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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5
                             
                             CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT


         This Contribution Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into on April
28, 1997 by and among Ameriquest Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Old Long Beach Holdings"), Long Beach Mortgage Company, a Delaware corporation
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Long Beach Holdings to be renamed
Ameriquest Mortgage Company as contemplated herein ("Old Long Beach"), Long
Beach Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("LBFC"), and Ameriquest
Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
LBFC to be renamed Long Beach Mortgage Company as contemplated herein ("New Long
Beach"). LBFC and New Long Beach are sometimes hereinafter referred to
collectively as the "Company."

                                 R E C I T A L S

         A. Old Long Beach's business operations currently include wholesale and
retail mortgage lending and loan servicing activities and other business
activities. LBFC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Long Beach,
currently does not conduct, and in the past has not conducted, any business
operations.

         B. Old Long Beach is reorganizing its business operations (the
"Reorganization") by transferring to LBFC assets and personnel related to Old
Long Beach's broker-sourced mortgage lending and loan sales operations (the
"Wholesale Lending Business") in exchange for shares of the common stock of
LBFC. Immediately following such transfer, LBFC will transfer substantially all
of the assets and personnel received from Old Long Beach to New Long Beach.

         C. LBFC has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 (the
"Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to which Old Long
Beach intends to sell to the public the common stock of LBFC that it will
receive in the Reorganization.

                                A G R E E M E N T

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the mutual
covenants and conditions contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                             CONTRIBUTION OF ASSETS

          1.1 TRANSFER OF ASSETS. Effective as of the Effective Time (as defined
in Section 1.7 below): 

                  (a) Transfer of Tangible Assets. Old Long Beach hereby sells,
conveys, transfers, assigns and grants to LBFC and LBFC hereby acknowledges
receipt of all of Old 
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Long Beach's legal, beneficial and other right, title and interest in and to the
furniture, fixtures and equipment, computer equipment, office supplies,
maintenance supplies and other fixed assets and similar items and the books,
records, materials and other assets described on Schedule 1.1(a)(i)
(collectively, the "Transferred Tangible Assets"). The books, records and other
materials and information not used exclusively by the Wholesale Lending Business
as described on Schedule 1.1(a)(ii) (the "Shared Information") are hereby
provided to and received by LBFC in the form of copies thereof and LBFC shall
have the perpetual, royalty-free and non-exclusive right to use all such
information in any form or medium. LBFC hereby assumes and agrees to perform and
pay when due all liabilities and obligations of Old Long Beach that relate to
the Transferred Tangible Assets to the extent such obligations or duties are
applicable to and accrue with respect to, or are to be performed in, periods
after the Effective Time. Except as set forth in Section 3.2, the Transferred
Tangible Assets are hereby transferred to LBFC as is, where is, without any
representation or warranty by Old Long Beach and Old Long Beach specifically
disclaims any and all express and implied warranties with respect to the
Transferred Tangible Assets, including without limitation the implied warranties
of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose;

                  (b) Transfer of Real Property Leases. Old Long Beach hereby
sells, conveys, transfers, assigns and grants to LBFC all and LBFC hereby
acknowledges receipt of Old Long Beach's legal, beneficial and other right,
title and interest in and to those certain real property leases listed on
Schedule 1.1(b) (the "Transferred Real Property Leases"), and LBFC hereby
assumes and agrees to observe, perform, discharge and be bound by the terms and
conditions thereof to the extent such obligations or duties are applicable to
and accrue with respect to, or are to be performed in, periods after the
Effective Time. Except as set forth in Section 3.2, the Transferred Real
Property Leases are hereby transferred to LBFC without any representation or
warranty by Old Long Beach and Old Long Beach specifically disclaims any and all
express and implied warranties with respect to the Transferred Real Property
Leases, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose. On or prior to the Effective Time, Old
Long Beach shall arrange for, and the Company shall execute, a new lease for the
9th Floor of 1100 Town & Country Road, Orange, California on substantially
similar economic terms as the lease for such space by Old Long Beach. Any
expansion/future space lease rights included in any Old Long Beach lease at 1100
Town & Country Road, Orange, California, are expressly retained by Old Long
Beach. Any expansion/future space lease rights included in any lease of the
Company at 1100 Town & Country Road, Orange, California, are expressly retained
by the Company;

                  (c) Transfer of Certain Contracts. Old Long Beach hereby
sells, conveys, transfers, assigns and grants to LBFC and LBFC hereby
acknowledges receipt of all of Old Long Beach's legal, beneficial and other
right, title and interest in and to those certain contracts, leases and
agreements listed on Schedule 1.1(c) (the "Transferred Contracts"), and LBFC
hereby assumes and agrees to observe, perform, discharge and be bound by the
terms and conditions thereof to the extent such obligations or duties are
applicable to and accrue with respect to, or are to be performed in, periods
after the Effective Time. Except as set forth in Section 3.2, the Transferred
Contracts (and any related assets) are hereby transferred to LBFC without any
representation or warranty by Old Long Beach and Old Long Beach specifically
disclaims any and all express and implied warranties with respect to the
Transferred

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Contracts, including without limitation the implied warranties of 
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose;

                  (d) Transfer of Pipeline Loans. Old Long Beach hereby sells,
conveys, transfers, assigns and grants to LBFC and LBFC hereby acknowledges
receipt of all of Old Long Beach's legal, beneficial and other right, title and
interest in the unfunded loans and loans in process at the Wholesale Lending
Business at the Effective Time (the "Pipeline Loans"). The Company agrees to
process the Pipeline Loans in compliance with the policies and procedures of the
Wholesale Lending Business and further agrees to fund all such loans in
accordance with its current practices and as required by applicable law. Loans
which were funded by the Wholesale Lending Business prior to the Effective Time,
but which are unfunded after the Effective Time, shall be included within the
definition of Pipeline Loans and Old Long Beach shall receive the proceeds of
such unfunding; and

                  (e) Transfer of Intangible Assets. Old Long Beach hereby
sells, conveys, transfers, assigns and grants to LBFC and LBFC hereby
acknowledges receipt of all of Old Long Beach's legal, beneficial and other
right, title and interest in and to the following assets:

                         (i) All information regarding the approved independent
mortgage brokers with whom the Wholesale Lending Business does business;

                         (ii) All trade names, trademarks and service marks (in
any such case, whether registered or to be registered in the United States of
America or elsewhere and including any derivations thereof) applied for, issued
to or owned by Old Long Beach for the name "Long Beach Mortgage Company,"
including without limitation the stylized "seagull" logo and all related
goodwill, and the "B-xtreme" name;

                         (iii) All goodwill and going concern value attributable
to the Wholesale Lending Business;

                         (iv) All prepaid charges and expenses relating to the
Wholesale Lending Business as described on Schedule 1.1(e)(iv); and

                         (v) The right to use the phrase "Experience the
Difference -- Experience the Best;"

(collectively, the "Transferred Intangible Assets"). The Transferred Intangible
Assets are hereby transferred to LBFC without any express or implied
representation or warranty of any kind by Old Long Beach.

               The Transferred Tangible Assets, the Transferred Real Property
Leases, the Transferred Contracts, the Pipeline Loans and the Transferred
Intangible Assets are hereinafter referred to as the "Wholesale Lending Assets".

         1.2 CASH CONTRIBUTION. At the Effective Time, Old Long Beach shall
contribute to LBFC the sum of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) less (i) the
$520,000 previously contributed to and retained by LBFC or New Long Beach and
(ii) $2,000,000 for the costs, 

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fees and expenses incurred by Old Long Beach in connection with the
Reorganization, which fees and expenses Old Long Beach agrees to pay. All costs
of the Reorganization and the public offering of the Shares shall be paid by Old
Long Beach.

