well as certain fees and a portion of the Company's
other expenses directly related to originations, which are deferred and
recognized as an adjustment to gain on sale of mortgage loans when the loans are
sold.
Advertising expenses increased $2.8 million to $3.8 million for the three
months ended March 31, 1998 from $1.0 million for the three months ended March
31, 1997, primarily due to increased cable television and radio advertising in
existing markets and the introduction of new products and new markets.
Interest expenses increased $3.4 million to $4.0 million for the three
months ended March 31, 1998 from $632,000 for the three months ended March 31,
1997 due to increased loan originations and increased warehouse line borrowings
necessary to support those increased loan originations. The spreads between
interest income and interest expense during those same periods increased as a
result of increased originations of HLTV second mortgage loans combined with
more cost effective warehouse line borrowings.
Personnel expenses increased $1.0 million to $1.4 million for the three
months ended March 31, 1998 from $441,000 for the three months ended March 31,
1997, primarily due to increased loan originations and increased staff levels
necessitated thereby.
General and administrative expenses increased $703,000 to $1,159,000 for
the three months ended March 31, 1998 from $456,000 for the three months ended
March 31, 1997, primarily due to increased loan originations.
Occupancy costs increased $178,000 to $288,000 for the three months ended
March 31, 1998 from $110,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1997 due to an
increase in the space leased by the Company.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 COMPARED TO THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
Revenues. The following table sets forth the components of the Company's
revenues for the periods indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
------------------
1996 1997
------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
Gain on sales of mortgage loans.......................... $ 8,392 $24,230
Interest income.......................................... 1,464 8,467
Other.................................................... 700 136
------- -------
$10,556 $32,833
======= =======
</TABLE>
The increase in revenues was primarily due to increased mortgage loan
originations and gains on sale of mortgage loans. Mortgage loan originations
increased $548 million to $1.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 1997 from
$621 million for the year ended December 31, 1996.
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The following table sets forth the components of the gain on sale of loans
for the periods indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
-------------------
1996 1997
------- --------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
Non-cash securitization gain............................ $ -- $ 13,036
Securitization transaction expenses..................... -- (1,452)
Accrued interest contributed............................ -- (1,240)
Prefunding interest expensed............................ -- (333)
Cash gain from whole loan sales......................... 7,819 15,756
Provision for losses.................................... (30) (644)
Nonrefundable fees...................................... 5,871 13,964
Origination costs....................................... (5,334) (13,322)
Hedging gain (loss)..................................... 66 (1,535)
------- --------
$ 8,392 $ 24,230
======= ========
</TABLE>
The Company had no securitization transactions for the year ended December
31, 1996. Non-cash securitization gain increased to $13.0 million for the year
ended December 31, 1997 due to the Company's securitization transaction in
October 1997. The Company's non-cash securitization gain was offset by
securitization transaction expenses of $1.5 million, accrued interest
contributed of $1.2 million and prefunding interest expenses of $333,000.
Gains or losses from whole loan sales of mortgage loans are recognized at
the date of settlement and are based on the excess of the cash received and the
assets retained over the carrying value of the related loans sold. Cash gain on
whole loan sales of mortgage loans increased $8.0 million to $15.8 million for
the year ended December 31, 1997 from $7.8 million for the year ended December
31, 1996. This increase was due primarily to increased mortgage loan
originations and increased whole mortgage loan sales. There can be no assurance
that the Company will recognize comparable levels of gain on sales of mortgage
loans in future periods.
The Company maintains an allowance for estimated losses related to possible
off-balance sheet recourse associated with the potential repurchase of loans
that were sold through whole loan sales transactions. In the normal course of
its business, the Company may be required to repurchase loans sold to investors
through whole loan sales if any of the representations and warranties made by
the Company regarding the loans are untrue in any material respect. The
Company's determination of the level of allowance for repurchase losses is based
upon historical experience, the level of repurchase requests from investors, the
Company's evaluation of potential repurchase liability during the course of its
own review and industry statistics for projected losses related to
representations and warranties made to whole loan purchasers of similar loans.
This provision is charged against gain on sale of loans and credited to the
allowance for repurchase losses in other liabilities. The establishment of a
provision for losses of $644,000 for the year ended December 31, 1997 reflects
the significant increase in the whole loan sales activities in 1997. The Company
charged off, net of recoveries, $0 and $111,000 for the years ended December 31,
1996 and 1997, respectively. See Note 12 to the Financial Statements of the
Company appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.
Nonrefundable fees are generated primarily from origination fees paid by
borrowers and are deferred until the related loans are sold, at which time the
nonrefundable fees are recognized as an adjustment to gain on sales of mortgage
loans. The increase in nonrefundable fees to $14.0 million for the year ended
December 31, 1997 from $5.9 million for the year ended December 31, 1996 was due
to increases in loan originations and whole loan sales.
Direct costs associated with the origination of mortgage loans, which
include commissions and certain other compensation costs, as well as certain
fees and a portion of the Company's other expenses directly related to
originations are deferred and recognized as an adjustment to gain on sale of
mortgage loans when the loans are sold. The increase in direct origination costs
to $13.3 million for the year ended December 31,
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1997 from $5.3 million for the year ended December 31, 1996 was the result of
increases in commission and staffing costs related to the increases in loan
origination volume.
The Company's hedging activity resulted in a loss of $1.5 million for the
year ended December 31, 1997 compared to a gain of $66,000 for the year ended
December 31, 1996. Hedging gains or losses are related to activities designed to
mitigate the interest rate risk on fixed rate first trust deed mortgage loans
held for sale or in the pipeline and are recognized as an adjustment to gain on
sales of mortgage loans when the hedged loans are sold. The Company uses forward
sale contracts of mortgaged backed securities to hedge the interest rate risk
associated with the fixed rate first trust deed loans. The increase in the
hedging loss is largely due to the increase in fixed rate first trust deed loan
production and the significant overall decline in interest rates during 1997.
The small gain in 1996 was attributable to the lower level of fixed rate first
trust deed production in 1996 and a less volatile interest rate environment in
1996. See "Risk Factors -- Risk of Changes in Prevailing Interest Rates; Hedging
Risks" and "Business -- Hedging Strategy."
Interest income increased $7.0 million to $8.5 million for the year ended
December 31, 1997 from $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 1996 as a
result of the increase in loan originations during the period.
Other income, which is composed of investment income and escrow fees
decreased to $136,000 for the year ended December 31, 1997 from $700,000 for the
year ended December 31, 1996, primarily as a result of the transfer of escrow
division activities to a separately established, non-consolidated escrow
company.
Expenses. The following table sets forth the components of the Company's
expenses for the periods indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
-----------------
1996 1997
------ -------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
Advertising............................................... $3,187 $ 6,309
Interest.................................................. 1,413 6,116
Personnel................................................. 2,911 3,419
General and administrative................................ 1,431 2,544
Occupancy................................................. 400 693
------ -------
$9,342 $19,081
====== =======
</TABLE>
Total expenses increased by $9.8 million to $19.1 million for the year
ended December 31, 1997 from $9.3 million for the year ended December 31, 1996.
This increase is related to increased mortgage loan originations and advertising
costs. These expenses exclude a portion of commissions and certain personnel
costs, as well as certain fees and a portion of the Company's other expenses
directly related to originations, which are deferred and recognized as an
adjustment to gain on sale of mortgage loans when the loans are sold.
Interest expenses increased to $6.1 million for the year ended December 31,
1997 from $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 1996 due to increased
loan originations and increased warehouse line borrowings necessary to support
those increased loan originations.
Advertising costs increased $3.1 million to $6.3 million for the year ended
December 31, 1997 from $3.2 million for the year ended December 31, 1996 due to
increased cable television and radio advertising in new and existing markets.
Personnel expenses increased $0.5 million to $3.4 million for the year
ended December 31, 1997 from $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 1996,
primarily due to increased loan originations and increased staff levels
necessitated thereby.
General and administrative expenses increased $1.1 million to $2.5 million
for the year ended December 31, 1997 from $1.4 million for the year ended
December 31, 1996, primarily due to increased loan originations.
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Occupancy costs increased $293,000 to $693,000 for the year ended December
31, 1997 from $400,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996 due to an increase
in the space leased by the Company.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 COMPARED TO THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 10, 1995
(INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 1995
Revenues. The following table sets forth the components of the Company's
revenues for the periods indicated. Because the Company had no securitization
transactions for the year ended December 31, 1996 or the period from January 10,
1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995, gain on sale of mortgage loans for those
periods reflects only whole loan sales:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 10, 1995
(INCEPTION) TO YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1995 1996
------------------- ------------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
Gain on sales of mortgage loans.................. $3,326 $ 8,392
Interest income.................................. 678 1,464
Other............................................ 344 700
------ -------
$4,348 $10,556
====== =======
</TABLE>
The increase in revenues was primarily due to increased mortgage loan
originations and gains on sale of mortgage loans and to the fact that fiscal
year 1995 does not represent a full year of operations. Mortgage loan
originations increased $319 million to $621 million for the year ended December
31, 1996 from $302 million for the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) to
December 31, 1995.
The following table sets forth the components of the gain on sale of loans
for the periods indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 10, 1995
(INCEPTION) TO YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1995 1996
------------------- ------------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
Cash gain from whole loan sales.................. $ 4,485 $ 7,819
Provision for losses............................. -- (30)
Nonrefundable fees............................... 143 5,871
Origination costs................................ (1,332) (5,334)
Hedging gain (loss).............................. 30 66
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$ 3,326 $ 8,392
======= =======
</TABLE>
Gains or losses from whole loan sales of mortgage loans are recognized at
the date of settlement and are based on the excess of the cash received and the
assets retained over the carrying value of the related loans sold. Gain on sales
of mortgage loans increased $5.1 million to $8.4 million for the year ended
December 31, 1996 from $3.3 million for the period from January 10, 1995
(inception) to December 31, 1995. This increase was due primarily to increased
mortgage loan originations and increased whole mortgage loan sales. There can be
no assurance that the Company will recognize comparable levels of gain on sales
of mortgage loans in future periods.
The Company maintains an allowance for estimated losses related to possible
off-balance sheet recourse associated with the potential repurchase of loans
that were sold through whole loan sales transactions. In the normal course of
its business, the Company may be required to repurchase loans sold to investors
through whole loan sales if any of the representations and warranties made by
the Company regarding the loans are untrue in any material respect. The
Company's determination of the level of allowance for repurchase losses is based
upon historical experience, the level of repurchase requests from investors, the
Company's evaluation of potential repurchase liability during the course of its
own review and industry statistics for projected losses related to
representations and warranties made to whole loan purchasers of similar loans.
This provision is
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charged against gain on sale of loans and credited to the allowance for
repurchase losses in other liabilities. The establishment of a provision for
losses of $0 and $30,000 for the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) to
December 31, 1995 and year ended December 31, 1996, respectively, reflects the
significant increase in the whole loan sales activities in 1996. The Company did
not have any charge-offs for the year ended December 31, 1996 and the period
from January 10, 1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995. See Note 12 to the
Financial Statements.
Nonrefundable fees generated primarily from origination fees paid by
borrowers are deferred until the related loans are sold and at such time are
recognized as an adjustment to gain on sale of mortgage loans. The increase in
nonrefundable fees to $5.9 million for the year ended December 31, 1996 from
$143,000 for the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995
was due to increases in loan originations and whole loan sales.
Direct costs associated with the origination of mortgage loans, which
include commissions and certain other compensation costs, as well as certain
fees and a portion of the Company's other expenses directly related to
originations, are deferred and recognized as an adjustment to gain on sale of
mortgage loans when the loans are sold. The increase in direct origination costs
to $5.3 million for the year ended December 31, 1996 from $1.3 million for the
period from January 10, 1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995 was the result of
increases in commission and staffing costs related to the increases in loan
origination volume.
Hedging gains or losses are related to activities designed to mitigate a
portion of the interest rate risk on fixed rate mortgage loans held by the
Company prior to sale or securitization and are recognized as an adjustment to
gain on sales of mortgage loans when the hedged loans are sold. The increase in
hedging gain to $66,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996 from $30,000 for
the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995 was due to the
increase in interest rates in 1996. See "Risk Factors -- Risk of Changes in
Prevailing Interest Rates; Hedging Risks" and "Business -- Hedging Strategy."
Interest income increased $786,000 to $1,464,000 for the year ended
December 31, 1996 from $678,000 for the period from January 10, 1995 (inception)
to December 31, 1995 as a result of the increase in loan originations during the
period.
Other income, which is composed of investment income and escrow fees
increased $356,000 to $700,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996 from
$344,000 for the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995,
primarily as a result of increased escrow fees generated prior to the transfer
of escrow division activities to DiTech Escrow Corporation in August 1996.
Expenses. The following table sets forth the components of the Company's
expenses for the periods indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 10, 1995
(INCEPTION) TO YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1995 1996
------------------- ------------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
Advertising.................................... $1,119 $3,187
Interest....................................... 634 1,413
Personnel...................................... 725 2,911
General and administrative..................... 808 1,431
Occupancy...................................... 151 400
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$3,437 $9,342
====== ======
</TABLE>
Total expenses increased by $5.9 million to $9.3 million for the year ended
December 31, 1996 from $3.4 million for the period from January 10, 1995
(inception) to December 31, 1995. This increase is related to increased mortgage
loan originations and advertising costs and to the fact that fiscal year 1995
does not represent a full year of operations. These expenses exclude a portion
of commissions and certain personnel
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costs, as well as certain fees and a portion of the Company's other expenses
directly related to originations, which are deferred and recognized as an
adjustment to gain on sale of mortgage loans when the loans are sold.
Advertising costs increased $2.1 million to $3.2 million for the year ended
December 31, 1996 from $1.1 million for the period from January 10, 1995
(inception) to December 31, 1995 due to increased cable television and radio
advertising in new and existing markets.
Interest expenses increased $779,000 to $1.4 million for the year ended
December 31, 1996 from $634,000 for the period from January 10, 1995 (inception)
to December 31, 1995 due to increased warehouse line borrowings necessary to
support the increase in loan originations.
Personnel expenses increased $2.2 million to $2.9 million for the year
ended December 31, 1996 from $725,000 million for the period from January 10,
1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995, primarily due to increased loan
originations.
General and administrative expenses increased $623,000 to $1.4 million for
the year ended December 31, 1996 from $808,000 for the period from January 10,
1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995, primarily due to increased loan
originations and increased staff levels necessitated thereby.
Occupancy costs increased $249,000 to $400,000 for the year ended December
31, 1996 from $151,000 for the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) to
December 31, 1995 due to an increase in the space leased by the Company.
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SELECTED QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth results of operations for each of the
Company's last nine quarters. In the opinion of management, the information has
been presented on the same basis as the Financial Statements appearing elsewhere
in this Prospectus, and includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal
recurring adjustments and accruals, that the Company considers necessary for a
fair presentation. The unaudited quarterly information should be read in
conjunction with the Financial Statements and the related Notes appearing
elsewhere in this Prospectus. The operating results for any quarter are not
necessarily indicative of results for any future period.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
1996 1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 1997
--------- -------- ------------- ------------ --------- -------- -------------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
STATEMENT OF EARNINGS DATA:
Revenues:
Gain on sales of mortgage
loans...................... $ 2,886 $ 1,186 $ 1,494 $ 2,826 $ 3,452 $ 2,469 $ 2,812
Interest income.............. 474 306 261 423 712 1,070 3,014
Other(1)..................... 508 97 19 76 6 23 43
-------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total revenues......... 3,868 1,589 1,774 3,325 4,170 3,562 5,869
Expenses:
Advertising.................. 967 891 662 667 973 1,268 1,764
Interest..................... 513 262 259 379 632 769 2,099
Personnel.................... 918 433 462 1,098 441 574 909
General & administrative..... 434 396 311 290 456 500 675
Occupancy.................... 103 100 92 105 110 131 174
-------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total expenses......... 2,935 2,082 1,786 2,539 2,612 3,242 5,621
Earnings (loss) before taxes... 933 (493) (12) 786 1,558 320 248
Income taxes (benefit)......... 80 (18) (1) 1 60 47 62
-------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net earnings (loss).... $ 853 $ (475) $ (11) $ 785 $ 1,498 $ 273 $ 186
======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== ========
Basic and diluted earnings per
share........................ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== ========
Distributions(2)............... -- -- $ 81 $ 400 $ 400 $ 273 --
======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== ========
PRO FORMA EARNINGS DATA:
Earnings:
Earnings (loss) before income
taxes...................... $ 933 $ (493) $ (12) $ 786 $ 1,558 $ 320 $ 248
Pro forma income taxes(3).... 384 (203) (5) 324 655 135 104
-------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net earnings............... $ 549 $ (290) $ (7) $ 462 $ 903 $ 185 $ 144
======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== ========
Earnings per share:
Pro forma basic and diluted
earnings per share(4)...... $ $ $ $ $ $ $
======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== ========
<CAPTION>
FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED
------------------------
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31,
1997 1998
------------ ---------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
STATEMENT OF EARNINGS DATA:
Revenues:
Gain on sales of mortgage
loans...................... $ 15,497 $ 6,969
Interest income.............. 3,671 5,124
Other(1)..................... 64 192
-------- --------
Total revenues......... 19,232 12,285
Expenses:
Advertising.................. 2,304 3,798
Interest..................... 2,616 3,950
Personnel.................... 1,495 1,406
General & administrative..... 913 1,159
Occupancy.................... 278 288
-------- --------
Total expenses......... 7,606 10,601
Earnings (loss) before taxes... 11,626 1,684
Income taxes (benefit)......... 250 60
-------- --------
Net earnings (loss).... $ 11,376 $ 1,624
======== ========
Basic and diluted earnings per
share........................ $ $
======== ========
Distributions(2)............... -- --
======== ========
PRO FORMA EARNINGS DATA:
Earnings:
Earnings (loss) before income
taxes...................... $ 11,626 $ 1,684
Pro forma income taxes(3).... 4,889 708
-------- --------
Net earnings............... $ 6,737 $ 976
======== ========
Earnings per share:
Pro forma basic and diluted
earnings per share(4)...... $ $
======== ========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
SUPPLEMENTAL PRO FORMA EARNINGS DATA:
Net earnings as reported.................... $ 1,624
Establishment of deferred income tax
liability................................. 6,279
--------
Supplemental pro forma net loss............. $ (4,655)
--------
Supplemental pro forma basic and diluted
loss per share(4)......................... $
========
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED
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MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
1996 1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 1997
--------- -------- ------------- ------------ --------- -------- -------------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING STATISTICS:
Mortgage loan originations(5)
Prime first mortgage loans... $257,733 $107,533 $92,370 $129,689 $185,155 $126,840 $284,111
HLTV first mortgage loans.... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HLTV second mortgage loans... -- -- 963 7,044 13,706 37,066 54,023
Equity lines(6).............. 3,363 10,302 3,728 4,525 4,801 3,972 2,420
Subprime first and second
mortgage loans............. -- -- 2,464 1,311 359 6,811 10,506
-------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total loan
originations......... $261,096 $117,835 $99,525 $142,569 $204,021 $174,689 $351,060
======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== ========
Mortgage loan origination count
Prime first mortgage loans... 1,613 636 550 732 1,079 713 1,405
HLTV first mortgage loans.... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HLTV second mortgage loans... -- -- 35 200 389 952 1,230
Equity lines................. 115 287 106 100 117 79 60
Subprime first and second
mortgage loans............. -- -- 25 6 5 89 114
-------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total mortgage loan
origination count.... 1,728 923 716 1,038 1,590 1,833 2,809
======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== ========
Whole loan sales(7)
Prime first mortgage loans... $257,396 $116,524 $94,532 $115,422 $179,118 $122,194 $226,478
HLTV first mortgage loans.... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HLTV second mortgage loans... -- -- -- 4,326 7,333 7,455 581
Equity lines(6).............. 1,735 3,829 3,089 4,512 5,549 5,130 1,872
Subprime first and second
mortgage loans............. -- -- 1,658 1,498 365 5,670 7,329
-------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total loan sales
volume............... $259,131 $120,353 $99,279 $125,758 $192,365 $140,449 $236,260
======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== ========
Whole loan sales count
Prime first mortgage loans... 1,612 703 559 674 1,017 715 1,163
HLTV first mortgage loans.... -- -- -- -- -- --
HLTV second mortgage loans... -- -- -- 131 195 217 11
Equity lines................. 87 300 115 122 152 133 58
Subprime first and second
mortgage loans............. -- -- 15 13 1 71 87
-------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total loan sales
count................ 1,699 1,003 689 940 1,365 1,136 1,319
======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== ========
Loan sales through
securitization volume........ -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Loan sales through
securitization count......... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Average initial principal
balance per loan
Prime first mortgage loans... $ 160 $ 169 $ 168 $ 177 $ 172 $ 178 $ 202
HLTV first mortgage loans.... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HLTV second mortgage loans... -- -- 28 35 35 39 44
Equity lines(6).............. 29 36 35 45 41 50 40
Subprime first and second
mortgage loans............. -- -- 99 218 72 77 92
Weighted average cumulative
initial loan to value ratio
Prime first mortgage loans... 73% 76% 77% 76% 75% 75% 74%
HLTV first mortgage loans.... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HLTV second mortgage
loans(8)................... -- -- 109 107 110 110 110
Equity lines(9).............. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subprime first mortgage
loans...................... -- -- 73 82 72 63 73
Weighted average interest rates
Prime first mortgage loans... 7.41% 8.02% 8.33% 7.89% 7.97% 8.05% 7.74%
HLTV first mortgage
loans(10).................. -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HLTV second mortgage loans... -- -- 14.47 14.01 13.77 13.75 13.09
Equity lines(11)............. 8.70 8.12 9.77 8.97 7.70 8.45 8.15
Subprime first and second
mortgage loans............. -- -- 10.07 9.71 10.64 11.46 11.11
Number of employees............ 186 133 114 127 167 186 232
<CAPTION>
FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED
------------------------
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31,
1997 1998
------------ ---------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
OPERATING STATISTICS:
Mortgage loan originations(5)
Prime first mortgage loans... $355,569 $530,950
HLTV first mortgage loans.... 1,940 5,326
HLTV second mortgage loans... 72,284 93,600
Equity lines(6).............. 3,192 6,526
Subprime first and second
mortgage loans............. 5,954 3,883
-------- --------
Total loan
originations......... $438,939 $640,285
======== ========
Mortgage loan origination count
Prime first mortgage loans... 1,769 2,597
HLTV first mortgage loans.... 10 26
HLTV second mortgage loans... 1,389 1,712
Equity lines................. 81 160
Subprime first and second
mortgage loans............. 57 31
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Total mortgage loan
origination count.... 3,306 4,526
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Whole loan sales(7)
Prime first mortgage loans... $350,637 $490,421
HLTV first mortgage loans.... -- --
HLTV second mortgage loans... 196 --
Equity lines(6).............. 930 2,380
Subprime first and second
mortgage loans............. 6,880 4,495
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Total loan sales
volume............... $358,643 $497,296
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Whole loan sales count
Prime first mortgage loans... 1,730 2,404
HLTV first mortgage loans.... -- --
HLTV second mortgage loans... 2 --
Equity lines................. 37 115
Subprime first and second
mortgage loans............. 69 36
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Total loan sales
count................ 1,838 2,555
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Loan sales through
securitization volume........ $120,000 --
Loan sales through
securitization count......... 2,732 --
Average initial principal
balance per loan
Prime first mortgage loans... $ 201 $ 204
HLTV first mortgage loans.... 194 205
HLTV second mortgage loans... 52 55
Equity lines(6).............. 39 41
Subprime first and second
mortgage loans............. 104 125
Weighted average cumulative
initial loan to value ratio
Prime first mortgage loans... 74% 74%
HLTV first mortgage loans.... 109 113
HLTV second mortgage
loans(8)................... 111 113
Equity lines(9).............. N/A N/A
Subprime first mortgage
loans...................... 73 77
Weighted average interest rates
Prime first mortgage loans... 7.55% 7.29%
HLTV first mortgage
loans(10).................. 8.28 7.40
HLTV second mortgage loans... 12.53 12.67
Equity lines(11)............. 6.49 6.33
Subprime first and second
mortgage loans............. 10.44 9.49
Number of employees............ 267 349
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(1) Amounts reflect operations of DiTech Escrow Corporation as a division of
the Company prior to its incorporation as a separate entity in August 1996.
(2) Distributions have historically been to facilitate the payment of income
taxes of the Selling Stockholder arising in the pass-through of the
Company's federal and state taxable income.
(3) From January 10, 1995 through the Closing Date, the Company elected to be
taxed as an S Corporation for federal income tax purposes. Pro forma
earnings data reflects the conversion from an S Corporation to a C
Corporation and the income tax expense that would have been recorded had
the Company not been taxed as an S Corporation. As a result of terminating
the Company's S Corporation status upon completion of the Offering, the
Company will be required to record a one-time non-cash charge against
earnings for deferred income taxes. This charge will occur in the quarter
ending September 30, 1998 and the year ending December 31, 1998. If this
charge were recorded at March 31, 1998, the amount would have been
approximately $6.3 million. This amount is expected to increase through the
Closing Date depending on the level and nature of the Company's taxable
income from April 1, 1998 to the completion of the Offering. See
"Management's Discussions and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations" and Note 15 to the Financial Statements and Note 5 to the
Condensed Unaudited Financial Statements.
(4) Pro forma earnings or loss per share has been computed by dividing pro
forma net earnings or loss available to the common stockholder by the pro
forma weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding during the
period.
(5) Excludes non-refundable fees and direct costs associated with the
origination of mortgage loans and accrued interest.
(6) With respect to whole loan sales, reflects initial draw, not maximum line
amount. With respect to mortgage loan originations and average initial
principal balance per loan, represents maximum line amount, not initial
draw.
(7) Principal balance of loans at time of sale.
(8) Reflects cumulative loan-to-value ratio, including first mortgages existing
at origination of HLTV second mortgage loan.
(9) Data not available.
(10) Reflects effect of introductory rate. HLTV first mortgage loans are
adjustable rate loans that adjust after 6 or 24 months to LIBOR plus a
margin that varies depending on borrower qualifications.
(11) Reflects introductory three-month rate. Home equity lines of credit are
adjustable rate loans that adjust after three months and every 30 days
thereafter to Bank of America's "prime" rate plus a margin varying from
0.25% to 4.50%.
The foregoing unaudited quarterly information demonstrates the variability
of the Company's performance. During periods of increasing interest rates, such
as the quarters ended June 30, 1996, September 30, 1996 and June 30, 1997, the
dollar amount of the Company's loan originations has been negatively affected.
However, since the Company's introduction of its HLTV second mortgage loan
program in late 1996, the number of loans originated by the Company has
increased each quarter. While the dollar amount of originations decreased for
the quarter ended June 30, 1997 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1997,
the number of originations increased for the same comparative period. This was
due to the increased number of HLTV second mortgage loan originations during the
quarter ended June 30, 1997. The three month period ended June 30, 1997 is the
only period since the introduction of HLTV second mortgage loans in which the
number of HLTV second mortgage loans originated exceeded the number of prime
first mortgage loans originated.
The Company's experience is consistent with the general trend that prime
first mortgage loan activity declines in periods of increasing interest rates as
refinancing becomes less desirable and first-time and move-up homebuyers are
less able to afford mortgage loans. Because of the Company's dependence on prime
first mortgage loan whole loan sales for cash flow, cash flow may be negatively
impacted in periods of increasing interest rates. An increase in the relative
mix of HLTV second mortgage loans as compared to prime first
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mortgage loans during periods of increasing interest rates may also have the
effect of increasing the Company's reliance on securitization as a source of
revenue.
YEAR 2000 PROBLEM
The Company recognizes the need to ensure its operations will not be
adversely impacted by the Year 2000 Problem. The Company has assessed its
primary computer applications (including its loan origination and processing
systems) in order to ascertain their continued functionality and is repairing
any discovered deficiencies. The Company's current loan origination and
processing system may have a Year 2000 Problem. However, management expects to
complete a transition to a new loan origination and processing system that
management has been assured does not have a Year 2000 Problem by the third
quarter of 1998. No assurance can be given that the Company will be able to
complete the transition to its new loan origination and processing system.
Furthermore, while the Company has been assured by the vendor of its new loan
origination and processing system that the new system does not have a Year 2000
Problem, no assurance can be given that such system will not have a Year 2000
Problem in the Company's operating environment. An assessment of the Company's
ancillary computer applications and the readiness of external entities which it
interfaces with, such as vendors, counter parties, payment systems, and others,
is ongoing. The Company does not currently anticipate that the overall costs
associated with Year 2000 remediation will be material to the Company's results
of operations, financial condition or business prospects. However, significant
uncertainty exists concerning the potential costs and effects associated with
the Year 2000 Problem. Any Year 2000 Problem of the Company or any of the
external entities with which the Company interfaces could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and
business prospects.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's sources of cash flow include gain on sale of mortgage loans,
net interest income and borrowings. The Company's uses of cash include the
funding of mortgage loan originations, payment of interest, repayment of amounts
borrowed under warehouse lines of credit, operating and administrative expenses,
income taxes and capital expenditures.
Cash and cash equivalents were $5.9 million, $7.5 million, $1.6 million and
$405,000 at March 31, 1998, December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The
Company received cash proceeds from the whole loan sales of mortgage loans of
$497 million, $928 million, $604 million and $281 million during the three
months ended March 31, 1998 and for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996
and for the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995
respectively, representing the principal balance of loans sold in whole loan
sales. The Company received cash gain on sales on such sale of loans of $8.9
million, $15.8 million, $7.8 million and $4.5 million, respectively. A
significant amount of the Company's loan production in any month is funded
during the last several business days of that month.
The Company's ability to continue to originate loans is dependent in large
part upon its ability to sell the mortgage loans at par or for a premium in the
secondary market in order to generate cash proceeds to repay borrowings under
the warehouse facility, thereby creating borrowing capacity to fund new
originations. The value of and market for the Company's loans are dependent upon
a number of factors, including the borrower credit risk classification,
loan-to-value ratios and interest rates, general economic conditions, warehouse
facility interest rates and governmental regulations. See "Risk
Factors -- Dependence on Loan Sales and HLTV Securitizations."
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The Company has established the following warehouse credit facilities to
allow it to continue to sell and pool loans and fund additional originations:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OUTSTANDING
BALANCE AS OF
CREDIT LIMIT MARCH 31, 1998 INDEX/ COMMITMENT
LENDER ($000) ($000) MARGIN EXPIRATION DATE
------ ------------ --------------- ------ ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc..... $ 50,000(1) $ 78,244 Commercial paper February 1999
plus 1.00% or
1.50%(2)
PaineWebber Real Estate Securities, LIBOR plus 1.00% Uncommitted(3)
Inc................................. 275,000 175,130 (Prime first
mortgage loans)
LIBOR Plus 1.75%
(HLTV mortgage
loans)
Nikko Financial Services, Inc......... 100,000 28,162 LIBOR plus 1.25% Uncommitted(3)
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Totals....................... $425,000 $281,536
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(1) GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. ("GE") has, in its sole discretion, from
time-to-time allowed the Company to exceed its credit limit for short
periods of time.
(2) The margin for advances under the GE warehouse credit facility is 1.00% for
advances funded by cashier's check and 1.50% for advances funded by wire
transfer.
(3) An uncommitted facility is one in which the lender has no obligation to make
loans, even if the borrower complies with the terms of the facility. Loans
are at the lender's sole discretion.
The Company currently has a $50 million warehouse credit facility with GE
(the "GE Facility"), which is secured by loans originated by the Company and
expires on February 28, 1999. The GE Facility is a committed facility and bears
interest at the Cooper River Funding, Inc. commercial paper rate plus 1.00% for
advances funded by cashier's check and 1.50% for advances funded by wire
transfer.
In July 1997 the Company entered into a $90 million warehouse credit
facility with PWRES (the "PaineWebber Facility"), which is secured by loans
originated by the Company. In October 1997 the PaineWebber Facility was
increased to $110 million, and in February 1998 it was increased to $275
million. The PaineWebber Facility is an uncommitted facility and bears interest
at the London InterBank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 1.00% for prime first
mortgage loan and LIBOR plus 1.75% for HLTV mortgage loans. As of March 31,
1998, approximately $175.1 million was outstanding under this credit facility.
The Company currently has a $100 million mortgage finance facility with
Nikko Financial Services, Inc. (the "Nikko Facility"), which is secured by loans
originated by the Company and expires on August 22, 1998. The Nikko Facility is
an uncommitted facility and bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.25%. As of March 31,
1998, $28.2 million was outstanding under the Nikko Facility.
The Company's warehouse credit facility lenders have security interests in
the loans funded utilizing their respective facilities and, in certain
instances, on other assets of the Company. The warehouse credit and repurchase
facilities are currently personally guaranteed by Mr. Reddam. However, the
Company expects that Mr. Reddam will be released from his guarantees
concurrently with the consummation of the Offering.
The documents governing the warehouse credit facilities also contain
certain compensating balance requirements and restrictive financial and other
covenants that require the Company to, among other requirements, restrict
dividends (except dividends for income tax payments to the sole stockholder),
deposit an amount with the lender that is restricted in use until the notes
payable have been fully paid, maintain certain levels of net worth, liquidity,
debt to net worth ratios and maintenance of compliance with regulatory and
investor requirements. At March 31, 1998, the Company believes that it was
substantially in compliance with the financial and other covenants under its
warehouse credit facilities except for net worth required by one of the
warehouse credit facility lenders. On April 1, 1998, the lender updated the
required net worth ratio, and the Company believes that it is in compliance with
the revised net worth requirements.
