M&I Announces New Kansas City Regional President
18.05.12
Smith brings with him 30 years of industry experience which include: consumer, commercial, wealth management, brokerage and mortgage banking.
"Brad brings the skills and experience that will help us to accelerate our growth in the Midwest while also ensuring we remain focused on delivering a great customer experience," said Chris McComish, Executive Vice President, BMO Harris Bank. "Kansas City is a very important market for us and Brad's leadership will be key to our impact in that market."
Smith has lived in the Kansas City area since 2005, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Kansas City Area Development Council. He has been actively involved with United Way for many years and has helped create alternative banking solutions for the under-banked.
About BMO Harris Bank Based in Chicago, BMO Harris Bank N.A. provides a broad range of personal banking products and solutions through over 650 branches and approximately 1,350 ATMs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona and Florida. BMO Harris Bank's commercial banking team provides a combination of sector expertise, local knowledge and mid-market focus throughout the U.S. Deposit and loan products and services provided by BMO Harris Bank N.A. Member FDIC. BMO Harris Bank(SM) and M&I® are trade names used by BMO Harris Bank N.A. BMO Harris Bank is part of BMO Financial Group, a North American financial organization with 1,600 branches, and a retail deposit base of approximately $180 billion.
Source: MarketWatch (press release)
HOPE NOW Reaches Out to 1000 Midwest Families With Mortgage Assistance
18.05.12
HOPE NOW, and its partners, hosted events recently in Chicago and Indianapolis, where nearly 1,000 families received face-to-face mortgage assistance from mortgage servicers, non-profit housing counselors and others. The two events were co-sponsored by the Obama Administration’s Making Home Affordable Program and NeighborWorks America. Approximately 650 families attended in Chicago on April 23rd and about 350 were in Indianapolis on April 25th seeking mortgage help.
Mortgage servicers that participated included American Home Mortgage, Aurora, Bank of America, Chase, Citi, GMAC, HSBC, Ocwen, OneWest Bank, PNC, Select Portfolio Servicing, Seterus, SunTrust Mortgage, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo. More than a dozen local, non-profit housing counseling agencies participated in each event, as did the Hardest Hit Fund from both Illinois and Indiana. HOPE NOW has sponsored and participated in 132 events nationwide in more than 60 cities since 2008. These free events have assisted more than 100,000 families.
Source: National Mortgage Professional Magazine