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Homeowners First Mortgage, LLC
108 Pacifica, Suite 250
Irvine, California 92618
Do Not Sell My Personal Information - CA Residents
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Privacy Policy
Homeowners First Mortgage, LLC
108 Pacifica, Suite 250
Irvine, California 92618
(Protection of the Privacy of Personal Non-Public Information)
User Privacy
Information the Companies Collect
NewRez LLC and its subsidiary lenders, Capital Partners Mortgage, LLC, Carolina One Mortgage, LLC, Conway Financial Services, LLC, Guaranty Mortgage Services, LLC, Homeowners First Mortgage, LLC, Landed Home Loans, LLC, Milestone Home Lending, LLC, Mission Mortgage LLC, NewRez Community Lending LLC, Partners United Financial, LLC, Plus Relocation Mortgage, LLC, Preferred Lending Services, LLC, Sanctuary Home Mortgage LLC, Shelter Home Mortgage, LLC, Shelter Lending Services, LLC, Shelter Mortgage Company, LLC, Summit Home Mortgage, LLC, Synergy Home Mortgage, LLC, and Your Home Financial LLC (each individually, "Company" or, collectively, the "Companies") may collect certain types of information from you, such as information you voluntarily provide via forms, surveys, applications, etc. when you visit the Companies' sites. The Companies may also collect information about you from your online browsing and transactions, including your preferences, pages visited, and technical information regarding your computers and operating systems, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, domain name, and system configuration and settings.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are pieces of information stored directly on the computer you are using. The Companies, or any of the Companies' third-party advertising service providers, may place cookies or similar files on your hard drive for security purposes to facilitate site navigation and to personalize your experience while visiting the Companies' sites. Cookies allow the Companies to collect technical and navigational information, such as browser type, time spent on its respective site, and pages visited. Cookies allow the Companies to select which of its advertisements or offers are most likely to appeal to you and display them while you are on the Companies' websites. The Companies may also use cookies in online advertising to track consumer responses to the Companies' advertisements and may use cookies or other files to track your use of other websites. Cookies and other technologies provide the Companies the capability to monitor the use of the Companies' websites so the Companies can continually improve the design and functionality to better serve you. Cookies and similar files do not contain or capture unencrypted personally identifiable data.
If you do not accept these cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of some online options. You also may not receive advertising or other offers from Companies that are relevant to your interests and needs. The Companies use web-browsing cookies to display information more effectively to you and to gather data about the usage of the Companies websites.
At times, the Companies may use other technologies to capture customer-specific data to help us understand how customers use the Companies' sites and to assist us with resolving customers' questions regarding the use of the Companies sites.
Advertising
The Companies advertise on pages within the Companies' websites as well as on other websites not affiliated with the Companies. The Companies contract with other companies to advertise to you through the use of cookies and web beacons.
Information collected through cookies and web beacons includes the number of people who look at each of the pages on the Companies' websites, search engine referrals, browsing patterns within the Companies' websites, and responses to advertisements and promotions on the Companies websites. Information collected may also include other trends and activity on the Companies' websites, basic information about whether you have visited the sites before, your Internet connection, and computer settings, such as your browser, your IP address, and your time zone.
From time to time, consumers will experience 'Pop Ups' from other companies while visiting the Companies' sites. Pop Ups are generated by 'Adware' placed on your computer when other sites have been visited. The Companies do not participate in the use of Adware.
Advertising on the Companies' websites
The Companies advertise their respective products and services on pages within the Companies websites. These advertisements may take the form of banner ads and other formats.
Advertising on other websites
The Companies contract advertising with other companies to advertise the Companies' accounts and services on websites not affiliated with the Companies. If you click on one of the Companies' ads, you link to the particular Company website that offers the advertised service. These ads may contain cookies that allow tracking of your response to the Company's advertisements. These cookies do not identify you personally. The Companies prohibit any company that places the Companies' ads from using this information for any purpose other than to assist the Companies in measuring the effectiveness of the Companies' ads.
How the Companies use and share information
Unless otherwise described in this policy, the Companies will use and share any information that the Companies collect from or about you that is covered by this policy in accordance with the Customer Privacy Policy below.
The Companies may also share aggregated or anonymous data about the Companies' customers and visitors to the Companies' websites with advertising service providers and with companies that help the Companies understand how you use the Companies' websites.
Linking to other sites
The Companies may provide links to other companies, such as credit bureaus or merchants. If you choose to link to websites not controlled by the Companies, the Companies are not responsible for the privacy or security of these sites, including the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of their information. If you are asked to provide information on one of these websites, you are strongly urged to carefully study their privacy policies before sharing your information.
Looking out for children
The Companies do not knowingly market to or solicit information from children under 13 without parental consent. The Companies recognize that protecting children's identities and privacy online is important and that the responsibility to do so rests with both the online industry and with parents. While the Companies work to protect your personal information, you also have responsibility.