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The Company also has a residual financing agreement with PWRES pursuant to
which PWRES, in its sole discretion, provides the Company with financing secured
by the Residuals. Advances under the residual financing agreement are based upon
the amount of loans securitized. These advances are repayable on demand by the
lender and are subject to renewal on a monthly basis. See Note 6 to the
Financial Statements and Note 4 to the Condensed Unaudited Financial Statements.
The Company believes that cash flow from operations, including the net
proceeds from whole loan sales, one or more securitization transactions and the
borrowings available under the warehouse credit facilities will be sufficient to
fund cash needs and capital expenditures for the next 12 months.
ACCOUNTING CONSIDERATIONS
On January 1, 1996, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation." Under SFAS 123 compensation expense would be recorded
on the date a stock-based award is granted only if the current market price of
the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price of the stock-based award. SFAS
123 permits entities to recognize as expense over the vesting period the fair
value of all stock-based awards on the date of grant. Alternatively, SFAS 123
also allows entities to apply the provisions of APB 25 and provide pro forma net
earnings and pro forma net earnings per share disclosures for employee stock
options and grants made as if the fair-value-based method defined in SFAS 123
had been applied. The Company has elected to apply the provisions of APB 25 and
comply with the pro forma disclosure provisions of SFAS 123. As of June 30, 1998
the Company has not issued any stock-based compensation, however, with the close
of the Offering the Company intends to grant stock-based compensation to certain
employees at which time the disclosure provisions of SFAS 123 will be adopted
and such compensation will be accounted for under APB 25.
On January 1, 1998 the Company adopted SFAS No. 130, "Reporting
Comprehensive Income." SFAS 130 establishes standards for reporting and display
of comprehensive income and its components (revenues, expenses, gains and
losses) in a full set of general-purpose financial statements. SFAS 130 requires
that all items that are required to be recognized under accounting standards as
components of comprehensive income be reported in a financial statement that is
displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements.
Reclassification of financial statements for earlier periods provided for
comparative purposes is required. The implementation of SFAS 130 did not have a
material effect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.
On January 1, 1998 the Company adopted SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures About
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information." SFAS 131 establishes
standards for the way that public business enterprises report information about
operating segments in annual financial statements and requires that those
enterprises report selected information about operating segments in interim
financial reports issued to stockholders. It also establishes standards for
related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and major
customers. SFAS 131 need not be applied to interim financial statements in the
year of adoption, but comparative information for interim periods in the initial
years of adoption shall be reported in financial statements in the second year
following adoption. Management is in the process of assessing the impact of the
disclosures required in the Company's 1998 annual financial statements.
INCOME TAXES
From the Company's inception on January 10, 1995 until the Closing Date,
the Company has elected to be treated for federal income and certain state tax
purposes as an S Corporation under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code and
comparable state laws. As a result, the Company's provisions for income taxes
during that period reflect modest corporate level state franchise taxes. The
taxable income of the Company during such periods has been included in the
individual taxable income of its stockholders for federal and state income tax
purposes. See Note 15 to the Financial Statements and Note 5 to the Condensed
Unaudited Financial Statements.
Following termination of the Company's S Corporation status, the Company
will become subject to full corporate federal and state income taxes. In
conjunction with the termination of the Company's S Corporation status, the
Company will record a one-time charge to earnings in the third quarter of 1998
related to temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases
of existing assets and liabilities. If the
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Company had been fully subject to federal and state income taxes, net earnings
on a pro forma basis would have been $536,000, $714,000, $8.0 million and
$976,000 in 1995, 1996, 1997 and for the three months ended March 31, 1998,
respectively. See Note 15 to the Financial Statements and Note 5 to the
Condensed Unaudited Financial Statements.
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BUSINESS
GENERAL
Introduction. The Company is a specialty finance company engaged in the
business of marketing, directly originating, selling and servicing mortgage
loans. The Company's direct marketing strategy uses extensive national cable
television and radio advertising in order to build name recognition. The Company
offers borrowers a wide range of mortgage products, which currently includes
prime first mortgage loans, prime HLTV first and second mortgage loans and, to a
lesser extent, prime home equity lines of credit and subprime first and subprime
HLTV second mortgage loans. The Company's advertisements solicit potential
borrowers to call the Company's toll-free telephone number (1-800-71-FIXED) or
to visit the Company's internet web site. During the five-quarter period ended
March 31, 1998, the Company directly originated approximately 95% of its loans.
In April 1995, the Company began originating loans secured by properties in
the Southern California market. Since then, the Company has steadily expanded
across the United States, originating $302 million in loans secured by
properties in 7 states in 1995, $621 million in loans secured by properties in
46 states plus the District of Columbia in 1996, $1.2 billion in loans secured
by properties in 49 states plus the District of Columbia in 1997 and $640
million in loans secured by properties in 49 states plus the District of
Columbia for the three-month period ended March 31, 1998.
The Company sells substantially all of the prime first mortgage loans it
originates through whole loan sales, servicing released. The whole loan sales,
together with the Company's warehouse lines of credit, historically have
provided positive operating cash flow to support the Company's operations and
enabled it to pool its more profitable HLTV second mortgage loans for sale or
securitization. For the year ended December 31, 1997, the Company sold $1.0
billion of loans that it originated, of which $927.7 million were sold through
whole loan sales and $120.0 million were sold through a securitization
transaction. For the three-month period ended March 31, 1998, the Company sold
$497.3 million of loans through whole loan sales.
For the year ended December 31, 1997, the Company had revenues of $32.8
million and pre-tax earnings of $13.8 million. For the three-month period ended
March 31, 1998, the Company had revenues of $12.3 million and pre-tax earnings
of $1.7 million.
Strategy. The Company pursues a business strategy that includes:
- Creating strong name recognition through the addition of new and
innovative products, and advertising prices directly to consumers through
targeted, direct-response, radio and cable television advertising.
- Targeting sophisticated, experienced customers with superior credit who
are seeking loans at competitive interest rates.
- Originating loans directly to borrowers without incurring the cost of
mortgage loan brokers or other intermediaries, thus reducing the
potential for adverse loan selection and the risk of broker fraud.
- Utilizing a highly efficient, centralized operation to reduce overhead.
- Responding rapidly and effectively to evolving market conditions,
mortgage products and demand through a varied product offering.
- Providing prospective borrowers no risk and low cost loan origination
processing by offering to advance the cost of the prospective borrowers'
credit report and property appraisal.
- Increasing penetration of existing geographic markets, particularly
outside of California, in order to reduce the Company's current
concentration in California and thereby mitigate risks associated with
local and regional economic cycles.
- Developing an efficient and effective in-house servicing capability.
Loan Products. The Company targets high credit quality borrowers by
offering loans at competitive interest rates. The Company utilizes the credit
scoring methodology developed by FICO as a significant component of its
evaluation of potential borrowers' credit. Approximately 99% of all loans
originated by the
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Company during the three-month period ended March 31, 1998 were made to
borrowers who the Company considers to be "prime" or "A" credit borrowers. With
respect to first mortgage loans, management generally considers "prime" or "A"
borrowers to be those borrowers whose loans are acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC for
purchase or loans that are acceptable to private investors under their
nonconforming prime purchase programs. With respect to HLTV second mortgages
loans, management generally considers "prime" or "A" borrowers to be those
borrowers with FICO scores of 640 or greater.
While prime first mortgage loans were the Company's first product and
historically have been the Company's primary product, both in terms of number
and dollar amount of loans, the Company has steadily expanded into HLTV second
mortgage loans targeted at high quality credit borrowers with little or no
equity in their homes. Customers for prime first mortgage loans are typically
seeking to purchase new homes or to refinance the mortgage on their existing
homes, whereas customers for HLTV second mortgage loans are typically seeking to
consolidate high interest credit card debt or seeking funds for home improvement
or other consumer purposes. Because HLTV borrowers typically have little or no
equity in their homes, the Company relies principally upon the creditworthiness
of borrowers for repayment of HLTV second mortgage loans. For the year ended
December 31, 1997, the Company originated 4,966 prime first mortgage loans in
the aggregate dollar amount of $952 million and 3,960 HLTV second mortgage loans
in the aggregate dollar amount of $177 million. For the three-month period ended
March 31, 1998, the Company originated 2,597 prime first mortgage loans in the
aggregate dollar amount of $531 million and 1,712 HLTV second mortgage loans in
the aggregate dollar amount of $94 million.
The Company believes its consumer direct origination channels, high credit
quality customer base and reputation for competitive financial products will
allow it to meet consumers' needs in various markets and interest rate
environments. In November 1997, the Company introduced its "Dream" loan, which
is an HLTV first mortgage loan that allows a high credit quality borrower to
borrow up to 125% of the lesser of the purchase price or the appraised value of
a new home. Management believes that its Dream loan will appeal to high credit
quality homeowners who reside in areas in which property values have declined
and to high credit quality first-time homebuyers in high property value areas
who do not have the down payment that has traditionally been required. For the
three-month period ended March 31, 1998, the Company originated 26 such loans in
an aggregate amount of $5.3 million.
During 1996 the Company began to offer subprime first mortgage loans (3% of
the number and 2% of the dollar amount of loans originated for the year ended
December 31, 1997), in order to accommodate the small portion of its borrowers
who do not qualify for a prime loan. The Company also recently introduced its
"Reward" loan program, which is a subprime HLTV second mortgage loan program.
Reward loans are limited to 110% combined loan-to-value ratio. As an incentive
to Reward loan customers, a portion of the origination fees are rebated to the
borrower two years after the origination date if the loan is still outstanding
and if the borrower is current on his or her payments. The Company is
considering a similar rebate program for its HLTV second mortgage loan programs.
Loan Sales. The Company sells its prime first mortgage loans, home equity
lines of credit and most subprime mortgage loans on a whole loan basis to third
party investors, servicing released. During the year ended December 31, 1997 and
the three months ended March 31, 1998, the Company received cash gain premiums
from whole loan sales of 1.70% and 1.71%, respectively, of the principal balance
sold.
As a fundamental part of its business and financing strategy, the Company
intends to sell substantially all of its HLTV first and second mortgage loans
through securitization transactions. As of March 31, 1998, the Company had
securitized $120 million of HLTV second mortgage loans and no HLTV first
mortgage loans. In a loan securitization, the Company sells loans that it has
originated to a trust for cash (generated by the issuance of bonds or
certificates by the trust) and a retained interest in the loans securitized
("Residuals"). The Residuals are generally subordinate to the senior bonds
issued by the trust, such that the Residuals will absorb all losses before the
investors in the senior bonds issued by the trust incur any losses. The net gain
recognized by the Company on the loan securitization represents the excess of
the cash received and the assets retained by the Company (Residuals and any
mortgage servicing assets) over the carrying value of the loans sold less
transaction costs.
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The Company accounts for the Residuals as trading assets and estimates the
fair value of the Residuals using the Cash Out Method which involves calculating
the present value of the estimated expected future cash flows received by the
Company after being released from the trust using a discount rate the Company
believes market participants would use for similar financial instruments. The
Company's estimate of fair value is very subjective and contingent upon a number
of assumptions about future events, primarily future prepayments and future
losses related to the securitized loans. Should such future events, prepayments
or losses be different from those assumed the fair value of the residual will
have to be re-estimated and the resulting change in the fair value estimate may
have a material effect on the financial position and results of operation of the
Company. See "Risk Factors -- Substantial Risks Associated with Securitizations"
and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations -- Loan Sales and Securitization."
The Company recognized net gains on sales from its October 1997
securitization in an amount equal to approximately 8.3% of the unpaid principal
balance of the securitized loans, excluding non-refundable fees and direct loan
origination costs recognized on such sales. Such net gains consisted of the
Residual (approximately 10.1% of the unpaid principal balance of the securitized
loans) plus servicing rights (approximately 0.7% of such unpaid principal
balance) at the close of securitization minus securitization transaction costs,
accrued interest contributed and prefunding interest expenses (which aggregated
approximately 2.5% of such unpaid principal balance).
Servicing. In April 1998 the Company established a loan servicing center in
Mountainside, New Jersey, where the Company services Company-originated HLTV
first and second mortgage loans. The loan servicing center is staffed by
experienced servicing representatives. Management believes that the efficiency
of its loan servicing efforts will be enhanced by the fact that the majority of
the Company's HLTV mortgage loans provide for automatic funds transfer from the
borrower's bank account. Also, the Company recently reached an agreement with
GMAC for GMAC to perform certain servicing oversight functions on an interim
basis with respect to the Company's HLTV mortgage loans, including those loans
included in the Company's October 1997 securitization. Under the arrangement,
GMAC will monitor the Company's servicing operation until various rating
agencies determine that the Company has established an adequate servicing
history. See "-- Loan Servicing" and "Risk Factors -- Recent Commencement of
Servicing Operations." The Company's non-HLTV loans are typically sold
servicing-released through whole loan sales within 30 days following
origination, and are currently serviced at its headquarters in Irvine,
California.
Tax Status. Since its inception, the Company has elected to be treated for
federal income and certain state tax purposes as an S Corporation under
Subchapter S of the Code. In connection with the Offering, the Company expects
to terminate its S Corporation status. As a result, for the quarter in which the
Offering closes, the Company will record a one-time non-cash charge to earnings
for deferred income taxes based upon the change in the Company's status to a C
Corporation. If such a charge had been recorded at March 31, 1998, the amount
charged to earnings would have been approximately $6.3 million. If the Closing
Date had occurred on June 30, 1998, the Company estimates that the amount of the
charge would have increased by approximately $3.4 million to $9.7 million. This
amount is expected to increase by the amount of any deferred income taxes
related to any earnings from July 1, 1998 through the Closing Date. See "Prior S
Corporation Status," "Risk Factors -- One-Time Deferred Income Tax Charge will
Reduce the Company's Earnings and May Cause a Loss in the Third Quarter of
1998," Note 15 to the Financial Statements and Note 5 to the Condensed Unaudited
Financial Statements.
MARKETING/ADVERTISING
The Company generates its customer contacts through a nationwide cable
television and radio advertising campaign. Direct response advertisements on
television and radio generate leads by asking customers to call the Company
toll-free at 1-800-71-FIXED.
The Company's advertising campaign portrays the Company as one of the lower
priced sources for high credit quality borrowers and the advertisements often
quote that day's interest rates. Management believes that competing direct
response retail programs are less likely to be able to quote daily prices
because they have numerous branches and correspondents who are often competing
with their own centralized direct-response
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operation. These different channels typically offer prices that vary according
to each branch and local market conditions. Another benefit of the Company's
price-focused advertising approach is that the Company often attracts customers
who have already started the loan process with a competitor who has quoted a
higher rate. Because such borrowers have already begun the application and
information gathering processes, they are able to complete the loan application
process quickly.
The Company's advertisements serve a dual purpose of quoting price to
generate a direct response and promoting long-term name recognition of the
DiTech name in the target market. During the Company's first year, the majority
of the Company's advertising was on radio, primarily local Los Angeles news
format radio stations. In February 1996 the Company began utilizing radio in
other urban markets around the United States. The Company also began advertising
on national cable television in February 1996. Through its experience, the
Company believes that it has developed a highly effective campaign, by focusing
on the type and style of its ads, time slot selection, media and channel
selection, and other factors. During the last year, the Company has placed its
cable television advertisements mostly on national networks, such as CNN,
CNN-Headline News, CNN-Financial Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox News Network,
Discovery and Nick at Nite. Mr. Reddam has been the spokesperson for most cable
television ads. Radio advertisements are placed primarily on news and talk radio
shows, mostly in urban California markets (Los Angeles, San Diego and San
Francisco). Print advertisements also run in the Los Angeles Times, other major
newspapers in the State of California and the Wall Street Journal. The Company
also has two billboards in Southern California that display the current interest
rate by way of an electronic ticker.
The Company works with an outside advertising agency that manages placement
of all advertisements and tracks and interprets response and conversion rates.
Due to the Company's emphasis on creating name recognition, it continues to
advertise in all rate environments. The Company's marketing strategy allows it
to easily switch between advertisements targeting prime first mortgage loan
customers (more emphasis when rates are decreasing and refinances are up) and
HLTV second mortgage loan customers (more emphasis when rates are increasing and
the refinancing market is not as strong). While management believes that its
existing formula works well, the Company continues to experiment with the
message, time slots, channels and media in an attempt to further improve
response and loan completion rates. For example, as market conditions change,
management may change the creative content as often as every two weeks to find
the most effective advertising message. The Company believes its strategy of
developing name recognition is succeeding. Increasing numbers of callers now say
they are familiar with the DiTech name.
DIRECT LOAN ORIGINATION AND PROCESSING
For the five-quarter period ended March 31, 1998, approximately 95% of the
Company's loans were originated directly, with the loan application and approval
process conducted entirely over the telephone or the internet and by overnight
courier. The remaining 5% of the Company's originations come from a small group
of correspondent lenders who are required to comply with the Company's
underwriting guidelines and then sell the loans they originate to the Company at
a premium to their face value. The Company does not anticipate that its
originations from correspondents will increase significantly in the near future.
The Company has developed a centralized origination and processing operation at
its headquarters, avoiding the substantial overhead of branch offices.
Management believes that its direct loan origination process, provides it with a
cost effective lead generation method that enables it to virtually eliminate the
prospecting aspect of the customer agents' job function. Because customer agents
spend no time actively searching for prospects, they are able to qualify and
originate a large number of applications, which reduces the average labor cost
of origination per loan.
The Company's phones are staffed 24 hours per day from 6:00 a.m. Monday
through 9:00 p.m. Friday and from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Calls are routed directly to customer service agents, who qualify the borrower
and determine where the caller heard about the Company. The Company generally
advances all up-front fees (credit report and appraisal) required to get the
origination process started. The decision to advance up-front fees reduces
selling barriers because the customer has no up-front out-of-pocket costs or
cancellation fees.
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The Company's internet web site, www.ditechfunding.com, has also become an
increasing source of loan originations. By accessing the Company's internet web
site, potential borrowers can complete and submit an application electronically.
A small percentage of completed applications has been submitted by customers to
the Company over the internet.
Following origination, the Company's processors carry out the majority of
the customer transaction, taking over nearly all client interaction immediately
after the initial application is taken by the customer service agent. Once the
loan application has been taken by the customer agent, the processor takes over
the file, calls the customer within 24 hours, verifies whether the customer has
been contacted by the appraiser and follows up on any open items on a weekly
basis. The Company believes that this proactive and consistent communication
with the borrower promotes a high level of customer satisfaction and confidence
in the loan origination process.
The origination and processing department is set up in teams, with each
team typically including 12 to 15 customer service agents, 10 to 12 loan
processors, an underwriter, a funder and an escrow agent. When an applicant
calls the Company, a customer service agent takes the call and pre-qualifies the
potential borrower. The customer service agent takes the application over the
phone, runs a credit report and verifies that the borrower's debt ratios are
acceptable. If the applicant's credit or ratios do not meet the Company's
underwriting guidelines for prime mortgage loans, the applicant is generally
referred to the subprime lending department. After the initial application
process is completed, the application packet is then sent by overnight courier
to the customer with a return overnight envelope included. The file is then
assigned to a loan processor and a loan file is opened with the Setup
Department, which orders an appraisal and a preliminary title report and
arranges loan closing. When the borrower sends in financial documentation and
signed documents, the processor reviews and prepares the file for submission to
underwriting, and requests any additional documents. The file is then sent to
the underwriter, where it is either approved, denied or suspended for additional
information.
The Company's centralized loan origination and processing approach reduces
the average time to close a loan, which the Company believes leads to higher
loan closing rates. An added benefit of rapid loan processing is reduction in
interest rate market risk. The Company's lock policy stipulates that interest
rates can only be locked for 10 days from the date documents are drawn. Based on
a recent 30-day sampling of loans, the Company's average time from initial
contact to closing for first mortgage loans was 30 days, while the average for
second mortgage loans was 25 days.
PRODUCT TYPES
General. The Company's current products include conforming and
non-conforming prime first mortgage loans, prime HLTV first and second mortgage
loans, subprime first mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit and subprime
HLTV second mortgages. The Company offers a wide variety of interest rate and
points combinations on many of its products so that customers may elect to pay
higher points at closing to secure a lower rate over the life of the loan or pay
a higher interest rate and reduce or eliminate points payable at closing. The
Company sets mortgage loan interest rates and fees after considering several
factors, including the borrower's credit rating and debt ratio, the
loan-to-value ratio of the property and competitive and market conditions.
The majority of the Company's loan originations are prime first mortgage
loans (52% by number of loans originated for the year ended December 31, 1997),
followed by HLTV second mortgage loans (41% by number of loans originated for
the year ended December 31, 1997), home equity lines of credit (4% by number of
loans originated for the year ended December 31, 1997) and subprime first
mortgage loans (3% by number of loans originated for the year ended December 31,
1997). To date, the Company has not originated a material amount of HLTV first
mortgage loans or subprime HLTV second mortgages.
The Company believes that its primary product mix of first mortgage loans
and HLTV second mortgage loans helps to insulate it against interest rate
fluctuations. When interest rates climb and first mortgage loan refinancings
fall off, the Company's advertising is focused more on second mortgage loans,
which have
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historically been less rate sensitive. When interest rates drop and refinancing
demand increases, advertisements target first mortgage loan refinance customers.
Prime First Mortgage Loans. The Company currently offers conforming and
non-conforming first mortgage loans. These loans are offered as 15-year and
30-year fixed rate fully-amortized loans. Conforming loans are loans that
conform to FNMA and FHLMC requirements, including loan limitations of $227,150
for one unit loans, $296,050 for two unit loans, $351,300 for three unit loans
and $436,600 for four unit loans. This product is limited to high credit quality
borrowers with debt ratios of 60% or less. See "Business -- Underwriting
Guidelines and Credit Standards."
HLTV Second Mortgage Loans. The Company currently offers seven primary
classes of HLTV second mortgage loans for which it has established its own
strict credit and underwriting guidelines. See "Business -- Underwriting
Guidelines and Credit Standards." Six of these programs, designated Freedom 1,
Freedom 2, Freedom 3, Freedom 4, Freedom 5 and Freedom H&D 125 programs, are
offered only to high credit quality borrowers. The program grade for which a
borrower is eligible is dependent upon the borrower's debt ratios, housing type,
FICO scores, and other factors. Funds from Freedom 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 loans are
"cash" loans, and proceeds can be used for any purpose, while proceeds from
Freedom H&D 125 loans are primarily for debt consolidation or home improvement.
The maximum combined loan to value ratio for each of these programs is 125%.
Maximum loan amounts range from $50,000 to $150,000 depending on the property
type, cumulative loan-to-value ("CLTV"), program type and FICO score.
As of May 1, 1998, rates offered for the Freedom 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 programs
(660+ FICO) ranged from 8.25% to 16.50%, depending on the number of points paid
by the borrower. Maximum debt ratios for these programs are 50%. The Freedom H&D
125 program requires FICO scores from 640 to 659. As of May 1, 1998, rates
offered for these programs ranged from 13.50% to 14.99%. Maximum debt ratios are
45% on Freedom H&D 125 loans.
HLTV second mortgage loans typically require the maximum prepayment
penalties allowed by each state. Most states generally require that prepayment
penalties expire after one-year, three-year or five-year maximum prepayment
penalty periods. Some states do not allow any prepayment penalty.
HLTV First Mortgage Loans. In September 1997, the Company commenced
marketing of its new "Dream" loan programs, which allow borrowers to borrow up
to 125% of the lesser of the purchase price or the appraised value of a newly
purchased home. These programs are also directed to high credit quality
borrowers. The Dream loan program allows homeowners to purchase a new home of
greater value and use the additional funds to pay down negative equity on a
previous home, consolidate debt or use the funds for furnishings and improvement
of the new home. The Company offers variable rate Dream loans with either
6-month or 2-year fixed rate introduction periods. The borrower's FICO score
must be 660 or higher, and maximum cash out is 25% for single-family detached
residences and 10% for condominiums or planned unit developments. Interest rates
and points charged the borrower approximate subprime rates and vary depending on
FICO score, debt-to-income ratios and other factors. As with the Company's HLTV
second mortgage loans, the Company relies principally on the capacity and
creditworthiness of the borrower for repayment of Dream loans.
Home Equity Lines of Credit. The Company currently offers high credit
quality borrowers seeking second mortgage loans with a combined loan-to-value of
100% or less the option of establishing a home equity line of credit rather than
utilizing the Company's HLTV second mortgage loan program. The Company's home
equity line of credit is an adjustable rate loan, with an introductory rate of
5.99%. Following the initial three months, the interest rate adjusts to Bank of
America's prime rate plus a margin determined on the basis of several factors,
including the borrower's credit history and debt ratio and the property's
combined loan-to-value ratio. The Company has historically sold its home equity
lines of credit to investors on a whole-loan basis, servicing released.
Subprime First Mortgage Loans. Subprime mortgage loans were introduced in
March 1997. These loans are typically made to borrowers with FICO scores below
600, plus some borrowers with marginal FICO scores between 600 and 640. Because
the Company does not target subprime borrowers, these loans are largely the
result of spillover from advertisements directed at "A" borrowers. Currently,
the Company's customer agents
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refer these loans to a separate group within the Company specializing in
subprime mortgage loan programs. Following the implementation of the Company's
new loan origination and processing software system, all agents and processors
will have the added ability to sell directly and process subprime mortgage
loans.
Subprime HLTV Second Mortgage Loans. In May 1998, Company introduced a new
HLTV second mortgage program that allows subprime borrowers to obtain subprime
HLTV second mortgage loans with a combined loan-to-value ratio of up to 110%.
The program, designated a "Reward" loan, was created to capture those applicants
who do not qualify for the Company's "Freedom" loan program. The Reward program
is directed to borrowers with FICO scores between 580 and 639. Reward loans are
limited to $35,000 and debt-to-income ratios may not exceed 45%. Appraisals (or
other acceptable forms of value verification) are required on all Reward loans.
Maximum cash to borrowers for Reward loans is $5,000, with the balance of the
loan specifically designated for payment to creditors.
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES AND CREDIT STANDARDS
The Company currently employs 15 underwriters. The Company's underwriters
have an average of over 5 years underwriting experience and an average of over
10 years in the mortgage industry. The Company's key underwriting factors are
mortgage history, FICO score, debt ratios, disposable income, loan-to-value,
time in home, employment type and history, and occupancy status.
The Company obtains credit information for each applicant from several
sources and generally does not permit the ratio of total monthly debt
obligations to monthly gross income to exceed certain program guidelines. FICO
credit scores are obtained from three different national credit reporting
agencies, with the final credit report reflecting the median credit score.
The Company evaluates its underwriting guidelines on an ongoing basis and
periodically modifies such guidelines to reflect the Company's current
assessment of various issues. Generally, for its prime first mortgage loans,
home equity lines of credit and subprime mortgage loans, the Company adheres to
the standards of its intended buyers. For its HLTV first and second mortgage
loans, the Company has established its own set of underwriting guidelines. The
following table generally describes the Company's underwriting guidelines for
each of its loan products:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MAX BORROWER CREDIT HISTORY
DEBT MAX LOAN --------------------------------
FICO SCORE(1) RATIO(2) AMOUNT FORECLOSURES BANKRUPTCIES
------------- -------- ---------- -------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS (CONFORMING)
C1........................................ 720+ 48%-60% $ 227,150(3) None None within last
7 years
C2........................................ 680-719 44%-50% $ 227,150(3) None None within last
7 years
C3........................................ 620-679 40%-45% $ 227,150(3) None None within last
7 years
FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS (NON-CONFORMING)
J1........................................ 680+ 45%-50% $1,500,000 None None within last
42%(4) 7 years
J2........................................ 620-679 42%-49% $ 650,000 None None within last
7 years
HLTV SECOND MORTGAGE LOANS
Freedom 1................................. 740+ 50% $ 150,000 None None within
last 7 years
Freedom 2................................. 720-739 50% $ 150,000 None None within
last 7 years
Freedom 3................................. 700-719 50% $ 150,000 None Discharged
at least 3 years
Freedom 4................................. 680-699 50% $ 125,000 None Discharged
at least 3 years
Freedom 5................................. 660-679 50% $ 85,000 None Discharged
at least 3 years
Freedom H&D 125........................... 640-659 45% $ 50,000 None None
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MAX BORROWER CREDIT HISTORY
DEBT MAX LOAN --------------------------------
FICO SCORE(1) RATIO(2) AMOUNT FORECLOSURES BANKRUPTCIES
------------- -------- ---------- -------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
HLTV FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS
Dream 1................................... 720+ 45% $ 500,000 None None within last
7 years
Dream 2................................... 680-719 45% $ 375,000 None None within last
7 years
Dream 3................................... 660-679 45% $ 250,000 None None within last
7 years
HOME EQUITY LINES OF CREDIT
A1........................................ 720+ 50% $ 200,000 None None within last
7 years
A2........................................ 680-719 50% $ 200,000 None None within last
7 years
A3........................................ 640-679 50% $ 50,000 None None within last
7 years
SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS
I+........................................ 605+ 45% $ 650,000 None within None within
last 12 months last 12 months
I......................................... 590+ 50% $ 500,000 None within None within
last 12 months last 12 months
II........................................ 560-589 50% $ 500,000 None within None within
last 12 months last 12 months
III....................................... 530-559 50% $ 300,000 None within None within
last 12 months last 12 months
IV........................................ 500-529 50% $ 300,000 None within None within
last 12 months last 12 months
HLTV SUBPRIME SECOND MORTGAGE LOANS
Reward.................................... 580-639 45% $ 35,000 Exception None within
basis only last 12 months
</TABLE>
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(1) Generally represents the FICO score of the primary borrower.
(2) Debt ratio is the ratio of the borrower's monthly debt payments to the
borrower's monthly gross income.
(3) For one unit loans. The limit is $296,050 for two unit loans, $351,300 for
three unit loans and $436,600 for four unit loans.
(4) For borrowers who are unable to provide income verification.
Prime and Subprime First Mortgage Loans. The Company's policy directly
follows investor guidelines for first mortgage loans, generally conforming to
all FHLMC and FNMA guidelines or loans that are acceptable to private investors
under their non-conforming prime mortgage programs. Under the Company's new Loan
Prospector based system, which the Company expects to implement during the
second and third quarters of 1998, all first mortgage loan originations are
evaluated by the software program during origination and processing. Subprime
first mortgage loans are currently originated, processed and underwritten by a
separate group. The Company closely conforms to all investor guidelines on any
subprime products, all of which are sold servicing-released.
HLTV First and Second Mortgage Loans. The Company has established its own
set of credit and underwriting guidelines for HLTV first and second mortgage
loans. Because the Company relies on the borrower's capacity and
creditworthiness for the repayment of HLTV first and second mortgage loans, the
applicant's credit score, rather than the underlying value of the property, is
the primary factor in determining eligibility for HLTV first and second mortgage
loans. With respect to HLTV second mortgage loans, the Freedom 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
programs have the highest requirements, requiring FICO scores over 660. The
Freedom H&D 125 program requires FICO scores of at least 640.
The Company requires that existing mortgage loans be current at the time of
application, with generally no more than one 30-day late mortgage payment in the
past 12 months. For existing non-mortgage credit, minor derogatory items are
acceptable, though in some cases Letters of Explanation ("LOEs") may be required
to explain derogatory items. Collections and/or charge-offs must be brought
current with satisfactory
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LOEs. Installment credit histories can show one 60-day delinquency in the last
12 months and less than 30% of the overall credit history may have been 60 days
delinquent.
With respect to HLTV second mortgage loans, the following table describes
the Company's loan portfolio stratification by FICO score range based on the
loans included in the Company's October 1997 securitization:
PORTFOLIO STRATIFICATION BY FICO SCORE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE AVERAGE WEIGHTED
FICO RANGE NUMBER OF LOANS LOAN AMOUNT CLTV AVERAGE FICO
---------- --------------- ----------- -------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
720+.................... 367 $47,263 108.0% 740
700 - 719............... 316 $46,992 109.7% 708
680 - 699............... 483 $47,326 110.4% 689
660 - 679............... 380 $39,790 112.0% 669
640 - 659............... 378 $34,459 110.9% 649
600 - 639............... 206 $28,521 110.2% 630
</TABLE>
Independent verification of property value is not required on loans of
$35,000 or less or when the applicant's FICO score is above 660. For loans above
$35,000 but less than $50,000, the Company obtains drive-by appraisals, broker
price opinions or comparable determinations of value. For loans above $50,000,
the Company requires a full appraisal or a statistical appraisal based on the
value of similar properties in the same area. Generally, the Company also
requires a title report on the property securing the loan. Hazard insurance is
also required in all cases, as is flood insurance in certain cases.
Exceptions. The Company uses the categories and characteristics described
above as underwriting guidelines only. On a case-by-case basis, the Company's
underwriters may determine that the prospective borrower warrants a risk
category upgrade, a debt service-to-income ratio exception, a pricing exception,
a loan-to-value exception or an exception from certain requirements of a
particular risk category (collectively called an "upgrade" or an "exception").
An upgrade or exception may generally be allowed if the application reflects
certain compensating factors, including among others: low loan-to-value ratio;
stable employment; and the length or residence in the subject property.
Accordingly, the Company may classify certain mortgage loan applications in a
more favorable risk category than other mortgage loan applications that, in the
absence of such compensating factors, would only satisfy the criteria of a less
favorable risk category.
