Serving the Underserved Initiative Reaches 10,000 Borrowers

ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (Carrington) today announced that the company's "Serving the Underserved" initiative launched in 2014 has now aided over 10,000 borrowers with their home financing. Driven by Carrington's commitment to create a more transparent and manageable home loan process, the program offers simplified loan offerings for first-time home buyers, many of whom have a FICO credit score below 640. As of July 2015, Carrington has originated over $1.8 billion in home loans for borrowers with credit scores below 640. Fifty-seven percent of the home purchase loan originations were from first-time home buyers.  This growth aligns with a national trend reflected in the percentage of Federal Housing Administration loans originated for borrowers with credit scores below 640, which is up 125% in just two years.
"Our goal is to simplify the path to home ownership wherever feasible and demystify the complexity that often surrounds the loan process," said Carrington Mortgage Services Mortgage Lending Division Executive Vice President Ray Brousseau. "Our tailored programs help those who do not have sufficient cash on hand or may feel like their credit score isn't strong enough to fulfill their dream of homeownership."   … Read More on Yahoo Finance