Ross Closes on Option One Purchase

Published May 01, 2008, 1:00 p.m. EDT

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Updated May 01, 2008, 1:00 p.m. EDT

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An affiliate of WL Ross & Co. has closed on its $1.3 billion purchase of Option One Mortgage Corp., Irvine, Calif., which services $55 billion in A-minus to D loans. With Option One under his belt, WL Ross chief executive Wilbur Ross said he is now in the hunt to buy savings and loan institutions. His financial backers include sovereign wealth funds. In a recent interview with National Mortgage News, Mr. Ross said he eventually wants to enter the loan production business. Last year, Mr. Ross's company bought the servicing platform of bankrupt American Home Mortgage, Melville, N.Y., a subprime and alternative-A servicer. (For the full story, see the May 5 issue of NMN.)

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