QUALITY CONTROL
Internal Quality Control Policies and Procedures. The Company employs a
wide range of pre-funding and post-funding quality control procedures at various
stages throughout the loan process. These procedures are designed to ensure that
the Company adheres to loan origination policies and regulatory compliance
standards. Moreover, each of the Company's underwriters has at least five years
of direct underwriting experience with major mortgage originators.
Internal and independent third-party review procedures include
re-verification of employment and income, re-appraisal of the subject property,
re-running of credit reports, and recalculation of debt-to-income ratios. If the
borrower is self-employed, transcripts of tax returns are ordered from
third-party IRS transcript providers.
During the underwriting process, the funder is responsible for ensuring
that all underwriting conditions are cleared prior to releasing loan proceeds
and for ensuring the "investment quality" of loans. This task includes
confirming that all loans are complete and ready for immediate delivery to the
secondary market, that all loans are in compliance with federal, state and
investor guidelines, and that funds are delivered to settlement agents in an
accurate and timely fashion. The funders work closely with the processors to
ensure that loans are reviewed and funded in a timely manner and to ensure a
high level of customer service.
The funder is also responsible for reviewing title, ensuring that the
documents correctly reflect the vesting of the underlying real property,
reviewing lien positions and endorsements, conducting a pre-funding review of
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the borrower's employment and verifying that the documents are executed
correctly and that signatures are consistent throughout all loan documents. The
funder also verifies that loan documents are drawn exactly to the terms upon
which the loan was approved, including the loan program, loan amount, interest
rate, and all other relevant components of the loan.
The Company's internal quality control procedures do not stop once a loan
has been funded. The Company performs regular reviews to ensure that loan files
comply with all federal and state regulations. These reviews encompass funded
loans and applications that were rejected or cancelled by the applicant.
Third-Party Quality Control. In addition to its internal quality control
policies and procedures, the Company utilizes the services of a third-party,
independent quality control provider ("QC"). Each month QC reviews a random 10%
sample of loans funded by the Company. The review includes (i) a credit
underwriting review, (ii) a complete loan package re-verification, (iii) a loan
program compliance review and (iv) a federal regulatory compliance review.
Every loan selected for review by QC undergoes a complete reverification of
employment, deposit, mortgage and rental history. A new residential mortgage
credit report is ordered on 10% of the selected files, while a new review
appraisal is ordered on another 10% of the selected loans.
Over each 12-month period, QC is required to include loans of all product
types, all states of operation and all loans with high risk characteristics.
QC's quality control reports include individual loan overviews, loan group
overviews and key trends or patterns summarized on a monthly and year-to-date
basis. The Company's underwriters meet monthly with Company management to
discuss QC's findings and implement new policies and procedures to prevent
re-occurrences of discrepancies.
MARKETS
Geographic. The Company is licensed and makes loans secured by first liens
in every state of the United States of America except New Jersey, where the
Company expects to commence originating loans in the third quarter of 1998. In
1995, loans secured by properties located in the State of California accounted
for 93.4% of the number of prime first mortgage loans originated. As the
Company's advertising campaign expanded nationwide, and the Company received
licenses in additional states, other states' share of the number of prime first
mortgage loans originated grew to 16.3% for 1996 and to 25.8% for 1997 before
declining to 17.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. Management believes
that the decrease in other states' share of the Company's total number of loans
in the quarter ended March 31, 1998 was the result of favorable interest rates
and increasing real estate values in California, resulting in high mortgage loan
origination activity in California. See "Risk Factors -- Concentration of
Operations in California." While other states' share of the Company's total
number of loans decreased on a percentage basis for the period, the total number
of loans in such other states increased for the period. The following table
summarizes the Company's prime first mortgage loan production based on the state
in which the property securing the loan is located:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 10, 1995 YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
(INCEPTION) TO -------------------------------------- THREE MONTHS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1995 1996 1997 MARCH 31, 1998
------------------- ----------------- ----------------- --------------------
BY # BY # BY # BY #
STATE OF LOANS BY $ OF LOANS BY $ OF LOANS BY $ OF LOANS BY $
----- --------- ------ -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
California.............. 93.4% 94.6% 83.7% 87.7% 74.2% 80.0% 83.0% 86.5%
Florida................. -- -- 1.2 0.8 2.9 2.3 1.8 1.4
Washington.............. 6.1 5.0 5.6 4.3 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.1
Nevada.................. -- -- 0.6 0.4 1.4 1.1 0.7 0.6
Arizona................. -- -- 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.8 1.2 0.8
Illinois................ -- -- 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.4
Other................... 0.5 0.4 8.4 6.5 17.6 13.6 11.6 9.2
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- --------
Total All Loans..... 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ========
</TABLE>
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The Company is rapidly expanding its emphasis on HLTV second mortgage
loans. For the year ended December 31, 1997 and the quarter ended March 31,
1998, approximately 52% and 47%, respectively, of all HLTV second mortgage loans
were secured by properties located in California. The Company was only recently
licensed to make loans secured by second mortgage loans in New Jersey. A recent
initiative approved by Texas voters makes loans secured by second mortgage loans
legal in Texas, but the Company is awaiting further information regarding
implementation of the initiative before deciding whether to seek approval to
make second mortgage loans in Texas. The following table summarizes the
Company's HLTV second mortgage loan production based on the state in which the
property securing the loan is located:
HLTV SECOND MORTGAGE LOANS BY PROPERTY LOCATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
THREE MONTHS
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1996 DECEMBER 31, 1997 MARCH 31, 1998
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
BY # BY # BY #
OF LOANS BY $ OF LOANS BY $ OF LOANS BY $
-------- ----- -------- ----- -------- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
California.................................... 98.3% 98.7% 51.6% 54.9% 47.4% 51.8%
Florida....................................... 0.4 0.3 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.5
Pennsylvania.................................. 0.0 0.0 2.7 2.2 1.9 1.6
Georgia....................................... 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.6
Illinois...................................... 0.0 0.0 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.2
Other......................................... 1.3 1.0 37.1 34.9 43.9 40.3
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Total HLTV second mortgage loans..... 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====
</TABLE>
CUSTOMER PROFILE
The Company's customers for prime first mortgage loans are typically
professionals with excellent credit who are seeking to finance the purchase of a
new home or refinance their current mortgage. Management believes that such
borrowers are experienced, sophisticated price shoppers who know the market, are
very aware of rates and are generally not first-time buyers. In many instances,
these consumers have already begun the loan search process and are looking for
the most competitive price. The Company's borrowers can generally be qualified
for a loan relatively easily and are looking for the most competitive interest
rate.
Customers for the Company's HLTV second mortgage loans are often seeking to
consolidate high interest rate credit card debt or seeking funds for home
improvements or other consumer purposes. These homeowners typically have little
or no equity in their property, but possess excellent credit histories and
verifiable income. Management believes that such borrowers are attracted by the
possibility of consolidating bills, lowering monthly payments and benefiting
from the potential interest rate deductibility of these loans. Based on a review
of 3,069 HLTV second mortgage loans currently held by the Company for
securitization, the average FICO score for the Company's HLTV second mortgage
loans is 698, the average annual household income is $76,900 and the average
debt-to-income ratio is 41.5%.
LOAN SALES AND SECURITIZATIONS
Whole Loan Sales. The Company currently sells to investors for cash all of
its prime first mortgage loans on a whole loan basis, servicing released. While
two of these investors (GE Capital Mortgage Services and Norwest Mortgage
Corporation/Norwest Funding, Inc.) account for more than 10% each of the
Company's whole loan sales, the Company does not believe that the loss of either
or both investors would have a material adverse affect on the Company given the
large number of alternative buyers for prime first mortgage loans. A portion of
the Company's HLTV second mortgage loans with FICO scores below 640 and all of
the Company's home equity lines of credit and subprime loans are also sold to
investors on a whole loan basis, servicing released. The Company sold $281
million, $604 million and $928 million in loans in whole loan sales transactions
for the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995 and for
the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, respectively and $497 million for
the quarter ended March 31, 1998.
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Securitization. As a fundamental part of its business and financing
strategy, the Company intends to sell substantially all of its HLTV first and
second mortgage loans through securitization transactions. In a loan
securitization, the Company sells loans that it has originated to a trust for a
cash and Residuals. The net gain recognized by the Company on the loan
securitization represents the excess of the cash received and the assets
retained by the Company (Residuals and mortgage servicing assets) over the
carrying value of the loans sold less transaction costs.
The Company accounts for the Residuals as trading assets and estimates the
fair value of the Residuals by calculating the present value of the estimated
expected future cash flows received by the Company after being released from the
trust using a discount rate the Company believes market participants would use
for similar financial instruments.
Currently, the Company recognizes net gains on sales to the securitization
trusts in an amount equal to approximately 8.3% of the unpaid principal balance
of the securitized loans. Such net gains consist of Residual (approximately 10%
of the unpaid principal balance of the securitized loans) plus servicing rights
(approximately 0.7% of such unpaid principal balance) at the close of
securitization minus securitization costs, which consists of securitization
transaction costs, accrued interest contributed and prefunding interest expenses
(approximately 2.5% of such unpaid principal balance).
See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations -- Loan Sales and Securitization" and "-- Accounting
Considerations."
DELINQUENCIES
The Company's prime first mortgage loans are sold servicing released to
investors. The Company does not receive delinquency and default information from
its investors with respect to loans sold on a whole loan sale basis. The Company
commenced originating HLTV second mortgage loans in the third quarter of 1996
and completed its first securitization of these loans in October 1997. At March
31, 1998, approximately 1.41% of the $120.2 million original principal balance
was delinquent (0.38% was 30-59 days delinquent, 0.36% were 60-89 days
delinquent and 0.67% was delinquent 90 days or more). Given the relatively short
seasoning of the HLTV second loans in the October 1997 securitization, the
delinquency information as of March 31, 1998 may not be representative or
indicative of future performance of the loans securitized in the October 1997
securitization or of other HLTV second mortgage loans.
HEDGING STRATEGY
The Company's profits depend, in part, on the difference, or "spread,"
between the effective rate of interest received by the Company on the loans it
originates or purchases and the interest rates payable by the Company under its
warehouse facilities or for securities issued in any future securitizations. The
spread can be adversely affected because of interest rate increases during the
period from the date the loans are originated until the closing of the sale or
securitization of such loans.
The Company uses various hedging strategies to provide a level of
protection against the impact of rapid changes in interest rates on the value of
its first mortgage loan fixed-rate mortgages from the time the Company commits
to fund such loans until the date such loans are sold to investors. The Company
does not hedge its second mortgage loan fixed-rate mortgage loans because
management believes that the high coupon on such loans mitigates the risk of
rapid changes in interest rates.
The Company may from time to time utilize various financial instruments in
its hedging activities. The nature and quantity of hedging transactions are
determined by the Company's management based on various factors, including
market conditions and the expected volume of mortgage loan originations. To
decrease market risk, only highly liquid instruments are utilized in the
Company's hedging activities. By their nature, however, all such instruments
involve risk and the maximum potential loss may exceed the value at which such
instruments are carried.
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ESCROW, TITLE AND APPRAISAL
Escrow and Title. The Company requires title reports on all properties
securing its loans so it can verify property ownership and lien position and
detect outstanding liens or judgments. An affiliated entity, DiTech Escrow
Corporation (housed at the Company's headquarters in Irvine, California and
presently wholly-owned by Mr. Reddam), handles most California and Washington
first mortgage loans and disbursements on second mortgage loans. Escrow and
title functions in other states are handled through a network of escrow and
title companies, with the Company's set-up department responsible for opening
title and escrow in these states. See "-- Related Entities."
Appraisal. Required appraisals are performed by state licensed and
certified appraisers. Prior to completing a loan, Company underwriters review
appraisals for accuracy. In-house and third party reviews and audits of
appraisals are conducted on a regular basis.
The Company's appraisal department consists of 29 in-house appraisers
covering properties from Bakersfield, California, south to the Mexican border.
Northern California appraisals are handled by several subcontract appraisal
services. The Company's in-house appraisal staff has an average eight years
experience as appraisers.
The Company subcontracts appraisals in all other parts of the country
through its network of over 1,100 independent appraisers. Independent appraisers
and appraisal companies must meet the following criteria: (1) they must be in
good standing with the state they are licensed in and a member of one of three
national associations (NAREA, NAIFA, or Appraisal Institute); (2) they must
undergo a probationary period during which the appraiser's first ten appraisals
are fully reviewed; and (3) after passing the probationary period, they must
undergo a review of not less than 25% of all appraisals, selected by random
sampling. The review includes re-verifying values via state databases (in 29
states) or sending out the appraisal for re-verification to a second appraiser,
typically a national appraisal review company such as GF Hanson or ValueIT.
The Company policy requires a review of all appraisals for subprime loans.
For HLTV second mortgage loans, loans to borrowers with FICO score of 660 or
higher do not require an appraisal. HLTV second mortgage loans to borrowers with
FICO scores between 640 and 659 require a drive-by appraisal or tax assessed
value confirmation if the loan amount is greater than $35,000.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
The Company currently utilizes the Totally Integrated Mortgage Environment
("TIME") loan origination and processing system. Because the TIME system is a
relatively outdated loan origination and processing system, the Company has
contracted for the customization and installation of a new software application,
CFI Pro Service's Laser Pro Mortgage. While awaiting implementation of the Laser
Pro Mortgage system, the Company has contracted with the programmer who
originally wrote the TIME system program, to ensure that the TIME system
continues to serve the Company's needs during the Laser Pro Mortgage phase-in
period, which commenced in April 1998 and which the Company expects to complete
in the third quarter of 1998. However, because the TIME system was originally
designed for utilization by a limited number of originators and processors,
there can be no assurance that the TIME system will continue to meet the
Company's needs or that the Company's growth will not be restricted until the
Laser Pro Mortgage system can be fully implemented.
Laser Pro Mortgage has been customized to interface with various third
parties including FHLMC Loan Prospector 2.0 software. Laser Pro Mortgage
automates functions from origination to settlement, pre-qualifies borrowers,
provides automated real-time rate imports per investor and loan program,
delivers immediate credit reports, obtains credit scoring and credit bureau
files, selects appropriate products, and prepares a full range of underwriting
and closing loan documents. The application also provides for guidelines
prohibiting loan transactions beyond the required investor established
loan-to-value ratio and automatic calculation of program fees, in accordance
with state specific requirements typically associated with high second mortgage
transactions. When integrated with Loan Prospector (described below), the
software application is designed to
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automate the loan process from beginning to end, reduce data entry and logic
errors, provide a complete audit trail that includes date and time stamping and
provide information to management on loans in the pipeline. As a result,
management expects the system to enhance the speed, quality and efficiency of
loan origination, processing and underwriting.
The TIME system automates various functions of the lending process. The
system affords management a wide range of immediate decision support tools
including real-time reporting capabilities ranging from pipeline information to
loan funding data. Routine tasks such as loan document packages, Good Faith
Estimate Disclosures, Federal Truth in Lending Statements and decline letters
are automatically generated via laser printed forms. This system will be phased
out of the production environment after the transition to Laser Pro Mortgage,
which management expects to complete during the second and third quarters of
1998.
Loan Prospector is FHLMC's next generation tool for automated underwriting.
Automated underwriting improves the accuracy and expediency of lending decisions
through a statistically based, objective measurement of risk. Loan Prospector
evaluates a loan application and delivers a credit risk assessment to the lender
in a matter of minutes, ideally making the loans eligible for immediate sale to
FHLMC. By expediting the underwriting process, management believes Loan
Prospector will reduce the time between mortgage application and closing.
Because the combined Laser Pro Mortgage/Loan Prospector system interfaces
electronically via Loan Prospector to FHLMC, with electronic transfer for
information approvals, it will support on-screen underwriting and approval and
provide for automated risk grade evaluation ("RGE"). Management also believes
that the combined system will be capable of generating final loan approval much
faster than the Company's current system. The Company currently uses a
Windows-based version of FHLMC's GoldMeasure program to support decision-making
on marginal loans.
Because the Loan Prospector program can also approve and underwrite
subprime and non-conforming loans and immediately assign these originations a
grade for resale on the wholesale market, the Company believes it can improve
its capture rate of subprime loans. Currently, a separate group of originators
and processors handle these loans. Under the new system, all originators and
processors will be able to handle subprime loans and provide immediate quotes,
which the Company believes will reduce the number of subprime customers lost to
competitors.
The Company uses industry standard applications, operating systems and
networking equipment to provide for various day-to-day business functions,
including electronic mail communication between employees as well as outside
customers. All employees also have direct inbound and outbound faxing
capabilities through personal fax numbers, integrating with the Company's e-mail
system, to provide for immediate delivery of important documents via facsimile.
LOAN SERVICING
The Company recently established a loan servicing center in Mountainside,
New Jersey, where the Company services Company-originated HLTV mortgage loans.
These loans were previously serviced by a contract subservicer. In connection
with the termination of its contract subservicer and the establishment of its
loan servicing center, the Company has reached an agreement with GMAC for GMAC
to perform certain servicing oversight functions on an interim basis with
respect to the Company's HLTV mortgage loans, including these loans included in
the Company's October 1997 securitization. The Company agreed to this
arrangement in order to ensure that during the initial phases of operation of
its loan servicing center the impact on servicing of its securitized loans and
loans held for securitization would be minimized. Under the arrangement, GMAC
will monitor the Company's servicing operation until various rating agencies
determine that the Company has established an adequate servicing history.
The Company's new loan servicing facility, with approximately 12,500 square
feet of office space, provides the Company with the capacity to handle portfolio
volumes in excess of 150,000 loans. The Company has hired an experienced
servicing team to staff the servicing center. The servicing team has experience
servicing all types of residential, commercial, and consumer products, including
subprime loans.
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The Company's servicing philosophy involves taking an aggressive posture in
curing loan defaults and preventing losses. Collection lists are established to
target delinquencies in a logical manner. The Company addresses loans with the
greatest risk first, taking into consideration such factors as FICO scores,
payment history and loan balances.
The Company utilizes a computer based servicing system for all servicing
functions, including default control, cash processing and accounting, investor
reporting, escrow administration, and customer relations. The system features
modernized collection queues with user-defined parameters, TILA letter-writer
capabilities, cash processing and balancing, third party interfaces, and an
event-tracking facility. The computer based servicing system operates in an
on-line, real-time mode, providing full-servicing functionality in a service
bureau environment. The Company has been assured by the licensor of its computer
based servicing system that the system does not have a Year 2000 Problem.
However, no assurance can be given that the servicing system will not have a
Year 2000 Problem in the Company's operating environment.
The Company has found that servicing efforts have benefited by virtue of
the fact that substantially all of the Company's HLTV second mortgage loan
borrowers make their payments via electronic funds transfers ("EFT"). The
Company has historically convinced a majority of its HLTV mortgage loan
borrowers to make their payments via EFT by offering lower fees and/or interest
to borrowers who elect to do so.
Though the servicing center currently services only second mortgages, the
Company eventually plans to service a selected portion of its other products. To
ensure a highly automated and efficient loan servicing operation, the Company's
strategy will be to select only those loans that meet the following criteria:
(1) loans rated "Accepted +" by FHLMC Loan Prospector; (2) loans without impound
accounts; (3) loans paid automatically by EFT; and (4) loans with coupon rates
such that the loan costs are covered by the rate.
See "Risk Factors -- Recent Commencement of Servicing Operations."
COMPETITION
The Company faces intense competition in the business of originating and
selling mortgage loans. The Company's competitors in the mortgage lending
industry include other consumer finance companies, mortgage banking companies,
commercial banks, credit unions, thrift institutions, credit card issuers and
insurance finance companies. Many of these competitors are substantially larger
and have considerably greater financial, technical and marketing resources than
the Company. In addition, many financial services organizations that are much
larger than the Company have formed national loan origination networks offering
loan products that are substantially similar to the Company's loan programs.
Competition among industry participants can take many forms, including
convenience in obtaining a loan, customer service, marketing and distribution
channels, amount and term of the loan, loan origination fees and interest rates.
In addition, the current level of gains realized by the Company and its
competitors on the sale of HLTV loans have attracted additional competitors into
this market. Additional competition may lower the rates the Company can charge
borrowers, thereby potentially lowering gain on future loan sales and future
securitizations. To the extent any competitor significantly expands its
activities in the Company's market, the Company could be materially adversely
affected. Fluctuations in interest rates and general economic conditions may
also affect the Company's competition. During periods of rising rates,
competitors that have locked in low borrowing costs may have a competitive
advantage. During periods of declining rates, competitors may solicit the
Company's customers to refinance their loans.
REGULATION
The Company's business is subject to extensive regulation at both the
federal and state level. Regulated matters include loan origination, credit
activities, maximum interest rates and finance and other charges, disclosure to
customers, the terms of secured transactions, the collection, repossession and
claims handling procedures utilized by the Company, multiple qualification and
licensing requirements for doing business in various jurisdictions and other
trade practices.
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Truth in Lending. The Truth in Lending Act ("TILA") and Regulation Z
promulgated thereunder contain certain disclosure requirements designed to
provide consumers with uniform, understandable information with respect to the
terms and conditions of loans and credit transactions in order to give them the
ability to compare credit terms. TILA also guarantees consumers a three day
right to cancel certain credit transactions including loans of the type
originated by the Company. Management believes that the Company is in compliance
with TILA in all material respects. If the Company were found not to be in
compliance with TILA, aggrieved borrowers could have the right to rescind their
loans and to demand, among other things, the return of finance charges and fees
paid to the Company.
In September 1994, the Riegle Act was enacted. Among other things, the
Riegle Act makes certain amendments to TILA (the "TILA Amendments"). The TILA
Amendments generally apply to mortgage loans (other than mortgage loans to
finance the acquisition or initial construction of a dwelling) with (i) total
loan origination fees and other fees upon origination in excess of the greater
of eight percent of the total loan amount or a certain dollar amount (currently
$400) or (ii) an annual percentage rate of more than ten percentage points
higher than comparably maturing U.S. treasury securities ("Covered Loans"). The
Company estimates that a significant portion of its HLTV second mortgage loans
are Covered Loans.
The TILA Amendments impose additional disclosure requirements on lenders
originating Covered Loans and prohibit lenders from engaging in a pattern or
practice of originating Covered Loans that are underwritten solely on the basis
of the borrower's home equity without regard to the borrower's ability to repay
the loan. The Company will, consistent with its practices with respect to all
loans, apply to all Covered Loans underwriting criteria that take into
consideration the borrower's ability to repay.
The TILA Amendments also prohibit lenders from including prepayment fee
clauses in Covered Loans to borrowers with a monthly debt-to-income ratio in
excess of 50% or Covered Loans used to refinance existing loans originated by
the same lender or an affiliate of such lender. The TILA Amendments impose other
restrictions on Covered Loans, including restrictions on balloon payments and
negative amortization features.
Other Lending Laws. The Company is also required to comply with the ECOA,
which prohibits creditors from discriminating against applicants on certain
prohibited bases, including race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or
marital status. Regulation B promulgated under ECOA restricts creditors from
obtaining certain types of information from loan applicants. Among other things,
it also requires certain disclosures by the lender regarding consumer rights and
requires lenders to advise applicants of the reasons for any credit denial. In
instances where the applicant is denied credit or the rate or charge for loans
increases as a result of information obtained from a consumer credit agency,
another statute, FCRA, requires lenders to supply the applicant with the name
and address of the reporting agency. In addition, the Company is subject to the
Fair Housing Act and regulations thereunder, which broadly prohibit certain
discriminatory practices in connection with the Company's business. The Company
is also subject to RESPA and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.
In addition, the Company is subject to various other federal and state
laws, rules and regulations governing, among other things, the licensing of, and
procedures that must be followed by, mortgage lenders and servicers, and
disclosures that must be made to consumer borrowers. Failure to comply with such
laws, as well as with the laws described above, may result in civil and criminal
liability and adverse publicity. See "Business -- Legal Proceedings."
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Although the Company primarily lends to owners of residential properties,
there is a risk under federal and state laws that the Company could be required
to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or wastes on
properties to which the Company has extended loans, particularly if the Company
forecloses on such properties. For example, under CERCLA and similar state laws,
owners and operators of contaminated properties may be liable for the costs of
cleaning up such substances without regard to whether such persons actually
caused the contamination. Although CERCLA generally exempts holders of security
interests from liability, if a secured lender participates in the management of
its borrower or the collateral property beyond certain "safe harbor" provisions
established through recent legislative enactments, such lender may be liable.
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To date, the Company has not been required to perform any investigation or
clean up activities, nor has it been subject to any environmental claims. There
can be no assurance, however, that this will remain the case in the future.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is the defendant in the case of People of the State of
California v. DiTech Funding Corporation. The complaint, filed by the Santa
Clara County District Attorney in December 1997, alleges that the advertisements
run by the Company in the San Francisco Bay Area during 1996 were untrue,
misleading and constituted unfair competition in violation of the California
Business & Profession Code. The District Attorney is seeking damages in an
amount of not less than $200,000 (not less than $100,000 from each of the
Company and Mr. Reddam, as an individual) as well as a permanent injunction
against the Company making untrue or misleading statements and engaging in
unfair competition in future advertisements. The Company has filed an answer to
the complaint and discovery has commenced. No trial date has yet been set. In
the opinion of management, the resolution of this litigation is not expected to
have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial
condition and business prospects.
In addition, the Company is a defendant in the case of STD Financial Corp.
v. DiTech Funding Corporation filed in Sonoma County, California on June 15,
1998. The complaint, filed by STD Financial Corp. ("Standard"), alleges that the
Company breached the Correspondent Master Loan Purchase Agreement between the
parties by failing to provide numerous loan documents to Standard relating to
loans Standard purchased from the Company and by refusing to repurchase seven
specific mortgage loans from Standard. The complaint seeks damages in an amount
of not less than $500,000 as well as a declaratory judgment that the Company
materially breached the Correspondent Master Loan Purchase Agreement by failing
to forward loan documents to Standard. The Company has not yet filed an answer
to the complaint. In the opinion of management, the liability associated with
this litigation is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Company's results of operations, financial condition and business prospects.
In the ordinary course of its business, the Company is subject to claims
made against it by borrowers and investors who have purchased loans from the
Company arising from, among other things, losses that are claimed to have been
incurred as a result of alleged breaches of fiduciary obligation,
misrepresentations, errors and omissions of employees, officers and agents of
the Company (including its appraisers), incomplete documentation and failures by
the Company to comply with various laws and regulations applicable to its
business. Except as set forth above, as of the date of this Prospectus, the
Company is not aware of any pending litigation in which the Company is involved.
However, any claims asserted in the future may result in legal expenses,
liabilities and adverse publicity that could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's results of operations, financial condition and business prospects.
EMPLOYEES
As of July 8, 1998, the Company employed approximately 465 employees. All
employees work from the Company's Irvine facility, except for several
out-of-state employees who are required to reside in other states in order to
meet those states' licensing requirements (Arizona, Florida, Illinois,
Pennsylvania and Washington) and approximately 12 employees at the servicing
center in New Jersey. At that date, there were approximately 99 customer service
agents (loan origination officers) and 91 loan processors. No employees are
subject to a collective bargaining agreement. The Company believes that its
relations with its employees are good.
PROPERTIES
The Company's executive and administrative offices are located at 1920 Main
Street, in Irvine, California. DiTech currently leases approximately 49,000
square feet on two floors. The Company has lease options for up to an additional
22,500 square feet within the same building to accommodate its projected growth.
The Company has also recently leased through July 2008 approximately 12,500
square feet in
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Mountainside, New Jersey in connection with the commencement of its servicing
operations. The Company also leases small offices in Arizona and Illinois in
compliance with local licensing regulations.
RELATED ENTITIES
J. Paul Reddam owns and operates two related entities, DiTech Escrow
Corporation and DiTech Real Estate Corporation. DiTech Escrow Corporation is a
California registered public escrow company that handles escrow functions for
most California originated loans in addition to funds disbursements for seconds
on a nationwide basis. DiTech Real Estate Corporation is a licensed real estate
agency to whom the Company expects to refer customers for its Dream loans.
Because these customers have not historically qualified for loans, they often do
not have a real estate agent.
Prior to the Closing Date, Mr. Reddam intends to contribute DiTech Escrow
Corporation and DiTech Real Estate Corporation to the Company whereupon each
will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Neither DiTech Escrow
Corporation nor DiTech Real Estate Corporation have material assets or
liabilities and their results of operations to date would not be material to the
Company.
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MANAGEMENT
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the
directors, executive officers and key employees of the Company.
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NAME AGE POSITION
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J. Paul Reddam.............. 42 Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board
Scott W. Carnahan........... 44 President
Brian E. Cote............... 44 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Vincent J. Pozzuoli......... 34 Vice President -- Loan Originations
Daniel H. Baren............. 31 Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
JoAnn Pham.................. 47 Vice President and Treasurer
Joseph F. Bentivegna........ 44 Manager of Servicing
</TABLE>
The sole stockholder intends to appoint Mr. Carnahan to the Board of
Directors as the Company's Vice Chairman prior to completion of the Offering.
The sole stockholder also intends to appoint George A. Mangiaracina and Michael
Horn as non-employee directors prior to completion of the Offering. Mr.
Mangiaracina is the Senior Vice President in charge of PaineWebber
Incorporated's Asset-Backed Trading and Finance Division. Mr. Horn is retired
from KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, where he headed the national Securitization and
Mortgage Banking division until his retirement in June 1997. He currently serves
as a consultant to the mortgage banking industry. The Company intends to add at
least one additional non-employee director to the Board of Directors prior to or
shortly after completion of the Offering.
J. Paul Reddam, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Mr.
Reddam is founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, and, prior to
the Offering, sole stockholder of the Company. Mr. Reddam has been in the
mortgage industry for over 12 years. From 1988 to 1994 he was sole owner and
President of SC Funding Corporation, a mortgage company which primarily provided
first mortgage loans to credit union customers. Mr. Reddam sold SC Funding
Corporation to a competitor in late 1994 for nominal consideration. He served as
Executive Vice President at CBI Mortgage Company from 1987 to mid-1988, Vice
President of Union National Mortgage Corporation during 1986, and Secondary
Marketing Manager for Capital Mortgage Corporation during 1985. Mr. Reddam was
an Associate Professor of Logic and Philosophy at California State University,
Los Angeles from 1979 through 1985. He has an M.A. in Philosophy from the
University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Southern
California.
Scott W. Carnahan, President. Mr. Carnahan joined the Company in July
1998. He is responsible for all operations of the Company and reports to Mr.
Reddam. From 1982 until June 1998, Mr. Carnahan was employed by KPMG Peat
Marwick LLP and was a partner of such firm from 1991 to 1998. He most recently
was a consulting partner in the mortgage and asset finance group and served as
the national director of asset-backed securitizations. Mr. Carnahan holds a B.S.
in economics and an M.B.A. from the University of California -- Irvine.
Brian E. Cote, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cote joined
the Company in February 1998 as Vice President and Treasurer and was appointed
Chief Financial Officer in May 1998. From December 1993 to February 1998, Mr.
Cote was Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President -- Finance and
Administration of WesCorp, a wholesale financial institution. From April 1990 to
August 1993, he was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President -- Finance and
Administration of Convenient Automated Transaction Services, an owner and
operator of automated teller machines. Mr. Cote is a graduate of the U.C.L.A.
Graduate School of Management Executive Program, and he has a B.A. in Psychology
from California State University -- Northridge.
Vincent J. Pozzuoli, Vice President -- Loan Originations. Mr. Pozzuoli
joined the Company in April 1995. He is responsible for all aspects of loan
origination and production, including establishing and overseeing qualifying
guidelines, and managing the hiring and training of new processors and
originators. From 1993 through 1995, he was a Loan Officer with SC Funding
Corporation. He was a principal in VJP Development
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Company from 1988 through 1993, and General Superintendent for Pacific West
Developers from 1986 through 1988. Mr. Pozzuoli has a Masters in Real Estate
Development from the University of Southern California and a B.A. from the
University of San Diego.
Daniel H. Baren, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel. Mr. Baren
joined the Company in January 1998 as Vice President and General Counsel. He was
appointed corporate Secretary as of July 1, 1998. From October 1995 to January
1998, Mr. Baren was an attorney with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, counsel to the
Company in connection with the Offering. Mr. Baren received his law degree in
May 1995 from The University of Southern California Law Center and has a B.S. in
Journalism from Northwestern University.
JoAnn Pham, Vice President and Treasurer. Ms. Pham has been with the
Company since its founding in January 1995 and she was appointed Vice President
and Treasurer in May 1998. From January 1995 to May 1998, Ms. Pham was the
Company's Chief Financial Officer. From 1993 to 1995, Ms. Pham was employed at
SC Funding Corporation as Manager of Loan Servicing/Investor Reporting. She was
Manager of Investor Reporting and Accounting Manager of Imperial Credit
Industries from 1989 through 1993, and from 1985 to 1989, she was Assistant Vice
President/Controller at Westport Savings Bank. Ms. Pham has a B.A. in Accounting
and A.A. degrees in Business Data Processing and Computer Programming.
Joseph F. Bentivegna, Manager of Servicing. Mr. Bentivegna joined the
Company in April 1998 as Manager of Servicing. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Bentivegna
was the Managing Director of Financial Mortgage Services, Inc., a mortgage
servicing company. From 1990 to 1998, he was also the Managing Director of P.B.
