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National WOW Sponsors
The following organizations are national WOW sponosrs:
Bank One
Bank One Corporation (NYSE:ONE) is the nation's fifth largest bank holding
company, with assets of more than $270 billion. Bank One offers a full
range of financial services to large corporate and middle market commercial
customers and retail consumers. It is the largest VISA credit card issuer,
the third largest bank lender to small business, and one of the top 25
managers of mutual funds. A leader in the retail market, Bank One operates
more than 1,800 banking centers and a nationwide network of ATM's. Bank
One can be found on the Internet at www.bankone.com.
Citimortgage Inc.
CitiMortgage is a member of Citigroup, Inc.(NYSE: C), the preeminent global
financial services company that provides some 120 million consumers, corporations,
governments, and institutions in more than 100 countries with a broad
range of financial products and services, including homemortgages, consumer
banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, insurance, securities
brokerage and asset management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark
umbrella are Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Salomon Smith Barney,
and Travelers. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com.
Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc.
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. is the primary subsidiary of Countrywide
Credit Industries, Inc. (NYSE:CCR). It originates, purchases, securitizes,
sells and services home loans, according to its founding principle of
affordable homeownership. Countrywide Home Loans is the largest direct
online lender, offering loan applications, rich content and strong transaction
capability through their Website and a nationwide branch network.
Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae is a New York Stock Exchange company and the largest non-bank
financial services company in the world. It operates pursuant to a federal
charter and is the nation's largest source of financing for home mortgages.
Since 1968, Fannie Mae has provided $3 trillion of mortgage financing
for over 37 million families. More information about Fannie Mae can be
found on the Internet at www.fanniemae.com. For more information on Fannie
Mae affordable housing products, please call Fannie Mae's Consumer Resource
Center at 1-800-7-FANNIE (1-800-732-6643) Monday through Friday, from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT.
Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress in
1970 to create a continuous flow of funds to mortgage lenders in support
of homeownership and rental housing. Freddie Mac purchases mortgages from
lenders and packages them into securities that are sold to investors.
Over the years, Freddie Mac has opened the doors for one in six homebuyers
and two million renters across America.
Household
International
Household International, with nearly $123 billion in managed assets, is
a consumer lender that has been serving the needs of the middle-market
customer since 1878.On March 28, 2003, Household was acquired by HSBC
Holdings plc. Headquartered in London, HSBC Holdings plc is one of the
largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. HSBC's
international network comprises over 9,500 offices in 80 countries and
territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle
East and Africa.
Irwin
Mortage Corporation
Irwin Mortgage Corporation began business in 1944 as Inland Mortgage Company,
Inc. In April 1981, Inland Mortgage was purchased by Irwin Financial Corporation
(NASDAQ NMS: IRWN) and now operates as one of its five subsidiaries. In
1998, Inland Mortgage changed its name to Irwin Mortgage. Irwin Mortgage
has grown to one of America's top mortgage lenders with over 100 offices
nationwide and servicing over $12 billion of residential loans. We firmly
believe in people, community and home ownership. Every employee at Irwin
is dedicated to helping home buyers achieve the American dream of home
ownership.
J.P. Morgan Chase &
CO.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a premier global financial
services firm with assets in excess of $705 billion and operations in
over 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, asset management,
private equity, consumer banking, private banking, e-finance, and custody
and processing services. Headquartered in New York, J.P. Morgan Chase
serves 32 million consumer customers and over 5,000 corporate, institutional,
and government clients.
Mortage Bankers Association
The Mortgage Bankers Association of America is the national association
representing the real estate finance industry. Headquartered in Washington,
D.C., the association works to ensure the continued strength of the nation's
residential and commercial real estate markets; to expand homeownership
prospects through increased affordability; and to extend access to affordable
housing to all Americans. MBA promotes fair and ethical lending practices
and fosters excellence and technical know-how among real estate finance
professionals through a wide range of educational programs and technical
publications. Its membership of approximately 2,600 companies includes
all elements of real estate finance: mortgage companies, mortgage brokers,
commercial banks, thrifts, life insurance companies and others in the
mortgage lending field. For additional information, visit MBA's Web site:
www.mbaa.org.
National
Association of Mortgage Brokers
The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) is a not-for-profit
organization with 47 state affiliates and over 20,000 members. NAMB provides
programs and services such as education, certification and government
affairs representation to the mortgage brokerage industry. Through its
code of ethics and best business practices, NAMB promotes the highest
degree of professionalism for its members and provides ethical and professional
standards against which mortgage brokers can be measured. For additional
information and resources, visit www.namb.org.
National Association
of Realtors
The National Association of Realtors®, "The Voice for Real Estate,"
is America's largest trade association, representing approximately 880,000
members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real
estate industries.
New Century Financial
Corporation
New Century Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: NCEN- News) is one of the nation's
largest specialty mortgage companies, providing first and second mortgage
products to borrowers nationwide through its operating subsidiaries. New
Century is committed to serving the communities in which it operates with
fair and responsible lending practices. As of December 31, 2003, New Century
originated loans through 72 sales offices operating in 26 states and 20
regional processing centers operating in 14 states and employed 3,752
Associates. To find out more about New Century, visit www.ncen.com.
United Guaranty Corporation
Subsidiaries of United Guaranty Corporation write mortgage guaranty insurance
for first- and second-mortgage loans. Based in Greensboro, NC, United
Guaranty is a member company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG).
AIG is the world's leading U.S.-based international insurance and financial
services organization, the largest underwriter of commercial and industrial
insurance in the United States, and among the top-ranked U.S. life insurers.
Its member companies write a wide range of general insurance and life
insurance products for commercial, institutional and individual customers
through a variety of distribution channels in approximately 130 countries
and jurisdictions throughout the world. AIG's global businesses also include
financial services, retirement savings and asset management.
Wells Fargo
Home Mortgage
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is
a leading originator and servicer of residential mortgages. A subsidiary
of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), Wells Fargo Home Mortgage serves
all 50 states through the leading mortgage lending network in the country,
with a presence in more than 1,800 mortgage and Wells Fargo bank stores
and on the Internet. Combined, its retail and wholesale lending operations
provided funding for approximately one of every seven homes financed in
the United States in 2003. For more information, visit www.wellsfargo.com.
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