4th Quarter Originations Higher, 2004 Lower at SunTrust

$7.9 billion 4th quarter fundings
By MortgageDaily.com staff
1/28/2005

As fourth quarter fundings rose to the highest level of 2004 at SunTrust Banks Inc., annual volume was off by almost one-third.

Loan production of $7.9 billion, was up from the third quarter's $7.0 billion, according to an e-mailed statement from SunTrust spokesman, Jim Hines.

Volume in 2004 amounted to $30.2 billion -- falling from the previous year's $43.7 billion, Hines said.

The size of the servicing portfolio at the fourth quarter's end totaled $77.7 billion, up 13% from a year earlier, the statement read.

The Atlanta-headquartered banker announced annual net income of nearly $1.6 billion rose 2% over 2003.

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