Pump Up Your Preselling Techniques
Hope for New-Home Inventory
The Power to Propel Your Business
The Power to Propel Your Business
by Jack L. Haynes, Executive Vice President,
Countrywide Home Loans National Builder Division


Countrywide is dedicated to delivering the right backing to bolster your business while sharpening your competitive edge-and this first edition of The Builder's Advantage is one more component of our multifaceted strategy to strengthen your success.

Our National Builder Division is solely focused on creating and carrying out industry-leading programs and services expressly tailored to the unique needs of home builders. And we've teamed with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) to expand this support even further.

Here are just a few of the many ways that Countrywide demonstrates its commitment to the building community and remains on your side and at your service:
· NAHB University of Housing
As the exclusive National Sponsor of Industry Education for the NAHB University of Housing, Countrywide has pledged a contribution of $1.4 million over five years to fund professional development opportunities that help heighten builders' skills and profitability.
· CBR Program
Introduced in 2003, Countrywide's unique Certified Builder Representative (CBR) specialized training program hones our leading home loan consultants' knowledge on the intricacies of new-construction financing, so they can provide the highest caliber of service and expertise to builder business partners.
· Project Approval Services
To help make projects eligible for a broader range of financing options, we offer project approval services designed to assist builders in obtaining approvals from Fannie Mae, FHLMC, VA and FHA. Our specialists manage the required paperwork and processing to help save builders time and hassle, while broadening the potential buyer base.
· OTC Programs
Our One-Time Close (OTC) product combines construction and permanent financing into one fast and easy transaction with just one application, one approval, one closing, one set of closing costs and as little as 5% downpayment. Plus, our OTC SecureRate feature allows qualified buyers to lock in a loan program and rate for their permanent financing at the time of the application to avoid the risk of rising rates during construction.
As a builder business partner, you have exclusive access to these and our numerous other builder-focused initiatives, along with the broad array of products, services, technology and experience that has helped make the Countrywide family, America's #1 home loan lender.^

For more information on how Countrywide works to empower builders with tools, information and support for unprecedented success, contact your local Regional Builder Manager.

^ As ranked for 2006 by Inside Mortgage Finance (Feb. 2, 2007), Copyright 2007