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Subprime lender New Century Financial, Irvine, Calif., is outsourcing its $6 billion servicing portfolio to Fairbanks Capital here, a deal that makes Fairbanks the largest subprime subservicer in the nation.
The agreement takes New Century of Irvine out of the servicing business entirely, although it will own the underlying receivables.
Once it takes control of New Century's Irvine operation, Fairbanks will service all its 0 to 89-day delinquent product at that location, and the 90-plus day delinquent product at its platform in Sale Lake City.
Fairbanks president Mark Finston described the deal as a "joint venture" and said the company will look to strike similar agreements with other firms.
Since June of last year, Fairbanks has struck two large, servicing related deals: it acquired $9.9 billion in subprime servicing from the now defunct ContiMortgage, Hatsboro, Pa., and agreed to subservice $2.2 billion for WMC Mortgage, Woodland Hills, Calif.
With the New Century agreement, Fairbanks will have $9 billion in subprime subservicing contracts and $18.5 billion in receivables overall.
The number two subservicer of subprime credit quality loans is Advanta Mortgage, Springhouse, Pa., with $7.8 billion in contracts.