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RSM McGladrey Conference
We See It: Working Together
Industry and Consulting Conference
August 19, 2003
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Recent Events:
FHLMC
FNMA
Cendant
Homeside
Countrywide
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FHLMC
� Independent outside auditors replaced
� Company understated pretax earnings by$6.9 billion in 2002 and recent previousyears
� Top three executives “ousted”
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FNMA
� Institutional investors concerned thatbillions of dollars of losses have beenobscured by accounting complexity
� Balance sheet not presented at fair value
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CENDANT
� $175 million after tax write down of MSRsin 3rd quarter of 2002
� Company had hedging program in place
� Write down due to incorrect OASassumptions in valuation model
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HOMESIDE/NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK (NAB)
� NAB acquires Homeside in 1998� NAB announces $450 million write down in July 2001� NAB announces additional $1.75 billion write down just
three months later� MSR’s purchased in fall of 2002 by Washington Mutual at
an apparent bargain price
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COUNTRYWIDE
� Countrywide announces $1 billionimpairment and amortization
� Stock price soars
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WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE CAN HELP
� Wilary Winn LLC formed in May 2003 to provide adviceto financial institutions in the middle market
� We provide independent fee-based analysis and advice
� We have actively managed billions of dollars of asset-backed securities through several interest rate cycles.
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MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS (MSRs)
� MSRs are a modified interest only strip
� Many types of underlying loans
� Revenues and costs vary significantly bytype of MSR
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TYPES OF MSRs
� Conventional Conforming� GNMA – FHA & VA� Jumbo� Bond� Recourse and non-recourse
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MAJOR VALUATION COMPONENTS
� Servicing fee percentage� Expected loan life� Discount rate� Costs to service� Foreclosure losses
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MAJOR COMPONENTS OF REVENUE ANDEXPENSE
� Servicing fees paid monthly based on unpaid principalbalance
� Ancillary fees and servicing costs are generally based ondollars per loan
� Additional costs for delinquencies, foreclosures andadvances
� Additional benefits for float and impounds (escrows)
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VALUATION OF CONFORMING CONVENTIONAL
%
Value Change Change
Base 1.20
Prepayments increase 30% 1.05 -0.15 -12.5%
Servicing costs increase 30% 1.16 -0.04 -3.3%
Delinquencies increase 30% 1.19 -0.01 -0.8%
Discount rate increases 30% 1.11 -0.09 -7.5%
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VALUATION OF SUBPRIME HOME EQUITY
%
Value Change Change
Base 4.50
Prepayments increase 30% 3.89 -0.61 -13.6%
Servicing costs increase 30% 4.31 -0.19 -4.2%
Delinquencies increase 30% 2.89 -1.61 -35.8%
Severity increases 30% 3.03 -1.47 -32.7%
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Orig.CPN Year WAC -200 -100 -50 0 50 100 200
5.0 2002 5.60 72.7 47.9 24.2 10.9 8.7 8.0 7.3
5.5 2002 6.04 72.1 59.5 38.9 19.2 10.4 8.7 7.6
6.0 2002 6.49 68.6 62.4 47.9 29.8 15.0 10.3 8.2
6.5 2002 6.92 63.7 58.3 51.5 36.8 21.9 13.3 9.0
7.0 2002 7.41 57.5 53.1 50.4 41.5 27.6 18.1 10.2
Orig.CPN Year WAC -200 -100 -50 0 50 100 200
5.0 2002 5.60 72.7 47.9 24.2 10.9 8.7 8.0 7.3
change from base (%) 567% 339% 122% 0% -20% -27% -33%
Change in mortgage interest rates
PREPAYMENT CURVE (CPR)
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30 Year Conforming Conventional Par Rate MSR Value
0.00%
0.20%
0.40%
0.60%
0.80%
1.00%
1.20%
1.40%
1.60%
-200 -100 -50 0 50 100 200
MSR Value
MSR YIELD CURVE AND NEGATIVE CONVEXITY
OTHER IMPORTANT VALUATIONVARIABLES
� Production channel – retail versuswholesale
� Current economic conditions in the region� Recent changes in home prices
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MANAGING THE RISK
� The Operational / Macro Hedge
� Hedge with positive convexity instruments
� FAS 133 implications
� “Frozen” Portfolio Approach
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IMPAIRMENT
� Basis versus Fair Market Value� “Excess” Servicing is treated as a true IO� Portfolio stratification must be based on one or
more of the predominant risk characteristics� FAS 140 and FAS 133 stratifications are probably
not the same� Impairment is best measured at the loan level
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RECOMMENDATIONS
� Mark to the model at least quarterly� Understand the major assumptions used in the
model� Run shock analyses at least quarterly� Understand the current market� Seek expert advice when needed
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