         1.3 ISSUANCE OF SHARES. At the Effective Time, as consideration for the
transfers and cash contribution described above, LBFC shall issue to Old Long
Beach Twenty Four Million Nine Hundred Ninety Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety
Nine (24,999,999) newly issued shares of LBFC's common stock (the "Shares").

         1.4 EXCLUDED ASSETS. Any and all businesses, properties, assets and
other rights and liabilities of Old Long Beach of whatever kind and nature, real
or personal, tangible or intangible, existing or contingent, liquidated or
unliquidated, that are not specifically transferred pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement shall be retained by Old Long Beach.

         1.5      EMPLOYEES.

                  (a) Employment of Employees by the Company. As of the
Effective Time, each of the employees identified on Schedule 1.5(a) who are
employed by Old Long Beach at the Effective Time shall become employees of the
Company (the "Subject Employees"), and Old Long Beach and the Company shall take
all steps necessary or appropriate to accomplish the transfer of such employees
from Old Long Beach to the Company. The Company hereby agrees to employ the
Subject Employees for not less than sixty (60) days following the Effective Time
on terms and conditions no less favorable to each Subject Employee than those
provided by Old Long Beach immediately prior to the Effective Time.

                  As of the Effective Time, Old Long Beach agrees to transfer to
the Company and the Company agrees to assume each Subject Employee's respective
benefits, seniority, vacation, sick or other leave, holidays, and floating
personal days accrued by such Subject Employees under Old Long Beach policies,
practices and programs as of the Effective Time, and from and after the
Effective Time neither Old Long Beach nor any employee benefit plan of Old Long
Beach shall have any further liability or responsibility in respect of such
items with respect to the Subject Employees, except as may otherwise be provided
herein. All payroll withholding and tax reporting by Old Long Beach with respect
to Subject Employees are hereby terminated as of the Effective Time and Old Long
Beach agrees to pay over to federal, state and local governments, in accordance
with and at the times required by applicable law, all amounts withheld prior to
the Effective Time. Old Long Beach also will issue, at Old Long Beach's expense,
by the date prescribed under applicable law, Forms W-2 for wages paid through
the Effective Time. Old Long Beach shall be responsible for all salaries, normal
monthly or quarterly bonuses to production personnel, commissions, benefits,
tax-related and other responsibilities and liabilities (collectively, "Employee
Payments") with respect to Subject Employees earned from operations prior to the
Effective Time and the Company shall be responsible with respect to Subject
Employees for all Employee Payments earned from operations after the Effective
Time and for all bonuses payable to non-production personnel for periods in 1997
either before or after the Effective Time.

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                  (b) Retirement Benefits. As of the Effective Time, all Subject
Employees shall cease actively to accrue further benefits under the Old Long
Beach 401(k) Plan. As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, the
Company shall establish or designate an individual account plan for the benefit
of Subject Employees (the "Successor Individual Account Plan"), shall take all
necessary action, if any, to qualify such plan under the applicable provisions
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and shall make any
and all filings and submissions to the appropriate governmental agencies
required to be made by it in connection with the transfer of assets described
below. As soon as practicable following the earlier of the delivery to Old Long
Beach of a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service
regarding the qualified status of the Successor Individual Account Plan as
amended to the date of transfer, or the issuance of assurances satisfactory to
Old Long Beach, Old Long Beach shall cause the trustee of the Old Long Beach
401(k) Plan to transfer in the form of cash (or such other form as may be agreed
by Old Long Beach and the Company) the full account balances of the Subject
Employees under the Old Long Beach 401(k) Plan (which account balances shall be
valued for purposes of such transfer in a manner consistent with the approach to
valuation generally applicable at the time of such transfer to distributions
under the Old Long Beach 401(k) Plan or in such other manner as Old Long Beach
and the Company may agree in writing), reduced to the extent necessary to
reflect any necessary benefit or withdrawal payments to or in respect of Subject
Employees, to the appropriate trustee as designated by the Company under the
trust agreement forming a part of the Successor Individual Account Plan.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no transfer shall be made of any
insurance or similar investment contract which is not divisible between the Old
Long Beach 401(k) Plan and the Successor Individual Account Plan.

                  (c) Other Benefits. The Subject Employees are, as of the
Effective Time, immediately eligible for all such benefits provided by the
Company on the same basis as if service for Old Long Beach were recognized as
service for the Company, and without application of any waiting period or any
limitation with respect to preexisting conditions that would not have been
applicable under Old Long Beach policies, practices or plans (subject to the
terms and conditions of each policy). Old Long Beach shall remain responsible
for COBRA coverage for "qualifying events" (as defined in COBRA) occurring prior
to the Effective Time. With respect to the Flexible Spending Account Plan of Old
Long Beach, there shall be transferred to the Company as of or immediately
following the Effective Time the current unused balances in Flexible Spending
Accounts and an accounting of contributions to the Effective Time made by
Subject Employees. To the extent that any account of a Subject Employee under
the health care portion of the Flexible Spending Account shows disbursements in
excess of receipts as of the Effective Time, New Long Beach shall reimburse Old
Long Beach to the extent of future contributions during the remainder of the
plan year by such Subject Employee.

                  (d) Accrued Incentive Compensation. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary and in addition to Employee Payments payable by Old Long
Beach pursuant to Section 1.5(a), all incentive compensation amounts or awards
which have been accrued for on the Company's books and due to Subject Employees
who are production personnel pursuant to existing Old Long Beach policy on loans
closed and funded (including closed and funded loans transferred to the Company
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accordance with Old Long Beach's existing policy for such unfundings) will be
paid to such employees by Old Long Beach in accordance with Old Long Beach's
normal payment schedule for such compensation; subject to a maximum amount not
to exceed the lesser of the actual cost of such payments or the amounts accrued
on the books of the Wholesale Lending Business for such payments as set forth on
Schedule 1.5(d). The Company will be responsible for all incentive compensation
amounts and awards on transferred Pipeline Loans.

                  (e) Deferred Transfer Employees. Old Long Beach and the
Company acknowledge and agree that the employees of Old Long Beach set forth on
Schedule 1.5(e) (the "Deferred Transfer Employees") shall become employees of
the Company, and Old Long Beach and the Company shall take all steps necessary
or appropriate to accomplish the transfer of such employees from Old Long Beach
to the Company effective on or before the dates set forth in Schedule 1.5(e),
subject to the condition that such employee is employed by Old Long Beach at the
scheduled time of transfer. The Company hereby agrees to employ the Deferred
Transfer Employees for not less than sixty (60) days following their date of
transfer on terms and conditions no less favorable to each Deferred Transfer
Employee than those provided by Old Long Beach immediately prior to the
Effective Time. Old Long Beach and the Company agree that the other provisions
of this Section 1.5 shall apply to each such Deferred Transfer Employee and such
employees shall be treated as "Subject Employees" at and as of the date on which
such Employee is actually transferred to the Company.

         1.6 ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS. The liabilities and
obligations expressly assumed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement are
hereinafter referred to as the "Assumed Liabilities". The Company is not
assuming and shall not be liable for any liabilities, indebtedness or
obligations of Old Long Beach other than the Assumed Liabilities.

         1.7 EFFECTIVE TIME. The "Effective Time" shall mean the time that is
immediately prior to the consummation of the sale of the Shares by Old Long
Beach pursuant to that certain Underwriting Agreement, dated as of April 28,
1997, by and among LBFC, Old Long Beach and Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co.,
Inc. (the "Underwriting Agreement"). In the event the Effective Time has not
occurred on or prior to June 30, 1997, this Agreement shall terminate and become
null and void.

