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American Business Financial Services, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2004; Company Announces 10% Stock Dividend.


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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2004

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, Inc. (ABFS ABFS American Business Financial Services, Inc.
ABFS ABF Freight Systems, Inc.
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ABFS Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System (Louisiana)
ABFS Advance Benefit Funding Sources
) (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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:ABFI) today announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2004, ended March 31, 2004. The Company reported a net loss attributable to common stock of $33.2 million, or $10.53 per share, on revenues of $23.4 million for the quarter. This compares to net income of $221,000, or $0.06 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share, on revenues of $71.8 million during the same comparable period of fiscal 2003.

For the nine month period ended March 31, 2004, ABFS reported a net loss attributable to common stock of $84.3 million, or $27.79 per share, on revenues of $72.2 million, compared to net income of $4.2 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, on revenues of $220.9 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2003.

On May 13, 2004, the Company's Board of Directors declared a 10% stock dividend to all shareholders of record as of May 25, 2004, payable on June June: see month.  8, 2004. Under the terms of the stock dividend, ABFS shareholders will receive a dividend of 10 shares for every 100 shares held on the record date. Fractional shares Fractional share

Stocks amounting to less than one full share, usually resulting from splits, acquisitions, exchanges, or dividend reinvestment programs.


fractional share

Less than one share of stock, that is, one-third or one-half a share.
 created by the stock dividend will be paid in cash based upon the Company's stock on June 8, 2004, as adjusted for the stock dividend.

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 W. Mandia, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ABFS said, "While our financial performance has been impacted through our transition period, we have made considerable progress this quarter in building the infrastructure for our adjusted business model. Since January January: see month.  2004, we have added approximately 129 professionals to our broker origination Origination

The process through which a mortgage lender creates a mortgage secured by some amount of the mortgagor's real property.

Notes:
Also known as loan origination, everyone must go through the origination process when securing a mortgage for a piece of real
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 network to a team of 150 professionals nationwide. These efforts are generating traction Traction Definition

Traction is the use of a pulling force to treat muscle and skeleton disorders.
Purpose

Traction is usually applied to the arms and legs, the neck, the backbone, or the pelvis.
, and we are on pace to originate o·rig·i·nate
v.
1. To bring into being; create.

2. To come into being; start.
 close to $500 million of new loans during our fourth quarter ending June 30, 2004, which would be a company record. Our new business model, focused more on whole loan sales, will make us less dependent on the securitization Securitization

The process of creating a financial instrument by combining other financial assets and then marketing them to investors.

Notes:
Mortgage backed securities are a perfect example of securitization.

May also be spelled as "securitisation.
 market going forward, leading to more stable core operating earnings Operating Earnings

Profits after subtracting expenses such as marketing, cost of goods sold, administration and general operating costs from revenue.

Notes:
Tax and interest expenses are not subtracted - operating earnings are synonymous with EBIT (earnings before
 and improved cash flow."

During the third quarter, ABFS recorded total pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 non-cash adjustments on securitization assets of $23.2 million, of which $15.1 million was charged to the income statement and $8.1 million was charged to other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders' equity Stockholders' Equity

The portion of the balance sheet that includes capital received from investors in exchange for stock (paid-in capital), donated capital, and retained earnings. This is equal to total assets minus liabilities, preferred stock and intangible assets.
. These write-downs of interest-only strips Interest-only strip (IO)

A security based solely on the interest payments from a pool of mortgages, Treasury bonds, or other bonds. Once the principal on the mortgages or bonds has been repaid, interest payments stop, and the value of the IO falls to zero.
 and servicing rights, referred to as the Company's securitization assets, continue to primarily reflect higher than expected prepayments Prepayments

Payments made in excess of scheduled mortgage principal repayments.
 as market anticipation of higher interest rates accelerated refinancing Refinancing

An extension and/or increase in amount of existing debt.
 activity. For the same period in fiscal 2003, the Company recorded total pre-tax valuation adjustments of $16.9 million, of which $10.7 million was charged to the income statement.

