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Declaration of Frank C. Torchio for Settlement Purposes

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Case 2:07-cv-05295-MRP -MAN Document 987-4 Filed 10/11/10 Page 693 <strong>of</strong> 721 Page<br />

ID #:39881<br />

Appendix A<br />

Selected Excerpts from Publicly‐Available Documents Containing Relevant In<strong>for</strong>mation Regarding Countrywide During the Class Period<br />

Excess<br />

Return t‐stat. Source Excerpt<br />

11/9/2007 13.83 2.67% ‐0.85% ‐0.39 10‐Q<br />

As discussed under the sectionLiquidity and Capital Resources, during the quarter ended September 30, 2007, we were affected by illiquidity in<br />

both the secondary mortgage market and in the debt markets that we have historically relied upon to meet our short‐term financing needs. We<br />

regularly plan <strong>for</strong> contingencies that include disruptions in the marketplace and we place major emphasis on the adequacy, reliability and<br />

diversity <strong>of</strong> our funding sources. However, the dislocations in the secondary and debt markets that occurred during the quarter ended<br />

September 30, 2007, were historically unusual, requiring us to take significant additional steps to maintain our access to financing during the<br />

period <strong>of</strong> disruption. During the quarter ended September 30, 2007, each <strong>of</strong> the three major credit rating agencies downgraded our credit<br />

ratings. Notwithstanding the downgrades, we maintain "investment grade" credit ratings, with long‐term ratings <strong>of</strong> A‐, Baa3 and BBB+ by<br />

Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch, respectively. Subsequent to September 30, 2007 Standard & Poor's further<br />

downgraded our long‐term rating to BBB+. At September 30, 2007, the Bank exceeded the OTS regulatory capital requirements to be classified<br />

as "well capitalized," with a Tier 1 capital ratio <strong>of</strong> 7.3% and a total risk‐based ratio <strong>of</strong> 13.5%....<br />

Our primary sources <strong>of</strong> debt have been deposits taken by our Bank, FHLB advances, repurchase agreements, and the public corporate debt<br />

markets. We also rely on the secondary mortgage market to purchase most <strong>of</strong> the mortgage loans we originate. During the quarter ended<br />

September 30, 2007, the non‐agency segments <strong>of</strong> the secondary mortgage market were severely restricted by illiquidity driven by widening<br />

credit spreads. As a result, the commercial paper and repurchase agreement segments <strong>of</strong> the public corporate debt markets <strong>for</strong> mortgage<br />

companies and other financial institutions were severely restricted.The illiquidity in the secondary market <strong>for</strong> non‐con<strong>for</strong>ming loan originations<br />

that comprised 48% our loan production during the first six months <strong>of</strong> 2007 removed the expected outlet <strong>for</strong> these loans in the Mortgage<br />

Banking segment <strong>of</strong> our mortgage banking operations' loans. This caused illiquidity in the commercial paper and repurchase agreement markets<br />

that made short‐term debt that we normally relied upon to finance substantial portions <strong>of</strong> our mortgage loan inventory unavailable or<br />

prohibitively expensive. The sudden development and convergence <strong>of</strong> these factors during the third quarter challenged our ability to finance<br />

our loan origination operations without incurring significant daily refinancing risk.<br />

Forensic Economics, Inc Page 205 <strong>of</strong> 233

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