         1.8 DELAYED TRANSFERS. To the extent that any required consent with
respect to the assignment, transfer or bifurcation of a contract, agreement,
lease or other instrument included in the Wholesale Lending Assets has not been
obtained on or prior to the Effective Time and Old Long Beach is unable (by
sublease or otherwise) to transfer the legal benefit thereof to LBFC, such
contract, assignment, lease or instrument (a "Delayed Asset") shall not be
transferred as a Wholesale Lending Asset hereunder and any related liability (a
"Delayed Liability") shall not be assumed by LBFC as an Assumed Liability
hereunder, unless and until such required consent has been obtained or Old Long
Beach is otherwise able to transfer the legal benefit thereof to LBFC.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such a required consent to transfer is not
obtained, Old Long Beach will use its best efforts to attempt to provide to the
Company the benefits of any such Delayed Assets. At such time and on each
occasion after the Effective Time that a required consent shall be obtained with
respect to a Delayed Asset, such Delayed Asset shall forthwith be deemed
transferred and assigned to LBFC hereunder,

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and all related Delayed Liabilities shall be simultaneously assumed by LBFC
hereunder, whereupon (i) such delayed asset shall constitute a Wholesale Lending
Asset for all purposes hereunder, and (ii) such delayed liability shall
constitute an Assumed Liability for all purposes hereunder.

         1.9 FURTHER TRANSFERS. Old Long Beach acknowledges that certain of the
Wholesale Lending Assets and certain of LBFC's obligations hereunder are
concurrently herewith being transferred and assigned to New Long Beach. Old Long
Beach hereby consents to such transfer; provided, however, that:

                         (i) such transfer and Old Long Beach's consent thereto
shall not constitute in any manner a release of LBFC from its obligations
hereunder; and

                         (ii) New Long Beach hereby acknowledges and agrees to
be bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement to the extent such
provisions relate or are applicable to the Wholesale Lending Assets or LBFC
obligations transferred to New Long Beach.

Such further transfers shall be made pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption
Agreement reasonably acceptable to the parties to this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                OTHER AGREEMENTS

          2.1 EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF OTHER AGREEMENTS. At the Effective Time,
the parties shall execute and deliver the following documents:

                  (a) Administrative Services Agreement among Old Long Beach,
New Long Beach and LBFC pursuant to which Old Long Beach will provide certain
services to the Company for a period of time after the Effective Time;

                  (b) Administrative Services Agreement between New Long Beach
and Old Long Beach pursuant to which New Long Beach will provide secondary
marketing services to Old Long Beach for a period of time after the Effective
Time;

                  (c) Loan Sub-Servicing Agreement between Old Long Beach and
New Long Beach; and

                  (d) Such other documents as may be necessary for Old Long
Beach to convey the assets in accordance with this Agreement.

          2.2 DOJ SETTLEMENT.

                  (a) Each of LBFC and New Long Beach agrees that it shall, and
it shall cause its subsidiaries and affiliates to, comply in all respects with
the terms and conditions set forth in Old Long Beach's settlement agreement with
the United States Department of Justice, dated September 6, 1996 (the "DOJ
Settlement") (excluding Sections 12 and 17 through 23 of the DOJ Settlement).
The parties agree to cooperate with each other in good faith with

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respect to any issues related to the DOJ Settlement; provided, however, that the
parties will not make, and each will cause its employees, officers, directors
and agents not to make, any public statement regarding the DOJ Settlement other
than to describe and discuss how the DOJ Settlement specifically applies to and
affects such party.

                  (b) To the extent of its rights therein, effective as of the
Effective Time, Old Long Beach hereby grants to LBFC, New Long Beach and their
respective subsidiaries a non-transferable (other than by operation of law),
perpetual, royalty-free and nonexclusive license to use the statistical model
(the "DOJ Model") that Old Long Beach has developed to monitor direct-sourced
mortgage loan prices as part of the DOJ Settlement. Old Long Beach will provide
LBFC with a copy of the DOJ Model as it exists at the Effective Time. Old Long
Beach shall have no obligation (a) to provide LBFC with updates of the DOJ
Model, (b) to make modifications to the DOJ Model or (c) to otherwise correct
any deficiencies in the DOJ Model that may exist or that Old Long Beach may
later discover. Old Long Beach specifically disclaims any and all express and
implied warranties with respect to the DOJ Model, including without limitation
the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Each of LBFC and New Long Beach acknowledges and agrees that Old Long Beach has
not made any representation or warranty or provided any other assurance that the
DOJ Model complies with the terms of the DOJ Settlement. The Company shall not
be required to use the DOJ Model, but may instead develop its own statistical
functions for the purpose of complying with the DOJ Settlement. The Company
shall not be required to provide to Old Long Beach copies of or a license to use
any such statistical function that is independently developed by the Company.

         2.3      Name Change.

                  (a) At or prior to the Effective Time, Old Long Beach shall
file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of
amendment to its certificate of incorporation to change Old Long Beach's name to
"Ameriquest Mortgage Company" or any other name that it chooses that does not
include the words "Long Beach." As soon as practicable after the Effective Time,
Old Long Beach shall take all action necessary to change its name in each state
in which it is qualified to conduct business.

                  (b) At or prior to the Effective Time, New Long Beach shall
file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of
amendment to its certificate of incorporation to change New Long Beach's name to
"Long Beach Mortgage Company." As soon as practicable after the Effective Time,
New Long Beach shall take all action necessary to change its name in each state
in which it is qualified to conduct business.

                  (c) After the Effective Time, (i) Old Long Beach Holdings and
Old Long Beach shall not, and shall cause their respective subsidiaries and
affiliates (such affiliates determined as of the Effective Time) not to, conduct
business under a name including the words "Long Beach" in connection with
originating, purchasing, servicing or selling residential mortgage loans and
(ii) LBFC and New Long Beach shall not, and shall cause their respective
subsidiaries not to, conduct business under a name including the words "Long
Beach" in connection with the automobile loan business. Other than as set forth
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each be free to utilize the name "Long Beach" in connection with any business
activities. Each party agrees to cooperate with the other with respect to the
use of the name "Long Beach" as set forth above, including providing any and all
necessary consents, without cost.

         2.4 No Solicitation or Hiring of Employees. For a period of sixty (60)
months after the Effective Time:

                  (a) Old Long Beach Holdings and Old Long Beach shall not, and
shall cause their respective subsidiaries not to, hire, or solicit to hire, any
employee of LBFC or New Long Beach or their respective subsidiaries without the
written consent of LBFC or New Long Beach; and

                  (b) LBFC and New Long Beach shall not, and shall cause their
respective subsidiaries not to, hire, or solicit to hire, any employee of Old
Long Beach Holdings or Old Long Beach or their respective subsidiaries without
the written consent of Old Long Beach Holdings or Old Long Beach, other than the
Subject Employees or Deferred Transfer Employees.

