The Keyes Co. Forms Real Estate Partnership with OnePipeline; Agreement Allows Keyes HomePartners to Offer Customers On-line Mortgage Services

Business Wire, March 6, 2001

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MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2001

The Keyes Co. Realtors, one of the largest independent real estate companies in the nation, today announced that it has reached a partnership agreement with OnePipeline, Inc., the national leader in automated loan origination compliance technology for the real estate and mortgage finance industry.

Through this arrangement, OnePipeline will work together with both The Keyes Co. and its mortgage affiliate, HomePartners Mortgage & Title, to provide homebuyers an ideal combination of point-of sale mortgage services, or a true 'one-stop' home buying experience. Keyes and OnePipeline will engage in joint marketing efforts to make consumers throughout Florida aware of this opportunity.

"This integration of Keyes' real estate services directly meets the evolving needs of the consumer," said John P. Doherty, President of HomePartners Mortgage & Title. "Consumers want to deal with one firm and have a single point of contact for all the services that are inherent in the home-buying process."

OnePipeline's revolutionary online loan origination Automated Compliance System(TM) empowers real estate brokers and their associates to initiate the mortgage loan process directly for their clients. This system streamlines, automates and manages all key aspects of the mortgage process, while certifying compliance with state and federal laws as well as professional regulations.

"Keyes Realtors and HomePartners are widely recognized as leading real estate and mortgage experts in Florida," said David F. Broadbent, OnePipeline Chairman, President and CEO. "We look forward to working together to make one-stop home buying a reality in this market."

This alliance follows on the heels of the recent announcement that OnePipeline will be the exclusive provider of loan origination compliance technology for the Florida Association of Realtors(R) and the organization's Planet Realtor information platform for the 65,000 member agents in Florida.

About The Keyes Co. Realtors

The Keyes Co. Realtors, celebrating 75 years as Florida's premier real estate company, is a fully integrated service company providing residential, commercial, relocation, mortgage and title services through its 35 statewide offices. For more information visit www.keyesre.com or call 800/749-5393.

About OnePipeline

Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, OnePipeline is the only national company that offers a system to bring the real estate agent directly into the loan origination process. As the recognized industry standard for third-party loan origination, OnePipeline technology features a sophisticated Automated Compliance Engine (ACE)TM that applies a unique rules-based compliance workflow to ensure complete satisfaction of all laws and regulations that govern real estate and mortgage lending. For more information, visit www.onepipeline.com.