FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bob Dorsa, President, ACUMA Phone 877-442-2862;
bdorsa@acuma.org
ACUMA Distributes “Strategies for Realtor Success” DVD;
Ramps
Up Realtor Contacts;
Plans October Fall Conference
LAS
VEGAS, May 20, 2008
The
American Credit Union Mortgage Association, the only trade association
dedicated exclusively to credit unions as premier providers of mortgage
services to their members has begun distributing its “Strategies
for Realtor Success” DVD.
The 8-minute DVD was edited from a breakout
panel session held during the annual conference of the National Association
of Realtors (NAR) in Orlando. “The ACUMA session at the NAR was
to inform realtors that credit unions are a viable alternative for mortgage
loans for their clients,” said Bob Dorsa, ACUMA president. “We’ve
had a booth at the NAR exhibition for several years and felt the time
was right to strengthen our message of ‘America’s credit
unions can work for you!’ and present it to a wider audience. I
think our panel participants did a great job of promoting credit unions
to realtors, who welcomed the news of how dedicated credit unions are
to promoting homeownership.”
The
panel included Bill Tessier from Navy Federal CU, Shannon VanSickler,
Bellco CU, Joe Brancucci, BECU and Chris Pauling, Realtor/Broker/Owner.
Prudential Northwest Realty. The DVD is being sent to all ACUMA members,
credit union leagues, state association offices of the NAR, CU trade
associations and newspapers and major mainstream press outlets.
ACUMA
President Bob Dorsa was interviewed recently for the August edition of
Realtor Magazine, and the DVD will be available free to any realtor members
who ask for a copy. “Realtors
represent the first step in the home buying and selling process, and
credit unions should establish working relationships with their local,
professional realtors. It’s a smart way to grow our mortgage business
organically and will certainly help expand membership as well,” Dorsa
said.
Realtor Link on ACUMA Website
ACUMA will also create a link on its Web site exclusively for realtors,
where they may contact credit unions in their area that are interested
in establishing business relationships. “We want to be the ‘go-to’ source
for both credit unions and realtors seeking to expand their business,” said
Dorsa.
Realtor Link
October Fall Conference
Following its successful Annual Conference at Opryland, Nashville,
which drew some 185 attendees, ACUMA is deep into planning its Fall Leadership
Conference in Las Vegas, which will be held at Caesar’s Palace
on Oct.8-10. In addition to its usual educational line up and valuable
networking opportunities, a special event is also planned, said Dorsa.
“Of
course there will be golf at the Badlands Club again this year, but we’ve
coordinated with Caesar’s to have a large group see the incomparable
Bette Midler–the Divine Miss M– who is appearing at Caesar’s
Palace Coliseum on the night of Oct. 9. That will surely be a special
evening for ACUMA members and we expect tickets to go fast,” Dorsa
said.
About ACUMA
ACUMA (American Credit Union Mortgage Association) is
the only Credit Union trade organization dedicated to the principle that
credit unions have both an obligation and a competitive need to become
premier providers of home loans for their members. ACUMA brings together
the shared real estate lending and financing interests of more than 8,000
credit unions and CUSOs (Credit Union Service Organizations). Member
organizations include federal and state chartered organizations.
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