         2.5 Further Assurances. Each party shall execute and deliver such
further instruments and take such further actions as the other party may
reasonably request in order to carry out the intent of this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

         2.6 Proprietary Information. Old Long Beach Holdings and Old Long Beach
acknowledge and agree that all documents listed or described in Schedule
1.1(a)(i) as proprietary documents, information or data is the sole property of
the Company, and Old Long Beach Holdings and Old Long Beach may not make use of
such proprietary information at any time or in any way without the express
written consent of LBFC or New Long Beach. The Company agrees that the pro-
prietary nature of such information extends only to the physical or electronic
reproduction of such information and is not intended to and shall not preclude
Old Long Beach from developing such information on its own or from doing
business with any broker or other contact listed as part of such proprietary
information The Company acknowledges and agrees that, other than information
identified on Schedules 1.1(a)(i) or 1.1(a)(ii), all other documents,
information or data of Old Long Beach or its affiliates (including, without
limitation, retail mortgage source lists and other written/data information
relating to retail mortgage lending and mortgage servicing, automobile lending
and Old Long Beach's other businesses or affiliated businesses; but excluding
therefrom publicly available information) is proprietary information that is the
sole property of Old Long Beach and/or its affiliates, and the Company may not
make use of such proprietary information at any time or in any way without the
express written consent of Old Long Beach or as otherwise specifically permitted
by the terms of this Agreement. Each party agrees to make its employees,
officers and agents aware of this restriction and to the extent any party learns
of a violation of this section by its employees, officers or agents, such party
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comply with the terms hereof; it being understood that no liability shall be
attributable to any party for a violation of the proprietary nature of such
information if such party has used its best efforts to cause its employees,
officers and agents to comply with such terms and such party discontinues use of
any such information promptly after the executive officers learn of the
violation. If any party discovers that an employee, officer or agent of such
party is in possession of any such proprietary information of the other party,
such information shall immediately be returned to such other party. The parties
hereto acknowledge that the personal knowledge of any person with respect to
general know-how or processes of conducting a broker-sourced or direct-sourced
mortgage lending business shall not be construed as proprietary information of
any party and the use of such knowledge by such person for the benefit of a
party to this Agreement shall not constitute an unfair trade practice, a breach
of this or any other agreement among the parties.

         2.7 Cooperation. Each of Old Long Beach, Old Long Beach Holdings, LBFC
and New Long Beach acknowledge and agree that because of the relationship
between the parties prior to the Effective Time, a very high degree of
cooperation between the parties will be necessary subsequent to the Effective
Time in order to ensure a smooth and efficient transition. Each party therefore
agrees to cooperate in good faith with the other party for the purpose of
ensuring a smooth transition and to ensure that neither party is unfairly
disadvantaged by virtue of the Reorganization. Such cooperation shall be without
charge (other than reimbursement of expenses) and shall include, but shall not
be limited to, cooperation by each party in preparing, reviewing, analyzing and
responding to inquiries, claims, requests, threats of litigation or actual
litigation involving the business or the assets of the other party (such
cooperation to be not less than the level of cooperation that either party would
have provided to the other prior to the Reorganization). Old Long Beach, Old
Long Beach Holdings, LBFC and New Long Beach further agree that because of their
knowledge of each other's respective businesses, any disparaging comments by one
party against the other would place the party making the disparaging remarks at
an unfair competitive advantage. Each party therefore agrees to avoid making any
disparaging remarks about the other party. Old Long Beach, Old Long Beach
Holdings, LBFC and New Long Beach agree that given the nature of their
respective businesses, this Agreement to cooperate shall continue for a period
of five (5) years.

         2.8      Transfer of Loans.

                  (a) Effective as of the Effective Time, Old Long Beach hereby
transfers and assigns to the Company (i) all mortgage loans funded by the
broker-sourced mortgage lending division of Old Long Beach on or after April 1,
1997 and prior to the Effective Time (the "April Window Loans") and (ii) all
rights and obligations under commitments of Old Long Beach to sell the April
Window Loans to third parties (the "Sale Commitments"). The Company hereby
agrees to purchase from Old Long Beach all April Window Loans that comply with
the representations and warranties described in Section 2.8(c) below and further
agrees to assume the obligations set forth in the Sale Commitments. To the
extent any April Window Loans are delivered by Old Long Beach in partial
fulfillment of the Sales Commitments, Old Long Beach shall indemnify the Company
with respect to the representations and warranties in connection with such loan
deliveries to the same extent as if Old Long Beach had sold such loans to the
Company for delivery pursuant to the Sale Commitments.

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                  (b) The purchase price the Company shall pay for each April
Window Loan shall be equal to the purchase price to be paid by the purchaser for
such loan under the related Sale Commitment. Such purchase price will be payable
to Old Long Beach upon the closing of the purchase and sale of such April Window
Loan under the respective Sale Commitment.

                  (c) Old Long Beach agrees to make representations, warranties
and indemnities in respect of each April Window Loan as of the sale date thereof
pursuant to a Sale Commitment, which representations, warranties and indemnities
shall be the same as those the Company is required to make to the purchaser
under the sale commitment.

                  (d) Old Long Beach agrees that from time to time on and after
the Effective Time, it shall provide to the Company historical loan data with
respect to mortgage loans originated or purchased by the broker-sourced lending
division of Old Long Beach prior to April 1, 1997 as (i) reasonably requested by
the Company in connection with the Company's ongoing secondary marketing
activities, including any securitizations and (ii) in such form and scope as is
necessary for inclusion in disclosure documents to be provided to investors in
the secondary mortgage market; provided that such information is used solely in
connection with the sale or securitization of loans originated or purchased by
the Company or its investor relations. Such information will not include
borrower name, property address or other borrower or property level data (other
than zip code and state of location) that could facilitate the solicitation of
such borrowers by the Company or other recipients of such information. Fees for
the provision of such information shall be as reasonably agreed between the
parties from time to time.

                                   ARTICLE III
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         3.1 By LBFC. LBFC hereby represents and warrants to Old Long Beach as
of the Effective Time that the Shares have been duly and validly authorized and,
when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, will be (a) duly and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and (b) free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, mortgages, pledges, security interests, restrictions, prior
assignments and claims of any kind or nature whatsoever, except as otherwise
provided in the Underwriting Agreement.

         3.2 By Old Long Beach. Old Long Beach hereby represents and warrants
to LBFC as of the Effective Time as follows:

                  (a) the Transferred Tangible Assets transferred hereunder are
transferred free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, mortgages, pledges,
security interests and prior assignments and claims of any kind or nature
whatsoever;

                  (b) all consents to assignment or transfer of Wholesale
Lending Assets as set forth on Schedules 1.1(b) and 1.1(c) have been validly
obtained; and

                  (c) all employee benefit plans covering Subject Employees
are set forth on Schedule 3.2(c). 

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                                   ARTICLE IV
                              CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

         4.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Parties. The
obligations of each of the parties to effect the transactions contemplated
hereby are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Effective Time, of
each of the following conditions:

                  (a) There being, at the Effective Time, no (i) threatened,
instituted or pending action, proceeding, application, claim or counterclaim by
or before any court or governmental authority or agency seeking to restrain or
prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the
Underwriting Agreement or (ii) statute, rule, regulation, decree, order or
injunction promulgated, enacted, entered or enforced by any court or
governmental agency or authority restraining or prohibiting the consummation of
such transactions;

                  (b) The Registration Statement shall have been declared
effective by the SEC and, at the Effective Time, no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall be pending before the SEC or any state
securities or "blue sky" commissioner or authority; and

                  (c) All conditions precedent to the obligations of the
Underwriters to consummate the purchase of the Shares from Old Long Beach
pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (except the consummation of the
Reorganization) shall have been satisfied or waived and each of the parties to
Underwriting Agreement shall be prepared to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby.

         4.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of LBFC. The obligations of
LBFC to effect the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the
satisfaction, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the following conditions:

                  (a) The representations and warranties of Old Long Beach
contained in this Agreement shall be true, correct and complete in all material
respects as of the Effective Time; and

                  (b) Old Long Beach shall have performed all obligations and
agreements and complied with all covenants contained in this Agreement or in any
document delivered in connection herewith required to be performed or complied
with at or prior to the Effective Time.

