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Another One Bites The Dust...

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!!!!Alterna Mortgage HAULTS FUNDING...    Yes, you have read that correctly... I am just reaching out to share some important news about the abrupt ending of Alterna Mortgage late last week.   If you do not already know - every Alterna employee was given our notice of dismissal and that funding was being immediately halted on Wednesday afternoon last week.   This came just 2 days after an extensive product meeting to address the market shift and major operational changes that would assist as well.  Unfortunately the partners of the firm were not able to weather the level of buybacks that were being called due to the massive guideline changes now dictated by the secondary investors and had to immediately close the doors... leaving myself and several other AE's with no options and a full pipeline of approved loans.   That said... please know that I am still actively working my pipeline today and placing several loans that were cleared to close with Alterna last week.    Immediately following the news that Alterna was closing, I made arrangements with another Alt A Lender based in NJ to take the files I had in process and assist me in closing what we can while trying to place others elsewhere.  This was truly the best option I could work out in order to address what had been dropped in my lap.   -   ~sw

That was an email I got first thing this morning from our rep, hadn't heard from him in two weeks.

 

   This isn't a shocker since I had emailed the rep last week on a scenario and never heard back, which is very unlike him.  This is from the same rep who also had emailed me with the blog I posted http://activerain.com/blogsview/42721/Going-Out-of-Businessthat created much controversy with a firm who just went of business last week. 

  Some may ask, who's next?  I say, who is left?  Let the strong survive...and thrive.

Comments (9)

Luisa , Orellana
Greater LA Escrow - Los Angeles, CA
Greater LA Escrow
Wow! Thanks for sharing. Yeah....I wonder who else will be next. So many.
Apr 09, 2007 08:33 AM
Theresa Cavanaugh
Global Realty Marketing - Appleton, WI
Thank you for the heads up and good luck getting the open loans moved and closed.
Apr 09, 2007 08:34 AM
Danny Smith
DISCOVER TEXAS HOMES - Round Rock, TX
Jason, I hate to hear that! Where does this leave you?
Apr 09, 2007 11:30 AM
Matt Pendleton
Realty ONE Group - Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas Real Estate
Best of luck to you Jason.  You're not the first to have this happen to you and I know that you won't be the last either.  Kudos to you for working your pipeline and getting deals done.
Apr 09, 2007 11:49 AM
Jason Sardi
Auto & Home & Life Insurance throughout North Carolina - Charlotte, NC
Your Agent for Life
Whoa.....great misconception folks!  The first part was an email I got from my rep at Alterna (one of the investors we did some semblance of business with).  It ain't me babe, I don't work for Alterna.  Sorry for the confusion on that.  I work for First Choice Equity Group and we are in still alive and thriving.  Perhaps I should of laid out that post differently.
Apr 09, 2007 12:24 PM
Debbie Malone
Londeree's Real Estate & Property Management - Lynchburg, VA
From Lynchburg To The Lake (434) 546-0369
Love the photo, too bad for the employees of these firms, I wonder how many more are going to fall by the wayside????
Apr 09, 2007 04:10 PM
Jason Sardi
Auto & Home & Life Insurance throughout North Carolina - Charlotte, NC
Your Agent for Life
I agree Debbie.  This is and probably will remain (at least for awhile) a roller-coaster ride.  I never like to see people scrambling for their next pay check.
Apr 09, 2007 09:14 PM
Dominick Gaccino
Dominick gaccino - Peekskill, NY

never heard of them but im sure there will be more to come....many many more

 

this will restrict many of the products we can offer but not completely handcuff us

 

loosing freemont hurt me hard

 

DOM

Apr 10, 2007 08:09 AM
Jason Sardi
Auto & Home & Life Insurance throughout North Carolina - Charlotte, NC
Your Agent for Life
I hear you Dominick, but I think this will be good for the long term stability of not only the market, but our profession.
Apr 10, 2007 08:59 AM