S&P affirms above average Residential Loan Servicer ranking on FirstMac
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed its ABOVE AVERAGE residential loan servicer ranking on Australian servicer FirstMac. The servicer ranking outlook is stable. FirstMac remains on Standard & Poor’s global select servicer list.
The ranking reflects the strength of FirstMac’s fully integrated, web-enabled, and technology-based loan origination, underwriting, and servicing platform. The platform provides end-to-end processing configured around clearly defined processes and workflows. Technology is integral to the loan-servicing platform, which is supported by well-resourced IT teams and a strong change management focus.
FirstMac services on behalf of originator managers and private label clients. It also performs servicing functions for residential loans it sources from brokers and aggregators.
FirstMac supports its servicing operations through sophisticated technology and well-resourced customer service support teams.
All loan-servicing functions are carried out in an automated environment. FirstMac has shown that they have had sufficient capacity to support growth in the last 12 months, which includes the A$2.2bn acquisition of HSBC broker-originated mortgage assets it began servicing in April 2007.
30-Aug-2007