         4.3 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Old Long Beach. The
obligations of Old Long Beach to effect the transactions contemplated hereby are
subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Effective Time, of each of the
following conditions:

                  (a) The representations and warranties of LBFC contained in
this Agreement shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects as
of the Effective Time; and

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                  (b) LBFC shall have performed all obligations and agreements
and complied with all covenants contained in this Agreement or in any document
delivered in connection herewith required to be performed or complied with at or
prior to the Effective Time.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                 INDEMNIFICATION

         5.1      Indemnification.

                  (a) Old Long Beach shall indemnify and hold harmless LBFC and
New Long Beach, each of their subsidiaries and their respective officers,
directors, employees, representatives, agents, successors and assigns
(collectively, the "New Long Beach Indemnitees") against and in respect of any
and all damages, claims, liabilities, expenses as incurred (including reasonable
attorneys' fees) and losses (collectively "Damages") incurred by the New Long
Beach Indemnitees that arise out of or relate to (i) any breach or violation of
this Agreement by Old Long Beach, (ii) any breach of any of the representations
or warranties made in this Agreement by Old Long Beach, (iii) the conduct of Old
Long Beach's business (including the Wholesale Lending Business) or corporate
transactions occurring prior to the Effective Time, (iv) the DOJ Settlement, or
(v) the conduct of Old Long Beach's business after the Effective Time; excluding
therefrom any Damages relating to (x) the Company's failure after the Effective
Time to comply with Sections 12 and 17 through 23 of the DOJ Settlement or (y)
any Assumed Liabilities.

                  (b) LBFC and New Long Beach shall indemnify and hold harmless
Old Long Beach and its subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective
officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, successors and assigns
(collectively, the "Old Long Beach Indemnitees") against and in respect of any
and all Damages incurred by the Old Long Beach Indemnitees that arise out of or
relate to (i) any breach or violation of this Agreement by LBFC, New Long Beach
or their respective subsidiaries, (ii) any breach of any of the representations
or warranties made in this Agreement by LBFC, (iii) the conduct of the Company's
business (including the Wholesale Lending Business) after the Effective Time or
(iv) the Pipeline Loans, (v) the Sale Commitments, (vi) the Company's failure
after the Effective Time to comply with Sections 12 and 17 through 23 of the DOJ
Settlement, or (vii) the Assumed Liabilities.

                  (c) In the event of a claim by a Subject Employee relating to
periods including such Subject Employee's employment with both Old Long Beach
and the Company, Old Long Beach and the Company shall cooperate in good faith
with respect to defending any such claim and shall, to the extent possible,
apportion responsibility with respect to such claim based upon a comparison of
the relative fault of each party using objective factors, such as length of time
the complained-of acts occurred while the Subject Employee was the employee of
each party and the events precipitating the claim. In the event that the claim
cannot be apportioned on the basis of objective factors, the parties shall meet
and shall attempt in good faith to determine reasonably an appropriate
apportionment. In the event Old Long Beach and the Company are unable to make
such determination, the matter of apportionment shall be referred to
arbitration. Such arbitration shall determine the relative fault of the parties
and 

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such determination shall be binding on the parties, notwithstanding a different
result regarding relative fault in the underlying action.

         5.2      Tax Indemnification.

                  (a) Old Long Beach and Old Long Beach Holdings jointly and
severally shall indemnify the Company and each of its respective officers,
directors, employees and agents and hold them harmless from (i) all liability
for Taxes (as defined in Section 5.2(g)) of the Old Long Beach Group (as defined
in Section 5.2(h)) incurred during the Pre-Closing Tax Period (as defined in
Section 5.2(b)) and (ii) all liability for reasonable legal fees and expenses
incurred with respect to any item indemnified pursuant to clause (i).

                  (b) For purposes of this Agreement, "Pre-Closing Tax Period"
shall mean (i) any Tax period ending prior to or on the Effective Time,
including, as defined below, any Short Period, and (ii) any Apportioned Short
Period, as defined below, that is deemed to end on the Effective Time. In order
to appropriately apportion any Taxes relating to a period that includes (but
that would not, but for this Section, close on) the Effective Time, the Old Long
Beach Group and the Company will, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
elect with the relevant governmental authority to treat for all purposes the
Effective Time as the last day of a Tax period in which the business operations
of the Wholesale Lending Business are reflected on the Tax returns of Old Long
Beach or the Old Long Beach Group, and such period shall be treated as a "Short
Period." In any case where applicable law does not permit Old Long Beach or the
Old Long Beach Group to treat the Effective Time as the last day of a Short
Period, then for purposes of this Agreement, the portion of Taxes attributable
to the business operations of the Wholesale Lending Business for an Apportioned
Short Period (as defined below) shall be (i) in the case of Taxes that are not
based on income or gross receipts, the total amount of such Taxes for the period
in question multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
days in the Apportioned Short Period, and the denominator of which is the total
number of days in the entire period in question, and (ii) in the case of Taxes
that are based on income or gross receipts, the Taxes that would be due with
respect to the Apportioned Short Period, if such Period were a Short Period.
"Apportioned Short Period" means with respect to any Taxes imposed on the
Wholesale Lending Business on a periodic basis for which the Effective Time is
not the last day of a Short Period, the period of time beginning on the first
day of the actual Tax period in question that includes (but does not end on) the
Effective Time and ending on and including the Effective Time. All
determinations necessary to give effect to the foregoing allocations shall be
made in a manner consistent with the prior practice of Old Long Beach and its
operation of the Wholesale Lending Business.

                  (c) Except as provided in Section 5.2(d), the Company shall be
solely responsible for the payment of Taxes imposed upon the Company
attributable to Tax periods of the Company beginning (or deemed to begin under
Section 5.2(b)) after the Effective Time, and the Company shall indemnify and
hold harmless the Old Long Beach Group for or against any and all liability for
such Taxes.

                  (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Old Long
Beach and Old Long Beach Holdings jointly and severally shall indemnify and hold
the Company harmless 

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from any and all liability for Taxes imposed by any taxing authority with
respect to any period up to and including the Effective Time (i) in connection
with the transfer by Old Long Beach of the Wholesale Lending Business to LBFC,
or (ii) by reason of the Company being severally liable for the entire tax of
the Old Long Beach Group pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6(a) or
any analogous state or local provision.

                  (e) Old Long Beach or the Old Long Beach Group shall cause to
be prepared and filed all required Tax returns of the Company that reflect the
business operations of the Wholesale Lending Business for the Pre-Closing Tax
Periods that end (but that are not deemed to end under Section 5.2(b)) prior to
or on the Effective Time and shall be responsible for including on the
consolidated or combined returns of the Old Long Beach Group members any taxable
items for pre-closing periods of Apportioned Short Periods. The Company shall
cooperate with Old Long Beach or the Old Long Beach Group in preparing such Tax
returns, and shall take no position on any tax return filed by the Company that
would be inconsistent with any position taken by Old Long Beach or the Old Long
Beach Group with respect to such Tax returns. Old Long Beach and the Old Long
Beach Group shall submit copies of any Tax returns in which the business
operations of the Wholesale Lending Business are included to the Company for the
Company's approval prior to the filing of such Tax returns, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall be solely responsible for
preparation and filing of all returns of the Company for Tax periods of the
Company ending (including Tax returns for Tax periods deemed to end on the
Effective Time under Section 5.2(b)) after the Effective Time.

