"Unlike the first quarter of 2004, in which the
mortgage industry enjoyed production levels fueled by second home loans as
well as some refinance activity, the first quarter of 2005 was dominated by
purchases of new or existing homes. "AAMG's ever-expanding
suite of mortgage lending products, including interest -only and zero-down
mortgage loans, positions AAMG to ably meet the needs of this growing pool of
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With signs of a slowdown in traditional retail banking lines of business,
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ABN AMRO is listed on the Euronext and New
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loans are closed in the name of the individual bank entity. It has over 3,000 branches
in more than 60 countries and territories, and has a staff of about 100,000
full-time equivalents worldwide.com/reports/c15718

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"AAMG's first quarter 2005 production is reflective of higher interest
rates and relatively modest real estate activity," said Michael Maher, AAMG
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Financial Institutions $83 million $82 million 1.

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ABN AMRO Mortgage Group is one of the largest loan originators and loan
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It is expected that AAMG's production
levels will increase as consumers continue to show interest in second home
loans, as well as an increase in home purchases throughout the spring and
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Production derived from each of AAMG's business channels:

Channel Q1 2005 Q1 2004 % Change

InterFirst Wholesale Lending $7.4 billion $14.

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A key trend will be the development of separately-branded consumer finance
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(AAMG), one of the nation's largest mortgage lenders, today released its first
quarter production figures for all of its production divisions .
Netherlands-based ABN AMRO is a leading international bank with total
assets of EUR 608.

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"With a large amount of houses currently for sale , the current real estate
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