Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 26, 2003

Robert Cole – New Century Financial Corporation (ncen)

ROBERT K. COLE is one of the co-founders, has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since December 1995 and one of the Directors since November 1995 of New Century Financial Corporation. Mr. Cole also serves as a Director of New Century Mortgage. From February 1994 to March 1995, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer-Finance of Plaza Home Mortgage Corporation, a publicly traded savings and loan holding company specializing in the origination and servicing of residential mortgage loans. In addition, Mr. Cole served as a Director of Option One Mortgage Corporation, a subsidiary of Plaza Home Mortgage specializing in the origination, sale and servicing of subprime mortgage loans. Previously, Mr. Cole was the President of operating subsidiaries of NBD Bancorp and Public Storage, Inc. Mr. Cole received a Masters of Business Administration degree from Wayne State University. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a brief history as well as an overview of New

Century Financial Corporation?

Mr. Cole: New Century Financial Corporation is a NASDAQ traded specialty

finance company