Fieldstone Investment Corporation Closes $833 Million Asset-Backed Securitization

COLUMBIA, Md., Oct. 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fieldstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:FICC) announced today the securitization by its affiliate, Fieldstone Mortgage Investment Corporation (FMIC), and the related offering of approximately $833 million of notes by Fieldstone Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2006-3.  The assets of the trust include two groups of conventional, adjustable rate and fixed-rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on residential properties that were originated by Fieldstone Mortgage Company, Fieldstone Investment Corporation's mortgage origination subsidiary.

Lead underwriter for the transaction is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc., acting as co-underwriters.

The securitization involved the issuance of five classes of senior notes and ten classes of subordinated notes offered pursuant to the prospectus supplement, supplement to the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus.  Fieldstone Mortgage Ownership Corp., an affiliate of Fieldstone, retained the Class M10 notes, which represent approximately $9.4 million in principal amount.  Below is a summary of the notes:

                  CLASS                                      RATING
                PRINCIPAL           EXPECTED
  CLASS          AMOUNT          INTEREST RATE        MOODY'S        S&P
  -----          ------          -------------        -------        ---

  1A        $221,277,000     1 MO LIBOR + 0.140%        Aaa          AAA
  2A1       $259,702,000     1 MO LIBOR + 0.070%        Aaa          AAA
  2A2        $66,328,000     1 MO LIBOR + 0.120%        Aaa          AAA
  2A3        $74,196,000     1 MO LIBOR + 0.160%        Aaa          AAA
  2A4        $29,236,000     1 MO LIBOR + 0.240%        Aaa          AAA
  M1         $49,395,000     1 MO LIBOR + 0.260%        Aa1          AA+
  M2         $29,207,000     1 MO LIBOR + 0.300%        Aa2           AA
  M3         $16,753,000     1 MO LIBOR + 0.340%        Aa3          AA-
  M4         $15,033,000     1 MO LIBOR + 0.370%         A1           A+
  M5         $15,033,000     1 MO LIBOR + 0.400%         A2           A
  M6         $13,315,000     1 MO LIBOR + 0.450%         A3           A-
  M7         $13,315,000     1 MO LIBOR + 0.800%        Baa1         BBB+
  M8         $12,026,000     1 MO LIBOR + 1.100%        Baa2         BBB
  M9          $8,590,000     1 MO LIBOR + 2.100%        Baa3         BBB-
  M10         $9,449,000        6.50% Fixed          Not Rated       BBB-

  TOTAL     $832,855,000



The securitization is structured as an on-balance sheet financing.  All of the notes represent obligations of Fieldstone Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2006-3, a Delaware statutory trust.  Fieldstone will use substantially all of the net proceeds from the securitization to relieve outstanding financing obligations secured by the mortgage loans.

Copies of the prospectus supplement, supplement to the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the notes may be obtained from FMIC by contacting 866-365-FMIC (3642).

About Fieldstone Investment Corporation

Fieldstone Investment Corporation owns and manages a portfolio of non-conforming mortgage loans originated primarily by its mortgage origination subsidiary, Fieldstone Mortgage Company, and has elected to be a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes.  Founded in 1995, Fieldstone Mortgage Company is a nationwide residential mortgage banking company that originates non-conforming and conforming residential mortgage loans through independent mortgage brokers serviced by regional wholesale operations centers and a network of retail branch offices located throughout the country.  Fieldstone is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.

About Fieldstone Mortgage Investment Corporation

Fieldstone Mortgage Investment Corporation (FMIC) is a Maryland corporation and a wholly owned, limited-purpose financing subsidiary of Fieldstone Investment Corporation.  FMIC was formed solely for the purposes of facilitating the financing and sale of mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets.

Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  These statements are being made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Actual results and the timing of certain events may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Fieldstone's ability to control or predict, including but not limited to (i) Fieldstone's ability to implement or change aspects of its portfolio strategy; (ii) interest rate volatility and the level of interest rates generally; (iii) the sustainability of loan origination volumes and levels of origination costs; (iv) continued availability of credit facilities for the liquidity it needs to support its origination of mortgage loans; (v) the ability to sell or securitize mortgage loans on favorable economic terms; (vi) deterioration in the credit quality of Fieldstone's loan portfolio; (vii) the nature and amount of competition; (viii) the impact of changes to the fair value of Fieldstone's interest rate swaps on its net income, which will vary based upon changes in interest rates and could cause net income to vary significantly from quarter to quarter; and (ix) other risks and uncertainties outlined in Fieldstone Investment Corporation's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These statements are made as of the date of this press release, and Fieldstone undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 

DATASOURCE: Fieldstone Investment Corporation



CONTACT:  Mark C. Krebs, Director of Investor Relations, Fieldstone

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