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New York -- Countrywide Financial Corp. CEO Angelo Mozilo has a long history of setting ambitious goals - and usually meeting them.
Speaking at a Piper Jaffray Financial Services Conference here last week, Mr. Mozilo said that Countrywide expects to achieve about a 30% lending market share, and he believes this is what it will take to be the dominant player in the industry. And he said's Countrywide's portfolio of mortgage servicing rights - the largest in the industry - is poised to produce growing profits.
Mr. Mozilo cited research showing that the dominant companies in mature industries almost always control between 25% and 35% of their market. And he believes that the mortgage industry in the coming years will approach that maturity as an industry.
He said Countrywide needs "about 30% to dominate."
He said Countrywide believes it can achieve that goal through organic growth. Countrywide has no current plans to acquire other companies or raise additional capital to reach its targets, he said.
In 2004, Countrywide originated $363 billion of mortgage ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Countrywide CEO Expects Higher Servicing Profits.