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Fairbanks Capital here, which likes to buy receivables from ailing companies, is eyeing assets at two of the nation's most troubled subprime firms: EquiCredit of Florida, and the New York-based Alliance Funding.
Late last week, Fairbanks executive Rick Lee declined to discuss either firm, saying that he has signed confidentiality agreements that prohibit him from talking.
Fairbanks, a subservicer of mostly subprime loans that keeps a low profile in the industry, has deep- pocketed investors that include GE Equity Partners, FGIC and Nomura.
Another specialty servicer that is rumored to be interested in EquiCredit's $26 billion in subprime servicing - or at least part of it - is Ocwen Financial, West Palm Beach, Fla. Ocwen chief executive Bill Erby declined to comment.
A spokeswoman for BankAmerica, Charlotte, N.C., EquiCredit's parent, said the bank is in the process of taking bids for the $26 billion in receivables.
A servicing platform also is included in the deal. The bank is acting as its ...