Lending Solutions, Inc. Selects Central States As Mortgage Partner

ELGIN, IL, September 30, 2003 – Lending Solutions Inc. (LSI), the market leader in lending call center services, has selected Central States Mortgage as their mortgage partner. Central States is one of the largest mortgage credit union service organizations (CUSO) in the nation.

This partnership allows LSI to offer credit union clients an extensive selection of mortgage products including Sub-prime, Jumbo, FHA/VA and Adjustable Rate Mortgages.

According to Jeff Frantz, Vice President of Sales at LSI, “Partnering with Central States will allow us to better serve our clients and, in turn, will allow our clients to better serve their members and be more competitive in the mortgage marketplace. We are looking forward to helping our clients expand their capabilities and improve their bottom lines.”

Dick Jungen, CEO of Wisconsin-based Central States Mortgage said that creating strategic alliances such as the one with LSI increases Central States’ ability to serve the credit union community. “LSI’s national sales force and their around-the-clock availability expands our capacity to provide mortgage products to credit unions throughout the country.”

Lending Solutions, Inc. currently serves over 400 credit unions across the United States and Canada. Central States Mortgage and its subsidiaries include 5 mortgage companies, 8 title & closing agencies, a wholesale mortgage funding company, a financial services firm and a real estate brokerage company.