Biggest Mortgage Lenders

Following are Southern California’s biggest residential lenders in 1992, with the top 40 ranked by dollar volume.

Rank Lending Institution Loan Average Market Count Loan Share 1 Bank of America 9,184 $198,277 6.73% 2 Home Savings 7,677 195,840 5.56% 3 Directors Mortgage 8,497 141,209 4.44% 4 World Savings 5,272 176,234 3.44% 5 Great Western 6,137 146,875 3.33% 6 Countrywide Funding 5,048 169,974 3.17% 7 Plaza Funding 5,216 159,580 3.08% 8 North Amer Mtg (IMCO) 4,802 158,834 2.82% 9 American Savings 3,972 166,441 2.45% 10 Sears Mortgage 2,661 221,961 2.18% 11 Western Federal 2,589 187,120 1.79% 12 Prudential Home Mtg 1,259 257,595 1.20% 13 GMAC Mortgage 1,914 168,725 1.19% 14 First Nationwide 1,626 192,006 1.15% 15 First California Mt 1,926 157,336 1.12% 16 Western Bank 1,984 147,988 1.09% 17 American Res Mtg 1,641 170,459 1.03% 18 California Federal 1,299 209,191 1.01% 19 Franklin Group 1,511 173,628 0.97% 20 Weyerhaeuser Mtg 1,544 156,990 0.90% 21 Western Ctys Mtg 1,450 149,864 0.80% 22 National Pacific Mt 1,503 142,405 0.79% 23 Glendale Federal 969 210,261 0.75% 24 First Franklin Fina 1,012 200,482 0.75% 25 First Federal S&L; 1,041 192,998 0.74% 26 United Savings Assn 1,399 142,929 0.74% 27 Citibank 799 243,623 0.72% 28 Kaufman & Broad Mtg 1,391 139,439 0.72% 29 General American 1,094 171,779 0.70% 30 Hammond Mtg 1,223 145,734 0.66% 31 Funders Mortgage 1,226 143,513 0.65% 32 SCS Mortgage 1,064 164,647 0.65% 33 Accubanc Mtg 1,263 138,430 0.65% 34 California Mtg Svc 937 174,628 0.61% 35 RSL Mortgage 893 180,669 0.60% 36 South Pac Fin 1,165 136,714 0.59% 37 Mission Hills Mtg 1,146 136,398 0.58% 38 Guild Mortgage 1,114 136,852 0.56% 39 Wells Fargo 636 231,951 0.55% 40 Empire Am Realty 981 149,825 0.54% Other 56,709 $168,023 36.24% Total 154,774

Table based on purchase loans on properties with residential-use codes 1-4 units

SOURCE: The Dataquick Report (714) 867-7656