Origen Financial reported that its 60-plus day delinquencies were 1.4% of its owned loan portfolio as of March 31, 2005, compared to 1.9% at Dec. 31, 2004. The allowance for general loan losses remained at $5.3 million, unchanged from December 31, 2004. Origen charged off $3.1 million in net loan losses to the general loan loss reserve in 1Q05, compared to $3.5 million for the 1Q04.
That the underlying contract holders prioritize using their smartphones and other mobile devices suggests that they are likely to prioritize payments related to those products.
Should the all-stock transaction close as planned later this year, Wintrust Financial in the Chicago area would gain about $2.7 billion of assets.
Chris Hentemann, whose fund manages $6.2 billion in assets, seeks out B-piece opportunities and foresees banks executing more bulk loan sales and credit-risk transfers.
The current levels of credit enhancement are a reduction from levels of 58.0%, 48.7%, 35.9%, 22.5% and 17% on the classes A, B, C, D and E on the BLAST 2024-1 deal.
First-quarter results at the companies were promising for other banks looking to reel in fees from capital markets activities as deposit costs put pressure on net interest income.
