First National Bank of Arizona Chooses Informative Research as Preferred Credit Provider

National Partnership Offers Brokers Complete Set of Loan Decisioning Tools

GARDEN GROVE, Calif., Sept. 12 – Informative Research (IR) and First National Bank of Arizona (FNBA) have entered into a strategic partnership to strengthen the available service offerings for affiliated brokers. The relationship will generate better efficiencies for brokers as they continue to rely on the proven success of First National Bank of Arizona’s family of mortgage products, and match it with Informative Research’s premier service advantage and years of practical credit reporting experience.

The newly established Informative Research and First National Bank of Arizona relationship capitalizes on the strengths of both organizations in order to serve individual brokers with greater influence. With a long history in the mortgage industry, Informative Research provides its customers with a seamless integration of mortgage solutions, including credit reports and an array of supplementary options such as Credit Score Review, Flood, and Automated Valuation Models. First National Bank of Arizona is one of the fastest growing national mortgage banking companies in the country, and provides quality and innovative loan packages offered through their automated underwriting engine, AVENUE.

“First National Bank of Arizona chose Informative Research as a direct partner because of their complete dedication to their customers’ needs. IR consistently offers quick service times, and more importantly, we knew that we could rely on them to provide our brokers with the solutions they need to increase their success rates,” said Jeff Walton, President of First National Bank of Arizona.

Informative Research offers the broker market a variety of solutions with one-to-one customer service, an approach similar to the broker-borrower model. Using AVENUE, brokers registered with First National Bank of Arizona will be able to receive an IR credit report in under 20 seconds, speeding their transaction process and allowing them to close more loans. Rob Shirley, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Informative Research stated, “Informative Research teamed up with First National Bank of Arizona because we both are driven to create the best solutions for our partners and customers. I’m looking forward to a long relationship with the people at FNBA, and feel certain that together, we can offer a higher quality of service to our customers and affiliates.”

About First National Bank of Arizona
First National Bank of Arizona, a national bank headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., along with its affiliate First National Bank of Nevada, is fast becoming an industry leader in providing brokers and correspondents a niche-lending conduit. In addition to wholesale and correspondent lending, First National Bank of Arizona and First National Bank of Nevada have retail branches and mortgage outlets throughout Arizona and Nevada featuring a complete line of mortgage products including Conventional, FHA, Jumbo's, ARMs as well as Alt-A and B/C products.

For more information about the First National Bank of Arizona, visit its Web site at http://www.fnbaonline.com/.

About Informative Research
Informative Research is a privately held information provider, servicing the mortgage lending industry since 1946. Informative Research was founded to provide research services aimed at reducing the risk faced by the banking and lending community. During its 56-year history, IR has evolved into one of the nation’s recognized leaders for full service mortgage information services, distinguished by its implementation of technology and its Commitment to Customer Excellence (C2E), which emphasizes extraordinary relationships with the lenders, brokers, and agents involved in the loan process. For further information regarding the benefits of working with Informative Research, please contact us at 714-638-2855, or visit http://www.informativeresearch.com.

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