                  (f) Old Long Beach or the Old Long Beach Group shall promptly
notify the Company in writing upon receipt by them of any notice of (i) any
pending or threatened federal, state or local income or franchise tax audits or
assessments of the Company, and (ii) any pending or threatened federal, state or
local income or franchise tax audits or assessments of Old Long Beach or the Old
Long Beach Group which may affect the liabilities of the Company for Taxes. The
Old Long Beach Group (or any successor group) shall have the right to represent
the Company's interests in any tax audit or administrative or judicial
proceeding relating to any Pre-Closing Tax Period return ending (but that are
not deemed to end under Section 5.2(b)) prior to or on the Effective Time, and
to employ counsel of its choice at its expense. The Old Long Beach Group agrees
to consult with the Company and to keep the Company informed on a regular basis
regarding the status of any such audit or proceeding that may affect the
liabilities of the Company for Taxes. The Company shall have the right to
represent the Company's interest in any tax audit or administrative or judicial
proceeding relating to any Tax return for Tax periods ending after the Effective
Time (including Tax returns for Tax periods deemed to end on the Effective Time
under Section 5.2(b)), and to employ counsel of its choice at its expense. The
Company agrees to keep the Old Long Beach Group (or any successor group)
informed on a regular basis regarding any such audit or proceeding that may
affect the liabilities of the Old Long Beach Group for Taxes and to consult with
the Old Long Beach Group (or any successor group) on such matters with a view to
maintaining positions reasonably consistent with those that may be urged by the
Old Long Beach Group; provided, however, that the Company shall have ultimate
control of any such audit or proceeding.

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                  (g) For purposes of this Section 5.2, "Taxes" means any and
all taxes (including, without limitation, gross receipts, sales, use, property,
income, franchise, capital, occupational, license, value added, excise and stamp
taxes and customs duties), assessments, fees (including, without limitation,
documentation, license, filing and registration fees) and charges, of any nature
or kind whatsoever, together with any penalties, fines, additions to tax or
interest thereon, however imposed, withheld, levied, or assessed by any taxing
authority.

                  (h) For purposes of this Section 5.2, "Old Long Beach Group"
means (i) Old Long Beach Holdings, (ii) Old Long Beach, and (iii) any other
entity as to which the Company is liable for Taxes incurred pursuant to Treasury
Regulations Section 1.1502-6 or pursuant to any other provision of federal,
state, local or foreign law or regulation.

         5.3      Indemnification Procedure.

                  (a) Claims for Indemnification. Whenever any claim shall arise
for indemnification hereunder, the party entitled to indemnification (the
"indemnified party") shall promptly notify the other party or parties (the
"indemnifying party") of the claim and, when known, the facts constituting the
basis for such claim; provided that the indemnified party's failure to give such
notice shall not affect any rights or remedies of an indemnified party hereunder
with respect to indemnification for damages except to the extent that the
indemnifying party is materially prejudiced thereby. In the event of any claim
for indemnification hereunder resulting from or in connection with any claim or
legal proceedings by a third party, the notice to the indemnifying party shall
specify, if known, the amount or an estimate of the amount of the liability
arising therefrom. The indemnified party shall not settle or compromise any
claim by a third party for which it is entitled to indemnification hereunder
without the prior written consent of the indemnifying party (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld) unless suit shall have been instituted against it and the
indemnifying party shall not have taken control of such suit after notification
thereof as provided in Section 5.3(b) of this Agreement.

                  (b) Defense by Indemnifying Party. In connection with any
claim giving rise to indemnity hereunder or resulting from or arising out of any
claim or legal proceeding by a person who is not a party to this Agreement, the
indemnifying party at its sole cost and expense may, upon written notice to the
indemnified party, assume the defense of any such claim or legal proceeding if
it acknowledges to the indemnified party in writing its obligations to indemnify
the indemnified party with respect to such claim, and thereafter diligently
conducts the defense thereof with counsel reasonably acceptable to the
indemnified party. The indemnified party shall be entitled to participate in
(but not control) the defense of any such action, with its counsel and at its
own expense. If the indemnifying party does not assume or fails to conduct in a
diligent manner the defense of any such claim or litigation resulting therefrom,
(a) the indemnified party may defend against such claim or litigation, in such
manner as it may deem appropriate, including, but not limited to, settling such
claim or litigation, after giving notice of the same to the indemnifying party,
on such terms as the indemnified party may deem appropriate, and (b) the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in (but not control) the
defense of such action, with its counsel and at its own expense. If the
indemnifying party thereafter seeks to question the manner in which the

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indemnified party defended such third party claim or the amount or nature of any
such settlement, the indemnifying party shall have the burden to prove by a
preponderance of the evidence that the indemnified party did not defend or
settle such third party claim in a reasonably prudent manner. Each party agrees
to cooperate fully with the other, such cooperation to include, without
limitation, attendance at depositions and the provision of relevant documents as
may be reasonably requested by the indemnifying party, provided that the
indemnifying party will hold the indemnified party harmless from all of its
expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred in connection with such
cooperation by the indemnified party.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         6.1 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic or facsimile
communications) and shall be mailed (return receipt requested), telegraphed,
sent by facsimile or hand delivered to each party at the address set forth as
follows, or at such other address as either party may designate by notice to the
others, and any such notice, request, demand or other communication shall be
effective upon receipt:

         If to Old Long Beach Holdings or Old Long Beach:

                  AMERIQUEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
                  AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY
                  1100 Town & Country Road
                  Suite 1100
                  Orange, California 92868
                  Telephone:  (714) 564-0600
                  Attention: General Counsel

         If to the Company:

                  LONG BEACH FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                  1100 Town & Country Road
                  Suite 900
                  Orange, California 92868
                  Telephone:  (714) 541-5378
                  Attention: General Counsel

         6.2 Amendments. This Agreement shall not be amended, changed, modified,
terminated or discharged in whole or in part except by an instrument in writing
signed by all parties, or their respective successors or assigns, or otherwise
as provided herein.

         6.3 Attorneys' Fees. In the event of any dispute arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement, and any documents executed pursuant, the
prevailing party, in addition to

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any other amounts which it may be entitled to, shall be entitled to recover from
the other party reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs as shall be awarded
in the resolution of such dispute.

         6.4 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise set forth in Section
1.9 hereof, this Agreement shall not be assignable by any party without the
express written consent of all other parties.

         6.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement
between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement
supersedes all prior written agreements and all prior or contemporaneous verbal
agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof.

         6.6 Waiver. Any forbearance by a party to this Agreement in exercising
any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise afforded by applicable law
shall not be a waiver of or preclude the exercise of that or any other right or
remedy.

         6.7 Headings. The section headings hereof have been inserted for
convenience of reference only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning,
construction or effect of this Agreement.

         6.8 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision
of this Agreement shall not affect the validity of any other provision, and all
other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

         6.9 Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made
and performed in such State, without regard to conflicts of laws principles.

         6.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original, and
all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed on behalf of the parties
by duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written.