Associates, Inc., a mortgage banking consulting group. Mr. Bentivegna was
employed by Carteret Savings Bank, F.A. between 1984 and 1990, where he served
as Senior Vice President -- Loan Administration Manager. Mr. Bentivegna has a
B.S. in Business Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
BOARD COMMITTEES
Audit Committee
As soon as practicable after the Closing Date, the Board of Directors will
establish an audit committee (the "Audit Committee"). The Audit Committee, among
other things, will make recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the
engagement of independent public accountants; monitor and review the quality and
activities of the Company's internal audit function and those of its independent
auditors; and monitor the adequacy of the Company's operating and internal
controls as reported by management and the independent or internal auditors. The
members of the Audit Committee will be Mr. Reddam and at least two non-employee
directors.
Compensation Committee
As soon as practicable after the Closing Date, the Board of Directors will
establish a compensation committee (the "Compensation Committee"). The
Compensation Committee, among other things, will review salaries, benefits and
other compensation, including stock based compensation under the Company's 1998
Stock Incentive Plan, of directors, officers and other employees of the Company
and make recommendations to the Board of Directors. The members of the
Compensation Committee will be three non-employee directors.
DIRECTORS COMPENSATION
The Company intends to pay its non-employee directors an annual retainer of
$ and a fee of $ for each board or committee meeting attended
($ for committee meetings on a Board meeting date). Each chairman of a
committee of the Board of Directors also will receive an annual retainer of
$ . All directors will be reimbursed for expenses incurred to attend the
meetings of the Board of Directors or committees hereof. In addition, each
non-employee director will receive an option to purchase shares of the
Company's Class A Common Stock at an exercise price per share equal to the
Offering Price, under the terms and conditions of the Company's 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan. (See "-- 1998 Stock Incentive Plan").
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The Company anticipates that each non-employee director will also receive
additional option grants on an annual basis under the Company's 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan.
The Company does not currently intend to provide employee directors with
any additional compensation (including grants of stock options) for their
service on the Board of Directors, except for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with their attendance at Board meetings.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information concerning the annual
compensation earned by the Company's chief executive officer and the two other
executive officers whose annual salary and bonus during the 1997 fiscal year
exceeded $100,000 (the "Named Executive Officers").
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION
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NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY
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J. Paul Reddam, President................................... 1997 $753,690(1)
Vincent J. Pozzuoli, Vice President -- Loan Originations.... 1997 $250,497(1)
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(1) For the year ended December 31, 1997, Mr. Reddam and Mr. Pozzuoli were
compensated solely on the basis of total number of loans closed, with no
base salary.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
The Company currently has employment agreements with Messrs. Cote, Baren
and Bentivegna, each for three-year terms beginning in the first quarter of 1998
and an employment agreement with Mr. Carnahan for a five year term beginning in
the third quarter of 1998. Prior to the Closing Date the Company intends to
enter into employment agreements with Mr. Reddam and Mr. Pozzuoli for respective
three-year terms beginning .
Mr. Reddam's employment agreement will provide for an annual salary of
$500,00 per year plus an annual cash bonus.
Mr. Carnahan's employment agreement will provide for an annual salary of
$500,000 plus an annual cash bonus. In connection with his employment agreement,
the Company loaned Mr. Carnahan $200,000 on July 1, 1998. The Company, under
certain circumstances, may elect to forgive part or all of the loan. Mr.
Carnahan is also entitled to a grant of shares of restricted Class A Common
Stock of the Company in the first quarter of 1999 and the grant of options
relating to shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock at the
initial offering price concurrent with pricing of the Offering. The restricted
stock and stock options will vest pro-rata over 3 years and 5 years,
respectively.
Mr. Cote's employment agreement provides for an annual salary of $175,000
per year plus an annual cash bonus.
Mr. Pozzuoli's employment agreement will provide for an annual salary of
$250,000 plus an annual cash bonus.
Mr. Baren's employment agreement provides for a first year annual salary of
$160,000, increasing to $180,000 in the second year and to $200,000 in the third
year. Of his first year's salary, $60,000 was advanced to Mr. Baren in January
1998. Any unearned portion is recoverable by the Company should Mr. Baren
terminate his employment without good reason. Mr. Baren's employment agreement
also provides for an annual cash bonus and reimbursement of expenses.
Mr. Bentivegna's employment agreement provides for an annual salary of
$240,000 and a performance bonus tied to delinquency rates. In addition, Mr.
Bentivegna is entitled to receive ancillary fees associated with the servicing
of certain securitized loans.
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Salaries paid to executives will be subject to increase as recommended by
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Under his employment agreement, Mr. Reddam will be entitled to severance
payments in the form of monthly payments equal to base salary for 12 months
following termination of the employment for good reason, including a substantial
diminution or adverse modification in title, status, overall position,
responsibilities, reporting relationship or general working environment, any
reduction in base compensation or bonus potential or material reduction in
employee benefits or a relocation of Mr. Reddam's principal place of employment
outside Orange County, California, all without Mr. Reddam's consent.
Mr. Carnahan's employment agreement provides for a severance payment of not
more than $5,000,000. Mr. Carnahan is entitled to a severance payment as a
result of a diminution in his title, duties, reporting relationship or
responsibilities, a breach by the Company of the employment agreement
compensation and benefits provisions, a change in control of the Company (as
defined in the employment agreement), a breach without cure of a material term
of the employment agreement or a relocation of Mr. Carnahan's principal business
office by more than 35 miles from its existing location.
Under their respective employment agreements each of Messrs. Cote, Baren
and Bentivegna are, and Mr. Pozzuoli will be, each entitled to severance and
other payments following termination of employment in certain circumstances,
including termination by the Company without cause. Mr. Baren's agreement also
provides for a severance payment in the event he terminates his employment for
good reason, including a diminution in title, duties, reporting relationship or
responsibilities, a breach by the Company of the employment agreement
compensation and benefits provisions, a change in control of the Company (as
defined in the employment agreement) or a relocation of Mr. Baren's principal
business office by more than 50 miles from its existing location.
Mr. Cote's employment agreement provides for a severance payment of the
balance of the base salary that would have been payable during the remainder of
the term of the agreement, but not less than a payment equal to one full year of
base salary. Mr. Baren's employment agreement provides for a severance of a lump
sum amount equal to 2 times his highest annual base salary and his highest
annual bonus. Mr. Bentivegna's agreement provides for a lump sum severance
payment of $500,000. Mr. Bentivegna is also entitled to a severance payment in
the event the Company is sold or transferred and the purchaser or successor
employs another entity to service any or all of the serviced loans or otherwise
reduces his servicing volume under his employment agreement. Mr. Pozzuoli's
employment agreement will provide for a severance payment equal to one full year
of base salary.
Each of Messrs. Cote, Baren, Bentivegna and Carnahan also has, and Mr.
Pozzuoli will have, the right pursuant to his employment agreement to the grant
of stock options in connection with the Offering.
1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
The Company will establish the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to
enable directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors of the Company
to participate in the ownership of the Company. The Plan will cover 15% of the
Class A Common Stock outstanding following completion of the Offering. On the
date of the Offering, the Company expects to grant options to acquire an
aggregate of approximately shares of Class A Common Stock to
approximately officers, directors and key employees. Each
such option has an exercise price equal to the Offering Price. These options
will vest 20% each year thereafter until fully vested and expire on the earlier
of 10 years from the date of grant or 30 days after a holder's termination of
service.
PURPOSE AND ELIGIBILITY
The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company and its
stockholders by using investment interests in the Company to attract, retain and
motivate employees and other persons, to encourage and reward their
contributions to the performance of the Company, and to align their interests
with the interests of the
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Company's stockholders. The persons eligible to receive a grant under the Plan
(an "Award") include directors, officers, employees, consultants, and advisors
of the Company and its affiliated entities.
ADMINISTRATION, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
The administering body for the Plan is the Compensation Committee. As long
as the Company has a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), the
Compensation Committee will be composed solely of "non-employee directors"
within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. The administering body
will have the power to construe the Plan and the rights of recipients of Awards
granted thereunder. The administering body will also have the power to (i)
discontinue, suspend or amend the Plan in any manner (subject to certain limited
exceptions, including increases in the number of shares available that may be
the subject of Awards under the Plan) and (ii) modify, extend, renew or exchange
outstanding Awards. The Plan, as amended from time to time will, in the
discretion of the Compensation Committee, apply to and govern Awards granted
under the Plan prior to the date of such amendment, provided that the consent of
an Award holder is required if such amendment would impair or adversely affect
an Award. Awards may be granted under the Plan until the tenth anniversary of
the adoption of the Plan by the Company's Board of Directors.
SECURITIES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
The Plan provides for an Award of stock options (including incentive stock
options and nonqualified stock options), performance awards, restricted stock,
stock appreciation rights, stock payments, dividend equivalents, stock bonuses,
stock sales, phantom stock and other stock-based benefits. Stock options granted
under the Plan may be incentive stock options ("ISOs") intended to qualify under
the provisions of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code ("Code") or
non-qualified stock options that do not so qualify. The maximum number of shares
of Class A Common Stock that may be the subject of Awards granted under the Plan
may not exceed 1,000,000 shares in the aggregate, subject to adjustments for
stock splits or other adjustments as discussed below. The shares available under
the Plan may either be authorized and unissued shares or shares reacquired by
the Company. If any Award granted under the Plan expires, terminates or is
forfeited before the exercise thereof or the payment in full thereof, the shares
covered by the unexercised or unpaid portion will become available for new
grants under the Plan.
If (i) the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company are
increased, decreased or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or
other securities, or if additional shares or new or different shares or other
securities are distributed in respect to such shares of Class A Common Stock (or
any stock or securities received with respect to such Class A Common Stock),
including without limitation through merger, consolidation, sale or exchange of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock
split, or spin-off, an appropriate and proportionate adjustment may be made in
(1) the maximum number and kind of shares subject to the Plan, (2) the number
and kind of shares or other securities subject to then outstanding Awards,
and/or (3) the price for each share or other unit of any other securities,
subject to measurement criteria applicable to then outstanding Awards. Any
adjustments under the Plan will be made by the Compensation Committee, whose
determination as to any adjustment will be final, binding and conclusive.
As of the effective time and date of any change in control of the Company
(as defined in the Plan), the Plan and any then outstanding Awards (whether or
not vested) will automatically terminate unless (i) provision is made in writing
in connection with such transaction for the continuance of the Plan and for the
assumption of such Awards, or for the substitution for such Awards of new awards
covering the securities of a successor entity or an affiliate thereof with
appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of securities and exercise
prices, in which event the Plan and such outstanding Awards will continue or be
replaced, as the case may be, in the manner and under the terms so provided; or
(ii) the Board of Directors otherwise will provide for the cancellation of
Awards and their automatic conversion into the right to receive the securities,
cash or other consideration that a holder of the shares underlying such Awards
would have been entitled to receive upon consummation of such change in control
had such shares been issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective
date and time of the change in control (net of the appropriate option exercise
prices). If,
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pursuant to the foregoing provisions of the Plan, the Plan and the Awards will
terminate by reason of the occurrence of a change in control without provision
for any of the action(s) described in clause (i) or (ii) above, then any
recipient holding outstanding Awards will have the right, at such time
immediately prior to the consummation of the change in control as the Board of
Directors designates, to exercise the recipient's Awards to the full extent not
theretofore exercised, including any installments that have not yet become
vested.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN
The Compensation Committee will select the recipients of Awards granted
under the Plan and will determine the dates, amounts, exercise prices, vesting
periods and other relevant terms of the Awards. The maximum number of shares of
Class A Common Stock with respect to which an Award or Awards may be granted to
any eligible person in any one calendar year shall not exceed 1,000,000 shares,
subject to antidilution adjustment as provided in the Plan.
Award Pricing. The pricing of Awards, including the exercise price for
stock options granted under the Plan, will be determined by the Compensation
Committee as of the date the Award is granted, provided that the exercise price
shall be no less than 100% of the fair market value (as determined under the
Plan) of the underlying shares as of such date.
Award Vesting. Awards granted under the Plan vest and become exercisable as
determined by the Compensation Committee in its discretion. Awards granted under
the Plan may be exercised at any time after they vest and before the expiration
date determined by the Compensation Committee, provided that no Award may be
exercised more than ten years after its grant (five years after grant in the
case of any Award intended to qualify as ISOs under the Code and granted to
certain holders of significant amounts of the Company's outstanding Class A
Common Stock). Furthermore, in the absence of a specific agreement to the
contrary, Awards will generally expire and become unexercisable immediately upon
termination of the recipient's employment with the Company for cause, three
months in the case of termination without cause, or six months after the
termination of the recipient's employment with the Company by reason of death,
permanent disability or normal retirement. The Committee may accelerate the
vesting of any Awards and may also extend the period following termination of
employment with the Company during which options may vest and/or be exercised
(subject to a maximum ten-year term from date of grant).
Award Payments. The exercise price for Awards may be paid in cash or in any
other consideration the Committee deems acceptable, including securities of the
Company surrendered by the Award holder or withheld from the shares otherwise
deliverable upon exercise. The Company may extend or arrange for the extension
of credit to any Award holder to finance the Award holder's purchase of shares
upon exercise of the holder's Award on terms approved by the Compensation
Committee, subject to restrictions under applicable laws and regulations, or
allow exercise in a broker's transaction in which the exercise price will not be
received until after exercise and subsequent sale of the underlying Class A
Common Stock. Consideration received by the Company upon exercise of Awards
granted under the Plan will be used for general working capital purposes.
Limited Transferability of Awards. Awards are generally not transferable by
the recipient during the life of the recipient.
Awards Documentation. Awards granted under the Plan will be evidenced by an
agreement duly executed on behalf of the Company and by the recipient or a
confirming memorandum issued by the Company to the recipient, setting forth such
terms and conditions applicable to the Award. The adoption of the Plan will not
affect any other stock option, incentive or other compensation plans in effect
for the Company, and the Plan will not preclude the Company from establishing
any other forms of incentive or other compensation for employees, directors,
advisors or consultants of the Company, whether or not approved by stockholders.
Rights With Respect to Class A Common Stock. No recipient of an Award under
the Plan and no beneficiary or other person claiming under or through such
individual will have any right, title or interest in or to any shares of Class A
Common Stock subject to any Award or any rights as a stockholder unless and
until
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such Award is duly exercised pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the exercise
of such Award results in the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock to the
recipient.
Plan Provisions Regarding Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. In
general, Section 162(m) of the Code imposes a $1,000,000 limit on the amount of
compensation that may be deducted by the Company in any tax year with respect to
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its other four most highly
compensated employees, including any compensation relating to an Award under the
Plan. To prevent compensation relating to an Award under the Plan from being
subject to the $1,000,000 limit of Code Section 162(m), the Plan provides that
no one eligible person may be granted any Awards with respect to more than
1,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in any one calendar year if such grant
would otherwise be subject to Code Section 162(m). Furthermore, if Code Section
162(m) would otherwise apply and if the amount of compensation an eligible
person would receive under an Award is not based solely on an increase in the
value of the underlying common stock of the Company after the date of grant or
award, the Compensation Committee can condition the grant, vesting, or
exercisability of such an Award on the attainment of a preestablished objective
performance goal. For this purpose, a preestablished objective performance goal
may include one or more of the following performance criteria: (a) cash flow,
(b) earnings per share (including earnings before interest, taxes and
amortization), (c) return on equity, (d) total stockholder return, (e) return on
capital, (f) return on assets or net assets, (g) income or net income, (h)
operating income or net operating income, (i) operating margin, (j) return on
operating revenue, and (k) any other similar performance criteria.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The Company does not currently have a Compensation Committee. Mr. Reddam
was responsible for determining the compensation of executive officers during
fiscal year 1997. None of the executive officers of the Company has served on
the Board of Directors or the compensation committee of any entity that had
officers who served on the Company's Board of Directors.
PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDER
The following table sets forth security ownership information regarding the
Company's Common Stock as of the date of this Prospectus (except as otherwise
noted), and as adjusted to reflect the sale of shares offered by the Company
hereby, by (i) each person who is known to the Company to own beneficially more
than 5% of the Company's Common Stock, (ii) each director of the Company, (iii)
each of the Named Executive Officers and (iv) all directors and executive
officers of the Company as a group.
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SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
PRIOR TO THE OFFERING AFTER THE OFFERING
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NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER (1) NUMBER PERCENT NUMBER PERCENT
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J. Paul Reddam.................................... 100%
All directors and officers as a group (
persons)........................................ 100%
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(1) The stockholder named in this table has sole voting and investment power
with respect to the shares shown as beneficially owned by him. Assumes no
exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment option and gives no effect to
any purchases that may be made in the Offering.
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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTS
Prior to the completion of the Offering, the Company will enter into
separate but identical indemnity agreements (the "Indemnity Agreements") with
each director and executive officer of the Company and expects to enter into
Indemnity Agreements with persons who become directors or executive officers in
the future. The Indemnity Agreements provide that the Company will indemnify the
director or officer (the "Indemnitee") against any expenses or liabilities in
connection with any proceeding in which such Indemnitee may be involved as a
party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such Indemnitee is or was a
director or officer of the Company or by reason of any action taken by or
omitted to be taken by such Indemnitee while acting as an officer or director of
the Company, provided that such indemnity shall only apply if (i) the Indemnitee
was acting in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to
be in the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal
action, had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee's conduct was
unlawful, (ii) the claim was not made to recover profits made by such Indemnitee
in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or any successor statute, (iii) the claim was not initiated by the
Indemnitee, or (iv) the claim was not covered by applicable insurance. Each
Indemnitee has undertaken to repay the Company for any costs or expenses paid by
the Company if it shall ultimately be determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication that such Indemnitee is not
entitled to indemnification under his or her Indemnity Agreement. In addition to
the Indemnity Agreements, the Company anticipates obtaining a policy of
directors and officers liability insurance prior to the completion of the
Offering.
REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
In connection with the revocation of the Company's S Corporation status,
Mr. Reddam will agree to reimburse the Company for any increase in the Company's
federal or state(s) income tax liability for 1995 and subsequent years that may
be triggered as a result of possible Audit Adjustments to the Company's taxable
income for the years during which the Company was an S Corporation. Conversely,
the Company will agree to reimburse Mr. Reddam for any decrease in the Company's
federal or state(s) income tax liability for 1995 and subsequent years that may
be triggered as a result of possible Audit Adjustments to the Company's taxable
income for the years during which the Company was an S Corporation. The
reimbursement rights will be embodied in a Reimbursement Agreement between the
Company and Mr. Reddam, which will be entered into prior to the revocation of
the Company's S Corporation status.
LOAN TO EXECUTIVE OFFICER; LOANS TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT
In connection with his employment agreement, the Company made a loan of
$200,000 to Mr. Carnahan. The loan bears interest on the unpaid principal
balance thereof at 5% per annum. Mr. Carnahan is required to repay the loan in
the amount of $66,667 per year, beginning February 1, 1999, unless the Company
has chosen prior to each such payment date to forgive any or all of the annual
payments due on the loan.
From time to time the Company has made loans to certain members of senior
management and to their immediate families. Such loans are made on terms
otherwise available to customers of the Company.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
GENERAL
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) shares
of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Preferred Stock"), (ii)
shares of Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Class A
Common Stock") and (iii) shares of Class B common stock, $0.001 par value
per share (the "Class B Common Stock" and together with the Class A Common
Stock, the "Common Stock").
COMMON STOCK
As of the date hereof, there are no shares of Class A Common Stock
outstanding and shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding. All of the
outstanding Class B Common Stock is beneficially owned by Mr. Reddam. Upon
completion of the Offering, there will be shares of Class A Common Stock
and shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding (assumes no exercise of
the Underwriters' over-allotment option). The issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock have been, and the shares of Class A Common Stock offered hereby
will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share
held of record, and holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to four votes
for each share held of record. The Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock
vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of
stockholders (including the election of directors, which will be by proxy),
except that, (i) in the case of a proposed amendment to the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation that would alter the powers, preferences or special
rights of either the Class A Common Stock or the Class B Common Stock, the class
of Common Stock to be altered shall vote on the amendment as a separate class
and (ii) in the case of a proposed issuance of Class B Common Stock, such
issuance will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock. Shares of Common Stock do not have
cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of directors. Immediately
after the Offering, assuming no exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment
option with respect to Mr. Reddam's shares, Mr. Reddam will hold shares of Class
B Common Stock constituting approximately % of the voting power of the
outstanding Common Stock, which will allow him to control all actions to be
taken by the stockholders, including the election of all members of the Board of
Directors. While Mr. Reddam will have the voting power to control the votes on
any matter requiring stockholder approval, the Company intends to submit all
such matters to a vote of all stockholders. However, because the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation provides that any action that can be taken at a
meeting of the stockholders may be taken by written consent in lieu of the
meeting if the Board of Directors of the Company has approved the action and the
Company receives consents signed by stockholders having the minimum number of
votes that would be necessary to approve the action at a meeting at which all
shares entitled to vote on the matter were present, Mr. Reddam, assuming
approval by the Board of Directors, may take all actions required to be taken by
the stockholders without providing the other stockholders the opportunity to
make nominations or raise other matters at a meeting. See "Principal
Stockholders."
Each share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will be equal
in respect of dividends and other distributions in cash, stock or property
(including distributions upon liquidation of the Company and consideration to be
received upon a merger or consolidation of the Company or a sale of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets), except that in the case of dividends
or other distributions pursuant to stock splits or dividends, only shares of
Class A Common Stock will be distributed with respect to Class A Common Stock
and only shares of Class B Common Stock will be distributed with respect to
Class B Common Stock, except if the Board of Directors determines that shares of
Class A Common Stock shall be distributed with respect to the Class B Common
Stock. In no event will either Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock be
split, divided or combined, unless the other class is proportionately split,
divided or combined.
Holders of Common Stock do not have any preemptive rights or rights to
subscribe for additional securities of the Company. Shares of Common Stock are
not redeemable and there are no sinking fund provisions.
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While the shares of Class A Common Stock are not convertible into any other
series or class of the Company's securities, each share of Class B Common Stock
is freely convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at the option of
the Class B stockholder. All shares of Class B Common Stock shall automatically
convert to an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock on the earliest
record date for an annual meeting of the Company's stockholders on which the
number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding is less than 10% of the
total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Any transfer of shares of
Class B Common Stock (other than transfers to certain family members and certain
other limited transfers) will result in the automatic conversion of such shares
into shares of Class A Common Stock.
Holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to dividends if, when and as
declared by the Board of Directors from funds legally available therefor, and
are entitled, in the event of liquidation, to share ratably in all assets
remaining after payment of liabilities, if any.
The Company's Board of Directors will have 5 members following completion
of the Offering. Either the directors or the stockholders may amend the Bylaws
to change the size of the Board, subject to the requirement in the Certificate
of Incorporation that the entire Board must consist of at least and no more
than directors. After the initial term, each director serves for a term
ending following the annual meeting at which such director is elected and until
his or her successor is elected. Any stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting
regarding the election of directors may nominate a person for election as a
director, provided that the stockholder gives the Company written notice of the
nomination at least 90 days before the meeting (or if later, the seventh day
after the first public announcement of the date of such meeting), which notice
must contain specified information about the stockholder and the nominee.
Application will be made to have the Class A Common Stock approved for
listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DIT."
PREFERRED STOCK
Pursuant to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of
Directors has the authority to issue up to shares of Preferred Stock
in one or more series with such designations, rights, preferences and voting
rights as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Accordingly, the Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval,
to issue Preferred Stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting or other
rights that adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of
the Company's Common Stock. In the event of issuance, the Preferred Stock could
be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a way of discouraging, delaying or
preventing an acquisition or change in control of the Company. The Company does
not currently intend to issue any shares of its Preferred Stock.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS
The Company intends, after issuance of the S Corporation Distribution Note,
to retain all of its future earnings, if any, for use in its business and does
not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition,
certain agreements to which the Company is a party, including the agreements
governing the Company's warehouse credit facilities, restrict the Company's
ability to pay dividends on the Class A and Class B Common Stock. Purchasers of
shares of Class A Common Stock in the Offering will not receive any portion of
the S Corporation Distribution.
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DELAWARE LAW
Prior to the consummation of the Offering, the Company intends to
reincorporate in Delaware. On the date of reincorporation the Company will
become subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("Section
203"). In general, Section 203 prevents an "interested stockholder" (defined
generally as a person owning 15% or more of the Company's outstanding voting
stock) from engaging in a "business combination" (as defined in Section 203)
with the Company for three years following the date that person became an
interested stockholder unless: (i) before that person became an interested
stockholder, the Board of Directors approved the transaction in which the
interested stockholder became an interested stockholder or approved the business
combination; (ii) upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the
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stockholders becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder
owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the Company outstanding at the time
the transaction commenced (excluding stock held by directors who are also
officers of the Company and by employee stock plans that do not provide
employees with the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject
to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer); or (iii) on or
following the date on which that person became an interested stockholder, the
business combination is approved by the Company's Board of Directors and
authorized at a meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of the holders
of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company not owned by
the interested stockholder.
Under Section 203, these restrictions also do not apply to certain business
combinations proposed by an interested stockholder following the announcement or
notification of one of certain extraordinary transactions involving the Company
and a person who was not an interested stockholder during the previous three
years or who became an interested stockholder with the approval of a majority of
the Company's directors, if that extraordinary transaction is approved or not
opposed by a majority of the directors (but not less than one) who were
directors before any person became an interested stockholder in the previous
three years or who were recommended for election or elected to succeed such
directors by a majority of such directors then in office.
Pursuant to Section 162 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Board
of Directors of the Company can, without stockholder approval, issue shares of
capital stock, which may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a
change of control of the Company. Other than pursuant to the Offering, the
Company has no plan or arrangement for the issuance of any shares of capital
stock other than in the ordinary course pursuant to the Company's 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan.
CERTAIN CHARTER AND BYLAW PROVISIONS
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws contain certain
provisions that could discourage potential takeover attempts and make more
difficult attempts by stockholders to change management. The Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws provide (i) that special meetings of stockholders may
be called only by the Board of Directors or upon the written demand of the
holders of not less than 30% of the votes entitled to be cast at a special
meeting and (ii) establish certain advance notice procedures for nomination of
candidates for election as directors by stockholders and for stockholder
proposals to be considered at annual stockholders' meetings.
The Certificate of Incorporation permits the Board of Directors to create
new directorships and the Company's Bylaws permit the Board of Directors to
elect new directors to serve the full term of the class of directors in which
the new directorship was created. The Bylaws also provide that the Board of
Directors (or its remaining members, even though less than a quorum) is
empowered to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors occurring for any reason
for the remainder of the terms of the class of directors in which the vacancy
occurred.
TRANSFER AGENT
The transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock is .
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of
shares of Class A Common Stock and shares of Class B Common
Stock. Upon completion of the Offering, there will be outstanding
shares of Class A Common Stock and shares of Class B Common Stock
(assuming no exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment option).
The shares of Class A Common Stock to be sold in the Offering,
which will constitute all of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock
( shares if the Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in
full) will be available for resale in the public market without restriction or
further registration under the Securities Act, except for shares purchased by
affiliates of the Company (in general, any person who has a control relationship
with the Company), which shares will be subject to the resale limitations of
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act ("Rule 144"). All outstanding
shares of Class B Common Stock are deemed to be "restricted securities," as that
term is defined in Rule 144, and are eligible for sale in the public market in
compliance with Rule 144. Upon transfer by Mr. Reddam (other than transfers to
certain family members and other limited transfers) each share of Class B Common
Stock will automatically convert into one share of Class A Common Stock. The
Company, its officers and directors and its sole stockholder have agreed that,
for a period of 180 days from the date of this Prospectus, they will not,
without the prior written consent of PaineWebber Incorporated, offer to sell,
sell, contract to sell, grant any option to sell, or otherwise dispose of, or
require the Company to file with the Commission a registration statement under
the Securities Act to register, any shares of common stock of the Company or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of common stock of
the Company or warrants or other rights to acquire shares of common stock of the
Company (other than, with respect to employees of the Company pursuant to
employee stock option plans or in connection with other employee incentive
compensation arrangements).
In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, any person (or persons
whose shares are aggregated) who has beneficially owned shares for at least two
years is entitled to sell, within any three-month period, a number of shares
which does not exceed the greater of 1% of the then-outstanding shares of the
Company's Class A Common Stock ( shares immediately after the Offering
assuming no exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment option) or the average
weekly trading volume of the Company's Class A Common Stock during the four
calendar weeks preceding the date on which notice of the sale is filed with the
Commission. Sales under Rule 144 may also be subject to certain manner of sale
provisions, notice requirements and the availability of current public
information about the Company. Any person (or persons whose shares are
aggregated) who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of the Company at any
time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned
shares within the definition of "restricted securities" under Rule 144 for at
least two years, is entitled to sell such shares under Rule 144(k) without
regard to the volume limitation, manner of sale provisions, public information
requirements or notice requirements.
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UNDERWRITING
The underwriters named below (the "Underwriters"), represented by
PaineWebber Incorporated, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. and Piper
Jaffray Inc. (the "Representatives"), have severally agreed to purchase, and the
Company and the Selling Stockholder have agreed to sell, subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting
Agreement"), the respective number of shares of Class A Common Stock set forth
opposite their names below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF
SHARES TO BE
UNDERWRITER PURCHASED
----------- ------------
<S> <C>
PaineWebber Incorporated....................................
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc.......................
Piper Jaffray Inc...........................................
--------
Total.............................................
========
</TABLE>
In the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters have severally agreed,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase all of the
shares of Class A Common Stock being sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement
(other than those covered by the over-allotment option described below) if any
shares of Class A Common Stock are purchased. The Underwriting Agreement
provides that the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase such shares of
Class A Common Stock are subject to certain conditions precedent. The
Underwriting Agreement also provides that in the event of a default by any
Underwriter, the purchase commitments of the nondefaulting Underwriters may be
increased or the Underwriting Agreement may be terminated.
The Representatives have advised the Company and the Selling Stockholder
that the Underwriters propose to offer the shares of Class A Common Stock in
part to the public at the Offering Price set forth on the cover page of this
Prospectus, and in part to certain securities dealers (who may include the
Underwriters) at such price less a concession not in excess of $ per share
of Class A Common Stock, and the Underwriters and such dealers may reallow to
certain dealers a discount not in excess of $ per share of Class A Common
Stock. After the closing of the Offering, the Offering Price, concessions to
selected dealers and the discount to other dealers may be changed by the
Representatives. The shares of Class A Common Stock are offered subject to
receipt and acceptance by the Underwriters, and to certain other conditions,
including the right to reject orders in whole or in part.
The Company and the Selling Stockholder have granted the Underwriters an
option exercisable for 30 days after the date hereof to purchase up to
additional shares of Class A Common Stock to cover over-allotments, if
any, at the Offering Price less the underwriting discount and commissions. If
the Underwriters exercise this option, each Underwriter will have a firm
commitment, subject to certain conditions, to purchase approximately the same
percentage of such additional shares of Class A Common Stock as the number of
shares of Class A Common Stock to be purchased by it shown in the foregoing
table bears to the shares of Class A Common Stock initially offered hereby. The
Underwriters may purchase such shares of Class A Common Stock only to cover
over-allotments made in connection with the Offering.
The Company has agreed to indemnify the several Underwriters against
certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the federal securities
laws, or to contribute to payments which the Underwriters may be required to
make in respect thereof.
The Underwriters have reserved up to five percent of the aggregate number
of shares of Class A Common Stock offered hereby for sale at the Offering Price
to directors, officers and employees of the Company and to certain other
persons. The number of shares of Class A Common Stock available for sale to the
general public
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will be reduced to the extent such persons purchase such reserved shares. Any
reserved shares which are not orally confirmed for purchase within one day after
the pricing of the Offering will be offered by the Underwriters to the general
public on the same terms as the other shares offered hereby.
The Company, its officers and directors and its sole stockholder have
agreed that, for a period of 180 days from the date of this Prospectus, they
will not, without the prior written consent of PaineWebber Incorporated, offer
to sell, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to sell, or otherwise dispose
of, or require the Company to file with the Commission a registration statement
under the Securities Act to register, any shares of common stock of the Company
or securities convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of common stock of
the Company or warrants or other rights to acquire shares of common stock of the
Company (other than, with respect to employees of the Company pursuant to
employee stock option plans or in connection with other employee incentive
compensation arrangements).
PaineWebber Incorporated has in the past performed, and may continue to
perform, investment banking, broker dealer, lending and financial advisory
services for the Company, and has received customary compensation therefor.
PaineWebber Incorporated has a first option to act as the sole lead managing
underwriter for any securities to be collateralized by the Company's HLTV second
mortgage loans for the first $200 million of loan securitizations.
Prior to the Offering, there has been no public market for the Class A
Common Stock. Accordingly, the public offering price has been determined by
negotiations between the Company and the Representatives. Among the factors
which were considered in determining the Offering Price were the Company's
future prospects, the experience of its management, the economic condition of
the financial services industry in general, the general condition of the equity
securities market, the demand for similar securities of companies considered
comparable to the Company and other relevant factors.
The Offering Price set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus should
not be considered an indication of the actual value of the Class A Common Stock.
The Offering Price is subject to change as a result of market conditions and
other factors and no assurance can be given that the Class A Common Stock can be
resold at the offering price.
Application will be made to have the Class A Common Stock approved for
listing on the NYSE under the symbol "DIT." In order to meet the requirements
for listing of the Class A Common Stock on that exchange, the Underwriters have
undertaken to sell lots of 100 or more shares to a minimum of 2,000 beneficial
owners.
