ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- ABN AMRO Mortgage Group's (AAMG)
retail online lending channel, mortgage.com, recently earned category and task
winner recognition on the Watchfire(R) GomezPro(TM) Q2 2005 Mortgage
Scorecard. In comparison to its peers, mortgage.com scored very well, placing
fourth overall. mortgage.com was specifically recognized by the Watchfire
GomezPro Mortgage Scorecard in the categories of 'Functionality' and 'Ease of
Use.'
"AAMG is committed to simplifying the mortgage process; one of AAMG's key
goals is to make it efficient and easy for consumers to research, apply and
obtain a mortgage loan through mortgage.com," said Michael Maher, AAMG
executive vice president. "Watchfire(R) GomezPro's recognition of
mortgage.com's 'Functionality' and 'Ease of Use' affirms AAMG's leadership in
creating a Web site with user-friendly functionality that goes above and
beyond competitor Web sites.
"mortgage.com's consumer-oriented features include RateWatch, a system
that alerts consumers when interest rates meet or fall below their target
rate, and AAMG's guaranteed OneFee(R) mortgage, that takes the uncertainty out
of the mortgage process by guaranteeing the loan's lender-related closing
costs at the time of application," Maher added.
The Q2 2005 Watchfire GomezPro Mortgage Scorecard also noted mortgage.com
for its user-friendly site. mortgage.com earned high scores for user-
functionality, including the ability of potential borrowers to easily obtain
an interest rate quote and accurately complete an application for a mortgage
loan on-line.
The Q2 2005 Watchfire GomezPro Mortgage Scorecard analysis also revealed
that mortgage.com excels in the fundamentals of online loan origination by
supporting instant decisioning, full underwriting capabilities (for a broad
selection of mortgages and home loans) and rate locks. Additionally,
mortgage.com "walks the talk" with a truly integrated multi-channel
origination approach through branch, phone and on-line channels. Overall, the
mortgage.com site performs very well across most scorecard tasks. (ABN AMRO
Mortgage, Watchfire(R) GomezPro, 08-06-2005)
Watchfire GomezPro Scorecards provide stakeholders with benchmarks to help
them develop and improve strategic goals to meet on-line business objectives.
Watchfire GomezPro, a business unit of Watchfire, Inc. provides competitive
benchmarking, site evaluation and advisory services for on-line financial
services. Watchfire helps companies manage their on-line business by
measuring, managing, improving and securing their on-line channel-based on
consumer needs and industry best practices.
Gomez is a registered trademark of Gomez Inc., used under license. All
other products, company names, and logos are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
About ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.
ABN AMRO Mortgage Group is one of the largest loan originators and loan
servicers in the United States. ABN AMRO Mortgage Group produces mortgage
loans and provides related services through its various divisions. ABN AMRO
Mortgage Group has approximately 3,000 employees located throughout the United
States.
About ABN AMRO N.V.
Netherlands-based ABN AMRO is a leading international bank with total
assets of EUR 742.9 bln (as of March 31, 2005). It has over 3,000 branches in
more than 60 countries and territories, and has a staff of about 97,000 full-
time equivalents worldwide. ABN AMRO is listed on the Euronext and New York
stock exchanges.
SOURCE ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.abnamro.com
http://mortgage.com
CONTACT:
Jennifer Cornell of Eiler Communications,
+1-734-761-3399, jenn@eilerpr.com , for ABN AMRO Mortgage Group,
Inc.
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