The number of residential mortgages that were created last year rose by almost a third, with Wells Fargo leading as the biggest lender, followed by Bank of America.
A Fight for First Place
Although Wells Fargo has the most residential mortgage loans in 2009, it was followed closely by Bank of America, which saw huge growth in its residential lending last year. While Wells Fargo saw an 83% increase, Bank of America saw production almost double, according to MortgageDaily.com’s 2009 Mortgage Lender Ranking.
JPMorgan Chase, which has been ranked as one of the largest lenders since 2003, declined 17%, while Citigroup saw a 22% drop off in business. GMAC saw some recovery, gaining 17% in the past year.
Some Up-and-Comers
Some other smaller institutions saw huge growth in mortgage lending, and although they are not yet competing with some of the biggest banks, they could soon be if they continue to grow at these same rate. Fremont Bank was one of these, with a growth origination skyrocketing 264%, followed by Lenders One Mortgage Cooperative, which saw around 110% growth.
For more information on the biggest residential lenders of 2009, see the Mortgage Lender Ranking here.
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other. It operates in 32 states, the District of Columbia and 30 foreign countries.
Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through more than 11,000 stores, over 12,000 ATMs and the internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.2 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity.
Citi is today's pre-eminent financial services company, with some 200 million customer accounts in more than 100 countries. Citibank checking, savings, and money market accounts come with a Citibank Banking Card, which is your key to accessing your accounts online, at ATMs, by phone, or at branches.