Because more than ten percent of the net proceeds of the Offering may be
paid to PWRES, an affiliate of PaineWebber Incorporated (which is a member of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD")), the Offering
will be conducted in accordance with NASD Conduct Rule 2710(c)(8), which
requires that the public offering price of an equity security be no higher than
the price recommended by a Qualified Independent Underwriter which has
participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement and performed its
usual standard of due diligence with respect thereto. has agreed to
act as Qualified Independent Underwriter with respect to the Offering, and the
price of the Class A Common Stock will be no higher than that recommended by
.
Until the distribution of the Class A Common Stock is completed, rules of
the Commission may limit the ability of the Underwriters and certain selling
group members to bid for and purchase shares of Class A Common Stock. As an
exception to these rules, the Representatives are permitted to engage in certain
transactions that stabilize the price of Class A Common Stock. Such transactions
consist of bids or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining
the price of the Class A Common Stock.
In addition, if the Representatives over-allot (i.e., if they sell more
shares of Class A Common Stock than are set forth on the cover page of this
Prospectus) and thereby create a short position in the Class A Common Stock in
connection with the Offering, then the Representatives may reduce that short
position by purchasing Class A Common Stock in the open market. The
Representatives may also elect to reduce any short position by exercising all or
part of the over-allotment option described herein.
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The Representatives may also impose a penalty bid on certain Underwriters
and selling group members. This means that if the Representatives purchase
shares of Class A Common Stock in the open market to reduce the Underwriters'
short position or to stabilize the price of the Class A Common Stock, they may
reclaim the amount of the selling concession from the Underwriters and selling
group members who sold those shares as part of the Offering.
In general, purchases of a security for the purpose of stabilization or to
reduce a short position could cause the price of the security to be higher than
it might otherwise be in the absence of such purchases. The imposition of a
penalty bid might also have an effect on the price of a security to the extent
that it were to discourage resales of the security by purchasers in the
Offering.
Neither the Company nor any of the Underwriters makes any representation or
prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions
described above may have on the price of the Class A Common Stock. In addition,
neither the Company nor any of the Underwriters makes any representation that
the Representatives will engage in such transactions or that such transactions,
once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters relating to the Offering will be passed upon for the
Company by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Orange County, California. Certain legal
matters will be passed upon for the Underwriters by Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 1996 and 1997
and for the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) through to December 31,
1995 and for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997 have been included
herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent
auditors, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as
experts in accounting and auditing.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PAGE
----
<S> <C>
Independent Auditors' Report................................ F-2
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1997............. F-3
Statements of Earnings for the period from January 10, 1995
(inception) to December 31, 1995 and for the years ended
December 31, 1996 and 1997................................ F-4
Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity for the period
from January 10, 1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995 and
for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997............ F-5
Statements of Cash Flows for the period from January 10,
1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995 and for the years
ended December 31, 1996 and 1997.......................... F-6
Notes to Financial Statements for the period from January
10, 1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995 and for the
years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997.................... F-7
Condensed Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of March 31, 1998
and December 31, 1997..................................... F-21
Condensed Statements of Earnings (unaudited) for the three
months ended March 31, 1997 and 1998...................... F-22
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three
months ended March 31, 1997 and 1998...................... F-23
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited) for the
three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1998................ F-24
</TABLE>
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WHEN THE TRANSACTION REFERRED TO IN NOTE 16 TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS
BEEN CONSUMMATED, WE WILL BE IN A POSITION TO RENDER THE FOLLOWING REPORT.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
The Board of Directors and Stockholder
DiTech Funding Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of DiTech Funding
Corporation (the Company) as of December 31, 1996 and 1997 and the related
statements of earnings, changes in stockholder's equity and cash flows for the
period from January 10, 1995 (inception) through to December 31, 1995 and for
the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997. 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 audits.
We conducted our audits 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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of DiTech Funding Corporation
as of December 31, 1996 and 1997 and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) through to December 31,
1995 and for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
Orange County, California
March 10, 1998, except as to
note 16 to the financial statements,
which is as of .
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1997
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1997
------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and cash equivalents................................... $ 1,577 $ 7,520
Restricted cash............................................. -- 395
Mortgage loans held for sale, net (notes 2 and 6)........... 29,138 142,861
Residual interests in securitization (note 3 and 6)......... -- 12,809
Mortgage servicing asset (note 4)........................... -- 866
Furniture and equipment (note 5)............................ 751 1,670
Other assets (notes 6, 7 and 8)............................. 805 2,394
Receivable from affiliates (note 14)........................ 142 288
------- --------
$32,413 $168,803
======= ========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Warehouse lines of credit (note 6).......................... $28,852 $142,506
Residual financing (note 6)................................. -- 7,200
Accounts payable and accrued expenses....................... 373 2,324
Deferred income taxes....................................... 15 417
Other liabilities (note 11)................................. 53 576
------- --------
Total liabilities................................. 29,293 153,023
------- --------
Stockholder's equity (notes 6, 10, 11 and 16):
Common stock, no par value. Authorized 100,000 shares; 1,260 1,260
issued and outstanding 10,000 shares...................
Additional paid-in capital................................ 300 300
Retained earnings, restricted............................. 1,560 14,220
------- --------
Total stockholder's equity........................ 3,120 15,780
------- --------
Commitments and contingencies (note 12)
$32,413 $168,803
======= ========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
PERIOD FROM JANUARY 10, 1995 (INCEPTION) THROUGH TO DECEMBER 31, 1995
AND YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1997
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1996 1997
------ ------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Gain on sales of mortgage loans (note 2).................. $3,326 $ 8,392 $ 24,230
Interest income (note 2).................................. 678 1,464 8,467
Other..................................................... 344 700 136
------ ------- ---------
Total revenues.................................... 4,348 10,556 32,833
------ ------- ---------
Expenses:
Advertising............................................... 1,119 3,187 6,309
Interest.................................................. 634 1,413 6,116
Personnel................................................. 725 2,911 3,419
General and administrative (note 9)....................... 808 1,431 2,544
Occupancy (note 12)....................................... 151 400 693
------ ------- ---------
Total expenses.................................... 3,437 9,342 19,081
------ ------- ---------
Earnings before income taxes................................ 911 1,214 13,752
Income taxes (note 10)...................................... 22 62 419
------ ------- ---------
Net earnings...................................... $ 889 $ 1,152 $ 13,333
====== ======= =========
Basic and diluted earnings per share........................ $88.90 $115.20 $1,333.30
====== ======= =========
Pro forma earnings data (unaudited) (note 15):
Earnings before income taxes as reported.................. $ 911 $ 1,214 $ 13,752
Pro forma income taxes.................................... 375 500 5,783
------ ------- ---------
$ 536 $ 714 $ 7,969
====== ======= =========
Pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share
(unaudited)............................................... $53.60 $ 71.40 $ 796.90
====== ======= =========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
PERIOD FROM JANUARY 10, 1995 (INCEPTION) THROUGH TO DECEMBER 31, 1995
AND YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1997
(IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL RETAINED
SHARES COMMON PAID-IN EARNINGS,
OUTSTANDING STOCK CAPITAL RESTRICTED TOTAL
----------- ------ ---------- ---------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Issuance of common stock (note 11)..... 10 $1,260 $ -- $ -- $ 1,260
Net earnings........................... -- -- -- 889 889
-- ------ ---- ------- -------
Balance, December 31, 1995............. 10 1,260 -- 889 2,149
Contributions (note 11)................ -- -- 300 -- 300
Net earnings........................... -- -- -- 1,152 1,152
Distributions (note 11)................ -- -- -- (481) (481)
-- ------ ---- ------- -------
Balance, December 31, 1996............. 10 1,260 300 1,560 3,120
Net earnings........................... -- -- -- 13,333 13,333
Distributions (note 11)................ -- -- -- (673) (673)
-- ------ ---- ------- -------
Balance, December 31, 1997............. 10 $1,260 $300 $14,220 $15,780
== ====== ==== ======= =======
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
PERIOD FROM JANUARY 10, 1995 (INCEPTION) THROUGH TO DECEMBER 31, 1995
AND YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1997
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1996 1997
--------- --------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings......................................... $ 889 $ 1,152 $ 13,333
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and accretion........................ 32 130 238
NIR gains......................................... -- -- (12,170)
Servicing gains................................... -- -- (866)
Deposits to overcollateralization account......... -- -- (913)
Amortization of NIR............................... -- -- 669
Deferred income taxes............................. -- -- 402
Provision for losses.............................. -- 30 644
Change in restricted cash......................... -- -- (395)
Changes in other assets and liabilities........... (143) (113) (154)
Mortgage loans originated......................... (302,209) (612,629) (1,164,464)
Mortgage loan sales, net.......................... 281,196 604,579 1,050,741
Net increase in warehouse lines of credit......... 20,551 8,151 113,804
--------- --------- -----------
Net cash provided by operating activities.... 316 1,300 869
--------- --------- -----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of furniture and equipment................. (386) (355) (1,157)
Payments on notes receivable......................... 175 -- --
Net increase in receivable from affiliates........... -- (142) (146)
--------- --------- -----------
Net cash used in investing activities........ (211) (497) (1,303)
--------- --------- -----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of common stock............................. 300 -- --
Capital contributions................................ -- 300 --
Distributions to stockholder......................... -- (81) (673)
Proceeds from (repayment of) term loan............... -- 150 (150)
Increase in residual financing....................... -- -- 7,200
--------- --------- -----------
Net cash provided by financing activities.... 300 369 6,377
--------- --------- -----------
Increase in cash and cash equivalents........ 405 1,172 5,943
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period....... -- 405 1,577
--------- --------- -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period............. $ 405 $ 1,577 $ 7,520
========= ========= ===========
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest............................... $ 504 $ 1,331 $ 6,115
Cash paid for income taxes........................... 22 -- 4
========= ========= ===========
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Furniture and equipment acquired as partial payment
of note receivable................................ $ 108 $ -- $ --
Net assets received as contribution on issuance of
common stock...................................... 960 -- --
Non-cash distribution to sole stockholder............ -- 400 --
========= ========= ===========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1996 AND 1997
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization
DiTech Funding Corporation (the Company) was incorporated in California on
January 10, 1995 for the purpose of conducting a retail focused mortgage banking
operation nationwide. The Company engages in the origination of first and second
trust deeds to borrowers in multiple states who are attracted to the Company,
primarily through radio and television advertising. During the period from
January 10, 1995 (inception) through to December 31, 1995 and the years ended
December 31, 1996 and 1997, loans originated by the Company to borrowers in the
state of California approximated 94%, 87% and 76%, respectively, of total loans
originated.
During the year ended December 31, 1997, the Company formed an owners
trust, the DiTech Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-1, to facilitate the issuance of
asset backed certificates.
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
Mortgage loans held for sale are stated at the lower of cost or market in
the aggregate as determined by outstanding commitments from investors or current
investor yield requirements.
Interest on mortgage loans held for sale is credited to income as earned.
Interest is accrued only if deemed collectible.
Furniture and Equipment
Furniture and equipment are stated at original cost and depreciated using
the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective
assets which range from three to seven years.
Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over
the term of the lease.
Income Taxes
The Company has elected S Corporation status under the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and the corresponding tax laws of the state of
California. Accordingly, income will be taxed directly to the sole stockholder
for federal income and state franchise tax purposes. In addition, the California
Franchise Tax Board imposed a corporate level tax of approximately 3.5% for the
year ended December 31, 1997 which adjusts annually. There can be no assurance
that the Company will receive the continued benefits of being taxed as an S
Corporation.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax
bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates
expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax
assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the
period that includes the enactment date.
Should the Company elect to change its tax status from its current S
Corporation status to a C Corporation status, the deferred tax assets and
liabilities will be measured using the then enacted tax rates for C
Corporations. The net increase in the deferred tax asset or liability will be
recognized in income in the period that the change in tax status is elected.
This change in status may result in a significant charge to income. For further
information, see note 15.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Sales of Mortgage Loans
Gains or losses resulting from sales or securitization of mortgage loans
are recognized at the date of settlement and are based on the difference between
the cash received and the assets retained by the Company and the carrying value
of the related loans sold less related transaction costs. Such gains and losses
may be increased or decreased by the amount of any servicing released premiums
received or servicing assets recorded. Nonrefundable fees and direct costs
associated with the origination of mortgage loans are deferred and recognized
when the related loans are sold.
On January 1, 1997, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standard
Board's Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 125 (SFAS No. 125),
"Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments
of Liabilities." SFAS No. 125 supersedes SFAS Nos. 76, 77 and 122, while
amending both SFAS Nos. 65 and 115. This statement is to be applied
prospectively, however, portions of SFAS No. 125 were deferred under SFAS No.
127, "Deferral of the Effective Date of Certain Provisions of FASB Statement No.
125 until January 1, 1998." Under SFAS No. 125, a transfer of financial assets
in which control is surrendered is accounted for as a sale to the extent that
consideration other than beneficial interests in the transferred assets is
received in the exchange. Liabilities and derivatives incurred or obtained by
the transfer of financial assets are required to be measured at fair value, if
practicable. Also, servicing assets and other retained interests in the
transferred assets must be measured by allocating the previous carrying value
between the asset sold and the interest retained, if any, based on their
relative fair values at the date of transfer.
SFAS 125 also requires an assessment of interest-only strips, loans, other
receivables and retained interests in securitizations (residuals). If these
assets can be contractually prepaid or otherwise settled such that the holder
would not recover substantially all of its recorded investment, the asset will
be measured like trading securities. The Company adopted SFAS 125 on January 1,
1997, and there was no material impact on the Company's consolidated financial
statements.
Allowance for Repurchase Losses
The allowance for repurchase losses on loans sold relates to losses and
direct expenses incurred due to the potential repurchase of loans or
indemnification of losses based on alleged violations of representations and
warranties at the time of sale of the loan which is customary to the mortgage
banking industry. The allowance represents the Company's estimate of losses
expected to be incurred and is considered to be adequate. Provisions for losses
are charged to gain on sales of mortgage loans and credited to the allowance and
are determined to be adequate by management based upon the Company's evaluation
of the potential exposure related to actual activity and interpretations of the
loan sale agreements.
Residual Interests in Securitization
Residual interests in securitizations (Residuals) of second trust deed
mortgage loans (Mortgage Loans) in an owner trust are recorded as a result of
the sale of mortgage loans through securitization. The securitizations are
generally structured as follows: First, the Company sells a portfolio of
mortgage loans to a special purpose entity (SPE) which has been established for
the limited purpose of buying and reselling the Company's Mortgage Loans. Next,
the SPE transfers the same mortgage loans to an owners trust (the Trust), and
the Trust in turn issues interest-bearing asset-backed securities (the bonds and
certificates) generally in an amount equal to the aggregate principal balance of
the mortgage loans. The Company typically sells these mortgage loans at face
value and without recourse except that the normal representations and warranties
are provided by the Company to the Trust. One or more investors purchase these
bonds and certificates and the proceeds from the sale of the bonds and
certificates are used as consideration to purchase the mortgage loans from the
Company.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
At the closing of each securitization, the Company removes from its balance
sheet the mortgage loans held for sale and adds to its balance sheet (i) the
cash received, (ii) the estimated fair value of the Residuals which consists of
(a) an over-collateralization amount (OC), (b) a net interest receivable (NIR)
and (iii) the estimated fair value of the servicing asset. The excess of the
cash received and the assets retained by the Company over the carrying value of
the related mortgage loans sold less transaction costs, equals the net gain on
sale recorded by the Company.
The Company allocates the basis in the mortgage loans between the portion
of the mortgage loans sold (the bonds and certificates) and the portion retained
(the residuals and servicing assets) based on the relative fair values of those
portions on the date of the sale.
The Company may recognize gains or losses attributable to the change in the
fair value of the Residuals, which are recorded at estimated fair value and
accounted for as "held-for-trading" securities. The Company is not aware of an
active market for the purchase or sale of Residuals at this time, accordingly,
the Company estimates fair value of the Residuals by calculating the present
value of the estimated expected future cash flows received by the Company after
being released by the Trust (cash out method) using a discount rate commensurate
with the risks involved. The Company has utilized an effective discount rate of
approximately 14%.
The Company is entitled to the cash flows from the Residuals that represent
collections on the mortgage loans in excess of the amounts required to pay the
bonds and certificate principal and interest, the base servicing fees and
certain other fees such as trustee and custodial fees. At the end of each
collection period, the aggregate cash collections from the mortgage loans are
allocated first to the servicing fees and certain other fees such as trustee and
custodial fees for the period, then to the bond and certificate holders for
interest at the pass-through rate on the bonds and certificates plus principal
as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreements. If the amount of cash
required for the above allocations exceeds the amount collected during the
collection period, the shortfall is drawn from the OC. If the cash collected
during the period exceeds the amount necessary for the above allocations, and
there is no shortfall in the related OC, the excess is released to the Company.
If the OC balance is not at the required credit enhancement level the excess
cash collected is used to pay the bond and certificate holders additional
principal reductions until the credit enhancement level is achieved. The
specified credit enhancement levels are defined in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement which are expressed generally as a percentage of either the original
or current collateral principal balance.
The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) on the Mortgage Loans is relatively high
in comparison to the pass through rate on the bonds and certificates,
accordingly, the Residuals described above are a significant asset of the
Company. In determining the value of the Residuals described above, the Company
must estimate the future rates of prepayments, delinquencies, defaults and
default loss severity as they impact the amount and timing of the estimated cash
flows. The Company estimates prepayments by evaluating historical prepayment
performance of comparable loans and the impact of trends in the industry. The
Company has used a constant prepayment estimate of 20% per year after a 24-month
seasoning period. The Company uses a 2.3% default rate estimate with 100% loss
severity, commencing in month 12. This estimate is based on historical loss data
for comparable loans and the specific characteristics of the loans originated by
the Company. The Company used default loss estimates that resulted in a
cumulative default losses over the life of the loans of 8.4% as a percentage of
the original principal balance. The Company's prepayment and default estimates
resulted in a weighted average life of the pool of loans of 3.3 years.
In future periods, the Company will recognize additional revenue from the
Residuals if the actual performance of the mortgage loans is higher than the
original estimate or the Company may increase the estimated fair value of the
Residuals. If the actual performance of the Mortgage Loans is lower than the
original estimate, then an adjustment to the carrying value of the Residuals may
be required if the estimated fair value of the Residuals is less than its
carrying value.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Mortgage Servicing Asset
The Company is designated as the master servicer for its securitization and
receives a monthly fee based on the outstanding principal balance of the
mortgage loans. The Company has contracted with a subservicer to perform the
servicing and investor reporting of the mortgage loans securitized pursuant to
the pooling and servicing agreement. The subservicer charges a monthly fee based
on the outstanding principal balance of the mortgage loans.
The Company amortizes the servicing asset in proportion to and over the
period of estimated future net servicing income.
For the purpose of measuring impairment, the Company stratified the
mortgage servicing asset using the type of loan and interest rate as the primary
risk. Impairment is measured utilizing estimated fair value.
Advertising
The Company accounts for its advertising costs as nondirect response
advertising. Accordingly, advertising costs are expensed as incurred.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Company considers all
highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less
to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consists of money market accounts to
maintain compensating balances with the related lending company or bank.
Included in cash and cash equivalents is approximately $395,000 at December 31,
1997, which represents restricted cash that will be transferred to the
over-collateralization account within the trust.
Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of 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, the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Significant balance sheet accounts which could be materially
affected by such estimates include liability for losses on loans sold, residual
interests in securitization and mortgage servicing asset. The significant
assumptions used by the Company to estimate the liability for losses on loans
sold includes the number of loans that may be repurchased by the Company
pursuant to alleged breaches of standard representation and warranties included
in the loan sale agreements and the anticipated loss, if any, that may be
incurred by the Company in resolving these repurchased loans. The significant
assumptions used by the Company to estimate the far value of residual interests
in securitization and mortgage servicing asset include anticipated prepayments,
estimated credit losses and the discount rate. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
Forward Contracts
Periodically, the Company uses forward sale contracts of mortgage backed
securities to hedge the interest rate risk associated with fixed rate first
trust deed mortgage loans held for sale and in the pipeline for which interest
rates have been locked. Gains and losses from hedging transactions are
determined based on the fair value of the hedging instrument and are included as
a basis adjustment to the hedged loans and subsequently included in the gain or
loss from the sale of the related loans.
Management has determined that hedge accounting is appropriate for the
Company's hedging program because the hedged loans expose the Company to pricing
risk, the forward sale contracts reduce that pricing risk and are designated as
hedges, and at the inception of the hedge and throughout the hedge period, there
is
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
a high correlation between the price of the forward sale contracts and the fair
value of the loans being hedged. In the event correlation does not remain high,
the forward sale contracts will cease to be accounted for as hedges and a gain
or loss will be recognized to the extent the forward sale contracts results have
not been offset by the price changes of the hedged loans.
Errors and Omissions Policy
The Company has Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions insurance coverage
of $1.3 million each at December 31, 1997.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On January 1, 1996, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation." Under SFAS 123 compensation expense would be recorded
on the date a stock-based award is granted only if the current market price of
the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price of the stock-based award. SFAS
123 permits entities to recognize as expense over the vesting period the fair
value of all stock-based awards on the date of grant. Alternatively, SFAS 123
also allows entities to apply the provisions of APB 25 and provide pro forma net
earnings and pro forma net earnings per share disclosures for employee stock
options and grants made as if the fair-value-based method defined in SFAS 123
had been applied. The Company has elected to apply the provisions of APB 25 and
comply with the pro forma disclosure provisions of SFAS 123. The Company has not
granted any stock-based compensation to date.
Earnings Per Share
The Company adopted, effective December 31, 1997, SFAS No. 128, "Earnings
per Share." SFAS 128 simplifies the standards for computing and presenting
earnings per share (EPS) as previously prescribed by Accounting Principles Board
Option No. 15, "Earnings per Share." SFAS 128 replaces primary EPS with basic
EPS and fully diluted EPS with diluted EPS. Basic EPS excludes dilution and is
computed by dividing income 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
from issuance of common stock that then shared in earnings.
The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted
earnings per share (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 10, 1995
(INCEPTION) THROUGH YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1995 1996 1997
------------------- ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Numerator:
Earnings available to common stockholder..... $ 889 $ 1,152 $ 13,333
======= ======= =========
Denominator:
Denominator for basic and diluted earnings
per share --............................
Weighted average common shares
outstanding............................. 10,000 10,000 10,000
======= ======= =========
Basic and diluted earnings per share......... $ 88.90 $115.20 $1,333.30
======= ======= =========
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Reclassifications
Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the
current year's presentation.
(2) MORTGAGE LOANS HELD FOR SALE
A summary of mortgage loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or market
at December 31, 1996 and 1997 follows (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1997
------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Mortgage loans receivable:
First trust deeds..................................... $25,022 $ 98,260
Second trust deeds.................................... 3,980 45,024
Accrued interest receivable............................. 105 218
Net deferred origination (fees) costs................... 31 (641)
------- --------
$29,138 $142,861
======= ========
</TABLE>
Gain on Sales of Mortgage Loans
Gain on sales of mortgage loans for the period from January 10, 1995
(inception) through to December 31, 1995 and for the years ended December 31,
1996 and 1997 was comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1996 1997
------- ------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Non-cash securitization gain................. $ -- $ -- $ 13,036
Securitization transaction expenses.......... -- -- (1,452)
Accrued interest contributed................. -- -- (1,240)
Prefunding interest expensed................. -- -- (333)
Cash gain from whole loan sales.............. 4,485 7,819 15,756
Provision for losses......................... -- (30) (644)
Nonrefundable fees........................... 143 5,871 13,964
Origination costs............................ (1,332) (5,334) (13,322)
Hedging gain (loss).......................... 30 66 (1,535)
------- ------- --------
$ 3,326 $ 8,392 $ 24,230
======= ======= ========
</TABLE>
Non-cash securitization gain during 1997 was comprised of the following
(dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
NIR gains.................................................. $12,170
Servicing gains............................................ 866
-------
Non-cash securitization gain..................... $13,036
=======
</TABLE>
Interest Income
Interest income was comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1996 1997
---- ------ ------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Mortgage loans held for sale....................... $678 $1,464 $8,223
NIR interest income................................ -- -- 913
Amortization of NIR................................ -- -- (669)
---- ------ ------
$678 $1,464 $8,467
==== ====== ======
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Significant Customers
The Company has entered into a number of transactions with two financial
services companies which each accounted for more than 10% of the Company's loan
sales. These transactions include a whole loan sales agreement, under which the
financial services companies agree to periodically purchase certain loans from
the Company. During the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) through to
December 31, 1995 and for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, the
Company sold a total of approximately $278 million, $583 million and $805
million, respectively, of loans to these investors under these agreements and
recognized gross cash gains on sales of approximately $4.4 million, $7.4 million
and $12.5 million, respectively.
The Company also securitized a total of approximately $120 million of
mortgage loans held for sale and recognized gross gains on sales of
approximately $13 million.
(3) RESIDUAL INTERESTS IN SECURITIZATION
Residual interests in securitization balances consisted of the following
components at December 31, 1997 (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Over-collateralization amount.............................. $ 1,308
Net interest receivable (NIR).............................. 11,501
-------
$12,809
=======
</TABLE>
The following table summarizes activity of the NIR for the year ended
December 31, 1997 (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Balance, beginning of year................................. $ --
NIR gains.................................................. 12,170
Amortization............................................... (669)
-------
Balance, end of year............................. $11,501
=======
</TABLE>
(4) MORTGAGE SERVICING ASSETS
An analysis of mortgage servicing assets for the year ended December 31,
1997 follows (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Balance, beginning of year.................................. $ --
Additions................................................... 866
Amortization................................................ --
----
Balance, end of year.............................. $866
====
</TABLE>
There was no amortization for the year ended December 31, 1997.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(5) FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT
Furniture and equipment are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1997
----- ------
<S> <C> <C>
Equipment.................................................. $ 666 $1,414
Furniture and fixtures..................................... 222 533
Automobile................................................. 37 37
Leasehold improvements..................................... -- 88
----- ------
925 2,072
Accumulated depreciation................................... (174) (402)
----- ------
$ 751 $1,670
===== ======
</TABLE>
During the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) through to December 31,
1995, the Company acquired furniture and equipment of $76,000 in exchange for
issuances of common shares of the Company's common stock to the sole
stockholder.
(6) WAREHOUSE LINES OF CREDIT AND RESIDUAL FINANCING
Warehouse lines of credit consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1997
------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Borrowings under a warehouse line of credit for a maximum
amount of $50 million, maturing on March 31, 1998, secured
by mortgage loans held for sale, bearing interest based on
the lender's commercial paper rate (6.36% at December 31,
1997). This line of credit is guaranteed by the Company's
sole stockholder. The lender has, in its sole discretion,
allowed the Company to exceed its credit limit for short
periods of time........................................... $20,026 $ 76,749
Borrowings with a second lender matured during 1997......... 8,676 --
Borrowings under a master repurchase agreement for a maximum
amount of $275 million, secured by mortgage loans held for
sale, bearing interest based on LIBOR (5.72% at December
31, 1997). This line of credit is uncommitted, advances
are made at the sole discretion of the lender and is
guaranteed by the Company's sole stockholder.............. -- 65,757
Term loan unsecured, bearing interest based on the prime
rate matured and repaid on December 15, 1997. This term
loan was guaranteed by the Company's sole stockholder..... 150 --
------- --------
28,852 142,506
Residual financing -- A $13.4 million residual financing
line renewable monthly secured by residual interests in
securitization, bearing interest based on LIBOR (5.72% at
December 31, 1997)........................................ -- 7,200
------- --------
$28,852 $149,706
======= ========
</TABLE>
Advances under the residual financing line are made at the sole discretion
of the lender and are based upon the amount of loans securitized and the value
of the residuals as determined by the lender. These advances are repayable on
demand by the lender and are subject to renewal on a monthly basis.
The line of credit agreements and master repurchase agreement contain
certain compensating balance requirements and restrictive financial and other
covenants which require the Company to, among other requirements, restrict
dividends, except for income tax payments of the sole stockholder, deposit an
amount with the lender which is restricted in use until the notes payable have
been fully paid, maintain certain levels of net worth, liquidity, debt to net
worth ratios and maintenance of compliance with regulatory and investor
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
requirements. At December 31, 1997, the Company believes that it was in
compliance with the financial and other covenants and maintained a deposit of
$200,000 required by the agreements which is included in the other assets.
(7) NOTES RECEIVABLE
Notes receivable from a finance company at December 31, 1996 and 1997 are
included in other assets and summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1997
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
Receivable from a finance company........................... $253 $253
Less allowance for credit losses............................ (80) (80)
---- ----
$173 $173
==== ====
</TABLE>
(8) SECURED NOTE RECEIVABLE
A $55,000 secured note receivable at December 31, 1996 and 1997 is included
in other assets, secured by the accounts receivable of a medical practitioner,
bears interest of 10%, payable quarterly, interest only with the principal
amount due on maturity on December 31, 1999.
This note was originally issued to the Company's sole stockholder, who
assigned all rights and ownership of the note to the Company in exchange for
shares of the Company's common stock.
(9) GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
A summary of general and administrative expenses follows (dollars in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1996 1997
---- ------ ------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Office supplies.................................... $217 $ 456 $ 828
Professional fees.................................. 271 249 678
Data processing.................................... -- 225 215
Equipment rental................................... 105 195 393
Insurance and bonds................................ 24 61 66
Auto expense....................................... 33 86 94
Travel and entertainment........................... 19 57 148
Utilities.......................................... 3 3 31
Other.............................................. 136 99 91
---- ------ ------
$808 $1,431 $2,544
==== ====== ======
</TABLE>
(10) INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes for the period from January 10, 1995
(inception) through to December 31, 1995 and for the years ended December 31,
1996 and 1997 was as follows (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1996 1997
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
State:
Current.............................................. $22 $62 $ 17
Deferred............................................. -- -- 402
--- --- ----
Income taxes................................. $22 $62 $419
=== === ====
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For federal income and California franchise tax purposes, the Company
maintains the status of an S Corporation. This status results in the
pass-through of all of the Company's federal and state taxable income to the
stockholder of the Company. However, the Company is subject to a state tax rate
of approximately 3.5%.
Deferred taxes result primarily from the use of different methods of
recording gain on sales of mortgage loans, depreciation, loan origination fees
and mark-to-market values for financial statement and tax reporting purposes.
(11) STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Cash distributions are made mainly to facilitate the payment of income
taxes of the sole stockholder arising on the pass-through of the Company's
federal and state taxable income. During the year ended December 31, 1996, the
sole stockholder contributed cash of $300,000 as additional paid-in capital. The
Company made a $400,000 distribution to the sole stockholder during 1996 which
was satisfied by assigning a mortgage loan receivable.
At inception of the Company, the sole stockholder exchanged the following
assets at their carryover basis, net of applicable deferred income taxes, for
10,000 shares of the Company's common stock (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Cash........................................................ $ 300
Mortgage loan receivable.................................... 400
Notes receivable............................................ 444
Secured note receivable..................................... 55
Furniture and equipment..................................... 76
Deferred income taxes....................................... (15)
------
Total............................................. $1,260
======
</TABLE>
(12) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk
in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers
and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These
instruments include commitments to originate and sell loans and involve, to
varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the
amount recognized in the statement of operations.
Commitments to originate mortgage loans are agreements to provide financing
at a fixed or variable interest rate subject to specific terms and a customer's
creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. These commitments have fixed
expiration dates and other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee.
At December 31, 1997, the Company has commitments to fund mortgage loans
totaling approximately $255 million to customers who meet the Company's
underwriting criteria. This does not necessarily represent future cash
requirements, as some portion of the commitments will expire without being drawn
upon or will be declined for credit or other reasons.
The Company manages its interest rate exposure and market risk related to
commitments to originate loans by entering into mandatory and best efforts
commitments to sell loans to investors and it controls its credit risk through
underwriting and quality control standards that the Company believes are
consistent with that of its investors. The Company has commitments to deliver
mortgage loans to investors as of December 31, 1997 totaling approximately $165
million.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
At December 31, 1997, the Company was committed to provide an investment
banking firm with a right to purchase second trust deed mortgage loans and/or
lead underwrite second trust deed mortgage loans sold through securitization by
the Company in an aggregate amount of $80 million.
Operating Leases
The Company leases certain facilities under a noncancelable operating lease
which expires through 2003. Total rent expense under this lease was
approximately $151,000, $400,000 and $693,000 for the period from January 10,
1995 (inception) through to December 31, 1995 and for the years ended December
31, 1996 and 1997, respectively.
Minimum noncancelable future lease payments are approximately as follows
(dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
1998........................................................ $1,092
1999........................................................ 1,172
2000........................................................ 1,197
2001........................................................ 1,214
2002........................................................ 1,223
2003........................................................ 51
------
$5,949
======
</TABLE>
Contingencies
The Company has entered into loan sale agreements with investors in the
normal course of business which include standard representations and warranties
customary to the mortgage banking industry. Violations of these representations
and warranties may require the Company to repurchase loans previously sold. In
the opinion of management, the potential exposure related to the Company's loan
sale agreements will not have a material adverse effect on the financial
position and operating results of the Company. At December 31, 1996 and 1997,
included in other liabilities is $30,000 and $563,000 of repurchase allowances
related to this exposure.
