Fred A. Assenheimer

MortgageIT Holdings, Inc. operates residential mortgage banking services. It is a self-administered, self-advised real estate investment trust. The company's business strategy is to self-originate prime ARM loans that are used to collateralize debt obligations and generate earnings by holding these loans or investment securities in its portfolio and receiving the spread between the yield on its assets and the cost of borrowings. It was founded in 1988 by Doug W. Naidus and Mark C. Pappas and is headquartered in New York

Part of ING Groep NV, ING Capital LLC is a financial services firm based in New York, NY. It is important to note that neither ING Groep NV nor ING Bank NV have a banking license in the US and are therefore not permitted to conduct banking activities in the country. The company offers a full array of wholesale financial lending products and advisory services to its corporate and institutional clients. ING Bank NV, the parent company, is a financial institution with a strong European base and a mission to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. With over 53,000 employees, ING offers retail and wholesale banking services to customers in over 40 countries.