Wachovia Releases World Savings Bank January Statistical Data

Wachovia Releases World Savings Bank January Statistical Data

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wachovia Corp. today released the World Savings Bank financial highlights report for the month ending Jan. 31, 2007.

  Key indicators included:
   - Loan and mortgage-backed securities portfolio of $122.5 billion
     compared with $123.0 billion at the end of December.
   - Loan originations of $2.7 billion, including $840 million of Fixed Rate
     Pick-A-Payment loan product.
   - Portfolio margin remained relatively stable; the loan portfolio
     repriced up 2 basis points:
     - $52.9 billion of the loan portfolio supported by wholesale funding,
       the costs of which remained relatively flat as the 90-day LIBOR rate
       was unchanged at 5.36 percent.
     - $69.4 billion of the loan portfolio funded at a Cost of Savings rate
       of 4.73 percent, which rose 4 basis points from the end of December.
   - Deposits of $69.4 billion remained relatively stable.
   - Nonperforming assets of $766 million rose 5 basis points to 61 basis
     points of total loans and mortgage-backed securities:
     - World Savings loans classified as nonperforming by 90 days past due.
     - 68 percent average loan-to-collateral value for nonperforming loans.

"We are pleased with our progress on the Golden West integration and the additional opportunities for Wachovia," said Tom Wurtz, Wachovia chief financial officer. "The introduction of new loan and deposit products within the World Savings franchise is aiding results in the face of an unfavorable yield curve environment and lower activity overall."

In November, Wachovia launched a Fixed Rate Pick-A-Payment loan product, which represented 31 percent of World Savings loan originations in January. In February, World Savings Bank branches began offering Free Checking with no direct deposit requirement and no minimum balance, as well as free Online BillPay throughout its footprint.

Currently Wachovia has 385 mortgage consultants, including 185 added in February, in its financial centers focused on originating Pick-A-Payment and other mortgage products to its customer base. Plans are to have 800 mortgage consultants trained on all mortgage product offerings by the end of this year.

About Wachovia

Wachovia Corporation (NYSE: WB) is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, providing a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services. Wachovia has retail and commercial banking operations in 21 states with 3,375 retail banking offices from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and California. In addition, two core businesses operate under the Wachovia Securities brand name: retail brokerage with 750 offices in 47 states and through service affiliate offices in Latin America, and corporate and investment banking in selected corporate and institutional sectors globally. Other nationwide businesses include mortgage lending in all 50 states and auto finance covering 46 states. Globally, Wachovia serves clients through more than 40 international offices. Online banking is available at wachovia.com; online brokerage products and services at wachoviasec.com, and investment products and services at evergreeninvestments.com. At Dec. 31, 2006, Wachovia had assets of $707 billion and market capitalization of $108 billion.

   World Savings Financial Highlights (1)
                                         2007       2006
    (Dollars in millions)                JAN        DEC      NOV      OCT
    Loans and MBS                     $122,503    122,988  123,754  124,550
    Adjustable Rate Mortgages and MBS  117,345    119,140  120,502  121,458
    Deferred Interest included in
     Loans and MBS                       1,713      1,571    1,448    1,333

    Loans Originated - Month            $2,742      2,982    3,224    3,585
      Percentage Pick-A-Pay Loans and
       Other ARMs - Month                  100 %       99       99       99
      Percentage Refinances - Month         90 %       88       89       87
    Loans Originated - YTD              $2,742     44,730   41,748   38,524
      Percentage Pick-A-Pay Loans and
       Other ARMs - YTD                    100 %       99       99       99
      Percentage Refinances - YTD           90 %       85       85       85

    Total Deposits                     $69,388     69,212   68,498   68,020

    Total Deposit Net Activity - Month     176        714      478    1,380

    Total Deposit Net Activity - YTD      $176      9,054    8,340    7,862


    Yield on Loan Portfolio               7.74 %     7.72     7.68     7.59
    Cost of Savings                       4.73       4.69     4.65     4.60
    3-Month LIBOR                         5.36 %     5.36     5.37     5.37


    Loans Sold                              $1         22      118      130

    Loan and MBS Repayments and
     Payoffs - Month                    $3,563      3,873    3,846    3,751
      As a % of Prior Month Loan
       Balances (Annualized)             35.07 %    37.88    37.57    36.34
      Equivalent Constant Prepayment
       Rate                              29.95      31.95    31.73    30.86

    Nonperforming Assets and Troubled Debt
      Restructured as a % of Total
       Loans & MBS (2)                    0.61       0.56     0.53     0.48

    ARM Index Values:
      COSI                               4.690      4.650    4.600    4.490
      CODI                               5.153      5.081    4.997    4.897
      COFI                               4.358 %    4.346    4.382    4.277



   World Savings Financial Highlights (1)
                                            2006
   (Dollars in millions)                     SEP         AUG         JUL
   Loans and MBS                          $124,808     124,563     124,054
   Adjustable Rate Mortgages and MBS       121,754     121,477     120,977
   Deferred Interest included in Loans
    and MBS                                  1,209       1,107       1,013