Loan Originations

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, ABFS loan originations totaled $241.4 million, compared to $403.7 million for the prior year period. For the nine-month period ended March 31, 2004, the Company originated $468.6 million in mortgage loans, compared to $1.2 billion for the same prior year period. Mandia said, "Last October October: see month. , as we were initially employing our warehouse facilities, our monthly origination volume was less than $28.0 million. Last month (April), subsequent to the quarter end, we originated approximately $140.0 million in loans, the fifth highest monthly total in Company history. We believe this more than five-fold Adj. 1. five-fold - having five units or components
fivefold, quintuple

multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple
 increase in loan originations validates our adjusted business model, and sets us on a path toward future profitability."

Key ABFS accomplishments in implementing the Company's adjusted business strategy during the quarter include:

-- In January 2004 The Company announced that Peter Levasseur

joined ABFS as Executive Vice President of Upland Upland, city (1990 pop. 63,374), San Bernardino co., S Calif., in a citrus-fruit region at the foot of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1906. Citrus fruits and grapes are packed and processed in the city. Paint, orchard heaters, auto parts, and feed products are also made.  Mortgage

Brokerage Services giving the Company a second brokerage

office in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , home to three of the top ten

housing markets in the country, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 the National

Association of Realtors.

-- In March 2004, the Company announced the hiring of another

veteran in the mortgage industry, William Winters
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  • William Winter (chess player) (1898–1955), British chess player
  • William Winter (politician) (b.
, as Senior

Vice President of American Business Mortgage Services, Inc.

Winters and his staff of 40 mortgage professionals, based in

Edgewater Edgewater is a common name used throughout the world as a place name. It is often found in English-speaking countries such as Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States. , Maryland Maryland (mâr`ələnd), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N). , is responsible for helping the Company

grow its broker business.

-- Also in March 2004, ABFS introduced UplandBroker.com, a new

Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 tool that is one of the most innovative and

interactive loan structuring web sites for brokers in the

industry.

-- Subsequent to the fiscal third quarter, in May 2004, the

Company completed a $276 million mortgage loan sale with a

leader in the acquisition and servicing of blemished blem·ish  
tr.v. blem·ished, blem·ish·ing, blem·ish·es
To mar or impair by a flaw.

n.
An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw or defect.
 credit

residential mortgages. $224 million of the total sale was

completed in March. All sales were on a servicing-released

basis. As ABFS grows its loan origination volume, whole loan

sales will be a fundamental component. This will allow ABFS to

offer a broader mortgage product line, capture strategic

efficiencies and improve its cash flow position.

Mandia continued, "While we anticipate incurring in·cur  
tr.v. in·curred, in·cur·ring, in·curs
1. To acquire or come into (something usually undesirable); sustain: incurred substantial losses during the stock market crash.

2.
 operating losses operating loss

The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income.
 through the first quarter of fiscal 2005, with the progress we believe we have made toward our business model transition, we can now see a path to profitability by the quarter ended December 31, 2004. We are also encouraged that ABFS was able to generate operating cash flow Operating cash flow

Earnings before depreciation minus taxes. Measures the cash generated from operations, not counting capital spending or working capital requirements.
 of $13.0 million during the quarter ($163 million for the first nine months), reflecting the benefits of our revised business model. Again, we believe we are continuing to make real progress in implementing our adjusted business model, and we continue our optimism for our future prospects, based on our month-by-month growth in loan origination volume, which is the foundation of our adjusted business model."

American Business Financial Services, Inc. is a diversified financial The diversified financial services segment includes a range of consumer and commercially-oriented companies offering a wide variety of products and services, including various lending products (such as home equity loans and credit cards), insurance, and securities and investment  services organization operating mainly in the eastern and central portions of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Recent expansion has positioned the Company to increase its operations in the western portion of the United States, especially California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). . Through its principal direct and indirect subsidiaries, the Company currently originates, sells and services home equity loans through a combination of channels, including a national processing center located at its centralized cen·tral·ize  
v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es

v.tr.
1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate.

2.
 operating office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York . The Company also processes and purchases home equity loans from other financial institutions through its Bank Alliance Services program.

