With these challenges in mind, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is proud to announce the inception of the Wells Fargo Inspire. Educate. Enable.^SM award for local chapters of the three major minority real estate trade groups.

The award is designed to recognize and reward our NAREB chapters who represent what the nation’s largest mortgage originator considers the greatest ways to serve their members and surrounding communities.   With the backdrop of the historically significant Multicultural Real Estate and Policy Conference, March 3 to 6, Wells Fargo will award two chapters from each of the three sponsoring associations with a check for $2,500, giving these six local chapters the resources to continue to provide the superior programs that advance the knowledge of Realtists, maintain and increase chapter membership, and work to create sustainable homeownership for all Americans. 

Award application process:

To apply for the award, local NAREB chapters should electronically submit a one-page Word document that details how well their chapters do the following:
 

·Inspire - What does the chapter do for community outreach -   how do they connect with and support the communities they serve?

·Educate - What does the chapter do to educate its members and the communities they serve on relevant topics?

·Enable – Does the chapter provide the tools necessary for members’ professional development: to gain knowledge, improve skills and make connections?  Are these same tools provided to the clients they serve in an effort to provide sustainable homeownership?

All applications must be sent by Friday, February 12,, 2010 to the national organization at narebnews@nareb.com.

The winning chapters will be notified in advance of the conference, and invited to attend an award dinner in Washington, D.C.

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is the nation’s leading mortgage lender and services one of every six mortgage loans in the nation. A division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., it has a national presence in mortgage stores and banking stores, and also serves the home financing needs of customers nationwide through its call centers, Internet presence and third-party production channels.

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $1.2 trillion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through more than 10,000 stores and 12,000 ATMs and the internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally.