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SCHEDULE 13D

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Item 1.

Security and Issuer

This statement relates to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of American Residential Investment Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), whose principal executive offices are located at 10421 Waterbridge Circle, Suite 250, San Diego, California 92121.

Item 2.

Identity and Background

This statement is filed by TCW/Crescent Mezzanine Partners, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership (“Partners”), TCW/Crescent Mezzanine Investment Partners, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership (“Investment Partners”), TCW/Crescent Mezzanine Trust, a Delaware business trust (“Trust”), TCW Shared Opportunity Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“SHOP”), Crescent/Mach I Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“CMI”, and, together with Partners, Investment Partners, Trust and SHOP, the “Funds”), The TCW Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Group”), TCW/Crescent Mezzanine, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Mezzanine”), TCW Investment Management Company, a California corporation (“TIMCO”), TCW Asset Management Company, a California corporation (“TAMCO”), Crescent/Mach I G.P. Corporation, a Texas corporation (“CMIGP”, and, together with the Funds, Group, Mezzanine, TIMCO and TAMCO, the “TCW Reporting Persons”)), and Home Asset Management Corp., a Delaware corporation (“HAMCO”, and together with the TCW Reporting Persons, the “Reporting Persons”).  The Reporting Persons are making this single, joint filing because they may be deemed to constitute a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act, although neither the fact of this filing nor anything contained herein shall be deemed to be an admission by the Reporting Persons that such a group exists.  A copy of the Joint Filing Agreement of the Reporting Persons is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons and, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the executive officers or directors listed herein, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).  During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons and, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of such individuals, has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

The Funds

As to the Funds, information is included herein with respect to Mezzanine (the general partner of Partners and Investment Partners, managing owner of Trust, and investment advisor to Partners, Investment Partners and Trust), TIMCO (the general partner of and investment advisor to SHOP), CMIGP (the general partner of CMI), TAMCO (the investment advisor to CMI), and Group (the sole shareholder of CMIGP, TIMCO and TAMCO).  The Funds have delegated all disposition and voting discretion to their respective investment advisor, and thus disclaim any beneficial ownership of the Common Stock covered by this Schedule 13D.

Group is a holding company of entities involved in the principal business of providing investment advice and management services.  Mezzanine, TIMCO and TAMCO are investment advisors and provide investment advice and management services to institutional and high net worth individual investors.  The principal business of the Funds is to make investments in securities, including common and preferred stock, debt securities and other interests in business organizations with the principal objective of appreciation of capital invested.  CMIGP operates in furtherance of the investment objectives of CMI.

The address of the principal business and principal office for Group, TIMCO and TAMCO is 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017.  The address of the principal business and principal office for Mezzanine and CMIGP is 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, California 90025.

The TCW Reporting Persons, together with Group’s other direct and indirect subsidiaries, collectively constitute The TCW Group, Inc. business unit (the “TCW Business Unit”).  The TCW Business Unit is primarily engaged in the provision of investment management services.

As of July 6, 2001, the ultimate parent company of Group is Société Générale S.A., a company incorporated under the laws of France (“SG”).  The principal business of SG is acting as a holding company for a global financial services group, which includes certain distinct specialized business units that are independently operated, including the TCW Business Unit.

SG, for purposes of the federal securities laws, may be deemed ultimately to control Group and the TCW Business Unit.  SG, its executive officers and directors, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (including all of its business units except the TCW Business Unit), may beneficially own shares of Common Stock.  In accordance with Exchange Act Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998) and due to the separate management and independent operation of its business units, SG disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. The TCW Reporting Persons each disclaim beneficial ownership of Common Stock, if any, beneficially owned by SG and any of SG’s other business units.  Accordingly, this Schedule 13D does not include any information with respect to shares of Common Stock, if any, beneficially owned by SG or any of SG’s other business units.

Mezzanine

The directors and the executive officers of Mezzanine are listed below.  The principal address for Messrs. Attanasio, Beyer and Chapus is 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, California 90025.  The principal address for Messrs. Sonneborn, Stern, Cahill and DeVito is 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90017.  The principal address for Messrs. Hicks and Furst is 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1600, Dallas, Texas 75201.  Each director and executive officer is a citizen of the United States.

Directors

Mark L. Attanasio

Director

Robert D. Beyer

Director

Jean-Marc Chapus

Director

Jack D. Furst

Director

Thomas O. Hicks

Director

William C. Sonneborn

Director

Marc I. Stern

Director

Executive Officers

Robert D. Beyer

Chairman and Portfolio Manager

Jean-Marc Chapus

Chief Executive Officer, President and Portfolio Manager

Mark L. Attanasio

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Michael E. Cahill

Managing Director, General Counsel & Secretary

David S. DeVito

Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary

TIMCO

The directors and the executive officers of TIMCO are listed below.  The principal business address for each executive officer and director is 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017.  Each executive officer is a citizen of the United States of America.

Directors

Alvin R. Albe, Jr.

Director

Thomas E. Larkin, Jr.

Director

Marc I. Stern

Director, Chairman

Executive Officers

Title

Marc I. Stern

Chairman

Thomas E. Larkin, Jr.

Vice Chairman

Alvin R. Albe, Jr.

President & Chief Executive Officer

Robert D. Beyer

Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer

William C. Sonneborn

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Michael E. Cahill

Managing Director, General Counsel & Secretary

David S. DeVito

Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary

TAMCO

The directors and the executive officers of TAMCO are listed below.  The principal business address for each executive officer and director is 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017.  Each executive officer is a citizen of the United States of America.

Directors

Christopher J. Ainley

Director

Alvin R. Albe, Jr.

Director

Mark L. Attanasio

Director

Charles W. Baldiswieler

Director

Philip A. Barach

Director

Javier W. Baz

Director

Brian M. Beitner

Director

Robert D. Beyer

Director

Glen E. Bickerstaff

Director

Michael E. Cahill

Director

Arthur R. Carlson

Director

Jean-Marc Chapus

Director

Robert A. Day

Director, Chairman

David S. DeVito

Director

Penelope D. Foley

Director

Douglas S. Foreman

Director

Nicola F. Galluccio

Director

Mark W. Gibello

Director

Jeffrey E. Gundlach

Director

Raymond F. Henze, III

Director

Thomas E. Larkin, Jr.

Director

Stephen McDonald

Director

Patrick R. Pagni

Director

Nathan B. Sandler

Director

William C. Sonneborn

Director

Komal S. Sri-Kumar

Director

Marc I. Stern

Director

Executive Officers

Title

Robert A. Day

Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer

Thomas E. Larkin, Jr.

Vice Chairman

Marc I. Stern

President & Vice Chairman

Alvin R. Albe, Jr.

Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer

Robert D. Beyer

Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer

William C. Sonneborn

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Mark W. Gibello

Executive Vice President

Michael E. Cahill

Managing Director, General Counsel & Secretary

David S. DeVito

Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary

CMIGP

The directors and the executive officers of CMIGP are listed below.  The principal business address for each executive officer and director is 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017.  Each executive officer is a citizen of the United States.

Directors

Alvin R. Albe, Jr.

Director

Mark L. Attanasio

Director

Robert D. Beyer

Director

Donald J. Puglisi

Director

Marc I. Stern

Director, Chairman

Executive Officers

Title

Marc I. Stern

Chairman of the Board

Robert D. Beyer

President & Chief Executive Officer

Michael E. Cahill

General Counsel & Secretary

David S. DeVito

Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

Group

The executive officers of Group are listed below.  The directors are listed on Schedule I hereto.  The principal business address for each executive officer is 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017.  Each executive officer is a citizen of the United States of America unless otherwise specified below:

Executive Officers

Title

Robert A. Day

Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer

Ernest O. Ellison

Vice Chairman

Thomas E. Larkin, Jr.

Vice Chairman

Marc I. Stern

President

Alvin R. Albe, Jr.

Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer

Robert D. Beyer

Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer

William C. Sonneborn

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Patrick R. Pagni*

Executive Vice President

Michael E. Cahill

Managing Director, General Counsel & Secretary

David S. DeVito

Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary

HAMCO

Until December 20, 2001 the principal business of HAMCO was the management of the Company pursuant to that certain Management Agreement dated February 27, 1997, between the Company and HAMCO.  Since the termination of the management agreement on December 20, 2001, the principal business of HAMCO is to hold securities of the Company.  The address of the principal business and principal office for Hamco is 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90025.  The directors and the executive officers of HAMCO, in addition to their principal addresses and occupations, are listed below.  Each executive officer is a citizen of the United States.

Martin Anderson is Chairman of the Board of Directors, Vice President and Secretary of HAMCO.  Mr. Anderson’s business address is Alii Place, Suite 1800, 1099 Alakea Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.  Mr. Anderson’s principal occupation is as an attorney at Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel LLP, Alii Place, Suite 1800, 1099 Alakea Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.

