Home Improvement Financing: Resources
Lenders
American Express
800.332.6186
www.americanexpress.com/acceptamex7
American General Financial Services
800.599.2347
http://loansfast.com
See site for branch nearest you
AmeriFirst Home Improvement Finance
402.505.6300 (corporate headquarters)
800.228.2179 (customer service)
800.666.8393 (contractor dealers)
E-mail:
[email protected] (customer service);
[email protected] (mortgage support team)
Builder Direct Lending
800.407.0717
www.builderdirectlending.com
Capital One Home Improvement Finance
866.715.8844
Centennial Mortgage
952.826.0025
www.centennialmortgage.com
E-mail:
[email protected]
Fannie Mae
800.732.6643
First Consumer Credit
Dave Phillips, Midwest and West Coast, 800.777.1665
Chuck Boling, East Coast, 800.844.5207
www.firstconsumercredit.com
First Mutual Bank
425.453.5301
www.firstmutual.com
First Trust Mortgage
770.662.0226
www.firsttrustmortgageco.com
GB Equity Partners
617.422.7801
GE Money
866.838.0654
www.growwithfinancing.com
HomePlus Finance
866.234.5010
[email protected]
KeyBank Home Improvement (KBHI)
800.784.6494
OPEN from American Express
800.669.6736
www.americanexpress.com/OPEN
Provantage Finance
888.241.0913
www.provantagefinance.com
US Mortgage
619.644.2026
www.usmortgage.com
Wachovia Capital Finance
866.560.5066
www.wachovia.com
See site for branch nearest you
Wells Fargo Financial Retail Services
800.545.3550
www.homeprojectsvisacard.com
Books
All About Mortgages: Insider Tips to Finance or Refinance Your Home
by Julie Garton-Good, 2004
Home Renovation Checklist: Everything You Need to Know to Save Money, Time, and Your Sanity
by Robert Irwin, 2003
The Insider's Guide to Home Equity Borrowing
by Pete Hitesman, 2004
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