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| May 01, 2004 | Cornwell, Ted | COPYRIGHT 2004 SourceMedia, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Countrywide Financial Corp. executives filled in more details about their ambitious five-year growth plan last week, telling investors that the company can more than double its earnings.

But growing its mortgage banking market share is only part of Countrywide's equation for achieving that goal. The company also plans to earn more "spread" income from loans that are held in portfolio as the market moves from a refinancing boom to a more "normal" lending environment.

"There is a portion of earnings that moves from gain-on-sale in the mortgage banking sector to spread income in the banking sector," said Stanford Kurland, president and CEO of Countrywide, during an investors conference here last week. The conference was broadcast over the Internet.

As a result, Countrywide foresees dramatic growth in its bank subsidiary. Countrywide, at the parent level, had $98 billion in assets last year. By 2008, the company plans to have a $250 billion balance sheet.

Its bank subsidiary had $19.4 billion in assets last year. Countrywide sees that growing sixfold to $120 billion by 2008.

But traditional mortgage banking, loan origination and servicing, is hardly being overlooked in Countrywide's plans. The company plans to increase its loan origination market share to 30% by 2008, making it the largest ...

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