                                           AMERIQUEST CAPITAL CORPORATION,
                                           a Delaware corporation


                                           By: /s/ Norman R. Gritsch
                                               _______________________________
                                                Name:  Norman R. Gritsch
                                                  Title:  Senior Vice President


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                                    LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, a
                                    Delaware corporation


                                    By: /s/ Norman R. Gritsch
                                       -------------------------------
                                         Name:    Norman R. Gritsch
                                           Title:    Executive Vice President



                                    LONG BEACH FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a
                                    Delaware corporation


                                    By: /s/ James J. Sullivan
                                       --------------------------------
                                         Name:  James J. Sullivan
                                           Title:  Senior Vice President

                                    AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE
                                    CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation


                                    By: /s/ James J. Sullivan
                                       -------------------------------
                                         Name:  James J. Sullivan
                                                   Title: Senior Vice President


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                               Schedule 1.1(a)(i)

                          (Transferred Tangible Assets)


         The assets set forth below are delivered to LBFC subject to the rights
of Old Long Beach Holdings and Old Long Beach to obtain originals or copies, as
necessary, in order (i) to defend or prosecute any claim arising out of the
Reorganization, the related public offering or in any way related to such
assets, or (ii) to respond to the request of Old Long Beach Holdings' or Old
Long Beach's auditors or to comply with the request or demand of any
governmental agency, entity or official.

A.   The furniture, fixtures and equipment owned by Old Long Beach located on
     the 9th Floor of 1100 Town & Country Road, Orange, California or at the
     Wholesale Lending Business offices set forth on Schedule 1.1(b), and all
     equipment owned by Old Long Beach identified on Schedules 1.1(a)(i)(A) or
     1.1(a)(i)(B) attached hereto.

B.   The booths used exclusively by the Wholesale Lending Business at trade
     shows and any related furniture, fixtures or equipment used in the assembly
     or display of such booths.

C.   All key chains, mugs, pens, golf balls, knives, tool kits, clocks and golf
     bags, and any other promotional items relating exclusively to the Wholesale
     Lending Business' marketing and/or advertising.

D.   All prepaid subscriptions to newspapers and magazines and other
     periodicals, which are sent to any Transferred Employee.

E.   All Post Office Boxes relating exclusively to the Wholesale Lending
     Business.

F.   All listings of approved Mortgage Brokers used exclusively by the Wholesale
     Lending Business and the current contracts or agreements in effect with
     respect to such Mortgage Brokers (this information to be treated as
     proprietary information of the Company for purposes of Section 2.6).

G.   The Wholesale Lending Business and Strategic Plans (this information to be
     treated as proprietary information of the Company for purposes of Section
     2.6).

H.   All minor office equipment properly issued to and used exclusively by
     Transferred Employees in the course of their employment by Old Long Beach,
     including, without limitation, desk or pocket calculators, overhead
     projectors, plants and similar miscellaneous office supplies. All fire
     extinguishers and related safety equipment, disaster recovery/emergency
     kits and telephone switch and related equipment owned by Old Long Beach
     located on or exclusively serving the ninth floor of 1100 Town and 

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         Country Road, Orange, California or any branch office of the Wholesale
         Lending Business as set forth on Schedule 1.1(b).

I.       The membership of Old Long Beach in the Mortgage Brokers Association of
         America and the National Association of Mortgage Brokers, provided that
         the Company shall reimburse Old Long Beach for the greater of the pro
         rated cost of (i) such membership paid by Old Long Beach or (ii) a new
         membership for Old Long Beach.


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                               Schedule 1.1(a)(ii)

                              (Shared Information)

With respect to the information listed below each party shall have the right to
obtain copies or originals as necessary notwithstanding the fact that the
originals may be in the possession of the other party. Each party further agrees
to maintain all of the information set forth below in the form existing as of
the Effective Time. Notwithstanding the shared nature of such information, no
party to this Agreement shall use such information to gain access to or use any
proprietary information of another party. Old Long Beach further agrees that
such information may not be and will not be used to recreate, in whole or in
part, the approved broker list of the Wholesale Lending Business.

A.       All "closing protection letters" issued to Old Long Beach with respect
         to the Wholesale Lending Business in order to protect Old Long Beach
         from, and/or indemnify Old Long Beach against claims and liability
         arising in connection with, the acts or omissions of closing agent(s)
         designated within such "closing protection letters".

B.       Any lists providing any information used by the Wholesale Lending
         Business, including without limitation, names, addresses, telephone and
         telefacsimile numbers and any historical information, concerning
         appraisers, attorneys, closing agents, mortgage brokers or title
         companies.

C.       All policies and procedures, including without limitation, any desk
         instructions, loan origination manual, disaster recovery plans, "state
         specific" policies and procedures, training manuals, training forms or
         similar items used for the Wholesale Lending Business.

D.       All information, including without limitation, any charts and/or forms,
         relating to regulatory compliance used by the Wholesale Lending
         Business.

E.       All forms of loan or disclosure documents, and all forms and worksheets
         used exclusively by the Wholesale Lending Business, including without
         limitation, all forms that relate to any loan document, disclosure,
         informational document or instructional document, which may or may not
         be used in connection with an early disclosure package or a closing
         package of documents.

F.       All lease files related to the Real Property Leases set forth in 
         Schedule 1.1(b).

G.       All information contained in a "home directory", contained in "LBMCW"
         which is the "log in server" for the Wholesale Lending Business or any
         other "home directory" for any Transferred Employee. All information
         contained "Database 299," which Database is contained in the server
         designated LBMCW which serves the Wholesale Lending Business
         exclusively.

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H.       All information and any items relating exclusively to the Wholesale
         Lending Business' marketing and/or advertising activities, including
         without limitation, any current and/or historical documents sent to any
         mortgage broker, or employee or agent of Old Long Beach, including
         without limitation, any "price sheets."

I.       All logs used exclusively in connection with the Wholesale Lending
         Business, including without limitation, the "Submission Log".

J.       A copy of the Loan Tracker and CAR/Filmdex (Microfiche Tracking System)
         developed by Old Long Beach.


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                                 Schedule 1.1(b)

