LendingTree Honors Outstanding Lender Performance With 2011 Awards

LendingTree has announced the recipients of its annual lender awards which are based on business and customer service achievements of the lenders on the LendingTree network. "Our annual lender awards are an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of our lender partners," said LendingTree Chief Executive Officer Doug Lebda. "Currently, we have over 200 exceptional lenders on our network, providing competition, choice and convenience to our customers. This year's award winners are excellent examples of how the lenders on the LendingTree network deliver great value and service to our borrowers. The success of the lenders on our network is a vital element to the success of LendingTree and we look forward to continued growth in the coming year." The 2011 LendingTree award winners include: ►Excellence in Customer Service: Great Western Financial Services Inc. ►Outstanding Long Form Partner (Purchase): Mortgage Lenders of America ►Outstanding Long Form Partner (Refinance): Quicken Loans Inc. ►Outstanding Long Form Partner (Home Equity): Royal United Mortgage ►Outstanding Short Form Partner: Quicken Loans Inc. "Customer Service is the foundation of Great Western," says Fred McDonald, chief executive officer of Great Western Financial Services, recipient of the Excellence in Customer Service Award for two consecutive years. "The company realizes that when a customer chooses our company to finance his loan, he is expecting courteous, timely and efficient service, and this expectation is exactly what Great Western strives to achieve and even exceed. This award is a testament to our staff's continual commitment to provide the customer with an exceptional experience."