In that month, Goldman lost a little more than $1 billion, after a $1 billion writedown related to "non-investment-grade credit origination activities" and a further $625 million related to commercial real estate loans and securities.
As part of the committee's recommendations, the firm will move certain underwriting and origination activities to the investment banking group from the securities division - a move mainly designed to streamline workflow.
Countrywide is moving all its mortgage origination activities under the umbrella of its federal savings bank, which would allow it to use deposits to fund loans, as well as let it borrow through the Federal Home Loan Bank system.
In fact, stricter capital requirements and scrutiny over high-risk lending for banks will continue to shift origination activities from banks to non-banks, according to a Goldman Sachs report, "The Future of Finance, Part I: The rise of the new Shadow Bank".
Mortgage Banking includes mortgage origination and servicing activities, as well as portfolios comprised of residential mortgages and home equity loans, including the purchased credit impaired portfolio acquired in the Washington Mutual transaction.
Even if rising rates cut into refinance activity, New Century's origination business is expected to remain strong.
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Its mortgage and home equity lending activities include the origination, retention and servicing of mortgage and home equity loans or lines of credit, sales and securitizations of those loans or pools of loans or lines of credit and all associated hedging activities.
Mr. Dimon tempered his expectations for the market and noted that a large swath of the new originations came from a burst of refinancing activity that would eventually slow down.
The Consumer Lending Group housed Citi's consumer-lending activities, including prime and subprime mortgages, as well as Citi's purchase of loans from originators other than Citi's origination arm, CitiMortgage.
