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Heartwell Mortgage begins national expansionMortgagePress.comExpanding mortgage businesses, Heartwell Mortgage Corporation Heartwell Mortgage Corporation has begun its planned national expansion by preparing to open a new branch in Wyoming. Heartwell intends to open 15 new branches across the United States and significantly grow its wholesale mortgage operations before the end of 2006. "We hope to be active in all 50 states within the next decade," said David Bird, Heartwell president, who said that a main reason for the expansion was to better compete with some of the larger industry companies. "We are at a point where we have to grow in order to succeed, and reaching out to new communities is a critical element in our growth strategy." Heartwell Mortgage Corporation is a mortgage lender, originator, processor and servicer based in Grand Rapids, Mich. For more information, call (800) 968-9722 or visit www.heartwell.com.