For further information, contact Albert W. Mandia, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 215-940-4504, or Keith Bratz, VP--Corporate Communications, 215-940-4525.

Certain statements contained in this press release, which are not historical fact, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 under federal securities laws. There are many important factors that could cause American Business Financial Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries' actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, including interest rate risk, future residential real estate values, regulatory changes (legislative or otherwise) affecting the mortgage lending and real estate industries, regulatory investigations of lending practices, lending to credit-impaired borrowers, competition, demand for the Company's products, relationships with brokers, ability to obtain financing, loan prepayment Prepayment

1. The payment of a debt obligation prior to its due date.

2. The excess payment over a scheduled debt repayment amount.

Notes:
1. Examples include deferred expenses such as rent and early loan repayments.

2.
 rates, delinquency delinquency

Criminal behaviour carried out by a juvenile. Young males make up the bulk of the delinquent population (about 80% in the U.S.) in all countries in which the behaviour is reported.
 and default rates, access to securitization markets, changes in factors influencing or interruptions in securitization and whole loan sale markets, ability to successfully implement changes in business strategy, amount of debt outstanding, restrictive covenants Restrictive covenants

Provisions that place constraints on the operations of borrowers, such as restrictions on working capital, fixed assets, future borrowing, and payment of dividends.
 in debt instruments and other risks identified in American Business Financial Services, Inc.'s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.


              AMERICAN BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
         (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)


                               Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                    March 31,           March 31,
                               ------------------- -------------------
                                 2004      2003      2004      2003
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
                                   (Unaudited)         (Unaudited)
REVENUES
  Gain on sale of loans:
    Securitizations                  $-   $54,504   $15,107  $170,394
    Whole loan sales              7,208        (4)   10,207        29
  Interest and fees               4,870     4,665    11,690    13,393
  Interest accretion on
   interest-only strips           9,605    12,114    30,942    34,361
  Servicing income                1,283       486     3,810     2,667
  Other income                      478         1       480         7
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
    Total Revenues               23,444    71,766    72,236   220,851
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------

EXPENSES
  Interest                       16,901    16,824    50,369    51,057
  Provision for credit losses     4,876     1,718    12,846     4,692
  Employee related costs         11,175     9,418    36,826    29,965
  Sales and marketing             4,590     6,963    10,524    20,136
  Trading (gains) and losses     (1,745)      782    (6,815)    5,257
  General and administrative     23,256    25,375    63,736    69,633
  Securitization assets
   valuation adjustments         15,085    10,657    37,848    33,303
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
    Total Expenses               74,138    71,737   205,334   214,043
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION
  FOR INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)    (50,694)       29  (133,098)    6,808

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
 (BENEFIT)                      (19,263)     (192)  (50,577)    2,655
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE DIVIDENDS
  ON PREFERRED STOCK            (31,431)      221   (82,521)    4,153

DIVIDENDS ON PREFERRED STOCK      1,751         -     1,751         -
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE
  TO COMMON STOCK              $(33,182)     $221  $(84,272)   $4,153
                               ========= ========= ========= =========

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON
 SHARE
  Basic                         $(10.53)    $0.07   $(27.79)    $1.43
                               ========= ========= ========= =========
  Diluted                       $(10.53)    $0.06   $(27.79)    $1.36
                               ========= ========= ========= =========

  Average Common Shares (in
   thousands):
    Basic                         3,182     2,941     3,033     2,909
    Diluted                       3,182     3,103     3,033     3,043




      American Business Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                      Consolidated Balance Sheets
                     (dollar amounts in thousands)


