Southeast Mortgage Receives Top Honor, Further Distinguishing Itself from Competitors

Online, May 31, 2011 (Newswire.com) - ATLANTA,- Southeast Mortgage, a full service Georgia mortgage Lender and one of the largest non-bank lenders in the Southeast, is the recipient of the 2010 Affiliate of the Year Award from the Northeast Atlanta Metro Association of REALTORS® (NAMAR). On hand to present the award was NAMAR's John Slappey.

"Our Affiliate of the Year Award distinguishes a NAMAR Affiliate who has helped the organization move forward during the past year," Slappey told the audience. "This company has had a strong association with NAMAR for a number of years, and this year they have really excelled in our relationship. They brought us new members, new sponsors, joined multiple committees and participated in numerous events. They are always there to lend a hand."

Accepting the award for president and CEO Cal Haupt was Southeast Mortgage Duluth Branch Manager Wharton Smith. Haupt said he was honored for the recognition. "NAMAR is a well respected industry organization that we enjoy participating in. To be named the Affiliate of the Year is a big compliment and testament to the hard working SEM team I have put in place. We are passionate about the mortgage industry and are thrilled to be playing a vital role in its regional recovery."

About Southeast Mortgage
Southeast Mortgage, founded in 1993, is the largest non-bank lender in Georgia. A regional HUD Direct Endorsed Unsupervised lender with 15 branches doing business in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina, Southeast is a full service Georgia mortgage lender offering FHA Loans, VA Loans and conventional loans. Southeast assists its customers with first-home loans as well as refinancing customers' current, primary residences, second homes or investment properties. Southeast Mortgage offers the following services: fixed-rate loans, adjustable-rate mortgages (ARM), interest-only loans, jumbo loans, FHA and VA loans, and rate and term/cash-out refinancing. Southeast Mortgage is also the only mortgage lender to guarantee its customers an eight-day close on mortgages it originates.

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About Northeast Atlanta Metro Association of REALTORS®
The Northeast Atlanta Metro Association of REALTORS® (NAMAR) is the primary provider of services and resources. The Association will promote professionalism and ethical real estate practices. We are dedicated to the real estate industry and private property rights. The term REALTOR® is a registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and subscribes to is strict Code of Ethics . Only those agents who are members of NAR can use the term REALTOR®. REALTOR® is not a synonym for real estate agent.

Contact: Chris Schroder, Schroder PR, 404.872.7289, [email protected]

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