The activity in the repurchase allowances is summarized as follows (dollars
in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1997
---- -----
<S> <C> <C>
Balance, beginning of year.................................. $ -- $ 30
Provision for repurchase losses............................. 30 644
Charge-offs, net............................................ -- (111)
---- -----
Balance, end of year........................................ $ 30 $ 563
==== =====
</TABLE>
The Company is a party to legal actions arising in the normal course of
business. In the opinion of management, based in part on the discussions with
legal counsel, resolution of such matters will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(13) FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial
instruments is made using estimated fair value amounts and have been determined
using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies.
However, considerable judgment is necessarily required to interpret market data
to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented
herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a
current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions or estimation
methodologies may have a material impact on the estimated fair value amounts.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1997
----------------------- ----------------------
CARRYING FAIR CARRYING FAIR
VALUE VALUE VALUE VALUE
---------- --------- --------- ---------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents............... $ 1,577 $ 1,577 $ 7,520 $ 7,520
Restricted cash......................... -- -- 395 395
Mortgage loans held for sale, net....... 29,138 29,372 142,861 146,813
Residual interests in securitization.... -- -- 12,809 12,809
Notes receivable........................ 173 173 173 173
Secured note receivable................. 55 55 55 55
Receivable from affiliates.............. 142 142 288 288
Financial liabilities:
Warehouse lines of credit............... 28,852 28,852 142,506 142,506
Residual financing...................... -- -- 7,200 7,200
Off-balance sheet items:
Mortgage loan applications in process
with locked interest rates........... -- 487 -- 22
Forward sale contracts of mortgage
backed securities.................... -- 235 -- (1,600)
</TABLE>
The following methods and assumptions were used in estimating the Company's
fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash: The fair value of cash and
cash equivalents and restricted cash approximates the carrying value reported in
the balance sheet.
Mortgage loans held for sale: The fair value of mortgage loans held for
sale is determined in the aggregate based on outstanding commitments from
investors or current investor yield requirements.
Residual interests in securitization: The residual interest in
securitization was unrated and as such there was no current established market.
Estimates of the fair value are based on discounted cash flow analysis using
assumptions that the Company believes a purchaser would require.
Notes receivable, secured note receivable and receivable from affiliates:
The fair value of notes receivable, secured note receivable and receivable from
affiliates approximates the carrying value reported in the balance sheet.
Warehouse lines of credit: The carrying value reported in the balance sheet
approximates fair value as the warehouse notes payable are due upon demand and
bear interest at a rate that approximates current market interest rates for
similar type notes payable.
Residual financing: The fair value of residual financing is determined by
discounting expected cash flows by the current market interest rate over the
term of the residual financing.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Mortgage loan applications in process with locked interest rates: The fair
value of mortgage loan applications in process with locked interest rates
expected to close is determined in the aggregate based on outstanding
commitments from investors or current investor yield requirements.
Forward sale contracts of mortgage backed securities: The fair value of
forward sale contracts of mortgage backed securities is based on quoted market
prices of the forward sale contracts.
(14) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the year ended December 31, 1997, the Company financed mortgagees on
the properties of certain employees in the normal course of business. These
mortgages were sold either during or subsequent to the year ended December 31,
1997.
The amounts receivable from affiliates are unsecured, non-interest bearing
and payable on demand. The sole stockholder of the Company is also the sole
stockholder of the affiliates.
(15) PRO FORMA INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
(a) Pro Forma Income Taxes
As discussed in note 10, the Company has been treated as an S Corporation
for federal and state income tax purposes. Upon completion of the initial public
offering, the Company will no longer be treated as an S Corporation for income
tax purposes and its income will be subject to federal and state income taxes at
statutory rates of 35% and 10.84%, respectively. The accompanying statements of
earnings for the period from January 10, 1995 (inception) to December 31, 1995
and for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, present unaudited pro forma
income taxes and net earnings reflecting the estimated income tax expense of the
Company as if it had been subject to normal federal and state income taxes for
such periods.
Unaudited pro forma income tax expense for the period from January 10, 1995
(inception) to December 31, 1995 and for the years ended December 31, 1996 and
1997, included the following components (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1996 1997
---- ---- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Federal............................................. $276 $368 $4,292
State............................................... 99 132 1,491
---- ---- ------
Total pro forma income taxes.............. $375 $500 $5,783
==== ==== ======
</TABLE>
The differences between unaudited pro forma income taxes at the statutory
federal income tax rate of 34% for 1995 and 1996 and 35% for 1997 and the
unaudited pro forma income taxes shown in the accompanying statements of
earnings are as follows (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1996 1997
---- ---- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Pro forma income tax expense at statutory rate...... $310 $413 $4,813
State tax net of federal benefit.................... 65 87 970
---- ---- ------
Total..................................... $375 $500 $5,783
==== ==== ======
</TABLE>
(b) Pro Forma Earnings Per Share
The pro forma earnings per share data is calculated by taking the pro forma
net earnings available to the common stockholders and dividing by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding. The weighted average number of
common shares reflects the impact of the change in the authorized and
outstanding common stock of the newly formed Delaware corporation.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(16) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Reincorporation
On , 1998, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the
merger of the Company into a newly formed Delaware corporation and pursuant to
which each outstanding share of common stock of the Company will be exchanged
for shares of Class B common stock of the newly formed Delaware
corporation. The accompanying financial statements have been restated for all
periods presented to reflect the impact of the change in the authorized and
outstanding common stock of the newly formed Delaware corporation.
Initial Public Offering
The Company has filed a registration statement relating to its initial
public offering of common stock. At the completion of such offering the Company
will no longer be treated as a S Corporation for income tax purposes and its
income will become fully taxable. See notes 10 and 15.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEETS
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRO FORMA
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31, MARCH 31,
1997 1998 1998 (NOTE 5)
------------ --------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash and cash equivalents.............................. $ 7,520 $ 5,930 $ 5,830
Restricted cash........................................ 395 -- --
Mortgage loans held for sale, net (note 2)............. 142,861 284,338 284,338
Residual interests in securitization (note 3).......... 12,809 13,072 13,072
Mortgage servicing asset............................... 866 831 831
Furniture and equipment................................ 1,670 2,678 2,678
Other assets........................................... 2,394 1,997 1,997
Receivable from affiliates............................. 288 264 264
-------- -------- --------
Total assets................................. $168,803 $309,110 $309,010
======== ======== ========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Warehouse lines of credit (note 4)..................... $142,506 $281,536 $281,536
Residual financing (note 4)............................ 7,200 6,315 6,315
Accounts payable and accrued expenses.................. 2,324 2,508 2,508
Deferred income taxes.................................. 417 515 6,794
Other liabilities...................................... 576 832 832
-------- -------- --------
Total liabilities............................ 153,023 291,706 297,985
-------- -------- --------
Stockholder's equity (note 6):
Common stock, no par value. Authorized 100,000
shares; issued and outstanding 10,000 shares...... 1,260 1,260 1,260
Additional paid-in capital........................... 300 300 9,765
Retained earnings, restricted........................ 14,220 15,844 --
-------- -------- --------
Total stockholder's equity................... 15,780 17,404 11,025
-------- -------- --------
$168,803 $309,110 $309,010
======== ======== ========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to condensed unaudited financial statements.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31
-------------------
1997 1998
------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Gain on sales of mortgage loans (note 2).................. $ 3,452 $ 6,969
Interest income (note 2).................................. 712 5,124
Other..................................................... 6 192
------- --------
Total revenues.................................... 4,170 12,285
------- --------
Expenses:
Advertising............................................... 973 3,798
Interest.................................................. 632 3,950
Personnel................................................. 441 1,406
General and administrative................................ 456 1,159
Occupancy................................................. 110 288
------- --------
Total expenses.................................... 2,612 10,601
------- --------
Earnings before income taxes................................ 1,558 1,684
Income taxes................................................ 60 60
------- --------
Net earnings...................................... $ 1,498 $ 1,624
======= ========
Basic and diluted earnings per share........................ $149.80 $ 162.40
======= ========
Pro forma earnings data (unaudited) (note 5):
Earnings before income taxes.............................. $ 1,558 $ 1,684
Pro forma income taxes.................................... 655 708
------- --------
$ 903 976
======= ========
Pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share............ $ 90.30 $ 97.60
======= ========
Supplemental pro forma earnings data (unaudited) (note 5):
Net earnings as reported.................................. $ 1,624
Establishment of deferred income tax liability............ 6,279
--------
Supplemental pro forma net loss........................... $ (4,655)
========
Supplemental pro forma basic and diluted loss per share... $(465.50)
========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to condensed unaudited financial statements.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31
----------------------
1997 1998
--------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings.............................................. $ 1,498 $ 1,624
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Depreciation and accretion............................. 33 115
Amortization of mortgage servicing asset............... -- 35
Deposits to overcollateralization account.............. -- (1,474)
Amortization of NIR.................................... -- 1,211
Deferred income taxes.................................. 60 98
Provision for losses................................... 128 259
Decrease in restricted cash............................ -- 395
Changes in other assets and liabilities................ 147 578
Mortgage loans originated.............................. (203,378) (639,221)
Mortgage loan sales, net............................... 192,411 497,744
Net increase in warehouse lines of credit.............. 10,460 139,030
--------- ---------
Net cash provided by operating activities......... 1,359 394
--------- ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of furniture and equipment...................... (228) (1,123)
Net (increase) decrease in receivable from affiliates..... (49) 24
--------- ---------
Net cash used in investing activities............. (277) (1,099)
--------- ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distributions to stockholder.............................. (400) --
Decrease in residual financing............................ -- (885)
--------- ---------
Net cash used in financing activities............. (400) (885)
--------- ---------
Net (increase) decrease in cash and cash
equivalents..................................... 682 (1,590)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period............ 1,577 7,520
--------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.................. $ 2,259 $ 5,930
========= =========
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest.................................... $ 568 $ 3,780
Cash paid for income taxes................................ 3 49
========= =========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to condensed unaudited financial statements.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1997 AND 1998
(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information
and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been included. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 1998
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ended December 31, 1998. For further information, refer to the financial
statements and footnotes thereto for the year ended December 31, 1997 included
elsewhere herein.
Earnings Per Share
The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted
earnings per share (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
------------------
1997 1998
------- -------
<S> <C> <C>
Numerator:
Earnings available to common stockholder............... $ 1,498 $ 1,624
======= =======
Denominator:
Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share...
Weighted average common shares outstanding............... 10,000 10,000
======= =======
Basic and diluted earnings per share..................... $149.80 $162.40
======= =======
</TABLE>
(2) LOANS RECEIVABLE HELD FOR SALE
A summary of loans receivable held for sale, at the lower of cost or market
at December 31, 1997 and March 31, 1998 follows (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31,
1997 1998
------------ ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Mortgage loans receivable:
First trust deeds.................................. $ 98,260 $143,588
Second trust deeds................................. 45,024 139,270
Accrued interest receivable.......................... 218 2,587
Net deferred origination fees........................ (641) (1,107)
-------- --------
$142,861 $284,338
======== ========
</TABLE>
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Gain on Sales of Mortgage Loans
Gain on sales of mortgage loans for the three months ended March 31, 1997
and 1998 was comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MARCH 31, MARCH 31,
1997 1998
--------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Cash gain from whole loan sales........................ $3,091 $ 8,863
Provision for losses................................... (128) (259)
Nonrefundable fees..................................... 1,841 3,344
Origination costs...................................... (1,805) (4,508)
Hedging gain (loss).................................... 453 (471)
------ -------
$3,452 $ 6,969
====== =======
</TABLE>
Interest income
Interest income was comprised of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MARCH 31, MARCH 31,
1997 1998
--------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Mortgage loans held for sale........................... $712 $ 4,861
NIR interest income.................................... -- 1,474
Amortization of NIR.................................... -- (1,211)
---- -------
$712 $ 5,124
==== =======
</TABLE>
(3) RESIDUAL INTERESTS IN SECURITIZATION
Residual interests in securitization balances consisted of the following
components at December 31, 1997 and March 31, 1998 (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31,
1997 1998
------------ ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Over-collateralization amount........................ $ 1,308 $ 2,782
Net interest receivable (NIR)........................ 11,501 10,290
------- -------
$12,809 $13,072
======= =======
</TABLE>
The following table summarizes activity of the NIR for the three months
ended March 31, 1997 and 1998 (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MARCH 31, MARCH 31,
1997 1998
--------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Balance, beginning of period........................... $ -- $11,501
NIR gains.............................................. -- --
Amortization........................................... -- (1,211)
---- -------
Balance, end of period....................... $ -- $10,290
==== =======
</TABLE>
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(4) WAREHOUSE LINES OF CREDIT AND RESIDUAL FINANCING
Warehouse lines of credit consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31,
1997 1998
------------ ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Borrowings with a lender under a warehouse line of credit
for a maximum amount of $50 million, maturing on February
28, 1999 secured by mortgage loans held for sale, bearing
interest based on the lender's commercial paper rate (6.1%
at March 31, 1998). This line of credit is guaranteed by
the Company's sole stockholder The lender has, in its sole
discretion, allowed the Company to exceed its credit limit
for short periods of time................................. $ 76,749 $ 78,244
Borrowings under a master repurchase agreement for a maximum
amount of $275 million, secured by mortgage loans held for
sale, bearing interest based on LIBOR (5.69% at March 31,
1998). This line of credit is uncommitted, advances are
made at the sole discretion of the lender and is
guaranteed by the Company's sole stockholder.............. 65,757 175,130
Borrowings with a third lender under a line of credit for a
maximum amount of $100 million, secured by mortgage loans
held for sale, bearing interest based on LIBOR (5.69% at
March 31, 1998). This line of credit is uncommitted and is
guaranteed by the Company's sole stockholder.............. -- 28,162
-------- --------
142,506 281,536
Residual financing -- A $6.3 million residual financing line
renewable monthly secured by residual interests in
securitization bearing interest based on LIBOR (5.69% at
March 31, 1998)........................................... 7,200 6,315
-------- --------
$149,706 $287,851
======== ========
</TABLE>
Advances under the residual financing line are made at the sole discretion
of the lender and are based upon the amount of loans securitized and the value
of the residuals as determined by the lender. These advances are repayable on
demand by the lender and are subject to renewal on a monthly basis.
The line of credit agreements and master repurchase agreement contain
certain compensating balance requirements and restrictive financial and other
covenants which require the Company to, among other requirements, restrict
dividends, except for income tax payments of the sole stockholder, deposit an
amount with the lending company which is restricted in use until the notes
payable have been fully paid, maintain certain levels of net worth, liquidity,
debt to net worth ratios and maintenance of compliance with regulatory and
investor requirements. At March 31, 1998, the Company believes that it was
substantially in compliance with the financial and other covenants except for
net worth required by one of the lenders. On April 1, 1998, the lender updated
the net worth ratio required and the Company believes that it is in compliance
with the revised net worth requirements. The Company maintained a deposit of
$800,000 required by the agreements which is included in other assets.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(5) PRO FORMA INFORMATION
(a) Pro Forma Income Taxes
The Company has been treated as a S Corporation for federal and state
income tax purposes. Upon completion of the initial public offering, the Company
will no longer be treated as an S Corporation for income tax purposes and its
income will be subject to federal and state income taxes at statutory rates of
35% and 10.84%, respectively. The accompanying statements of earnings for the
three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1998, present unaudited pro forma income
taxes and net earnings reflecting the estimated income tax expense of the
Company as if it had been subject to normal federal and state income taxes for
such periods.
Unaudited pro forma income tax expense for the three months ended March 31,
1997 and 1998, included the following components (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1997 1998
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
Federal..................................................... $486 $525
State....................................................... 169 183
---- ----
Total pro forma income taxes...................... $655 $708
==== ====
</TABLE>
The differences between unaudited pro forma income taxes at the statutory
federal income tax rate of 35% for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and
1998 and the unaudited pro forma income taxes shown in the accompanying
statements of earnings are as follows (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1997 1998
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
Pro forma income tax expense at statutory rate.............. $545 $589
State tax net of federal benefit............................ 110 119
---- ----
Total............................................. $655 $708
==== ====
</TABLE>
If the Company had not been treated as an S Corporation for tax purposes on
March 31, 1998, an additional deferred income tax liability of $6,279,000 would
have been recorded as a charge to earnings and a corresponding increase in
deferred income taxes and a decrease in retained earnings. The accompanying
unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of March 31, 1998, and the unaudited
supplemental pro forma earnings data for the three months ended March 31, 1998,
reflect the effect on retained earnings and net earnings of establishing on
March 31, 1998, the deferred tax liability.
At March 31, 1998, the components of unaudited pro forma deferred income
taxes were as follows (dollars in thousands):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Unrealized gain on mortgage loans held for sale............. $1,111
Basis difference in retained interests in securitizations... 3,428
Deferred loan fees.......................................... 2,466
Allowance for losses not deductible for tax purposes........ (211)
------
Total unaudited pro forma deferred income taxes... $6,794
======
</TABLE>
(b) Pro Forma Earnings Per Share
The pro forma earnings or loss per share data is calculated by taking the
pro forma net earnings or loss available to the common stockholders and dividing
by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The weighted
average number of common shares reflect the impact of the change in the
authorized and outstanding common stock of the newly formed Delaware
corporation.
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(c) Pro Forma Balance Sheet Information
The pro forma information presented in the accompanying balance sheet as of
March 31, 1998 reflects (i) the S Corporation distribution of $100,000 by the
Company to the sole stockholder of its previously taxed and undistributed
retained earnings, (ii) an increase in the Company's deferred income taxes of
$6,279,000 as if the Company was not treated as an S Corporation for tax
purposes on March 31, 1998 and (iii) the reclassification of retained earnings
as additional paid-in capital.
(6) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Reincorporation
On , 1998, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the
merger of the Company into a newly formed Delaware corporation and pursuant to
which each outstanding share of common stock of the Company will be exchanged
for shares of Class B common stock of the newly formed Delaware
corporation. The accompanying financial statements have been restated for all
periods presented to reflect the impact of the change in the authorized and
outstanding common stock of the newly formed Delaware corporation.
Initial Public Offering
The Company has filed a registration statement relating to its initial
public offering of common stock. At the completion of such offering the Company
will no longer be treated as a S Corporation for income tax purposes and its
income will become fully taxable. See note 5.
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING OTHER
THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION
OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE
COMPANY OR ANY UNDERWRITER. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL
OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY BY ANY OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY IN
ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER IN SUCH
JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE
HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE
HEREOF OR THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE SUCH
DATE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PAGE
----
<S> <C>
Available Information................. 1
Prospectus Summary.................... 2
Risk Factors.......................... 9
The Company........................... 20
Recent Developments................... 20
Prior S Corporation Status............ 20
Use of Proceeds....................... 21
Dividend Policy....................... 21
Dilution.............................. 22
Capitalization........................ 23
Selected Financial and Other Data..... 24
Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations....................... 27
Business.............................. 45
Management............................ 63
Principal and Selling Stockholder..... 69
Certain Transactions.................. 70
Description of Capital Stock.......... 71
Shares Eligible for Future Sale....... 74
Underwriting.......................... 75
Legal Matters......................... 77
Experts............................... 77
</TABLE>
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UNTIL , 1998 (25 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS) ALL
DEALERS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE REGISTERED SECURITIES, WHETHER OR NOT
PARTICIPATING IN THIS DISTRIBUTION, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE OBLIGATION OF DEALERS TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN
ACTING AS UNDERWRITERS AND WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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SHARES
DITECH FUNDING
CORPORATION
CLASS A COMMON STOCK
[DITECH LOGO]
------------------------
PROSPECTUS
------------------------
PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS,
RAMSEY & CO., INC.
PIPER JAFFRAY INC.
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, 1998
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The Registrant estimates that expenses in connection with the offering
described in this registration statement will be as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee......... $32,568.00
NASD filing fee............................................. 11,540.00
New York Stock Exchange listing fee......................... *
Printing expenses........................................... *
Accounting fees and expenses................................ *
Legal fees and expenses..................................... *
Fees and expenses (including legal fees) for qualifications
under state securities laws............................... *
Transfer agent's fees and expenses.......................... *
Miscellaneous............................................... *
----------
Total............................................. $ *
==========
</TABLE>
All amounts except the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee,
the NASD filing fee and the New York Stock Exchange listing fee are estimated.
- ---------------
* To be filed by amendment.
ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL")
provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise,
against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no cause to believe his
or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides that a Delaware corporation may
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such
person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses actually
and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted under similar standards,
except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for
negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the
corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or
suit was brought shall determine that, despite the adjudication of liability but
in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such expenses which the court shall
deem proper.
Section 145 of DGCL further provides that to the extent a director or
officer of a corporation has been successful in the defense of any action, suit
or proceeding referred to in subsection (a) and (b) or in the defense of any
claim, issue or matter therein, such officer or director shall be indemnified
against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection
therewith; that indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled;
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and that the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a
director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against
such officer or director and incurred by him or her in any such capacity or
arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would
have the power to indemnify him or her against such liabilities under Section
145.
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation provides that a director shall not be liable to the Company or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
However, such provision does not eliminate or limit the liability of a director
for acts or omissions not in good faith or for breaching his or her duty of
loyalty, engaging in intentional misconduct or knowingly violating a law, paying
a dividend or approving a stock repurchase which was illegal, or obtaining an
improper personal benefit. A provision of this type has no effect on the
availability of equitable remedies, such as injunction or rescission, for breach
of fiduciary duty.
The Company's Bylaws require the Company to indemnify any person who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company) by reason
of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of
any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, does not, of itself, create a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that he had
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
In addition, the Company's Bylaws require the Company to indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving
at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Company, except that no indemnification may
be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall
have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance
of his duty to the Company unless and only to the extent that the Court of
Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court
shall deem proper.
Any indemnification (unless ordered by a court) made by the Company may be
only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the
circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct as set forth
above. Such determination must be made (i) by the Board of Directors of the
Company by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not
parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not
obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so
directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the
stockholders of the Company.
To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company
has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any covered action,
suit or proceeding, or in defense of any covered claim, issue or matter therein,
he will be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
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Expenses incurred by an officer or director in defending a civil or
criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Company in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the Board
of Directors of the Company in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking
by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount unless it shall
ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the Company as
authorized in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation. Such expenses incurred
by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if
any, as the Board of Directors of the Company deems appropriate.
The Company presently maintains policies of directors' and officers'
liability insurance in the amount of $30.0 million.
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this
registration statement, the Underwriters have agreed to indemnify the directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant against certain civil
liabilities that may be incurred in connection with the Offering, including
certain liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.
ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.
None
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
(a) EXHIBITS:
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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1.1* Form of Underwriting Agreement.
2.1 Form of Merger Agreement between DiTech Funding Corporation,
a California corporation, and DiTech Funding Corporation, a
Delaware corporation.
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
3.2 Bylaws of the Company.
4.1* Specimen certificate representing shares of Class A Common
Stock of the Company.
4.2* Specimen certificate representing shares of Class B Common
Stock of the Company.
5.1* Form of Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP.
10.1 Form of Indemnification Agreement for Executive Officers and
Directors of the Company.
10.2* 1998 Stock Incentive Plan of the Company.
10.3* Reimbursement Agreement Between J. Paul Reddam and DiTech
Funding Corporation dated as of .
10.4* Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of July 17, 1995, among
DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River Funding Inc. and GE
Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.
10.5* Warehouse Security Agreement, dated as of July 17, 1995,
between DiTech Funding Corporation and GE Capital Mortgage
Services, Inc.
10.6* Modification No. 1 to Credit Documents, dated as of October
30, 1995, by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper
River Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and
J. Paul Reddam.
10.7* Second Modification Agreement, dated as of October 31, 1995,
by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River
Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul
Reddam.
10.8* Third Modification Agreement, dated as of November 29, 1995,
by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River
Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul
Reddam.
10.9* Fourth Modification Agreement, dated as of February 29,
1996, by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River
Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul
Reddam.
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<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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<S> <C>
10.10* Fifth Modification Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1996, by
and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River Funding
Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul Reddam.
10.11* Sixth Modification Agreement, dated as of November 26, 1996,
by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River
Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul
Reddam.
10.12* Seventh Modification Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1997,
by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River
Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul
Reddam.
10.13* Amendment No. 8 to Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated January
9, 1998, by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper
River Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and
J. Paul Reddam.
10.14* Amendment No. 9 to Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated
February 27, 1998, by and among DiTech Funding Corporation,
Cooper River Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services,
Inc. and J. Paul Reddam.
10.15* Tenth Modification Agreement, dated April 1, 1998, by and
among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River Funding Inc.,
GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul Reddam.
10.16* Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 17, 1997,
between DiTech Funding Corporation and PaineWebber Real
Estate Securities Inc.
10.17* Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 1997, to Loan and
Security Agreement, dated as of July 17, 1997, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and PaineWebber Real Estate
Securities Inc.
10.18* Amendment No. 2, dated as of February 1997, to Loan and
Security Agreement, dated as of July 17, 1997, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and PaineWebber Real Estate
Securities Inc.
10.19* Residential Mortgage Financing Facility, dated as of August
15, 1997, by and between DiTech Funding Corporation and
Nikko Financial Services, Inc.
10.20* Standard Form Office Lease, dated as of April 17, 1997,
between ZML-Irvine North Limited Partnership and DiTech
Funding Corporation.
10.21* Lease, dated as of August 1, 1998, by and between DiTech
Funding Corporation and H. Harding Brown, Trustee for
Maurice M. Weill, et als.
10.22* Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1998, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and J. Paul Reddam.
10.23* Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1998, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and Scott Carnahan.
10.24* Employment Agreement, dated as of February 9, 1998, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and Brian E. Cote.
10.25* Employment Agreement, dated as of January 19, 1998, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and Daniel H. Baren.
10.26* Employment Agreement, dated as of March 24, 1998, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and Joseph F. Bentivegna.
10.27* Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1998, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and Vincent J. Pozzuoli.
10.28* Contract for Software and Software Licensing, dated March
17, 1998, between DiTech Funding Corporation and CFI
ProServices, Inc.
11.1 Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings Per Share
(contained in Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements).
23.1* Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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<S> <C>
23.2* Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit
5.1).
24.1** Power of Attorney (contained on signature page on page
II-6).
27.1** Financial Data Schedule.
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* To be filed by amendment.
** Previously filed.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the
Underwriters at the closing specified in the Underwriting Agreement certificates
in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the
Underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
(c) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part
of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in
a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or
(4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this
registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each posteffective amendment that contains a form of
prospectus shall be decreed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irvine, State of
California, on July 8, 1998.
DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
By: *
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J. Paul Reddam
Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment
No. 1 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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<S> <C> <C>
* Chairman of the Board (Principal July 8, 1998
- ----------------------------------------------------- Executive Officer)
J. Paul Reddam
* Vice President and Chief July 8, 1998
- ----------------------------------------------------- Financial Officer (Principal
Brian E. Cote Financial and Accounting Officer)
*By: /s/ DANIEL H. BAREN
- -----------------------------------------------------
Daniel H. Baren
Attorney-in-fact
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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<S> <C>
1.1* Form of Underwriting Agreement.
2.1 Form of Merger Agreement between DiTech Funding Corporation,
a California corporation, and DiTech Funding Corporation, a
Delaware corporation.
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
3.2 Bylaws of the Company.
4.1* Specimen certificate representing shares of Class A Common
Stock of the Company.
4.2* Specimen certificate representing shares of Class B Common
Stock of the Company.
5.1* Form of Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP.
10.1 Form of Indemnification Agreement for Executive Officers and
Directors of the Company.
10.2* 1998 Stock Incentive Plan of the Company.
10.3* Reimbursement Agreement Between J. Paul Reddam and DiTech
Funding Corporation dated as of .
10.4* Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of July 17, 1995, among
DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River Funding Inc. and GE
Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.
10.5* Warehouse Security Agreement, dated as of July 17, 1995,
between DiTech Funding Corporation and GE Capital Mortgage
Services, Inc.
10.6* Modification No. 1 to Credit Documents, dated as of October
30, 1995, by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper
River Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and
J. Paul Reddam.
10.7* Second Modification Agreement, dated as of October 31, 1995,
by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River
Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul
Reddam.
10.8* Third Modification Agreement, dated as of November 29, 1995,
by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River
Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul
Reddam.
10.9* Fourth Modification Agreement, dated as of February 29,
1996, by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River
Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul
Reddam.
10.10* Fifth Modification Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1996, by
and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River Funding
Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul Reddam.
10.11* Sixth Modification Agreement, dated as of November 26, 1996,
by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River
Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul
Reddam.
10.12* Seventh Modification Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1997,
by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River
Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul
Reddam.
10.13* Amendment No. 8 to Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated January
9, 1998, by and among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper
River Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and
J. Paul Reddam.
10.14* Amendment No. 9 to Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated
February 27, 1998, by and among DiTech Funding Corporation,
Cooper River Funding Inc., GE Capital Mortgage Services,
Inc. and J. Paul Reddam.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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<S> <C>
10.15* Tenth Modification Agreement, dated April 1, 1998, by and
among DiTech Funding Corporation, Cooper River Funding Inc.,
GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and J. Paul Reddam.
10.16* Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 17, 1997,
between DiTech Funding Corporation and PaineWebber Real
Estate Securities Inc.
10.17* Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 1997, to Loan and
Security Agreement, dated as of July 17, 1997, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and PaineWebber Real Estate
Securities Inc.
10.18* Amendment No. 2, dated as of February 1997, to Loan and
Security Agreement, dated as of July 17, 1997, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and PaineWebber Real Estate
Securities Inc.
10.19* Residential Mortgage Financing Facility, dated as of August
15, 1997, by and between DiTech Funding Corporation and
Nikko Financial Services, Inc.
10.20* Standard Form Office Lease, dated as of April 17, 1997,
between ZML-Irvine North Limited Partnership and DiTech
Funding Corporation.
10.21* Lease, dated as of August 1, 1998, by and between DiTech
Funding Corporation and H. Harding Brown, Trustee for
Maurice M. Weill, et als.
10.22* Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1998, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and J. Paul Reddam.
10.23* Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1998, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and Scott Carnahan.
10.24* Employment Agreement, dated as of February 9, 1998, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and Brian E. Cote.
10.25* Employment Agreement, dated as of January 19, 1998, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and Daniel H. Baren.
10.26* Employment Agreement, dated as of March 24, 1998, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and Joseph F. Bentivegna.
10.27* Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1998, between
DiTech Funding Corporation and Vincent J. Pozzuoli.
10.28* Contract for Software and Software Licensing, dated March
17, 1998, between DiTech Funding Corporation and CFI
ProServices, Inc.
11.1 Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings Per Share
(contained in Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements).
23.1* Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
23.2* Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit
5.1).
24.1** Power of Attorney (contained on signature page on page
II-6).
27.1** Financial Data Schedule.
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* To be filed by amendment.
** Previously filed.
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EXHIBIT 2.1
FORM OF
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this "Agreement"), dated August __,
1998 by and between DiTech Funding Corporation, a California corporation ("Old
DiTech"), and DiTech Funding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "New
DiTech").
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors and the stockholders of each
of Old DiTech and New DiTech have determined that it is advisable and in the
best interests of such corporations and their stockholders that Old DiTech merge
with and into New DiTechupon the terms and conditions provided herein (the
"Merger"), and have approved and adopted this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for the foregoing recitals and the
mutual agreements herein contained and of the mutual benefits provided hereby,
the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Merger. The effective time and date of the Merger shall be [_____].
on August __, 1998 (the "Effective Date"). On the Effective Date, Old DiTech
shall be merged with and into New DiTech and the separate existence of Old
DiTech shall thereupon cease. New DiTech shall survive the Merger and continue
its corporate existence in the State of Delaware after the Effective Date of the
Merger.
2. Certificate of Incorporation. The Certificate of Incorporation of New
DiTech, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date, shall continue to
be the Certificate of Incorporation of New DiTech without change or amendment
until duly amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and applicable law.
3. Directors and Officers. The persons who are directors and officers of
New DiTech immediately prior to the Effective Date shall continue in their same
positions as the directors and officers, respectively, of DiTech on and after
the Effective Date, and shall hold office until their successors are duly
elected and qualified in accordance with applicable law.
4. Conversion of Shares. On the Effective Date, by virtue of the Merger
and without any action on the part of any holder thereof:
(a) each share and each certificate representing a share of the
Common Stock of Old DiTech outstanding immediately prior thereto shall
automatically be changed and converted into and shall thereafter represent, with
respect to each such share, [__________] validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable shares of the Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value share, of New
DiTech; and
(b) each share and each certificate representing a share of the
Class B Common Stock, $.001 par value, of New DiTech outstanding immediately
prior thereto shall be cancelled for no consideration.
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5. Subsequent Action. If at any time after the Effective Date it shall
be necessary or desirable to take any action or execute, deliver or file any
instrument or document in order to best, perfect or confirm of record in New
DiTech the title to any property or any rights of Old DiTech, or otherwise to
carry out the provisions of this Agreement, the directors and officers of New
DiTech are hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of Old DiTech and in its
name to take such action and execute, deliver and file such instruments and
documents.
6. Undertaking to Furnish Copies of Agreement and Plan of Merger. New
DiTech shall furnish a copy of this Agreement to any of its shareholders or to
any person who was a shareholder of Old DiTech or New DiTech upon written
request and without charge.
7. Rights and Duties of New DiTech. On the EffectiveDate, New DiTech
shall thereupon and thereafter possess all rights, privileges, immunities,
licenses, and permits (whether of a public or private nature) of Old DiTech; and
all property (real, personal and mixed), all debts due on whatever account, all
choses in action, and all and every other interest of or belonging to or due to
Old DiTech shall continue and be taken and deemed to be transferred to and
vested in New DiTech, without further act or deed; and New DiTech shall
thereafter be responsible and liable for all the liabilities and obligations of
Old DiTech.