                                              March 31,     June 30,
                                                 2004         2003
                                             ------------ ------------
Assets                                       (Unaudited)     (Note)
Cash and cash equivalents (includes
 restricted cash of $15,197 at March 31,
 2004 and $16,988 at June 30, 2003)          $    31,375  $    47,475
Loan and lease receivables, net
   Available for sale                            121,518      271,402
   Interest and fees                              20,655       15,179
   Other                                          36,362       23,761
Interest-only strips (includes the fair
 value of over-collateralization related
 cash flows of $239,567 at March 31, 2004
 and $279,245 at June 30, 2003)                  496,709      598,278
Servicing rights                                  82,823      119,291
Receivable for sold loans                              -       26,734
Prepaid expenses                                  15,438        3,477
Property and equipment, net                       26,180       23,302
Deferred income tax asset                         38,581            -
Other assets                                      28,578       30,452
                                             ------------ ------------
Total assets                                 $   898,219  $ 1,159,351
                                             ============ ============

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities
Subordinated debentures                      $   585,797   $  719,540
Senior collateralized subordinated notes          55,420            -
Warehouse lines and other notes payable           86,644      212,916
Accrued interest payable                          37,571       45,448
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses       32,687       30,352
Deferred income tax liability                          -       17,036
Other liabilities                                 89,936       91,990
                                             ------------ ------------
Total liabilities                                888,055    1,117,282
                                             ------------ ------------

Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, par value $.001,
 liquidation preference of  $1.00 per share
 plus accrued and unpaid dividends to the
 date of liquidation, authorized shares,
 203,000,000 at    March 31, 2004 and
 3,000,000 at June 30, 2003; Issued:
 61,807,088 shares of Series A at March 31,
 2004                                                 62            -
Common stock, par value $.001, authorized
 shares, 209,000,000 at March 31, 2004 and
 9,000,000 at June 30, 2003; Issued:
 3,653,165 shares at March 31, 2004 and June
 30, 2003 (including treasury shares of
 506,273 at March 31, 2004 and 706,273 at
 June 30, 2003)                                        4            4
Additional paid-in capital                        84,035       23,985
Accumulated other comprehensive income             5,017       14,540
Unearned compensation                               (760)           -
Retained earnings (deficit)                      (71,168)      13,104
Treasury stock, at cost                           (6,426)      (8,964)
                                             ------------ ------------
                                                  10,764       42,669
Note receivable                                     (600)        (600)
                                             ------------ ------------
Total stockholders' equity                        10,164       42,069
                                             ------------ ------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $   898,219  $ 1,159,351
                                             ============ ============

Note:     The balance sheet at June 30, 2003 has been derived from
          the audited financial statements at that date.


AMERICAN BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

Total Portfolio Quality

(for the last three fiscal quarters)

The following table provides data concerning delinquency experience, real estate owned Real Estate Owned

Property owned by a lender - usually a bank - after an unsuccessful sale at a foreclosure auction. This is common because most of the properties up for sale at these auctions are worth less than the total amount owed to the bank: the minimum bid in most
 and loss experience for the total loan and lease portfolio in which we have interests, either because the loans and leases are on our balance sheet or sold into securitizations in which we have retained interests Retained interest (also colloquially known as a payout penalty) is future, currently unpaid, interest that some lenders add to the remaining principal of a loan to determine a payout figure in the event that the loan is terminated before the completion of the original term. . The total portfolio is divided into the portion of the portfolio managed by us and the portion of the portfolio serviced by others. See Attachment A for a reconciliation of total portfolio and REO reo
Noun

NZ a language [Maori]
 measures to our balance sheet. Previously delinquent delinquent 1) adj. not paid in full amount or on time. 2) n. short for an underage violator of the law as in juvenile delinquent.


DELINQUENT, civil law. He who has been guilty of some crime, offence or failure of duty.
 loans managed by us subject to deferment deferment Delaying of an obligation. See Default, Medical student debt. Cf Forbearance.  and forbearance Refraining from doing something that one has a legal right to do. Giving of further time for repayment of an obligation or agreement; not to enforce claim at its due date. A delay in enforcing a legal right.  arrangements are not included in this table if borrowers are current on principal and interest payments as required under the terms of the original note (exclusive of delinquent payments advanced or fees paid by us on the borrower's behalf as part of the deferment or forbearance arrangement) (dollars in thousands):


                   March 31,        December 31,     September 30,
                     2004              2003              2003
               ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
Delinquency by
 Type            Amount     %      Amount     %      Amount     %
-------------- ---------- ------ ---------- ------ ---------- ------
Managed by
 ABFS:

