Mortgage Lender Residential Finance Corp. Named to Inc. Magazine's List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Residential Finance Corporation (RFC) (http://www.residentialfinance.com), an award-winning nationwide mortgage lender specializing in refinance, has been ranked No. 3921 in Inc. magazine's third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. RFC registered 58.3% growth in 2008 a growth rate that is three times the industry average.

Residential Finance Corp. President, Michael Isaacs, lauded company employees, saying, "Being named as one of the nation's fastest-growing private companies is impressive--not only on its own merits--but this honor is also heightened by achieving a growth rate that is three times the industry average. Through personal hard work and dedication to serve our borrowers with excellence, our dedicated team of employees has enabled Residential Finance to rise from the 27 million businesses in the U.S. to join an elite group cited by Inc. magazine as the nation's top companies that over the years has included Microsoft, Timberland, Intuit, Jamba Juice, Oracle and Under Armour."

Senior VP and General Counsel for the mortgage lender, David Stein, added, "Achievements such as these are the result of many individual efforts and could not be accomplished without the hard work, perseverance, and dedication of every programmer, receptionist, loan officer, manager, processor, trainer, underwriter - every person who commits every day to be and do their best. RFC's exceptional team of employees all contributed to making this honor a reality."

Since 1982, Inc. magazine has published a special Inc. 500 list that recognizes the 500 fastest-growing, private companies in America. In 2007, Inc.com published the first-ever Inc. 5000 list--an expansion of the Inc. 500 list, now featuring the U.S.'s 5000 fastest-growing private companies.

About Residential Finance Corp:

Residential Finance Corporation (RFC) is the nation's premier home mortgage lender specializing in FHA mortgage refinance. The award-winning lender was founded in 1997 and now serves 27 states. RFC is "Full Eagle" certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), offering refinancing borrowers the security and great rates of government-insured home mortgage loans. RFC's investor relationships include some of the nation's largest and most diverse investment banks. Headquartered in Columbus, OH with offices in Tampa, FL, and numerous regional offices, RFC employs hundreds of highly-trained Home Loan Consultants with the knowledge and dedication to work closely with borrowers to help them find the right home mortgage loan options--with the best mortgage rates and terms--to meet each homeowner's unique needs. 

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