8. Assignment and Assumption of Certain Obligations. Effective upon the
Effective Date, Old DiTech hereby assigns and delegates to New DiTech, and New
DiTech hereby assumes, all of Old DiTech's rights and obligations under [to
follow as necessary].
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed the day and year first above written.
DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION,
a Delaware Corporation
By:
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By:
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DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION,
a California corporation
By:
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By:
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EXHIBIT 3.1
FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
ARTICLE I
NAME OF CORPORATION
The name of this Corporation is DiTech Funding Corporation.
ARTICLE II
REGISTERED OFFICE
The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of
Delaware is at [National Registered Agents, Inc., 9 East Loockerman Street, in
the City of Dover 19901, County of Kent], and the name of its registered agent
at that address is [National Registered Agents, Inc.]
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation
Law of Delaware.
ARTICLE IV
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK
SECTION 1. Number of Authorized Shares. The total number of shares of
all classes of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is
______ million (_____________) shares, consisting of _____ million (_________)
shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), and ___
million (___________) shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share (the
"Preferred Stock").
SECTION 2. Common Stock. The Common Stock shall consist solely of two
classes designated "Class A Common Stock" and "Class B Common Stock." The
authorized number of shares of Class A Common Stock shall be _______ million
(__,000,000) and the authorized number of shares of Class B Common Stock shall
be _____ million (__,000,000). The Board of Directors of the Corporation may
authorize the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock and shares of Class B
Common Stock from time to time subject to the foregoing. Shares of Common Stock
that are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation may be
reissued except as otherwise
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provided by law. The Board of Directors shall have no power to alter the rights
with respect to Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock.
SECTION 3. Dividends and Distributions. Subject to the preferences
applicable to Preferred Stock outstanding at any time, the holders of shares of
Class A Common Stock and the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock shall be
entitled to receive such dividends, payable in cash or otherwise, as may be
declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of assets or
funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, provided that the holders
of shares of Class A Common Stock and shares of Class B Common Stock shall be
entitled to share equally, on a per share basis, in such dividends, subject to
the limitations described below. If dividends or other distributions are
declared that are payable in shares of Class A Common Stock or shares of Class B
Common Stock, including distributions pursuant to stock subdivisions or
combinations of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock which occur after
the first date upon which the Corporation has issued shares of both Class A
Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, only shares of Class A Common Stock shall
be distributed with respect to Class A Common Stock and only shares of Class B
Common Stock shall be distributed with respect to Class B Common Stock, unless
the Board of Directors of the Corporation determines in its discretion that it
is more desirable to distribute shares of Class A Common Stock with respect to
Class B Common Stock, in which case shares of Class A Common Stock shall be
distributed with respect to Class B Common Stock, provided that the number of
shares of Class A Common Stock that shall be distributed with respect to Class B
Common Stock shall be equal to the number of shares of Class B Common Stock that
otherwise would have been distributed. If the Corporation shall in any manner
subdivide or combine the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B
Common Stock, the outstanding shares of the other such series of Common Stock
shall be proportionately subdivided or combined in the same manner and on the
same basis as the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common
Stock, as the case may be, which have been subdivided or combined.
SECTION 4. Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Class A Common Stock
and of Class B Common Stock shall have the following voting rights:
A. Each share of Class A Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof
to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the
Corporation.
B. Each share of Class B Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof
to four votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the
Corporation.
C. The holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and the holders of
shares of Class B Common Stock shall vote together as one class on all matters
submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation, except (i) as otherwise
required by applicable law and (ii) in the case of a proposed issuance of shares
of Class B Common Stock, which issuance shall require the affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock.
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SECTION 5. Transfer of Class B Stock.
(A). Except as provided in Section 5(B) hereof, no person holding shares
of Class B Common Stock or any beneficial interest therein (a "Class B Holder")
may voluntarily or involuntarily transfer (including without limitation the
power to vote such Class B Shares by proxy or otherwise except for proxies given
to any Permitted Transferee of the Class B Holder), sell, assign, devise or
bequeath any of such Class B Holder's interest in his Class B Shares, and the
Corporation and the transfer agent for the Class B Common Stock, if any (the
"Transfer Agent"), shall not register the transfer of such shares of Class B
Common Stock, whether by sale, grant of proxy, assignment, gift, devise,
bequest, appointment or otherwise, except to a "Permitted Transferee" of such
Class B Holder, which term shall include the Corporation and shall have the
following additional meanings in the following cases:
(i) In the case of a Class B Holder who is a natural person
holding record and beneficial ownership of the shares of Class B
Common Stock in question, "Permitted Transferee" means: (a) the
spouse of such Class B Holder (the "Spouse"); (b) a lineal
descendant, or the spouse of such lineal descendant
(collectively, "Descendants"), of such Class B Holder or of the
Spouse; (c) the trustee of a trust (including a voting trust) for
the benefit of such Class B Holder, the Spouse, other
Descendants, or an organization contributions to which are
deductible for federal income, estate or gift tax purposes (a
"Charitable Organization"), and for the benefit of no other
person; provided that such trust may grant a general or special
power of appointment to the Spouse or to the Descendants and may
permit trust assets to be used to pay taxes, legacies and other
obligations of the trust or of the estate of such Class B Holder
payable by reason of the death of such Class B Holder or the
death of the Spouse or a Descendant, and that such trust (subject
to the grant of a power of appointment as provided above) must
prohibit transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock or a
beneficial interest therein to persons other than Permitted
Transferees as defined in subparagraph (ii) of this Section 5(A)
(a "Trust"); (d) a Charitable Organization established by such
Class B Holder or a Descendant; (e) an Individual Retirement
Account, as defined in Section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code, of which such Class B Holder is a participant or
beneficiary, provided that such Class B Holder is vested with the
power to direct the investment of funds deposited into such
Individual Retirement Account and to control the voting of
securities held by such Individual Retirement Account (an "IRA");
(f) a pension, profit sharing, stock bonus or other type of plan
or trust of which such Class B Holder is a participant or
beneficiary and which satisfies the requirements for
qualification under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code,
provided that such Class B Holder is vested with the power to
direct the investment of funds deposited into such plan or trust
and to control the voting of securities held by such plan or
trust, (a "Plan"); (g) a corporation all of the outstanding
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capital stock of which is owned by, or a partnership all of the
partners of which are, such Class B Holder, his or her Spouse,
his or her Descendants, any Permitted Transferee of the Class B
Holder and/or any other Class B Holder or its Permitted
Transferee determined pursuant to this subparagraph (i) of this
Section 5(A), provided that if any share (or any interest in any
share) of capital stock of such a corporation (or of any survivor
of a merger or consolidation of such corporation), or any
partnership interest in such a partnership, is acquired by any
person who is not within such class of persons, all shares of
Class B Common Stock then held by such corporation or
partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed without further
act on anyone's part to be converted into shares of Class A
Common Stock and stock certificates formerly representing such
shares of Class B Common Stock shall thereupon and thereafter be
deemed to represent the like number of shares of Class A Common
Stock in the manner set forth in Section 6(B) hereof; (h) another
Class B Holder or such Class B Holder's Permitted Transferee
determined pursuant to this subparagraph (i) of this Section
5(A); and (i) in the event of the death of such Class B Holder,
such Class B Holder's estate.
(ii) In the case of a Class B Holder holding the shares of
Class B Common Stock in question as trustee of an IRA, a Plan or
a Trust other than a Trust described in subparagraph (iii) of
this Section 5(A), "Permitted Transferee" means: (a) any
participant in or beneficiary of such IRA, such Plan or such
Trust, or the person who transferred such shares of Class B
Common Stock to such IRA, such Plan or such Trust, and (b) a
Permitted Transferee of any such person or persons determined
pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this Section 5(A).
(iii) In the case of a Class B Holder holding the shares of
Class B Common Stock in question as trustee pursuant to a Trust
which was irrevocable on the Record Date (as defined below),
"Permitted Transferee" means any person as of the Record Date to
whom or for whose benefit principal may be distributed either
during or at the end of the term of such Trust whether by power
of appointment or otherwise. For purposes of this Certificate of
Incorporation, there shall be one "Record Date," which date shall
be the date that is the record date for determining the persons
to whom the Class B Common Stock is first distributed by the
Corporation.
(iv) In the case of a Class B Holder holding record (but not
beneficial) ownership of the shares of Class B Common Stock in
question as nominee for the person who was the beneficial owner
thereof on the Record Date, "Permitted Transferee" means such
beneficial owner and a Permitted Transferee of such beneficial
owner determined pursuant to subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (v)
or (vi) of this Section 5(A), as the case may be.
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(v) In the case of a Class B Holder that is a partnership
holding record and beneficial ownership of the shares of Class B
Common Stock in question, "Permitted Transferee" means any
partner of such partnership, provided that such partner was a
partner in the partnership at the time it first became a Class B
Holder, or any Permitted Transferee of such partner determined
pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this Section 5(A).
(vi) In the case of a Class B Holder that is a corporation,
other than a Charitable Organization described in clause (d) of
subparagraph (i) of this Section 5(A), holding record and
beneficial ownership of the shares of Class B Common Stock in
question (a "Corporate Holder"), "Permitted Transferee" means (a)
any stockholder of such Corporate Holder, provided that such
stockholder was a stockholder of the Corporate Holder at the time
it first became a Class B Holder, or any Permitted Transferee of
any such stockholder determined pursuant to subparagraph (i) of
this Section 5(A); and (b) the survivor (the "Survivor") of a
merger or consolidation of such Corporate Holder, so long as such
Survivor is controlled, directly or indirectly, by those
stockholders of the Corporate Holder who were stockholders of the
Corporate Holder at the time the Corporate Holder first became a
Class B Holder or any Permitted Transferees of such stockholders
determined pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this Section 5(A).
(vii) In the case of a Class B Holder that is the estate of a
deceased Class B Holder, or that is the estate of a bankrupt or
insolvent Class B Holder, and provided such deceased, bankrupt or
insolvent Class B Holder, as the case may be, held record and
beneficial ownership of the shares of Class B Common Stock in
question, "Permitted Transferee" means a Permitted Transferee of
such deceased, bankrupt or insolvent Class B Holder as determined
pursuant to subparagraphs (i), (v) or (vi) of this Section 5(A),
as the case may be.
(viii) In the case of any Class B Holder who desires to make a
bona fide gift, "Permitted Transferee" means any other Class B
Holder or its Permitted Transferee determined pursuant to
subparagraph (i) of this Section 5(A).
(ix) In the case of any Class B Holder, "Permitted Transferee"
means any person or entity that will hold record (but not
beneficial) ownership of the shares of Class B Stock in question
as nominee for the Class B Holder or its Permitted Transferee
determined pursuant to subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (v) or (vi)
of this Section 5(A), as the case may be.
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(B). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any
Class B Holder may pledge such Holder's shares of Class B Common Stock to a
pledgee pursuant to a bona fide pledge of such shares as collateral security for
indebtedness due to the pledgee, provided that such shares shall not be
transferred to, registered in the name of or voted by the pledgee and shall
remain subject to this Section 5. In the event of foreclosure or other similar
action by the pledgee, such pledged shares of Class B Common Stock may only be
transferred to a Permitted Transferee of the pledgor or converted into shares of
Class A Common Stock, as the pledgee may elect.
(C). For purposes of this Section 5:
(i) The relationship of any person that is derived by or
through legal adoption shall be considered a natural
relationship.
(ii) Each joint owner of shares (if a Permitted Transferee) or
owner of a community property interest in shares (if a Permitted
Transferee) of Class B Common Stock shall be considered a "Class
B Holder" of such shares.
(iii) A minor for whom shares of Class B Common Stock are held
pursuant to a Uniform Transfer to Minors Act or similar law shall
be considered a Class B Holder of such shares.
(iv) Unless otherwise specified, the term "person" means and
includes natural persons, corporations, partnerships,
unincorporated associations, firms, joint ventures, trusts and
all other entities.
(D). Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(B), any purported
transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock not permitted hereunder shall be void
and of no effect, and the purported transferee shall have no rights as a
stockholder of the Corporation and no other rights against or with respect to
the Corporation. The Corporation may, as a condition to the transfer or the
registration of transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock to a purported
Permitted Transferee, require the furnishing of such affidavits or other proof
as it deems necessary to establish that such transferee is a Permitted
Transferee. Each certificate representing shares of Class B Common Stock shall
be endorsed with a legend that states that shares of Class B Common Stock are
not transferable other than to certain transferees and are subject to certain
restrictions as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation filed by the
Corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 6. Conversion and Exchange of Class B Common Stock.
(A). Each share of Class B Common Stock, at the option of its holder,
may at any time be converted into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of
Class A Common Stock. Such right shall be exercised by the surrender of the
certificate representing such share of Class B Common Stock to be converted to
the Corporation at
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any time during normal business hours at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation or at the office of the Transfer Agent, accompanied by a written
notice of the election by the holder thereof to convert and (if so required by
the Corporation or the Transfer Agent) by instruments of transfer, in form
satisfactory to the Corporation and to the Transfer Agent, duly executed by such
holder or such holder's duly authorized attorney, and transfer tax stamps or
funds therefor, if required pursuant to Section 6(F).
(B). If the beneficial ownership (as determined under Rule 13d-3
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of any share or any interest in any share of
Class B Common Stock changes, voluntarily or involuntarily, such that each new
beneficial owner of such share is not a "Permitted Transferee" (as defined in
Section 5(A) hereof) of the beneficial owner of such share of Class B Common
Stock immediately prior to such change in beneficial ownership, then each such
share shall thereupon be converted automatically into one (1) fully paid and
nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock. A determination by the Secretary of
the Corporation that a change in beneficial ownership requires conversion under
this paragraph shall be conclusive. Upon making such determination, the
Secretary of the Corporation shall promptly request of the holder of record of
each such share that each such holder promptly deliver, and each such holder
shall promptly deliver, the certificate representing each such share to the
Corporation for documentation of such conversion, together with instruments of
transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation and Transfer Agent, duly
executed by such holder or such holder's duly authorized attorney, and together
with transfer tax stamps or funds therefor, if required pursuant to Section
6(F).
(C). If, on the record date for any annual meeting of stockholders, the
number of shares of Class B Common Stock then outstanding is less than ten
percent (10%) of the aggregate number of shares of Class B Common Stock and
Class A Common Stock then outstanding, as determined by the Secretary of the
Corporation, each share of Class B Common Stock then issued or outstanding shall
thereupon be converted automatically into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable
share of Class A Common Stock, and each share of Class B Common Stock then
authorized but unissued shall thereupon automatically be deemed an authorized
but unissued share of Class A Common Stock. Upon making such determination, the
Secretary of the Corporation shall promptly request of each holder of record of
shares of Class B Common Stock that each such holder promptly deliver, and each
such holder shall promptly deliver, all certificates that prior to such
determination represented all shares of Class B Common Stock held by such holder
to the Corporation for documentation of such conversion, together with
instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Corporation and Transfer
Agent, duly executed by such holder or such holder's duly authorized attorney,
and together with transfer tax stamps or funds therefor, if required pursuant to
Section 6(F).
(D). As promptly as practicable following the surrender for conversion
of a certificate representing shares of Class B Common Stock in the manner
provided in paragraphs A, B or C, as applicable, of this Section 6 and the
payment in cash of any
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amount required by the provisions of Section 6(F), the Corporation will deliver
or cause to be delivered at the office of the Transfer Agent to or upon the
written order of the holder of such certificate, a certificate or certificates
representing the number of full shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon
such conversion, issued in such name or names as such holder may direct. In the
case of a conversion under Section 6(A), such conversion shall be deemed to have
been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of the
surrender of the certificate representing shares of Class B Common Stock. In the
case of a conversion under Section 6(B), such conversion shall be deemed to have
been made on the date that the beneficial ownership of such share has changed as
set forth in Section 6(B). In the case of a conversion under Section 6(C), such
conversion shall be deemed to have occurred on the record date for such annual
meeting on which the condition set forth in Section 6(C) is determined by the
Secretary of the Corporation to have occurred. Upon the date any conversion
under Section 6(A) is made, all rights of the holder of such shares as such
holder shall cease, and the person or persons in whose name or names the
certificate or certificates representing the shares of Class A Common Stock are
to be issued shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record
holder or holders of such shares of Class A Common Stock; provided, however,
that any such surrender and payment on any date when the stock transfer books of
the Corporation shall be closed shall constitute the person or persons in whose
name or names the certificate or certificates representing shares of Class A
Common Stock are to be issued as the record holder or holders thereof for all
purposes immediately prior to the close of business on the next succeeding day
on which stock transfer books are open. Upon the date any conversion under
Section 6(B) is made, all rights of the holder of such share as such holder
shall cease, and the new beneficial owner or owners of such shares shall be
treated for all purposes as having become the record holder or holders of such
shares of Class A Common Stock. Upon the date any conversion under Section 6(C)
is made, all rights of the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock as holders
of Class B Common Stock shall cease, and such holders shall be treated for all
purposes as having become the record holders of such shares of Class A Common
Stock at such time.
(E). The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and
keep available, solely for the purpose of issue upon conversion of the
outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, such number of shares of Class A
Common Stock as shall be issuable upon the conversion of all such outstanding
shares of Class B Common Stock, provided that nothing contained herein shall be
construed to preclude the Corporation from satisfying its obligations in respect
of the conversion of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock by delivery
of purchased shares of Class A Common Stock that are held in the treasury of the
Corporation. The Corporation covenants that if any shares of Class A Common
Stock required to be reserved for purposes of conversion hereunder require
registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or
state law before such shares of Class A Common Stock may be issued upon
conversion, the Corporation will cause such shares to be duly registered or
approved, as the case may be. The Corporation will endeavor to list the shares
of Class A Common Stock required to be delivered upon conversion prior to such
delivery upon each national securities exchange or automated quotation system
upon which the outstanding Class A Common
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Stock is listed at the time of such delivery. The Corporation covenants that all
shares of Class A Common Stock that shall be issued upon conversion of the
shares of fully paid and nonassessable Class B Common Stock will, upon issue, be
fully paid and nonassessable.
(F). The issuance of certificates for shares of Class A Common Stock
upon conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock shall be made without charge
for any stamp or other similar tax in respect of such issuance. However, if any
such certificate is to be issued in a name other than that of the holder of the
share or shares of Class B Common Stock converted, then the person or persons
requesting the issuance thereof shall pay to the Corporation the amount of any
tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in such issuance or
shall establish to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been
paid.
SECTION 7. Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors of the Corporation
may by resolution authorize the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock from time
to time in one or more series. Shares of Preferred Stock that are redeemed,
purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation may be reissued except as
otherwise provided by law. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to fix or
alter the designations, powers and preferences, and relative, participating,
optional or other rights, if any, and qualifications, limitations or
restrictions thereof, including, without limitation, dividend rights (and
whether dividends are cumulative), conversion rights, if any, voting rights
(including the number of votes, if any, per share, as well as the number of
members, if any, of the Board of Directors or the percentage of members, if any,
of the Board of Directors each class or series of Preferred Stock may be
entitled to elect), rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund
provisions, if any), redemption price and liquidation preferences of any wholly
unissued series of Preferred Stock, and the number of shares constituting any
such series and the designation thereof, and to increase or decrease the number
of shares of any such series subsequent to the issuance of shares of such
series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding.
SECTION 8. Distributions Upon Liquidation. In the event of any
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation in
accordance with applicable law, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment
or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation,
the holders of each series of Preferred Stock, if any, shall be entitled to
receive, out of the net assets of the Corporation, an amount for each share of
such series of Preferred Stock equal to the amount fixed and determined by the
Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions creating such series and
providing for the issuance of such shares, plus an amount equal to all dividends
accrued and unpaid on shares of such series to the date fixed for distribution,
and no more, before any of the assets of the Corporation shall be distributed or
paid over to the holders of Common Stock. After payment in full of said amounts
to the holders of Preferred Stock of all series, the remaining assets and funds
of the Corporation shall be divided among and paid to the holders of shares of
Common Stock (and any series of Preferred Stock having rights to participate
with the holders of Common Stock in any
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such distribution) on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective
interests. If, upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, the assets of
the Corporation distributable as aforesaid among the holders of Preferred Stock
of all series shall be insufficient to permit full payment to them of said
preferential amounts, then such assets shall be distributed ratably among such
holders of Preferred Stock in proportion to the respective total amounts that
they shall be entitled to receive as provided in this Section 8 (unless such
series are, by their terms, entitled to different distribution preferences).
ARTICLE V
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of
Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept
(subject to any provision contained in Delaware General Corporation Law) outside
the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to
time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VI
NUMBER AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to
time by or in the manner provided in the bylaws of the Corporation or amendment
thereof duly adopted by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders of the
Corporation. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the
bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.
ARTICLE VII
STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT
Any election of directors or other action by the stockholders of the
Corporation may be effected at an annual or special meeting of stockholders or,
if the Board of Directors has approved such action, by written consent in lieu
of such a meeting. The record date with respect to the determination of
stockholders entitled to consent in writing to any action approved by the Board
of Directors shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting
forth the action to be taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the
Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal
place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of
the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Any
action by written consent shall be deemed effective, provided the Board of
Directors has earlier approved such action, as of the day on which written
consents signed by stockholders having the minimum number of votes that would be
necessary to authorize such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to
vote thereon were present and voted are delivered to the Corporation by delivery
to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of
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business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the books
in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Any delivery
under this Article VII to the Corporation's registered office shall be by hand
or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.
ARTICLE VIII
LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law,
as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (provided that the effect of any
such amendment shall be prospective only) (the "Delaware Law"), a director of
the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of his or her fiduciary duty as a director. The
Corporation shall indemnify, in the manner and to the fullest extent permitted
by the Delaware Law (but in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent
that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification
rights than permitted prior thereto), any person (or the estate of any person)
who is or was a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether or not by
or in the right of the Corporation, and whether civil, criminal, administrative,
investigative or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise. The Corporation may, to the fullest
extent permitted by the Delaware Law, purchase and maintain insurance on behalf
of any such person against any liability which may be asserted against such
person. The Corporation may create a trust fund, grant a security interest or
use other means (including without limitation a letter of credit) to ensure the
payment of such sums as may become necessary or desirable to effect the
indemnification as provided herein. To the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware Law, the indemnification provided herein shall include expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and
any such expenses shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by
or on behalf of the person seeking indemnification to repay such amounts if it
is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified. The
indemnification provided herein shall not be deemed to limit the right of the
Corporation to indemnify any other person for any such expenses to the fullest
extent permitted by the Delaware Law, nor shall it be deemed exclusive of any
other rights to which any person seeking indemnification from the Corporation
may be entitled under any agreement, the Corporation's Bylaws, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in such
person's official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding
such office. The Corporation may, but only to the extent that the Board of
Directors may (but shall not be obligated to) authorize from time to time, grant
rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or
agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article
VIII as
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they apply to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and
officers of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT OF CORPORATE DOCUMENTS
SECTION 1. Certificate of Incorporation. The Corporation reserves the
right to alter, amend, repeal or rescind any provision contained in this
Certificate of Incorporation in any manner now or hereafter prescribed by law,
and all rights conferred on stockholders herein are granted subject to this
reservation.
SECTION 2. Bylaws. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers
conferred by the Delaware Law, the Board of Directors shall have the power to
make, alter, amend, repeal or rescind the Bylaws of the Corporation, subject to
the power of the stockholders to alter, amend, repeal or rescind any Bylaw made
by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE X
CREDITOR COMPROMISE OR ARRANGEMENT
Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this
Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this
Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable
jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary
way of this Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the
application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under
the provisions of Section 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the
application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed
for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of Title 8 of the
Delaware Code order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of
the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may
be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in
number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of
creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this
Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to
any reorganization of this Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or
arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization
shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made,
be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the
stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be,
and also on this Corporation.
ARTICLE XI
INCORPORATOR
The name and mailing address of the incorporator of the Corporation is:
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THE UNDERSIGNED, being the incorporator hereinbefore named, for the
purpose of forming a corporation to do business both within and without the
State of Delaware, and in pursuance of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
does make and file this Certificate.
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EXHIBIT 3.2
FORM OF
BYLAWS
ARTICLE I
Offices
SECTION 1.1 Registered Office. The registered office of DiTech Funding
Corporation (the "Corporation") shall be at [Corporation Service Company, 1013
Centre Road, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle], State of Delaware, and
the name of the registered agent in charge thereof shall be the [Corporation
Service Company].
SECTION 1.2 Principal Office. The principal office for the transaction of the
business of the Corporation shall be at such place as the Board of Directors of
the Corporation (the "Board") may determine. The Board is hereby granted full
power and authority to change said principal office from one location to
another.
SECTION 1.3 Other Offices. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at
such other place or places, either within or without the State of Delaware, as
the Board may from time to time determine or as the business of the Corporation
may require.
ARTICLE II
Meetings of Stockholders
SECTION 2.1 Place of Meetings. All annual meetings of stockholders and all other
meetings of stockholders shall be held either at the principal office of the
Corporation or at any other place within or without the State of Delaware that
may be designated by the Board pursuant to authority hereinafter granted to the
Board.
SECTION 2.2 Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of stockholders of the Corporation
for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before such meetings may be held at such time and
place and on such date as the Board shall determine by resolution.
SECTION 2.3 Special Meetings. A special meeting of the stockholders for the
transaction of any proper business may be called at any time by the Board or the
Chairman or upon the written demand of the holders of not less than 30% of the
votes entitled to be cast at a special meeting.
SECTION 2.4 Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise required by law, notice of
each meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given not less
than 10 days nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each
stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting by delivering a
typewritten or printed notice thereof to such stockholder personally, or by
depositing such notice in the United States mail, in a postage prepaid envelope,
directed to such stockholder at such stockholder's post office address furnished
by such stockholder to the Secretary of the Corporation for such purpose, or, if
such stockholder shall not have furnished an address to the Secretary for such
purpose, then at such stockholder's post office address last known to the
Secretary, or by transmitting a notice thereof to such stockholder at such
address by telegraph, cable, wireless or facsimile. Except as otherwise
expressly required by law, no publication of any notice of a meeting of
stockholders shall be required. Every notice of a meeting of stockholders shall
state the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special
meeting, shall also state the purpose for which the meeting is called. Notice of
any meeting of stockholders shall not be required to be given to any stockholder
to whom notice may be omitted pursuant to applicable Delaware law or who shall
have waived such notice, and such notice shall be deemed waived by any
stockholder who shall attend such meeting in person or by proxy, except a
stockholder who shall attend such meeting for the express purpose of objecting,
at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the
meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Except as otherwise expressly
required by law, notice of any adjourned meeting of stockholders need not be
given if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the
adjournment is taken.
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SECTION 2.5 Quorum. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of record
of a majority in voting interest of the shares of stock of the Corporation
entitled to be voted thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of stockholders of the
Corporation or any adjournment thereof. Subject to the requirement of a larger
percentage vote, if any, contained in the Certificate of Incorporation, these
Bylaws or by statute, the stockholders present at a duly called or held meeting
at which a quorum is present may continue to do business until adjournment,
notwithstanding any withdrawal of stockholders that may leave less than a quorum
remaining, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by the vote
of at least a majority in voting interest of the shares required to constitute a
quorum. In the absence of a quorum at any meeting or any adjournment thereof, a
majority in voting interest of the stockholders present in person or by proxy
and entitled to vote thereat or, in the absence therefrom of all the
stockholders, any officer entitled to preside at, or to act as secretary of,
such meeting may adjourn such meeting from time to time. At any such adjourned
meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted that might
have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.
SECTION 2.6 Voting.
(A) Each stockholder shall, at each meeting of stockholders, be entitled
to vote in person or by proxy each share of the stock of the Corporation
that has voting rights on the matter in question and that shall have
been held by such stockholder and registered in such stockholder's name
on the books of the Corporation:
(i) on the date fixed pursuant to Section 6.5 of these Bylaws as
the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled
to notice of and to vote at such meeting; or
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(ii) if no such record date shall have been so fixed, then (a)
at the close of business on the business day next preceding the
day upon which notice of the meeting shall be given or (b) if
notice of the meeting shall be waived, at the close of business
on the business day next preceding the day upon which the
meeting shall be held.
(B) Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation or to another
corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the
election of directors in such other corporation is held, directly or
indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor be
counted for quorum purposes. Persons holding stock of the Corporation in
a fiduciary capacity shall be entitled to vote such stock. Persons whose
stock is pledged shall be entitled to vote, unless in the transfer by
the pledgor on the books of the Corporation the pledgor shall have
expressly empowered the pledgee to vote thereon, in which case only the
pledgee, or the pledgee's proxy, may represent such stock and vote
thereon. Stock having voting power standing of record in the names of
two or more persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership,
joint tenants, tenants in common, tenants by the entirety or otherwise,
or with respect to which two or more persons have the same fiduciary
relationship, shall be voted in accordance with the provisions of the
Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be
amended (the "DGCL").
(C) Subject to the provisions of the Corporation's Certificate of
Incorporation, any such voting rights may be exercised by the
stockholder entitled thereto in person or by such stockholder's proxy
appointed by an instrument in writing, subscribed by such stockholder or
by such stockholder's attorney thereunto authorized and delivered to the
secretary of the meeting. The attendance at any meeting of a stockholder
who may theretofore have given a proxy shall not have the effect of
revoking the same unless such stockholder shall in writing so notify the
secretary of the meeting prior to the voting of the proxy. At any
meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present, all matters,
except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, in
these Bylaws or by law, shall be decided by the vote of a majority in
voting interest of the stockholders present in person or by proxy and
entitled to vote thereat and thereon. The vote at any meeting of
stockholders on any question need not be by ballot, unless so directed
by the Chairman of the meeting. On a vote by ballot, each ballot shall
be signed by the stockholder voting, or by such stockholder's proxy, if
there be such proxy, and it shall state the number of shares voted.
SECTION 2.7 Judges. Prior to each meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of such
meeting shall appoint a judge or judges to act with respect to any vote. Each
judge so appointed shall first subscribe an oath faithfully to execute the
duties of a judge at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the
best of such judge's ability. Such judges shall decide upon the qualification of
the voters and shall certify and report the number of shares represented at the
meeting and entitled to vote on any question, determine the number of votes
entitled to be cast by each share, shall conduct and, when the voting is
completed, accept the votes and ascertain and report the number of shares voted
respectively for and against each question, and determine, and retain for a
reasonable period a record of the disposition of, any challenge made to any
determination made by such judges. Reports of judges shall be in writing and
subscribed and delivered by them to the Secretary of the Corporation. The judges
need not be stockholders of the Corporation, and any officer of the Corporation
may be a judge on any question other than a vote for or against a proposal in
which such officer shall have a material interest. The judges may appoint or
retain other persons or entities to assist the judges in the performance of the
duties of the judges.
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SECTION 2.8 Advance Notice of Stockholder Proposals and Stockholder Nominations.
(A) At any meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be
conducted as shall have been brought before the meeting (i) by or at the
direction of the Board or (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who
complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.8(A).
For business to be properly brought before any meeting of the
stockholders by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given notice
thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation not less than 90
days in advance of such meeting or, if later, the seventh day following
the first public announcement of the date of such meeting. A
stockholder's notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter
the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting (1) a brief
description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting and
the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, (2) the name
and address, as they appear on the Corporation's books, of the
stockholder proposing such business, (3) the class and number of shares
of the Corporation that are beneficially owned by the stockholder, and
(4) any material interest of the stockholder in such business. In
addition, the stockholder making such proposal shall promptly provide
any other information reasonably requested by the Corporation.
Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business
shall be conducted at any meeting of the stockholders except in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.8. The
Chairman of any such meeting shall direct that any business not properly
brought before the meeting shall not be considered.
(B) Nominations for the election of directors may be made by the Board
or by any stockholder entitled to vote in the election of directors;
provided, however, that a stockholder may nominate a person for election
as a director at a meeting only if written notice of such stockholder's
intent to make such nomination has been given to the Secretary of the
Corporation not later than 90 days in advance of such meeting or, if
later, the seventh day following the first public announcement of the
date of such meeting. Each such notice shall set forth: (i) the name and
address of the stockholder who intends to make the nomination and of the
person or persons to be nominated; (ii) a representation that the
stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled
to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at
the meeting and nominate the person or persons specified in the notice;
(iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the
stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming
such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations
are to be made by the stockholder; (iv) such other information regarding
each nominee proposed by such stockholder as would be required to be
included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission had the nominee been
nominated, or intended to be nominated, by the Board; and (v) the
consent of each nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation if so
elected. In addition, the stockholder making such nomination shall
promptly provide any other information reasonably requested by the
Corporation. No person shall be eligible for election as a director of
the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Section 2.8(B). The Chairman of any meeting of
stockholders shall direct that any nomination not made in accordance
with these procedures be disregarded.
SECTION 2.9 Action Without Meeting. Any action required to be taken at any
annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, or any action
which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may,
if such action has been earlier approved by the Board, be taken without a
meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing,
setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding
stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary
to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to
vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the
corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall
be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.