John C. Rocchio is a Director and President of HAMCO.  Mr. Rocchio’s business address is 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90025.  Mr. Rocchio’s principal occupation is as Managing Director of entities affiliates with Group, including Mezzanine, TIMCO and TAMCO, 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90025.  Mr. Rocchio is also a Director of the Company.

Tyrone Chang is a Director of HAMCO.  Mr. Chang’s business address is 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90025.  Mr. Chang’s principal occupation is as an investment analyst of entities affiliates with Group, including Mezzanine, TIMCO and TAMCO, 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Joe Keenan is Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of HAMCO.  Mr. Keenan’s business address is 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90025.  Mr. Keenan’s principal occupation is as a senior vice president of entities affiliates with Group, including Mezzanine, TIMCO and TAMCO, 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

As more fully described under Item 4 below, on February 11, 1997, HAMCO, MDC Reit Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company of which HAMCO was the managing member (“Holdings”), the Company and the Funds entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Funds acquired $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount of HAMCO’s 12% Senior Secured Notes due February 11, 2002 (the “Senior Secured Notes”) and warrants to purchase up to 666,667 shares of common stock of HAMCO (the “Warrants”), in exchange for an investment of $25,000,000.  The majority of the funds were contributed by HAMCO to Holdings to fund the acquisition of 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Company Shares”).  The funds required for the purchase of the Senior Secured Notes and the Warrants by the Funds were obtained from general funds available to the Funds.

As more fully described under Item 4 below, the Senior Secured Notes and Warrants were restructured, as part of a restructuring of the debt and equity HAMCO (the “HAMCO Restructuring”), into voting common stock of HAMCO and the New Notes (as defined below).

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction

Arrangements Prior to the HAMCO Restructuring

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Funds invested $25,000,000 in HAMCO, in exchange for the Senior Secured Notes (as amended) and the Warrants.  As security for HAMCO’s obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement and Holdings’ obligations under a Subsidiary Guaranty dated February 11, 1997, Holdings granted the Funds a continuing security interest in the Company Shares (and all income therefrom and proceeds thereof) pursuant to the terms of a Pledge Agreement dated February 11, 1997 by and between Holdings and Bankers Trust Company, as collateral agent (the “Pledge Agreement”).  Under the terms of

the Pledge Agreement, Holdings was entitled to exercise all voting and consensual rights pertaining to the Company Shares, and was entitled to receive any and all dividends and distributions paid in respect of the Company Shares, unless and until HAMCO defaulted under the Securities Purchase Agreement.

On December 20, 2001, in connection with the termination of the management arrangement between HAMCO and the Company, the Company made a payment of $10,000,000 to HAMCO, which funds were then paid to the Funds to reduce the principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes.  In addition, pursuant to that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 20, 2001 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement Amendment”), the Company was released from all obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement.

The Hamco Restructuring

Contribution Agreement.

On September 24, 2003, HAMCO, Holdings, the Funds, and the other members of Holdings entered into a Contribution Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), providing for, among other things (i) the contribution by the Funds to HAMCO of all of their membership interests in Holdings, and (ii) the contribution by the other members of Holdings (the “Preferred Stockholders”) to HAMCO of all of the HAMCO Preferred Stockholders' membership interests in Holdings.  In connection therewith, HAMCO agreed to amend and restate its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended Certificate”) to, among other things, amend the rights and preferences of its authorized classes of preferred stock (the “HAMCO Preferred Stock”), and to authorize a new class of Series A Common Stock (the “HAMCO Class A Common Stock”).

In exchange for the Funds’ contribution of their Holdings membership interests, the Funds received 800,000 shares of HAMCO Class A Common Stock, representing all of the issued and outstanding shares of HAMCO Class A Common Stock, as follows:  CMI received 80,000 shares, Investment Partners received 14,445 shares, Partners received 528,644 shares, Trust received 160,911 shares and SHOP received 16,000 shares.  In exchange for HAMCO Preferred Stockholders' contribution of Holdings membership interests, HAMCO amended certain rights and preferences of the HAMCO Preferred Stock.  Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Certificate, the HAMCO Preferred Stock is non-voting, except with respect to extraordinary corporate transactions and further amendments to the Amended Certificate, and except that the holders of HAMCO Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class, are entitled to elect one director of HAMCO.

The transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement were consummated on September 24, 2003.

Merger Agreement.