Business
 Purpose
 Loans

Total managed
 portfolio     $  278,608        $  307,807        $  364,970
               ==========        ==========        ==========

Period of
 delinquency:

31-60 days     $    4,864  1.75% $    6,640  2.16% $    5,761  1.57%

61-90 days          5,798  2.08       7,109  2.31       6,129  1.68

Over 90 days       52,434 18.82      47,449 15.41      42,831 11.74
               ---------- ------ ---------- ------ ---------- ------

Total
 delinquencies $   63,096 22.65% $   61,198 19.88% $   54,721 14.99%
               ========== ====== ========== ====== ========== ======

REO            $    4,411        $    1,879        $    4,491
               ==========        ==========        ==========

Home Equity
 Loans

Total managed
 portfolio     $1,914,165        $2,179,052        $2,601,125
               ==========        ==========        ==========

Period of
 delinquency:

31-60 days     $   36,885  1.93% $   53,522  2.46% $   53,514  2.06%

61-90 days         21,964  1.15      31,668  1.45      36,729  1.41

Over 90 days      121,999  6.37     125,212  5.75     122,997  4.73
               ---------- ------ ---------- ------ ---------- ------

Total
 delinquencies $  180,848  9.45% $  210,402  9.66% $  213,240  8.20%
               ========== ====== ========== ====== ========== ======

REO            $   21,778        $   22,359        $   21,561
               ==========        ==========        ==========

Equipment
 Leases

Total managed
 portfolio     $        -        $    3,669        $    5,705
               ==========        ==========        ==========

Period of
 delinquency:

31-60 days     $        -     -% $      419 11.42% $      248  4.34%

61-90 days              -     -          93  2.54          40  0.70

Over 90 days            -     -         127  3.46         200  3.51
               ---------- ------ ---------- ------ ---------- ------

Total
 delinquencies $        -     -% $      639 17.42% $      488  8.55%
               ========== ====== ========== ====== ========== ======


Total Managed
 by ABFS

Total managed
 portfolio     $2,192,773        $2,490,528        $2,971,800
               ==========        ==========        ==========

Period of
 delinquency:

31-60 days     $   41,749  1.90% $   60,581  2.43% $   59,523  2.00%

61-90 days         27,762  1.27      38,870  1.56      42,898  1.44

Over 90 days      174,433  7.95     172,788  6.94     166,028  5.59
               ---------- ------ ---------- ------ ---------- ------

Total
 delinquencies $  243,944 11.12% $  272,239 10.93% $  268,449  9.03%
               ========== ====== ========== ====== ========== ======

REO            $   26,189  1.19% $   24,238  0.97% $   26,052  0.88%
               ========== ====== ========== ====== ========== ======

Serviced by
 Others:

Total
 portfolio
 serviced by
 others        $  156,644        $  167,582        $        -
               ==========        ==========        ==========

Period of
 delinquency:

31-60 days     $    8,649  5.52% $   10,112  6.04% $        -     -%

61-90 days          3,529  2.25       3,198  1.91           -     -

Over 90 days        5,804  3.71       1,984  1.18           -     -
               ---------- ------ ---------- ------ ---------- ------

Total
 delinquencies $   17,982 11.48% $   15,294  9.13% $        -     -%
               ========== ====== ========== ====== ========== ======

Total
 portfolio     $2,349,417        $2,658,110        $2,971,800
               ==========        ==========        ==========

Period of
 delinquency:

31-60 days     $   50,398  2.15% $   70,693  2.66% $   59,523  2.00%

61-90 days         31,291  1.33      42,068  1.58      42,898  1.44

Over 90 days      180,237  7.67     174,772  6.58     166,028  5.59
               ---------- ------ ---------- ------ ---------- ------

Total
 delinquencies $  261,926 11.15% $  287,533 10.82% $  268,449  9.03%
               ========== ====== ========== ====== ========== ======

REO            $   26,189  1.11% $   24,238  0.91% $   26,052  0.88%
               ========== ====== ========== ====== ========== ======

Losses
 experienced
 during the
 period (a)(b):
Loans         $   10,923  1.71% $   12,375   1.77% $    8,100  0.97%
                          ======            ======            ======
Leases                  -     -%       (41) (3.49)%         1  0.06%
               ---------- ====== ---------- ====== ---------- ======
Total
 Losses        $   10,923  1.71% $   12,334  1.76% $    8,101  0.97%
               ========== ====== ========== ====== ========== ======

(a) Percentage based on annualized losses and average total portfolio.