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ARTICLE III
Board of Directors
SECTION 3.1 General Powers. Subject to any requirements in the Certificate of
Incorporation, these Bylaws, or of the DGCL as to action which must be
authorized or approved by the stockholders, any and all corporate powers shall
be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be under the direction of, the Board to the fullest extent
permitted by law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is hereby
expressly declared that the Board shall have the following powers, to wit:
(A) to select and remove all the officers, agents and employees of the
Corporation, prescribe such powers and duties for them as may not be
inconsistent with law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws,
fix their compensation, and require from them security for faithful
service;
(B) to conduct, manage and control the affairs and business of the
Corporation, and to make such rules and regulations therefor not
inconsistent with law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws,
as it may deem best;
(C) to change the location of the registered office of the Corporation
in Section 1.1 hereof; to change the principal office and the principal
office for the transaction of the business of the Corporation from one
location to another as provided in Section 1.2 hereof; to fix and locate
from time to time one or more offices of the Corporation within or
without the State of Delaware as provided in Section 1.3 hereof; to
designate any place within or without the State of Delaware for the
holding of any meeting or meetings of stockholders; and to adopt, make
and use a corporate seal, and to prescribe the forms of certificates of
stock, and to alter the form of such seal and of such certificates from
time to time, and in its judgment as it may deem best, provided such
seal and such certificate shall at all times comply with the provisions
of law;
(D) to authorize the issuance of shares of stock of the Corporation from
time to time, upon such terms and for such considerations as may be
lawful;
(E) to borrow money and incur indebtedness for the purposes of the
Corporation, and to cause to be executed and delivered therefor, in the
corporate name, promissory notes, bonds, debentures, deeds of trust and
securities therefor; and
(F) by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board to designate
an executive and other committees of the Board, each consisting of one
or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the Board, and to
prescribe the manner in which proceedings of such committee or
committees shall be conducted.
SECTION 3.2 Number and Term of Office.
(A) Until this Section 3.2 is amended by a resolution duly adopted by
the Board or by the stockholders of the Corporation, the number of
directors constituting the entire Board shall be not less than _____(_)
members nor more than ____ (__) members and shall initially consist of
five (5) members. Directors need not be stockholders. Each of the
directors of the Corporation shall hold office until his successor shall
have been duly elected and shall qualify or until he shall resign or
shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided.
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(B) The Board shall be divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and
Class III. Such classes shall be as nearly equal in number of directors
as possible with the term of office of one class expiring each year. At
the annual meeting of stockholders in 1998, directors of Class I shall
be elected to hold office for a term ending at the next succeeding
annual meeting of stockholders, directors of Class II shall be elected
to hold office for a term ending at the second succeeding annual meeting
of stockholders and directors of Class III shall be elected to hold
office for a term ending at the third succeeding annual meeting of
stockholders. Subject to the following, at each annual meeting of
stockholders, the successors to the class of directors whose term shall
then expire shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the
third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders.
(C) During any period when the holders of preferred stock or any one or
more series thereof, voting as a class, shall be entitled to elect a
specified number of directors by reason of dividend arrearages or other
contingencies giving them the right to do so, then and during such time
as such right continues (1) the then otherwise authorized number of
directors shall be increased by such specified number of directors, and
the holders of the preferred stock or such series thereof, voting as a
class, shall be entitled to elect the additional directors as provided
for pursuant to the provisions of such preferred stock or series; (2)
the additional directors shall be members of those respective classes of
directors in which vacancies are created as a result of such increase in
the authorized number of directors; and (3) each such additional
director shall serve until the annual meeting at which the term of
office of his class shall expire and until his successor shall be
elected and shall qualify, or until his right to hold such office
terminates pursuant to the provisions of such preferred stock or series,
whichever occurs earlier. Whenever the holders of such preferred stock
or series thereof are divested of such rights to elect a specified
number of directors, voting as a class, pursuant to the provisions of
such preferred stock or series, the terms of office of all directors
elected by the holders of such preferred stock or series, voting as a
class pursuant to such provisions, or elected to fill any vacancies
resulting from the death, resignation or removal of directors so elected
by the holders of such preferred stock or series, shall forthwith
terminate and the authorized number of directors shall be reduced
accordingly.
SECTION 3.3 Election of Directors. The directors shall be elected by the
stockholders of the Corporation, and at each election, the persons receiving the
greater number of votes, up to the number of directors then to be elected, shall
be the persons then elected. The election of directors is subject to any
provision contained in the Certificate of Incorporation relating thereto,
including any provision regarding the rights of holders of preferred stock to
elect directors.
SECTION 3.4 Resignations. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time
by giving written notice to the Board or to the Secretary of the Corporation.
Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, or, if the
time is not specified, it shall take effect immediately upon receipt; and,
unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not
be necessary to make it effective.
SECTION 3.5 Vacancies. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation, any vacancy in the Board, whether because of death, resignation,
disqualification, an increase in the number of directors, removal, or any other
cause, may be filled by vote of the majority of the remaining directors,
although less than a quorum. Increases in the number of directors shall be
filled in accordance with the rule that each class of directors shall be as
nearly equal in number of directors as possible. Notwithstanding such rule, in
the event of any change in the authorized number of directors each director then
continuing to serve as such will nevertheless continue as a director of the
class of which he is a member, until the expiration of his current term or his
earlier death, resignation or removal. If any newly created directorship or
vacancy on the Board, consistent with the rule that the three classes shall be
as nearly equal in number of directors as possible, may be allocated to one or
two or more classes, the Board shall allocate it to that of the available class
whose term of office is due to expire at the earliest date following such
allocation. When the Board fills a vacancy, the director chosen to fill that
vacancy shall be of the same class as the director he succeeds and shall hold
office until such director's successor shall have been elected and shall qualify
or until such director shall resign or shall have been removed. No reduction of
the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any
director prior to the expiration of such director's term of office.
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SECTION 3.6 Place of Meeting. The Board or any committee thereof may hold any of
its meetings at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as
the Board or such committee may from time to time by resolution designate or as
shall be designated by the person or persons calling the meeting or in the
notice or a waiver of notice of any such meeting. Directors may participate in
any regular or special meeting of the Board or any committee thereof by means of
conference telephone or similar communications equipment pursuant to which all
persons participating in the meeting of the Board or such committee can hear
each other, and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such
meeting.
SECTION 3.7 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board may be held at such
times as the Board shall from time to time by resolution determine. If any day
fixed for a regular meeting shall be a legal holiday at the place where the
meeting is to be held, then the meeting shall be held at the same hour and place
on the next succeeding business day not a legal holiday. Except as provided by
law, notice of regular meetings need not be given.
SECTION 3.8 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board for any purpose or
purposes shall be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board or, if the
Chairman of the Board is absent or unable or refuses to act, by the President,
and may also be called by any two members of the Board. Except as otherwise
provided by law or by these Bylaws, written notice of the time and place of
special meetings shall be delivered personally or by facsimile to each director,
or sent to each director by mail or by other form of written communication,
charges prepaid, addressed to such director at such director's address as it is
shown upon the records of the Corporation, or, if it is not so shown on such
records and is not readily ascertainable, at the place in which the meetings of
the directors are regularly held. In case such notice is mailed or telegraphed,
it shall be deposited in the United States mail or delivered to the telegraph
company in the County in which the principal office for the transaction of the
business of the Corporation is located at least 48 hours prior to the time of
the holding of the meeting. In case such notice is delivered personally or by
facsimile as above provided, it shall be delivered at least 24 hours prior to
the time of the holding of the meeting. Such mailing, telegraphing, delivery or
facsimile transmission as above provided shall be due, legal and personal notice
to such director. Except where otherwise required by law or by these Bylaws,
notice of the purpose of a special meeting need not be given. Notice of any
meeting of the Board shall not be required to be given to any director who is
present at such meeting, except a director who shall attend such meeting for the
express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened.
SECTION 3.9 Quorum and Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise provided in these
Bylaws, the Certificate of Incorporation or by applicable law, the presence of a
majority of the authorized number of directors shall be required to constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board, and all
matters shall be decided at any such meeting, a quorum being present, by the
affirmative votes of a majority of the directors present. A meeting at which a
quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding
the withdrawal of directors, provided any action taken is approved by at least a
majority of the required quorum for such meeting. In the absence of a quorum, a
majority of directors present at any meeting may adjourn the same from time to
time until a quorum shall be present. Notice of any adjourned meeting need not
be given. The directors shall act only as a Board, and the individual directors
shall have no power as such.
SECTION 3.10 Action by Unanimous Written Consent. Any action required or
permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof
may be taken without a meeting if consent in writing is given thereto by all
members of the Board or of such committee, as the case may be, and such consent
is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or of such committee.
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SECTION 3.11 Compensation. Directors, whether or not employees of the
Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, may receive an annual fee for their
services as directors in an amount fixed by resolution of the Board plus other
compensation, including options to acquire capital stock of the Corporation, in
an amount and of a type fixed by resolution of the Board, and, in addition, a
fixed fee, with or without expenses of attendance, may be allowed by resolution
of the Board for attendance at each meeting, including each meeting of a
committee of the Board. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude
any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity as an officer,
agent, employee, or otherwise, and receiving compensation therefor.
SECTION 3.12 Committees. The Board may, by resolution passed by a majority of
the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of
one or more of the directors of the Corporation. Any such committee, to the
extent provided in the resolution of the Board and subject to any restrictions
or limitations on the delegation of power and authority imposed by applicable
law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in
the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize
the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it.
Any such committee shall keep written minutes of its meetings and report the
same to the Board at the next regular meeting of the Board. Unless the Board or
these Bylaws shall otherwise prescribe the manner of proceedings of any such
committee, meetings of such committee may be regularly scheduled in advance and
may be called at any time by the chairman of the committee or by any two members
thereof; otherwise, the provisions of these Bylaws with respect to notice and
conduct of meetings of the Board shall govern.
SECTION 3.13 Affiliated Transactions. Notwithstanding any other provision of
these Bylaws, each transaction, or, if an individual transaction constitutes a
part of a series of transactions, each series of transactions, proposed to be
entered into between the Corporation, on the one hand, and J. Paul Reddam and
his immediate family (the "Reddam Family"), or any affiliate of the Reddam
Family, on the other hand, must be approved by a majority of the Independent
Directors. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws, this Section
3.13 may only be amended by the vote of the majority of the Independent
Directors. For the purposes of this Section 3.13, (a) "affiliate" shall mean (i)
any person that, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is
under common control with such person, (ii) any other person that owns,
beneficially, directly or indirectly, twenty percent (20%) or more of the
outstanding capital shares, shares or equity interests of such person, or (iii)
any officer, director, employee, partner or trustee of such person or any person
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such person (excluding
trustees and persons serving in similar capacities who are not otherwise an
Affiliate of such person); (b) "person" shall mean and include individuals,
corporations, general and limited partnerships, stock companies or associations,
joint ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land
trusts, business trusts or other entities and governments and agencies and
political subdivisions thereof; (c) "control" (including the correlative
meanings of the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used
with respect to any person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such person, through the ownership of voting securities, partnership interests
or other equity interests; and (d) Independent Director shall mean a Director
who is not an officer or employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
SECTION 4.1 Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall be a Chairman, a
President, one or more Vice Presidents (the number thereof and their respective
titles to be determined by the Board), a Secretary, and such other officers as
may be appointed at the discretion of the Board in accordance with the
provisions of Section 4.3 hereof.
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SECTION 4.2 Election. The officers of the Corporation, except such officers as
may be appointed or elected in accordance with the provisions of Sections 4.3 or
4.5 hereof, shall be chosen annually by the Board at the first meeting thereof
after the annual meeting of stockholders, and each officer shall hold office
until such officer shall resign or shall be removed or otherwise disqualified to
serve, or until such officer's successor shall be elected and qualified.
SECTION 4.3 Other Officers. In addition to the officers chosen annually by the
Board at its first meeting, the Board also may appoint or elect such other
officers as the business of the Corporation may require, each of whom shall have
such authority and perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws or as the
Board may from time to time specify, and shall hold office until such officer
shall resign or shall be removed or otherwise disqualified to serve, or until
such officer's successor shall be elected and qualified.
SECTION 4.4 Removal and Resignation. Any officer may be removed, either with or
without cause, by resolution of the Board, at any regular or special meeting of
the Board, or except in case of an officer chosen by the Board, by any officer
upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board. Any officer or
assistant may resign at any time by giving written notice of his resignation to
the Board or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take
effect at the time specified therein, or, if the time is not specified, upon
receipt thereof by the Board or the Secretary, as the case may be; and, unless
otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be
necessary to make it effective.
SECTION 4.5 Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation,
removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner
prescribed in these Bylaws for regular appointments to such office.
SECTION 4.6 Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at
all meetings of stockholders and at all meetings of the Board. The Chairman
shall exercise and perform such powers and duties with respect to the business
and affairs of the Corporation as may be assigned to the Chairman by the Board
or such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board or these
Bylaws.
SECTION 4.7 President. The President shall exercise and perform such powers and
duties with respect to the administration of the business and affairs of the
Corporation as may from time to time be assigned to the President by the
Chairman of the Board or by the Board, or as may be prescribed by these Bylaws.
In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, or in the event and
during the period of a vacancy in that office, the President shall perform all
the duties of the Chairman of the Board, and when so acting shall have all of
the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the Chairman of the
Board and chief executive officer of the Corporation.
SECTION 4.8 Vice President. Each Vice President shall have such powers and
perform such duties with respect to the administration of the business and
affairs of the Corporation as may from time to time be assigned to such Vice
President by the Chairman of the Board or the Board, or the President or as may
be prescribed by these Bylaws. In the absence or disability of the Chairman of
the Board and the President, the Vice Presidents in order of their rank as fixed
by the Board, or if not ranked, the Vice President designated by the Board,
shall perform all of the duties of the Chairman of the Board, and when so acting
shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the
Chairman of the Board.
SECTION 4.9 Secretary.
(A) The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal
office of the Corporation or such other place as the Board may order, a
book of minutes of all meetings of directors and stockholders, with the
time and place of holding, whether regular or special, and if special,
how authorized and the notice thereof given, the names of those present
at meetings of directors, the number of shares present or represented at
meetings of stockholders, and the proceedings thereof.
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(B) The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal
office of the Corporation's transfer agent, a share register, or a
duplicate share register, showing the name of each stockholder, the
number of shares of each class held by such stockholder, the number and
date of certificates issued for such shares, and the number and date of
cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.
ARTICLE V
Contracts, Checks, Drafts, Bank Accounts, Etc.
SECTION 5.1 Execution of Contracts. The Board, except as otherwise provided in
these Bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to
enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf
of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific
instances; and unless so authorized by the Board or by these Bylaws, no officer,
agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Corporation by
any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for
any purpose or in any amount.
SECTION 5.2 Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for payment
of money, notes or other evidence of indebtedness, issued in the name of or
payable to the Corporation, shall be signed or endorsed by such person or
persons and in such manner as, from time to time, shall be determined by
resolution of the Board. Each such officer, assistant, agent or attorney shall
give such bond, if any, as the Board may require.
SECTION 5.3 Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall
be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks,
trust companies or other depositories as the Board may select, or as may be
selected by any officer or officers, assistant or assistants, agent or agents,
or attorney or attorneys of the Corporation to whom such power shall have been
delegated by the Board. For the purpose of deposit and for the purpose of
collection for the account of the Corporation, the Chairman of the Board, the
President, any Vice President (or any other officer or officers, assistant or
assistants, agent or agents, or attorney or attorneys of the Corporation who
shall from time to time be determined by the Board) may endorse, assign and
deliver checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of money which are
payable to the order of the Corporation.
SECTION 5.4 General and Special Bank Accounts. The Board may from time to time
authorize the opening and keeping of general and special bank accounts with such
banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board may select or as may
be selected by any officer or officers, assistant or assistants, agent or
agents, or attorney or attorneys of the Corporation to whom such power shall
have been delegated by the Board. The Board may make such special rules and
regulations with respect to such bank accounts, not inconsistent with the
provisions of these Bylaws, as it may deem expedient.
ARTICLE VI
Shares and Their Transfer
SECTION 6.1 Certificates for Stock. Every owner of stock of the Corporation
shall be entitled to have a certificate or certificates, to be in such form as
the Board shall prescribe, certifying the number and class or series of shares
of the stock of the Corporation owned by such owner. The certificates
representing shares of such stock shall be numbered in the order in which they
shall be issued and shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the
Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President, and by the
Secretary. Any or all of the signatures on the certificates may be a facsimile.
In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose
facsimile signature has been placed upon, any such certificate, shall have
ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate
is issued, such certificate may nevertheless be issued by the Corporation with
the same effect as though the person who signed such certificate, or whose
facsimile signature shall have been placed thereupon, were such an officer,
transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. A record shall be kept of the
respective names of the persons, firms or corporations owning the stock
represented by such certificates, the number and class or series of shares
represented by such certificates, respectively, and the respective dates
thereof, and in case of cancellation, the respective dates of cancellation.
Every certificate surrendered to the Corporation for exchange or transfer shall
be cancelled, and no new certificate or certificates shall be issued in exchange
for any existing certificate until such existing certificate shall have been so
cancelled, except in cases provided for in Section 6.4 hereof.
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SECTION 6.2 Transfers of Stock. Transfers of shares of stock of the Corporation
shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by the registered holder
thereof, or by such holder's attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney
duly executed and filed with the Secretary, or with a transfer clerk or a
transfer agent appointed as provided in Section 6.3 hereof, and upon surrender
of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and the
payment of all taxes thereon. The person in whose name shares of stock stand on
the books of the Corporation shall be deemed the owner thereof for all purposes
as regards the Corporation. Whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for
collateral security, and not absolutely, such fact shall be so expressed in the
entry of transfer if, when the certificate or certificates shall be presented to
the Corporation for transfer, both the transferor and the transferee request the
Corporation to do so.
SECTION 6.3 Regulations. The Board may make such rules and regulations as it may
deem expedient, not inconsistent with these Bylaws, concerning the issue,
transfer and registration of certificates for shares of the stock of the
Corporation. It may appoint, or authorize any officer or officers to appoint,
one or more transfer clerks or one or more transfer agents and one or more
registrars, and may require all certificates for stock to bear the signature or
signatures of any of them.
SECTION 6.4 Lost, Stolen, Destroyed, and Mutilated Certificates. In any case of
loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of any certificate of stock, another may
be issued in its place upon proof satisfactory to the Board of such loss, theft,
destruction, or mutilation and upon the giving of a bond of indemnity to the
Corporation in such form and in such sum as the Board may direct; provided,
however, that a new certificate may be issued without requiring any bond when,
in the judgment of the Board, it is proper so to do.
SECTION 6.5 Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order
that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to
vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to
receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any
rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any other change,
conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action
other than to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the
Board may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than 60 nor
less than 10 days before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior
to any such other action. If in any case involving the determination of
stockholders for any purpose other than notice of or voting at a meeting of
stockholders the Board shall not fix such a record date, then the record date
for determining stockholders for such purpose shall be the close of business on
the day on which the Board shall adopt the resolution relating thereto. A
determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of such meeting; provided, however,
that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
ARTICLE VII
Indemnification
SECTION 7.1 Indemnification of Directors and Officers. The Corporation shall
indemnify, in the manner and to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL (but in
the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits
the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than permitted prior
thereto), any person (or the estate of any person) who is or was a party to, or
is threatened to be made a party to, any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether or not by or in the right of the
Corporation, and whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or
otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or
officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise. The Corporation may, to the fullest extent
permitted by the DGCL, purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any such
person against any liability which may be asserted against such person. The
Corporation may create a trust fund, grant a security interest or use other
means (including without limitation a letter of credit) to ensure the payment of
such sums as may become necessary to effect the indemnification as provided
herein. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the indemnification
provided herein shall include expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement and any such expenses shall be paid by the
Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnitee to
repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled
to be indemnified. The indemnification provided herein shall not be deemed to
limit the right of the Corporation to indemnify any other person for any such
expenses to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, nor shall it be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification from
the Corporation may be entitled under any agreement, the Corporation's
Certificate of Incorporation, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors,
or otherwise, both as to action in such person's official capacity and as to
action in another capacity while holding such office.
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SECTION 7.2 Indemnification of Employees and Agents. The Corporation may, but
only to the extent that the Board may (but shall not be obligated to) authorize
from time to time, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of
expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of
the provisions of this Article VII as they apply to the indemnification and
advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the Corporation.
SECTION 7.3 Enforcement of Indemnification. The rights to indemnification and
the advancement of expenses conferred above shall be contract rights. If a claim
under this Article VII is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days
after written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of
a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period
shall be 20 days, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against
the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in
whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to
recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the
indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expenses of prosecuting or
defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a
right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee
to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that,
and (ii) any suit by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses
pursuant to the terms of an undertaking the Corporation shall be entitled to
recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met
any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the
failure of the Corporation (including its Board, independent legal counsel or
stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such
suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances
because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in
the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board,
independent legal counsel or stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall either create a presumption that the
indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of
such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit
brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an
advancement of expenses hereunder, or by the Corporation to recover an
advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of
proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such
advancement of expenses, under this Article VII or otherwise shall be on the
Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous
SECTION 8.1 Seal. The Board shall adopt a corporate seal, which shall be in the
form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation and words showing
that the Corporation was incorporated in the State of Delaware.
SECTION 8.2 Waiver of Notices. Whenever notice is required to be given by these
Bylaws or the Certificate of Incorporation or by law, the person entitled to
said notice may waive such notice in writing, either before or after the time
stated therein, and such waiver shall be deemed equivalent to notice.
SECTION 8.3 Amendments. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the
Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or any of them may be altered,
amended, repealed or rescinded and new Bylaws may be adopted by the Board or by
the stockholders at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, provided that
notice of such proposed alteration, amendment, repeal, recession or adoption is
given in the notice of such meeting.
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SECTION 8.4 Representation of Other Corporations. The Chairman of the Board or
the President or the Secretary or any Vice President of the Corporation is
authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of the Corporation all
rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations
standing in the name of the Corporation, other than a corporation of which the
Corporation owns twenty percent (20%) or more of its capital stock, in which
case such officers shall not be so authorized under these Bylaws without the
authorization of the Board. The authority herein granted to said officers to
vote or represent on behalf of the Corporation any and all shares held by the
Corporation in any other corporation or corporations may be exercised either by
such officers in person or by any person authorized so to do by proxy or power
of attorney duly executed by such officers.
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EXHIBIT 10.1
FORM OF
DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
This Indemnification Agreement, dated as of ______________, 1998,
is made by and between DiTech Funding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), and Indemnitee, Title of the Corporation ("Indemnitee").
RECITALS
A. Indemnitee is currently serving as, or is assuming the
position of, a director and/or officer of the Corporation and/or, at the
Corporation's request, a director, officer, employee and/or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the
Corporation wishes Indemnitee to continue in such capacity(ies);
B. The Corporation and Indemnitee recognize that the present
state of the law is too uncertain to provide the Corporation's directors and
officers with adequate and reliable advance knowledge or guidance with respect
to the legal risks and potential liabilities to which they may become personally
exposed as a result of performing their duties for the Corporation;
C. The Certificate of Incorporation (the "Articles") and the
Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the Corporation each provide that the Corporation may
indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, certain persons, including
directors, officers, employees or agents of the Corporation, against specified
expenses and losses arising out of certain threatened, pending or completed
actions, suits or proceedings;
D. Section 317(f) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
"DGCL") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provided by Section 145 of
the DGCL shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those
seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any
bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise,
both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity
while holding such office;
E. Indemnitee has indicated that he may not be willing to serve,
or continue to serve, as a director and/or officer of the Corporation and/or, at
the Corporation's request, as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in
the absence of an indemnification agreement of the Corporation;
F. The Board of Directors of the Corporation has concluded that,
to retain and attract talented and experienced individuals to serve as directors
and officers of the Corporation and to encourage such individuals to take the
business risks necessary for the success of the Corporation, it is necessary for
the Corporation to contractually indemnify them, and to assume for itself
liability for expenses and damages in connection with claims against them in
connection with their service to the Corporation, and has further concluded that
the failure to provide such contractual indemnification could result in great
harm to the Corporation and its stockholders.
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AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, the Corporation and Indemnitee agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
(a) "Expenses" means, for the purposes of this Agreement, all
direct and indirect costs of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without
limitation, any fees and disbursements of Indemnitee's counsel, accountants and
other experts and other out-of-pocket costs) actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, preparation, defense or appeal
of a Proceeding; provided, however, that Expenses shall not include judgments,
fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement of a Proceeding unless such
matters may be indemnified under applicable provisions of the DGCL.
(b) "Proceeding" means, for the purposes of this Agreement, any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (including actions, suits or
proceedings brought by or in the right of the Corporation) in which Indemnitee
may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact
that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, by reason of
any action taken by him or of any inaction on his part while acting as such
director or officer or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the
request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, or was a director and/or officer of the foreign or domestic
corporation which was a predecessor corporation to the Corporation or of another
enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation, whether or not he is
serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for
which indemnification or reimbursement can be provided under this Agreement.
2. Indemnification.
(a) Third Party Proceedings. To the fullest extent permitted by
law, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against Expenses and liabilities
of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines,
penalties, and amounts paid in settlement (if the settlement is approved in
advance by the Corporation)) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in
connection with a Proceeding (other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the
Corporation) if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful. The termination
of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of
nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner that Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had reasonable cause
to believe that Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no indemnification shall be made in any criminal proceeding where
Indemnitee has been adjudged guilty unless a disinterested majority of the
directors determines that Indemnitee did not receive, participate in or share in
any pecuniary benefit to the detriment of the Corporation and, in view of all
the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for Expenses or liabilities.
(b) Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation. To the
fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee
against Expenses
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actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense
or settlement of a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner
Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests
of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have
been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation in the performance of Indemnitee's
duty to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which
such Proceeding is or was pending shall determine upon application that, in view
of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for Expenses and then only to the extent that the court
shall determine.
(c) Scope. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement
other than Sections 3 and 13, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the
fullest extent permitted by law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is
not specifically authorized by other provisions of this Agreement, the Articles,
the Bylaws or statute.
3. Limitations on Indemnification. Any other provision herein to
the contrary notwithstanding, the Corporation shall not be obligated pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement:
(a) Excluded Acts. To indemnify Indemnitee for any acts or
omissions or transactions from which a director may not be relieved of liability
under Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL; or
(b) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance
Expenses to Indemnitee with respect to Proceedings or claims initiated or
brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except with respect
to proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under
this Agreement or any other statute or law or otherwise as required under
Section 145 of the DGCL, but such indemnification or advancement of Expenses may
be provided by the Corporation in specific cases if a majority of the
disinterested directors has approved the initiation or bringing of such suit; or
(c) Lack of Good Faith. To indemnify Indemnitee for any Expenses
incurred by Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee
to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction
determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such
proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous; or
(d) Insured Claims. To indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses or
liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments,
fines or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) which have been paid
directly to or on behalf of Indemnitee by an insurance carrier under a policy of
directors' and officers' liability insurance maintained by the Corporation or
any other policy of insurance maintained by the Corporation or Indemnitee; or
(e) Claims Under Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for
Expenses and the payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by
Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute.
4. Determination of Right to Indemnification. Upon receipt of a
written claim addressed to the Board of Directors for indemnification pursuant
to Section 2 of this
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Agreement, the Corporation shall determine by any of the methods set forth in
Section 145(d) of the DGCL whether Indemnitee has met the applicable standards
of conduct that make it permissible under applicable law to indemnify
Indemnitee. If a claim under Section 2 of this Agreement is not paid in full by
the Corporation within ninety days after such written claim has been received by
the Corporation, Indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the
Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, unless such action is
dismissed by the court as frivolous or brought in bad faith, Indemnitee shall be
entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. Neither the
failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal
counsel, or its stockholders) to make a determination prior to the commencement
of such action that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances
because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct under applicable
law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of
Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that Indemnitee has
not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that
Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. The court in which
such action is brought shall determine whether Indemnitee or the Corporation
shall have the burden of proof concerning whether Indemnitee has or has not met
the applicable standard of conduct.
5. Advancement and Repayment of Expenses. The Expenses incurred
by Indemnitee in defending and investigating any Proceeding shall be paid by the
Corporation prior to the final disposition of such Proceeding within thirty days
after receiving from Indemnitee copies of invoices presented to Indemnitee for
such Expenses and an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to the
Corporation to repay such amount to the extent it is ultimately determined that
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. In determining whether or not to
make an advance hereunder, the ability of Indemnitee to repay shall not be a
factor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in a proceeding brought by the
Corporation directly, in its own right (as distinguished from an action brought
derivatively or by any receiver or trustee), the Corporation shall not be
required to make the advances called for hereby if a majority of the
disinterested directors determine that it does not appear that Indemnitee has
met the standards of conduct that made it permissible under applicable law to
indemnify Indemnitee and that the advancement of Expenses would not be in the
best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders.
6. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any
provision of this Agreement to indemnification or advancement by the Corporation
of some or a portion of any Expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, penalties, and amounts paid in
settlement) incurred by him in the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal
of a Proceeding, but is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of the
total amount thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify or pay
advancements to Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses or liabilities to
which Indemnitee is entitled.
7. Notice to Corporation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall notify
the Corporation in writing of any matter with respect to which Indemnitee
intends to seek indemnification hereunder as soon as reasonably practicable
following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof; provided that any
delay in so notifying Corporation shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of
his rights hereunder. The written notification to the Corporation shall be
addressed to the Board of Directors and shall include a description of the
nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding and be
accompanied by copies of any documents filed with the court, if any, in which
the
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Proceeding is pending. In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Corporation such
information and cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within
Indemnitee's power.
8. Defense of Claim. In the event that the Corporation shall be
obligated under Section 5 hereof to pay the Expenses of any Proceeding against
Indemnitee, the Corporation, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the
defense of such Proceeding, with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written
notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such
counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Corporation, the
Corporation will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees
of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same
Proceeding; provided that (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his own
counsel in any such Proceeding at Indemnitee's expense, and (ii) if (A) the
employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the
Corporation, or (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be
a conflict of interest between the Corporation and Indemnitee in the conduct of
such defense or (C) the Corporation shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to
assume the defense of such Proceeding, then the fees and expenses of
Indemnitee's counsel shall be paid by the Corporation.
9. Attorneys' Fees. If any legal action is necessary to enforce
the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover,
in addition to other amounts to which the prevailing party may be entitled,
actual attorneys' fees and court costs as may be awarded by the court.
10. Continuation of Obligations. All agreements and obligations
of the Corporation contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee
is a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request
of the Corporation as a director, officer, fiduciary, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and
shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible
Proceeding by reason of the fact that Indemnitee served in any capacity referred
to herein.
11. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement establishes contract
rights that shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the
successors, assigns, heirs and legal representatives of the parties hereto.
12. Non-exclusivity.
(a) The provisions for indemnification and advancement of
expenses set forth in this Agreement shall not be deemed to be exclusive of any
other rights that Indemnitee may have under any provision of law, the
Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, the vote of the
Corporation's stockholders or disinterested directors, other agreements or
otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and action in another
capacity while occupying his position as a director or officer of the
Corporation.
(b) In the event of any changes, after the date of this
Agreement, in any applicable law, statute, or rule that expand the right of a
Delaware corporation to indemnify its directors and officers, Indemnitee's
rights and the Corporation's obligations under this Agreement shall be expanded
to the fullest extent permitted by such changes. In the event of any changes in
any applicable law, statute or rule, that narrow the right of a Delaware
corporation to indemnify a director and officer, such changes, to the extent not
otherwise
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required by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall
have no effect on this Agreement or the parties' rights and obligations
hereunder.
13. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective
as of the date set forth on the first page and may apply to acts or omissions of
Indemnitee that occurred prior to such date if Indemnitee was a director or
officer of the Corporation or its predecessor, or was serving at the request of
the Corporation or its predecessor as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, at
the time such act or omission occurred.
14. Severability. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to
require or shall be construed as requiring the Corporation to do or fail to do
any act in violation of applicable law. The Corporation's inability, pursuant to
court order, to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not
constitute a breach of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
severable as provided in this Section 14. If this Agreement or any portion
hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent
jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee to
the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Agreement that
shall not have been invalidated, and the balance of this Agreement not so
invalidated shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
15. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to
its rules pertaining to conflicts of laws. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, the parties hereby waive any provisions of law that render any provision of
this Agreement unenforceable in any respect.
16. Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly
given (i) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party addressed, on the
date of such receipt, or (ii) if delivered by facsimile transmission to the
recipient followed by a copy sent by mail on the same date as the facsimile
transmission, on the date of receipt of such facsimile transmission, or (iii) if
mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third
business day after the mailing date. Addresses for notice to either party are as
shown on the signature page of this Agreement, or as subsequently modified by
written notice.
17. Mutual Acknowledgment. Both the Corporation and Indemnitee
acknowledge that in certain instances, federal law or applicable public policy
may prohibit the Corporation from indemnifying its directors and officers under
this Agreement or otherwise. Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the
Corporation has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with
the Securities and Exchange Commission to submit the question of indemnification
to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of the Corporation's
right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee.
18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.
19. Amendment and Termination. No amendment, modification,
termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless in
writing signed by both parties hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year set forth above.
DITECH FUNDING CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation
By:
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Title:
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1920 Main Street, Suite 400
Irvine, California 92614
Attention: President
INDEMNITEE:
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(Indemnitee)
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(Address)
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