Immediately subsequent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement, on September 25, 2003, HAMCO, Holdings, the Funds and the other stockholders of HAMCO entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), providing for, among other things, (i) the merger of Holdings with and into

HAMCO, with HAMCO continuing as the surviving corporation, (ii) the cancellation of the existing equity of HAMCO (other than the HAMCO Class A Common Stock and the HAMCO Preferred Stock), and (iii) the cancellation of the Warrants.  The merger was consummated on September 25, 2003.  Thus, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement and the Merger Agreement, the Funds currently are the record owners of all outstanding voting securities of HAMCO (subject to the rights of the HAMCO Preferred Stockholders described above), and HAMCO is the record owner of the Company Shares.

Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement.

Pursuant to an Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, Voting Agreement and Irrevocable Proxy (the “Stockholders Agreement”) dated September 24, 2003, by and among HAMCO, the Funds and the HAMCO Preferred Stockholders, the Funds were granted sole disposition discretion with respect to the Company Shares.  In connection therewith, each stockholder of HAMCO agreed to vote their shares as directed by the Funds in favor of any transaction or transactions with respect to the sale, transfer or other disposition of the Company Shares by HAMCO (an “AmReit Sale Transaction”), and granted to the Funds an irrevocable proxy to vote any securities of HAMCO owned by them in connection with any such AmReit Sale Transaction.

Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement.

On September 25, 2003, HAMCO and the Funds entered into an Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement”) with respect to $19,238,904 principal amount of HAMCO’s 8% Senior Secured Notes due December 31, 2004 (the “New Notes”).  Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement, among other things, the Senior Secured Notes were exchanged for New Notes with a principal balance of $19,238,904, the maturity date was extended from February 11, 2004 to December 31, 2004, and the interest rate was reduced from 12% to 8%.

Pledge Assumption Agreement.

Pursuant to an Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Assumption Agreement”) dated September 25, 2003, by and between HAMCO and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of Americas, a New York banking corporation formerly known as Bankers Trust Company, as collateral agent, HAMCO acknowledged its assumption of Holdings’ obligations under the Pledge Agreement with respect to the New Notes.  The Pledge Assumption Agreement additionally amended the Pledge Agreement, among other things, to reflect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the agreements set forth in the Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement.

General.

The provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement Amendment, the Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Pledge Assumption Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement (defined in Item 6 below) are set forth as exhibits to this Schedule, and are incorporated herein in their entirety by this reference in response to this Item.  The descriptions of the terms and provisions of these documents in this Item 4 and Item 6 are a summary only of the material terms of such agreements, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such documents.

The Reporting Persons may, from time to time, subject to developments with respect to the Company and market conditions, consider and determine to effect the purchase or sale of shares of Common Stock.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as set forth herein, none of the Reporting Persons have any plans or proposals which would relate to or result in any of the actions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a), (b) The Reporting Persons may be deemed beneficially to own up to 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock, representing in the aggregate approximately 20.3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock set forth in the Form 10-K filed by the Company on August 14, 2003.

In addition, the reported numbers of shares of Common Stock of the TCW Reporting Persons include (a) 7,500 options exercisable for Common Stock granted by the Company to John C. Rocchio on December 11, 2001, which are exercisable until December 11, 2011 at an exercise price of $1.65, (b) 7,500 options exercisable for Common Stock granted by the Company to John C. Rocchio on July 19, 2002, which are exercisable until July 19, 2012 at an exercise price of $3.30, and (c) 7,500 options exercisable for Common Stock granted by the Company to John C. Rocchio on June 19, 2003, which are exercisable until June 19, 2013 (collectively, the “Options”).  Pursuant to the organizational documents and policies of the Funds, the Funds are entitled to the economic benefits of all options granted to Group personnel who serve as directors of portfolio companies.  As a result, John C. Rocchio disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities.  Including the shares of Common Stock subject to the Options, the TCW Reporting Persons may be deemed beneficially to own up to 1,622,500 shares of Common Stock, representing in the aggregate approximately 20.6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.  The percentages of the outstanding shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons reported herein assume the exercise in full of the Options.

The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be part of one or more “groups” for purposes of Regulation 13D-G promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but disclaims that status.

(c)                        Except as described herein, no transactions in shares of common stock of the Company were effected during the past 60 days by the Reporting Persons or, to the best of their knowledge, any of the individuals identified in Item 2.

(d)                       Not applicable.

(e)                        Not applicable.

