Gain On Sale (GOS): Spread between primary and secondary mortgage rates.
Look for GOS in the CFC release about.countrywide.com
Competition in sub-prime is killing margins
Mortgage Banking Segment* Quarter Ended (dollars in millions) June 30, 2005 March 31, 2005 June 30, 2004 Prime Production $84,610 $63,943 $75,119 Loans sold $84,935 $58,921 $74,517 Gain on sale ("GOS") $674 $729 $790 GOS as % of loans sold 0.79% 1.24% 1.06%
Nonprime Production $9,669 $8,187 $8,133 Loans sold $11,491 $12,486 $8,784 GOS $218 $351 $409 GOS as % of loans sold 1.90% 2.82% 4.66%
Home Equity Production $6,875 $6,619 $5,239 Loans sold $3,020 $4,025 $6,110 GOS $122 $156 $151 GOS as % of loans sold 4.02% 3.89% 2.47%
Total production $101,154 $78,749 $88,491 Total loans sold $99,446 $75,432 $89,410 Total GOS $1,014 $1,237 $1,350 Total GOS as % of loans sold 1.02% 1.64% 1.51%
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