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For Immediate Release
June 21, 2016

Kuranda Financial Mortgage has entered into a 3 year Corporate sponsorship agreement with Saint Joseph's University and it's Intercollegiate Athletic programs. The Promotional Rights will encompass: KFMI to be an "Official sponsor of SJU Athletics", and give KFMI the right to use SJU Athletics and its staff for marketing assets. Marketing will include the LED TV viewed scorer's table. Approximately 10 games will be televised this year for the Men's Division 1 Basketball program on major cable channels. Additionally marketing will include signage at Hagan Arena, presenting sponsor on SJU telecasts on WPHL TV 17, in game television spots on major cable channels, and title sponsor for Televised games.

KFMI will also sponsor a SJU Employee appreciation night at a designated home game for SJU Men's division 1 Basketball program. Look for KFMI in the game day program advertisement, and on the digital banner ads in Hagan Arena during all games and on SJU.com's website.

Kuranda Financial Mortgage Incorporated is proud to become an official sponsor of SJU Athletics and increase the Kuranda brand during televised SJU television broadcasts.

KFMI has experienced explosive growth in the past 13 years from partnering with division 1 Men's National Basketball Champion, Villanova University.The SJU Athletic partnership should be a financial success as well.


Kuranda Mortgage is a proud sponsor/advertiser for all of the televised NCAA Men's basketball games for a third straight season. Coverage of televised games cover 10 of the 15 states Kuranda Mortgage is licensed in. Good luck to both the Men's and Lady's Division 1 teams, and Go Make That Tourney!


Kuranda Mortgage is major advertiser/sponsor helping less privileged children go to camp and less fortunate families participate for 5 local YMCA's. You will find the Kuranda banners in numerous YMCA gyms.

Kuranda Mortgage also sponsors multiple Charity 5k's for cancer, and sickness. On average Kurandamortgage.com has done 2 sponsorships a month, for the last 15 years plus. Kurandamortgage.com sponsored the softball team in this photo (Featuring Michael Kane). Good Luck to the Kuranda Mortgage softball team!


June 3, 2021

Kuranda supports Open Hearth's capital campaign, Home Is Where the Hearth Is.

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June 6, 2018

Kuranda sponsors PAMS Promotion Ceremony

Good Afternoon PAMS Families,
Can you believe it's the last week of school? Thank you for all your support and allowing us to work with your children each day.
On Wednesday, we will ask the students to clean out their lockers. Students will not need their binders on Thursday. Please return any overdue books to the library this week.
Tomorrow evenings Promotion Ceremony is a ticketed event. Only family and friends of the students being promoted and holding tickets will be permitted into the building.
From Home and School:
Tomorrow is our big party to say good-bye to our 8th graders as they move on to the high school. We have planned a great time with a cool DJ, photo booth and tons of refreshments. The details are finalized but want to take the time to thank our two very generous sponsors who helped make this party what it will be, a big success and a great time for our students.
A huge thank you to the following families and their businesses:
The Kuranda family and their company
Kuranda Financial Mortgage Inc.
Wayne, PA
(610) 975-9940
www.kurandamortgage.com
The Elsayed family and their business
Spring-Ford Diner
Spring City, PA
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Please check out both sponsors on their Facebook pages and share our thanks to these amazing sponsors and proud PAMS parents.
We hope everyone has an amazing summer and we look forward to doing this all again next year!
Our thanks to all of our amazing families!
Christine McManus
Toni Quattrone
Pam Cannon
Michelle Smaltz
Thursday is a half day for students. The secondary dismissal is at 10:55.
Have a great summer,
Frank Garritano, Ed.D.


June 1, 2018

Kuranda supports Main Line Reform Temple Brotherhood

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JDRF Award

May 22, 2017

Kurandamortgage.com was a sponsor for the 2017 JDRF Gala in Philadelphia, a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. 2017 JDRF Don't Stop Believing GALA. A very special thank-you to our sponsor AmerisourseBergen. Such a well job done by special friends Al & Heather Giacoio, Katie Wickersham, and the Hyatt at the Bellevue. MAKE THE DISEASE, TYPE1...TYPE NONE.


