Leading Mortgage Lenders

The most active lending institutions in Southern California* for 3rd quarter 1998; (number of loans) and amount, in millions:

Purchase

Washington Mutual FSB (2,262): $570.61

Northwest Mortgage (2,969): $525.77

Bank of America (2,166): $496.44

Countywide Home Loans (2,933): $455.07

North American Mortgage (2,351): $360.48

American Wholesale Lender (1,637): $336.81

World Savings Bank (1,532): $302.50

Chase Manhattan (1,059): $293.67

Headlands (1,070): $235.52

Home Savings (1,108): $227.02

Refinance

Bank of America (7,975): $1,376.98

Washington Mutual FSB (3,800): $795.28

Countrywide Home Loans (5,038): $728.09

Ditech Funding (3,296): $653.14

Home Savings (3,345): $578.79

America’s Wholesale Lender (2,414): $492.32

North American (2,436): $437.88

Norwest (2,253): $433.29

Nationsbanc (1,634): $340.47

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* Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties

Source: Acxiom/DataQuick