"As North America's largest
IT professional organization, CRITA is uniquely positioned with the industry's
leading technology execs to move this national agenda forward.

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ATLANTA----

Kirk Smith of SouthStar Funding Immediately Available to Offer
Expertise and Insight on Choosing the Right Mortgage, Options
Available for Poor Credit Borrowers, and More

WHO: Mortgage industry veteran Kirk Smith, president and
co-founder of Atlanta-based SouthStar Funding, a
service-focused wholesale lender with more than $4 billion
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Created in the mid-1990s, CRITA represents more than 45 IT technology
trade organizations in North America with over 15,000 technology-related
corporate members.
"UITA's active role in CRITA allows Utah's 3,000 IT companies to have an
important voice in Washington, D.

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National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) is the largest national organisation for women in the UK with over 200 ,000 members in England, Wales and the Islands.

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A Georgia native and University of
Georgia graduate, Smith is a member of the National
Association of Mortgage Bankers (NAMB), Mortgage Bankers
Association (MBA) and the National Home Equity Mortgage
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He was named affiliate of the year in
2003 by the Georgia Association of Mortgage Brokers. SouthStar Funding is a service-focused wholesale lender
offering a broad selection of loan products including sub-prime,
interest only and Alt-A products in 47 states.

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information on UITA, please visit http://www.

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About UITA
As Utah's premier professional organization for technology companies, the
Utah Information Technology Association (UITA) exists to form closer
relationships with industry and community leaders, develop superior management
talent, sharpen professional skills and help gain access to capital.

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WHAT: Smith is immediately available to help Atlanta journalists
educate their audience on all facets of mortgage lending,
including:

-- Explanation of the various mortgage types, including
home equity and interest-only;

-- Credit's role in real estate finance;

-- Using a mortgage broker instead of a bank; and

-- Subprime, non-prime and Alt A mortgage lending.

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25 billion in loans and was
named Atlanta's A+ employer by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Over the next two years, the CRITA leadership team will focus on
strategically developing vital national public policy initiatives and a 21st
century workforce to increase its global competitiveness.

The ideals of the Women's Institute of truth, justice , tolerance and fellowship are as strong and important now in the 21st century as they were at the birth of the WI in 1915.

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National Information Technology Organization CRITA Taps Utah's Richard R. Nelson as President-Elect

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Nelson, president and CEO
of UITA (Utah Information Technology Association ), as vice president and
president-elect of CRITA for 2005-2007.

The WI exists to educate women to enable them to provide an effective role in the community, to expand their horizons and to develop and pass on important skills.

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SouthStar Funding has
700 employees and works with 7,000 brokerage offices nationwide.," Nelson said.

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HOW: To schedule an interview or conversation with Smith ,
contact SouthStar Funding public relations:

Kevin Denver Banks
SouthStar Funding Public Relations
(678) 781-7217

About SouthStar Funding

SouthStar Funding is headquartered in Atlanta and has additional
Operation Centers in Orlando and Denver, as well as sales offices
nationwide.
For more information, visit www.

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SALT LAKE CITY, At its recent biannual conference
in Toronto, Canada, CRITA (the Council for Regional Information Technology
Associations) announced the selection of Richard R.
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