Item 6.

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement dated February 11, 1997, by and among the Company, the Funds, Holdings and the other parties named therein, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated December 20, 2001, by and among the Company, the Funds, Holdings, HAMCO and the other parties named therein, HAMCO and the Funds are entitled to certain rights with respect to the registration of the Company Shares under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”).  Subject to certain limitations, if the Company registers any of its securities under the Securities Act, either for its own account or the account of other security holders, HAMCO and the Funds are entitled to written notice of the registration and are entitled to include the Company Shares therein, provided, among other conditions, that the underwriters of any offering have the right to limit the number of such shares included in the registration.  All fees, costs and expenses of such registrations (other than the underwriting discount and commissions and legal expenses of such holders) will generally be borne by the Company. In addition, HAMCO and the Funds may require, on up to four occasions, the Company to use its best efforts to file a registration statement under the Securities Act at the Company's expense with respect to the Company Shares, subject to certain conditions and limitations.  Further, HAMCO and the Funds may require the Company, at the Company's expense, to register their shares on Form S-3 when such form becomes available to the Company, subject to certain conditions and limitations.

Except as set forth in this statement, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) exist among the persons named in Item 2 or between such persons and any other person with respect to any securities of the Company.

Item 7.

Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

Schedule I

Directors of Group

Exhibit 1

Joint Filing Agreement dated October 6, 2003, among the Reporting Persons.

Exhibit 2

Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 11, 1997, among HAMCO, Holdings, the Company and the Funds. (1)

Exhibit 3

Securities Purchase Agreement Amendment No. 1 dated December 20, 2001, among the Company, HAMCO, Holdings and the Funds. (2)

Exhibit 4

Securities Purchase Agreement Amendment No. 2 dated February 10, 2002, among HAMCO, Holdings and the Funds.

Exhibit 5

Securities Purchase Agreement Amendment No. 3 dated February 10, 2003, among HAMCO, Holdings and the Funds.

Exhibit 6

Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 25, 2003, among HAMCO and the Funds.

Exhibit 7

Contribution Agreement dated September 24, 2003, among HAMCO, Holdings, the Funds, and the other members of Holdings.

Exhibit 8

Merger Agreement dated September 25, 2003, among HAMCO,

Holdings, the Funds and the other stockholders of HAMCO.

Exhibit 9

Stockholders Agreement dated September 24, 2003, among HAMCO, the Funds and the HAMCO Preferred Stockholders.

Exhibit 10

Pledge Agreement dated February 11, 1997, between Holdings and Bankers Trust Company, as collateral agent.

Exhibit 11

Pledge Assumption Agreement dated September 25, 2003, between HAMCO and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of Americas.

Exhibit 12

Registration Rights Agreement dated February 11, 1997, among the Company, the Funds, Holdings and the other parties named therein. (3)

Exhibit 13

Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement dated December 20, 2001, among the Company, the Funds, Holdings, HAMCO and the other parties named therein. (4)

Dated:  October 6, 2003

TCW/CRESCENT MEZZANINE PARTNERS, L.P.

TCW/CRESCENT MEZZANINE TRUST

TCW/CRESCENT MEZZANINE INVESTMENT
PARTNERS, L.P.

By: TCW/Crescent Mezzanine, LLC, its investment
manager

By:

 /s/ Linda D. Barker

Name:  Linda D. Barker

Title:  Authorized Signatory

Dated:  October 6, 2003

CRESCENT/MACH I PARTNERS, L.P.

By: TCW Asset Management Company, its investment
advisor

By:

 /s/ Linda D. Barker

Name:  Linda D. Barker

Title:  Authorized Signatory

Dated:  October 6, 2003

TCW SHARED OPPORTUNITY FUND II, L.P.

By:  TCW Investment Management Company, its
investment advisor

By:

 /s/ Linda D. Barker

Name:  Linda D. Barker

Title:  Authorized Signatory

Dated:  October 6, 2003

TCW/CRESCENT MEZZANINE, LLC

By:

 /s/ Linda D. Barker

Name:  Linda D. Barker

Title:  Authorized Signatory

Dated:  October 6, 2003

CRESCENT/MACH I G.P. CORPORATION

By:

 /s/ John-Marc Chapus

Name:

  John-Marc Chapus

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

Dated:  October 6, 2003

THE TCW GROUP, INC.

