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ABN AMRO Mortgage Group's Record-Breaking July Production Tops $15 Billion

    Year-to-Date Production Jumps $32 Billion from July 2002 Year-to-Date

    ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.
(AAMG), the nation's fifth largest mortgage lender, released production
figures for the month ended July 31, 2003 for all of its production divisions.
    ABN AMRO Mortgage Group reported July 2003 production of $15.5 billion,
with more than 85,800 loans funded.  Year-to-date (January 1, 2003 to July 31,
2003), AAMG's production totals  $87.8 billion, an increase of 60 percent from
July 2002's year-to-date total.  The production derived from each of AAMG's
five business channels is described below.


     Channel                     July 2003         July 2002         % change
     InterFirst Wholesale        $12.0 billion     $7.6 billion      57%
     Lending

     National Lending Center     $1.5 billion      $394 million      278%

     Standard Federal Bank       $1.5 billion      $524 million      195%
     & LaSalle Bank Loan
     Origination Channels

     LaSalle Home Mortgage       $303 million      $122 million      149%
     & ABN AMRO Mortgage

     ABN AMRO/InterFirst         $130 million      $146 million      -11%
     Apartment Lending

     TOTAL                       $15.5 billion     $8.8 billion      76%


     Channel                     2003              2002
                                 YTD Total         YTD Total         % change
     InterFirst Wholesale        $68.7 billion     $46.4 billion     48%
     Lending

     National Lending Center     $7.9 billion      $3.4 billion      132%

     Standard Federal Bank       $8.6 billion      $2.8 billion      207%
     & LaSalle Bank Loan
     Origination Channels

     LaSalle Home Mortgage       $1.5 billion      $1.3 billion      14%
     & ABN AMRO Mortgage

     ABN AMRO/InterFirst         $1.1 billion      $1.1 billion      -4%

     TOTAL                       $87.8 billion     $55.0 billion     60%


    "Each of AAMG's business channels have performed exceedingly well
throughout the first seven months of 2003," said Mike Maher, group senior vice
president.  "Recent rate volatility in the mortgage markets suggests that a
return to a more normal, sustainable industry volume level is at hand. AAMG
remains well-positioned in a normalized environment to serve the marketplace
efficiently and effectively."

    About ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.
    ABN AMRO Mortgage Group is the fifth largest loan originator and seventh
largest loan servicer in the United States.  ABN AMRO Mortgage Group produces
mortgage loans and provides related services through its various divisions
including InterFirst Wholesale Mortgage Lending, LaSalle Home Mortgage, ABN
AMRO Mortgage, ABN AMRO Mortgage National Lending Center, ABN AMRO Apartment
Lending, ABN AMRO Mortgage Capital Markets, Standard Federal Bank and LaSalle
Bank Loan Origination Channels. ABN AMRO Mortgage Group has more than 3,000
employees located throughout the United States.

    About ABN AMRO
    Netherlands-based ABN AMRO is a leading international bank with total
assets of approx. EUR 556 bn. It has over 3,000 branches in 66 countries and
territories, and has a staff of about 105,000 full time equivalents worldwide


SOURCE ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.




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