(b) Losses recorded on our books were $7.6 million ($5.7 million from
    charge-offs through the provision for loan losses and $1.9 million
    for write downs of real estate owned) and losses absorbed by loan
    securitization trusts were $3.3 million for the three months ended
    March 31, 2004. Losses recorded on our books were $7.7 million
    ($6.1 million from charge-offs through the provision for loan
    losses and $1.6 million for write downs of real estate owned) and
    losses absorbed by loan securitization trusts were $4.6 million
    for the three months ended December 31, 2003. Losses recorded on
    our books were $3.5 million ($1.5 million from charge-offs through
    the provision for loan losses and $2.0 million for write downs of
    real estate owned) and losses absorbed by loan securitization
    trusts were $4.6 million for the three months ended September 30,
    2003. Losses recorded on our books include losses for loans we
    hold as available for sale or real estate owned and loans
    repurchased from securitization trusts.


Attachment A

American Business Financial Services, Inc

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures. For purposes of the Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation G, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical numerical

expressed in numbers, i.e. Arabic numerals of 0 to 9 inclusive.


numerical nomenclature
a numerical code is used to indicate the words, or other alphabetical signals, intended.
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 with GAAP GAAP

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GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 in the statement of income, balance sheet or statement of cash flows (or equivalent statement) of the Company; or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable measure so calculated and presented. In this regard, GAAP refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, . Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, we have provided in this addendum addendum n. an addition to a completed written document. Most commonly this is a proposed change or explanation (such as a list of goods to be included) in a contract, or some point that has been subject of negotiation after the contract was originally proposed by  a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

We present total portfolio and total real estate owned, referred to as REO, information. The total portfolio measure includes loans and leases recorded on our balance sheet and securitized securitized

Of, related to, or being debt securities that are secured with assets. For example, mortgage purchase bonds are secured by mortgages that have been purchased with the bond issue's proceeds.
 loans and leases both managed by us and serviced by others. Reconciliation of total portfolio and REO measures follows (Dollars in thousands):


March 31, 2004:                               Delinquencies
--------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Amount       %
                                           -------------------
On-balance sheet loan
 receivables                 $   120,561  $     5,565    4.62%
Securitized loan
 receivables                   2,228,856      256,361   11.50%
                              -----------  -----------
Total Portfolio              $ 2,349,417  $   261,926   11.15%
                              ===========  ===========

On-balance sheet REO         $     2,508
Securitized REO                   23,681
                              -----------
Total REO                    $    26,189
                              ===========


December 31, 2003:                            Delinquencies
--------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Amount       %
                                           -------------------
On-balance sheet loan and
 lease receivables           $   116,673  $     7,213    6.18%
Securitized loan and lease
 Receivables                   2,541,437      280,320   11.03%
                              -----------  -----------
Total Portfolio              $ 2,658,110  $   287,533   10.82%
                              ===========  ===========

On-balance sheet REO         $     3,077
Securitized REO                   21,161
                              -----------
Total REO                    $    24,238
                              ===========


September 30, 2003:                           Delinquencies
--------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Amount       %
                                           -------------------
On-balance sheet loan and
 lease receivables           $   164,108  $    11,825    7.21%
Securitized loan and lease
 receivables                   2,807,692      256,624    9.14%
                              -----------  -----------
Total Portfolio              $ 2,971,800  $   268,449    9.03%
                              ===========  ===========

On-balance sheet REO         $     4,566
Securitized REO                   21,486
                              -----------
Total REO                    $    26,052
                              ===========


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