                       (Transferred Real Property Leases)
Leased Space
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                        <C>
5345 Wyoming NE, Ste. 107, Alburquerque, NM  87109                         Consent obtained
5887 Glenridge Drive, Suite 410, Atlanta, GA  30328                        Consent obtained
Two Bala Plaza, Ste. 300, Bala Cynwyd, PA  19004                           Consent not obtained
11100 NE 8th St., Ste. 600, Bellevue, WA  98004                            Consent obtained
404 S. 8th St., Ste. 310, Boise, ID  93702                                      Consent obtained
222 W. Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, Charleston, SC  29464                  New lease to be executed
6201 Fairview Rd., Ste. 200, Charlotte, NC  28210                          Consent obtained
8044 Montgomery Rd., Ste. 700, Cincinnati, OH  45236                       Consent obtained
8850 Standford Blvd., Ste. 1700, Columbia, MD  21045                            Consent obtained
5000 Thurmond Mall, Ste. 337 Columbia, SC  29201                           Consent obtained
1105 Schrock, Ste. 503, Columbus, OH  43229                                     Consent obtained
800 N. Shoreline Blvd., Ste. 700A, Corpus Christi, TX  78401               Consent obtained
4099 McEwen Rd., Ste. 225, Dallas, TX  75244                               Consent obtained
355 Gellert Blvd., Ste. 241, Daly City, CA  94015                          Consent not obtained
6905 Vista Dr., Des Moines, IA  50266                                      Consent not obtained
444 Executive Center Blvd., Ste. 138, El Paso, TX  79902                   Consent obtained
2295 Coburg Rd., Eugene, OR  97401                                         Consent obtained
2525 E. Paris, Ste. 100, Grand Rapids, MI  93710                           Consent obtained
6143 S. Willow Dr., Ste. 103, Greenwood Village, CO  80111                 Consent obtained
99 Derby St., Ste. 201, Hingham, MA  02043                                 Consent not obtained
841 Bishop St., Ste. 1622, Honolulu, HI  96813                             Consent obtained
3050 Post Oak Rd., Ste. 430, Houston, TX  77056                            Consent obtained
1 Summit Park Dr., Ste. 425, Independence, OH  44131                       Consent obtained
500 Market Tower, 10 W. Market, Ste. 100, Indianapolis, IN  46204          Consent obtained
405 Briarwood Dr., Ste. 103A, Jackson, MS  39206                           Consent not obtained
9040 Executive Park Dr., Ste. 219, Knoxville, TN  37923                    Consent obtained
9171 Towne Centre Drive, Ste. 140, San Diego, CA  92122                    Consent obtained
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                        <C>
2980 S. Rainbow Blvd., Ste. 1105, Las Vegas, NV  89102                     Consent obtained
295 W. Louise, Manteca, CA  95336                                          Consent not obtained
One Greentree Centre, Ste. 201, Marlton, NJ  08053                         Consent obtained
5100 Poplar Ave., Ste. 2700, Memphis, TN  38317                            Consent obtained
1225 E. Fort Union Blvd., Ste. 120, Midvale, UT  84047                          Consent obtained
7701 Normandale Rd., Ste. 111, Edina, Minneapolis, MN  55435               Consent obtained
5400 N. Grand Blvd., Ste. 100, Oklahoma City, OK  73112                    Consent obtained
5850 T.G. Lee Blvd., Ste. 470, Orlando, FL  32822                          Consent not obtained
Penn Center West One, Ste. 221, Pittsburgh, PA  15276                      Consent obtained
80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Ste. 1020, Queens, NY  11415                        Consent not obtained
4601 Six Forks Rd., Ste. 500, Raleigh, NC  27609                           Consent obtained
1701 Golf Rd., Tower II, Ste. 1006, Rolling Meadows, IL  60008             Consent not obtained
1451 River Park Dr., Ste. 128, Sacramento, CA  95815                       Consent obtained
1190 S. Bascom Ave., Ste. 129, San Jose, CA  95128                         Consent not obtained
3220 S. Higuera St., 2nd Floor, San Luis Obispo, CA  93405                 Consent obtained
910 Pierremont, Ste. 410, Shreveport, LA  71106                            Consent obtained
231 Bemiston Ave., Ste. 220, St. Louis, MO  63105                          Consent obtained
3600 Port of Tacoma Rd., Ste. 507, Tacoma, WA  98424                       Consent obtained
1438 W. Broadway, Ste. B-220, Tempe, Phoenix, AZ  85282                    Consent obtained
113 N. Church St., Ste. 505, Visalia, CA  93291                            Consent obtained
1850 Mt. Diablo, Stes. 345 and 350, Walnut Creek, CA  94596                Consent obtained
7125 Orchard Lake Rd., Ste. 304, West Bloomfield, MI  48322                Consent obtained
1000 E. Garvey Ave. S., Ste. 240, West Covina, CA  91790                   Consent obtained
21800 Burbank Blvd., Ste. 350, Woodland Hills, CA  91367                   Consent obtained
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Month to Month Space

535 N. Pleasantburg Drive, Suite 202, Greenville, South Carolina 29607
2955 Ridgelake Drive, Suite 105, Metairie, Louisiana 70002
4800 SW Macadam, Suite 150, Portland, Oregon 97201
1100 NW Loop 410, Suite 556, San Antonio, Texas 78213
1190 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 111, San Jose, California 95128
3022 S. National Avenue, Springfield, Missouri 65804
550 N. Reo Street, Suite 300, Tampa, Florida 33609

Home Offices

40 Los Felis Drive, Phillips Ranch, California 91766 
13142 Crestline Drive, Santa Ana, California 
2600 Ponderosa, #46, Camarillo, California 93010 
1085 Larue, La Verne, California 91750 
13935 Lemoli Street, #24, Hawthorne, California 91710 
4735 Roosevelt Street, Chino, California 91710 
San Pedro, California 
5063 Inaglen Way, Los Angeles, California 90043 
760 John Street, Pinole, California 94564 
5010 Underwood Drive, Santa Rosa, California 95409 
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois 
9235 Reeder, Overland Park, Kansas 66214
17647 SW 20th Street, Mirimar, Florida 33029 
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 
2501 McGregor Boulevard, #8, Ft. Myers, Florida 33919
309 Sweet Birer Ranch Lane, Jacksonville, Florida 32259
2885 Toni Street, Pensacola, Florida 32504 
2336 SW 53rd, #F, Boca Ratan, Florida 33433
407 Greyford Lane, Casselberry, Florida 32707 
21079 Escondido Way, Boca Raton, Florida 33433 
8887 Fontainbleau Blvd., #404, Miami, Florida 33172
21 Gloria Drive, Woodbury, New York 11797 
12605 Twisted Briar Lane, Austin, Texas 78729


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                                 Schedule 1.1(c)

                             (Transferred Contracts)

A.       The following agreements and licenses entered into by Old Long Beach 
         with respect to computer software:

         a.       FiTech users licenses (175)
         b.       FiTech to Bat Tag Interfaces for Files (1)
         c.       FiTech to Iron Mountain Bat Tag Interface (1)
         d.       Saber (9 servers)
         e.       McAffe (9 servers)
         f.       Wordperfect (5)
         g.       Lotus 1-2-3 v3.1 (5)
         h.       Lotus 1-2-3 v5 (4)
         i.       Office Pro 95 (4)
         j.       Windows 95 (4)
         k.       Backup exec client/enterprise/single server (14 servers)
         l.       Novell for each existing server (18 servers, 400 users)
         m.       Microsoft Office Pro for each branch server (9)
         n.       Procom Plus for each branch server (9)
         o.       Lotus CC:Mail (200)
         p.       Microsoft NT Server (3)
         q.       Microsoft NT Client (15)
         r.       Microsoft SQL Server (1)
         s.       Microsoft SQL Client (15)
         u.       Windows license for each personal computer set forth on 
                  Schedule 1.1(a)(i)(A).

B.       The contract, agreement or understanding between Old Long Beach and 
         Mediatel as it relates to the Wholesale Lending Business.

C.       That certain agreement between Old Long Beach and CBF Systems relating
         to residential lending documents used in connection with the Wholesale
         Lending Business' correspondent lending activities.

D.       All lease or similar contracts with respect to the furniture, fixtures
         and equipment leased by Old Long Beach located on the 9th Floor of
         1100 Town & Country Road, Orange, California or at the Wholesale
         Lending Business offices set forth on Schedule 1.1(b), and all
         equipment leased by Old Long Beach identified on Schedules 1.1(c)(i)
         or 1.1(c)(ii) attached hereto.

E.       That certain agreement with Lion Incorporated relating to internet web
         sites, including all of Old Long Beach's rights to internet web sites
         used exclusively by the Wholesale Lending Division and the sites
         "longbeachmortgage.com" and "lbmortgage.com."


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                                 Schedule 3.2(c)

                            (Employee Benefit Plans)

MEDICAL INSURANCE:

o     Health Net
o     CIGNA
o     QualMed
o     US HealthCare
o     Tufts Health Plan


DENTAL INSURANCE:

o     CIGNA Dental Health


SHORT/LONG TERM DISABILITY:

o     ITT Hartford


LIFE AND AD&D INSURANCE and VOLUNTARY LIFE INSURANCE:

o     Phoenix Home Life Insurance Company



VOLUNTARY AD&D INSURANCE AND BUSINESS TRAVEL ACCIDENT:

o     Commercial Life Insurance Company (A UNUM Company)


VISION DISCOUNT PLAN:

o     Cole Vision


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