   Loans Originated - Month                 $3,617       4,363       3,702
     Percentage Pick-A-Pay Loans and
      Other ARMs - Month                        99          99          99
     Percentage Refinances - Month              87          86          85
   Loans Originated - YTD                  $34,939      31,322      26,959
     Percentage Pick-A-Pay Loans and
      Other ARMs - YTD                          99          99          99
     Percentage Refinances - YTD                85          84          84

   Total Deposits                          $66,640      65,425      63,114

   Total Deposit Net Activity - Month        1,215       2,311         880

   Total Deposit Net Activity - YTD         $6,482       5,267       2,956


   Yield on Loan Portfolio                    7.46        7.30        7.17
   Cost of Savings                            4.49        4.34        4.11
   3-Month LIBOR                              5.37        5.40        5.47


   Loans Sold                                  $96         121          98

   Loan and MBS Repayments and Payoffs
    - Month                                 $3,349       3,913       3,285
     As a % of Prior Month Loan
      Balances (Annualized)                  32.51       38.13       32.15
     Equivalent Constant Prepayment Rate     28.08       32.12       27.81

   Nonperforming Assets and Troubled Debt
     Restructured as a % of Total Loans
      & MBS (2)                               0.46        0.43        0.42

   ARM Index Values:
     COSI                                    4.340       4.110       3.940
     CODI                                    4.774       4.640       4.483
     COFI                                    4.177       4.090       3.884



   World Savings Financial Highlights (1)
                                            2006
   (Dollars in millions)                     JUN          MAY        APR
   Loans and MBS                          $123,518      123,381    122,835
   Adjustable Rate Mortgages and MBS       120,488      120,304    119,844
   Deferred Interest included in Loans
    and MBS                                    915          832        738

   Loans Originated - Month                 $3,907        3,968      3,816
     Percentage Pick-A-Pay Loans and
      Other ARMs - Month                        99 %         99         99
     Percentage Refinances - Month              84 %         83         85
   Loans Originated - YTD                  $23,257       19,350     15,382
     Percentage Pick-A-Pay Loans and
      Other ARMs - YTD                          99 %         99         99
     Percentage Refinances - YTD                84 %         84         85

   Total Deposits                          $62,234       61,650     61,063

   Total Deposit Net Activity - Month          584          587       (520)

   Total Deposit Net Activity - YTD         $2,076        1,492        905


   Yield on Loan Portfolio                    7.04 %       6.93       6.82
   Cost of Savings                            3.94         3.79       3.66
   3-Month LIBOR                              5.48 %       5.24       5.13


   Loans Sold                                 $118          118         94

   Loan and MBS Repayments and Payoffs
    - Month                                 $3,767        3,553      3,224
     As a % of Prior Month Loan
      Balances (Annualized)                  36.91 %      34.96      31.87
     Equivalent Constant Prepayment Rate     31.26        29.87      27.60

   Nonperforming Assets and Troubled Debt
     Restructured as a % of Total Loans
      & MBS (2)                               0.39         0.36       0.37

   ARM Index Values:
     COSI                                    3.790        3.660      3.560
     CODI                                    4.318        4.158      3.996
     COFI                                    3.759 %      3.624      3.604



   World Savings Financial Highlights (1)
                                           2006
   (Dollars in millions)                    MAR         FEB         JAN
   Loans and MBS                         $122,300     121,526     120,521
   Adjustable Rate Mortgages and MBS      119,240     118,407     117,519
   Deferred Interest included in Loans
    and MBS                                   666         589         522

   Loans Originated - Month                $4,472       3,520       3,574
     Percentage Pick-A-Pay Loans and
      Other ARMs - Month                       99          99          99
     Percentage Refinances - Month             85          86          83
   Loans Originated - YTD                 $11,566       7,094       3,574
     Percentage Pick-A-Pay Loans and
      Other ARMs - YTD                         99          99          99
     Percentage Refinances - YTD               84          84          83

   Total Deposits                         $61,583      61,056      60,523

   Total Deposit Net Activity - Month         527         533         365

   Total Deposit Net Activity - YTD        $1,425         898         365


   Yield on Loan Portfolio                   6.71        6.60        6.49
   Cost of Savings                           3.56        3.46        3.36
   3-Month LIBOR                             5.00        4.82        4.68


   Loans Sold                                 $77          67          52

   Loan and MBS Repayments and Payoffs
    - Month                                $3,683       2,681       2,526
     As a % of Prior Month Loan
      Balances (Annualized)                 36.63       26.88       25.58
     Equivalent Constant Prepayment Rate    31.07       23.80       22.78

   Nonperforming Assets and Troubled Debt
     Restructured as a % of Total
      Loans & MBS (2)                        0.36        0.36        0.34

   ARM Index Values:
     COSI                                   3.460       3.360       3.240
     CODI                                   3.837       3.674       3.512
     COFI                                   3.347       3.296       3.190

   (1) Excludes the effect of purchase accounting adjustments.
   (2) Nonperforming assets and troubled debt previously reported as a % of
       Total Assets have been restated for prior periods.
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