By:

 /s/ Linda D. Barker

Name:  Linda D. Barker

Title:  Authorized Signatory

Dated:  October 6, 2003

TCW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY

By:

 /s/ Linda D. Barker

Name:  Linda D. Barker

Title:  Authorized Signatory

Dated:  October 6, 2003

TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY

By:

 /s/ Linda D. Barker

Name:  Linda D. Barker

Title:  Authorized Signatory

Dated:  October 6, 2003

HOME ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.

By:

 /s/ John C. Rocchio

Name:  John C. Rocchio

Title:  President

MARK L. ATTANASIO

11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2000

Los Angeles, CA 90025

GLEN E. BICKERSTAFF

Group Managing Director

Trust Company of the West

865 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017

PHILIPPE CITERNE

Chief Executive Officer

Société Générale, S.A.

Tour Société Générale

17, cour Valmy

92972 Paris-La Defense Cedex-France

(Citizen of France)

PHILIPPE COLLAS

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Société Générale Asset Management, S.A.

2, place de la Coupole

92078 Paris-La Defense Cedex-France

(Citizen of France)

ROBERT A. DAY

Chairman of the Board, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Trust Company of the West

865 South Figueroa St., Suite 1800

Los Angeles, CA 90017

DAMON P. DE LASZLO, ESQ.

Managing Director of Harwin Engineers S.A., Chairman & D.P.

Advisers Holdings Limited

Byron’s Chambers

A2 Albany, Piccadilly

London W1V 9RD – England

(Citizen of United Kingdom)

WILLIAM C. EDWARDS

Partner

Bryan & Edwards

3000 Sand Hill Road, Suite 190

Menlo Park, CA 94025

ERNEST O. ELLISON

Vice Chairman

Trust Company of the West

865 South Figueroa St., Suite 1800

Los Angeles, California 90017

CARLA A. HILLS

1200 19th Street, N.W., Suite 201

Washington, DC 20036

KENT KRESA

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Northrop Grumman Corporation

1840 Century Park East

Los Angeles, CA 90067

THOMAS E. LARKIN, JR.

President

Trust Company of the West

865 South Figueroa St., Suite 1800

Los Angeles, CA 90017

DAVID LEE

Managing General Partner

Clarity Partners

100 North Crescent Drive, Suite 300

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

MASATOSHI SATO

Director, Managing Director

SOMPO Japan Insurance Inc.

26-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 1-Chrome,

Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8338, Japan

(Citizen of Japan)

EDFRED L. SHANNON, JR.

Investor/Rancher

1000 S. Fremont Ave.

Alhambra, CA 91804

ROBERT G. SIMS

Private Investor

11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, Suite 108

San Diego, CA 92128

MARC I. STERN

President

The TCW Group, Inc.

865 South Figueroa St., Suite 1800

Los Angeles, CA 90017

JAMES R. UKROPINA

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

400 South Hope Street, 15th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Schedule I

Directors of Group

Exhibit 1

Joint Filing Agreement dated October 6, 2003, among the Reporting Persons.

Exhibit 2

Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 11, 1997, among HAMCO, Holdings, the Company and the Funds. (1)

Exhibit 3

Securities Purchase Agreement Amendment No. 1 dated December 20, 2001, among the Company, HAMCO, Holdings and the Funds. (2)

Exhibit 4

Securities Purchase Agreement Amendment No. 2 dated February 10, 2002, among HAMCO, Holdings and the Funds.

Exhibit 5

Securities Purchase Agreement Amendment No. 3 dated February 10, 2003, among HAMCO, Holdings and the Funds.

Exhibit 6

Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 25, 2003, among HAMCO and the Funds.

Exhibit 7

Contribution Agreement dated September 24, 2003, among HAMCO, Holdings, the Funds, and the other members of Holdings.

Exhibit 8

Merger Agreement dated September 25, 2003, among HAMCO, Holdings, the Funds and the other stockholders of HAMCO.

Exhibit 9

Stockholders Agreement dated September 24, 2003, among HAMCO, the Funds and the HAMCO Preferred Stockholders.

Exhibit 10

Pledge Agreement dated February 11, 1997, between Holdings and Bankers Trust Company, as collateral agent.

Exhibit 11

Pledge Assumption Agreement dated September 25, 2003, between HAMCO and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of Americas.

Exhibit 12

Registration Rights Agreement dated February 11, 1997, among the Company, the Funds, Holdings and the other parties named therein. (3)

Exhibit 13

Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement dated December 20, 2001, among the Company, the Funds, Holdings, HAMCO and the other parties named therein. (4)