Intellidyn debuts FHA marketing models

National Mortgage Professional

Nov 06, 2007

Countrywide expands closing assistance program, launches modification programMortgagePress.comMortgage closing assistance program,sub-prime modification Following successful launches in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas and Washington, D.C. markets, Countrywide Financial Corporation has extended home loan closing cost assistance to eligible customers in seven new metropolitan areas. The new areas of coverage are Atlanta/Sandy Springs/Marietta, Ga. (up to $1,000); Chicago/Naperville/Joliet, Ill. (up to $1,500); Los Angeles/Long Beach/Glendale, Calif. (up to $2,000); New York/Wayne/White Plains, N.Y. (up to $2,000); Phoenix/Mesa/Scottsdale, Ariz. (up to $1,000); Riverside/San Bernardino/Ontario, Calif. (up to $2,000); and Santa Ana/Anaheim/Irvine, Calif. (up to $2,000). Additionally, Countrywide Financial Corporation has launched a nationwide home preservation program to reach out to its borrowers at risk of default. The program consists of an outbound calling initiative to refinance or modify up to $16 billion of loans for borrowers facing adjustable-rate mortgage resets through the end of 2008. Countrywide Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services holding company based in Calabasas, Calif. For more information, call (818) 225-3000 or visit http://my.countrywide.com.

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