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PartnerFirst HAFA Certification Recognized by California Department of Real Estate

CORONA, Calif., June 15, 2011 -- The California Department of Real Estate has recognized PartnerFirst's HAFA Specialist Certification (HSC) as valid continuing education (CE) for licensed real estate agents - coinciding with the increased success of the federal government's Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives program nationwide.
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PartnerFirst Agent Management Services (AMS) and CitiMortgage to Provide a Streamlined Short Sale Loan Approval Process

CORONA, Calif., May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PartnerFirst, LLC and CitiMortgage announced today an agreement for PartnerFirst's Agent Management Services (AMS) platform to use CitiMortgage as its national lending partner offering the SureStart® loan pre-approval process for short sale buyers as part of the PartnerFirst pre-foreclosure solution.
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PartnerFirst and ServiceLink partner to provide mortgage servicers, homeowners, and real estate agents a streamlined short sale solution

RIVERSIDE, CA – February 23, 2011 – PartnerFirst, LLC, and ServiceLink have combined resources to provide a “one-stop shop” solution to national mortgage servicers and homeowners through the ServiceLink Short Sale Agent Network. ServiceLink’s clients can confidently refer defaulting homeowners to select a certified real estate agent from the Short Sale Agent Network to help them streamline the short sale process.
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PartnerFirst Releases First-of-Its-Kind HAFA Specialist Certification in Anticipation of Treasury Department Changes

CORONA, Calif., Jan. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PartnerFirst announces the release of its HAFA Specialist Certification (HSC), which incorporates recent changes to the Treasury Department's Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) program that go into effect February 1, 2011. The HSC course educates real estate agents in the elements of HAFA, which offers help for distressed borrowers seeking to avoid foreclosure. The new changes promise to make HAFA more effective in addressing the national default crisis. Agents seeking to specialize in HAFA short sales will need the up-to-date training HSC provides.
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PartnerFirst's PSC Receives Support from Prudential Real Estate Brokers

CORONA, Calif., Aug. 10, 2010 -- PartnerFirst LLC, a Prudential Real Estate Preferred Supplier is now offering its Pre-Foreclosure Specialist Certification (PSC) to Prudential Real Estate agents nationwide. As a preferred supplier for Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., PartnerFirst will offer Prudential Real Estate agents with training in the field of short sales, which is gaining importance in today's real estate market. Agents can earn the PSC designation through a live two-day workshop or online.
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PartnerFirst Announces New Chief of Development

August 3, 2010 -- PartnerFirst LLC of Corona, California, has added mortgage default industry executive Bill Breeden to its team as principal and chief development officer. Breeden, a former SVP at ServiceLink and AssetLink, was also COO and CFO at Moss Codilis, Stawiarski, Morris, Schneider & Prior, LLP.
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PartnerFirst Teams up with the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) to Launch its Homeowner-Focused Minority Outreach Initiative

CORONA, Calif., July 26, 2010 -- PartnerFirst, LLC announced today its partnership with the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) in creating a certified, nationwide, and multicultural short sale agent network to help minority communities across America avoid foreclosure.
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