Internet safety for children. The Internet is a public network. Children's access to the Internet can allow them to visit inappropriate websites and be exposed to unwanted risks. COPPA, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, protects children under the age of 13 from the online collection of personal information. Learn more about COPPA on the Federal Trade Commission's website. Parents can be proactive by installing filtering software that gives them more control over their family's Internet experience.
The Companies recommend that minors 13 years of age or older ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet.
Customer Privacy
Respecting and protecting customer privacy is vital to each Company's business. By explaining the Company's Customer Privacy Policy to you, the Company trusts that you will better understand how it keeps customer information private and secure while using it to serve you better. Keeping customer information secure is a top priority, and the Company is disclosing the Customer Privacy Policy to help you understand how it handles the personal information about you that the Company collects and discloses. This notice explains how you can limit the Company's disclosure of personal information about you. The provisions of this notice will apply to former customers as well as current customers unless otherwise stated.
The Customer Privacy Policy explains the Following:
- Protecting the confidentiality of customer information.
- Who is covered by the Customer Privacy Policy?
- How information is gathered.
- The types of information that is shared, why, and with whom.
- Opting Out - how to instruct a Company not to share certain information about you or not to contact you.
Protecting the Confidentiality of Customer Information:
The Company takes its responsibility to protect the privacy and confidentiality of customer information very seriously. Each Company maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to store and secure information about you from unauthorized access, alteration, and destruction. The Company's control policies, for example, authorize access to customer information only by individuals who need access to do their work.
From time to time, the Company may enter into agreements with other companies to provide services to the Company or make products and services available to you. Under these agreements, the companies may receive information about you, but they must safeguard this information, and they may not use it for any other purposes.
Who is Covered by the Customer Privacy Policy:
Each Company provides its Customer Privacy Policy to customers when they conduct business with the Company. If changes are made to the Customer Privacy Policy to permit the Company to share additional information it has about you, as described below, or to permit disclosures to additional types of parties, you will be notified in advance. This Customer Privacy Policy applies to consumers who are current customers or former customers.
How the Company Gathers Information:
As part of providing you with financial products or services, the Company may obtain information about you from the following sources:
- Application, forms, and other information that you provide to the Company, whether in writing, in person, by telephone, electronically, or by any other means. This information may include your name, address, employment information, income, and credit references;
- Your transaction with the Company, its affiliates, or others. This information may include your account balances, payment history, and account usage;
- Consumer reporting agencies. This information may include account information and information about your creditworthiness;
- Public sources. This information may include real estate records, employment records, telephone numbers, etc.
Information the Company Shares:
The Company may disclose the information it has about you as permitted by law. The Company is required to, or the Company may provide information about you to third parties without your consent, as permitted by law, such as:
- To regulatory authorities and law enforcement officials.
- To protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud, unauthorized claims, or other liability.
- To report account activity to credit bureaus.
- To consumer reporting agencies.
- To respond to a subpoena or actual sale, merger, or transfer of all or a portion of a business or an operating unit, etc.
- In connection with a proposed or actual sale, merger, or transfer of all or a portion of a business or an operating unit, etc.
In addition, the Company may provide information about you to its service providers to help the Company perform marketing services. This information provided to these service providers may include the categories of information described above under "How the Company Gathers Information" limited to only that which the Company deems appropriate for these service providers to carry out their functions and enable the Company to market to you.
This policy is subject to change.
Opting Out
You may choose to Opt-Out of direct marketing by a Company at any time. You may also limit the contact from a Company. You may Opt Out of the following:
- No Telephone Calls from the Company;
- No Email from the Company;
- No Direct Mail from the Company;
- Information Sharing with the Company's affiliates;
- Information Sharing with non-affiliates of the Company.
To Opt Out, please contact the respective Company as follows:
NewRez LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Capital Partners Mortgage, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Capital Partners Mortgage, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Carolina One Mortgage, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Carolina One Mortgage, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Conway Financial Services, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Conway Financial Services, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Guaranty Mortgage Services, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Guaranty Mortgage Services, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Homeowners First Mortgage, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Homeowners First Mortgage, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Landed Home Loans, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Guaranty Mortgage Services, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Milestone Home Lending, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Milestone Home Lending, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Mission Mortgage LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Mission Mortgage, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
NewRez Community Lending LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: NewRez Community Lending LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Partners United Financial, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Partners United Financial, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Plus Relocation Mortgage, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Plus Relocation Mortgage, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Preferred Lending Services, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Preferred Lending Services, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Sanctuary Home Mortgage LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Sanctuary Home Mortgage LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Shelter Home Mortgage, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Shelter Home Mortgage, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Shelter Lending Services, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Shelter Lending Services, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Shelter Mortgage Company, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Shelter Mortgage Company, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Summit Home Mortgage, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Summit Home Mortgage, LLC c/o NewRez LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Synergy Home Mortgage, LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Synergy Home Mortgage, LLC c/o NewRez, LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Your Home Financial LLC: [email protected] or send a letter to: Your Home Financial LLC c/o NewRez, LLC, Attn: Compliance Dept., 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034