May 11, 2017 Future Leaders

Kurandamortgage.com supports Future Leaders Today Inc. Future Leaders Today (FLT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving high schools in the Southeastern PA area. It is the mission of the FLT club to provide high school students with the training, resources, mentorship and contacts to overcome the challenges of their past and develop the entrepreneurial skills and professional abilities needed to succeed.

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December 30, 2016

Kuranda supports JDRF

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December 15, 2014

Kuranda Mortgage sponsors the Seven Summits 5k Turket Trot benefiting Arcadia University Physical Therapy Outreach Program

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November 4, 2014

Kuranda Mortgage sponsors the Fourth Annual Chester County Catholic Schools Hall of Fame Gala

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September 15, 2014

Kuranda is a proud supporter of SAA

The SAA mission is to supplement classroom learning by offering academic support and enrichment through exposure to the arts with strong emphasis on life skills and constant focus on building self-esteem.

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April 7, 2014

Kuranda supports Spring Valley Branch of the YMCA

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August 6, 2014
"Radnor company flourishes with Kabbage credit"
By Kathleen Carey, Delaware County Daily Times


January 14, 2014

Kuranda supports Kenzie's Kure

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January 7, 2014

Kuranda supports FLITE at the 2013 Turkey Trot

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June 18, 2013

Kuranda supports Kenzie's Kure at the 2013 Chikin Strut

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Kuranda Mortgage supports XPN. Located in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and established in 1996. Kuranda Mortgage offers mortgage refinancing that could shorten the amount of years left on your mortgage. Information, applications for refinancing and purchase loans and daily rates are at 877-K-U-R-A-N-D-A or Kurandamortgage.com


June 3, 2013

Kuranda supports JDRF

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April 9, 2013

Kuranda supports The Foundation

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March 1, 2013

Kuranda volunteers at the Y

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February 6, 2013

Kuranda supports the Freedom Valley YMCA with $2,000 donation.

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January 17, 2013

Kuranda supports the Audubon YMCA Annual Campaign.

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December 13, 2012

Kuranda supports the Freedom Valley YMCA with $10,000 donation.

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August 29, 2012

Philadelphia Magazine - Top Mortgage Professionals


June 19, 2012

Kuranda supports the Freedom Valley YMCA


May 21, 2012
via Email

Thomas Kuranda
Kuranda Financial Mortgage

We have great news - you have been selected again, as a 2012 Philadelphia Five Star Mortgage Professional.

You are among a group of fewer than 7 percent of mortgage professionals in the Philadelphia area. You might already have received your official award notification letter in the mail - this email also confirms your selection.

Philadelphia magazine asked Five Star Professional to conduct research with clients, peers and industry experts to determine the mortgage professionals in the Philadelphia area who rated highest in overall satisfaction. The award winners will be listed in a special advertising section in the September 2012 issue of Philadelphia magazine. You also have the opportunity to expand your presence in the magazine.

We'll follow up with you shortly on how you can share the news about being named a 2012 Five Star Mortgage Professional. In the meantime, please contact us at 1-888-438-5782 if you have any questions. You can also learn more at www.fivestarprofessional.com.


May 15, 2012

Kuranda Mortgage supports Holy Family School.


May, 2012

Kuranda in the YMCA Annual report for local Philly YMCA's


November, 2011

Kuranda in the Freedom Valley YMCA Newsletter


September 12, 2011

Philadelphia Magazine - Top Mortgage Professionals


June 29, 2011
via Email

Tom -

I hope all is well.

As a part of the new YMCA National Branding Campaign we are ordering new Banners for all Y-Cares Campaign sponsors that qualify for banner recognition program. This will be done at NO additional cost to sponsors. Kuranda Financial Mortgage INC. qualifies because of your generous support of YMCA leagues.

I wanted to make sure that the attached logo is what you would like to use for your new banner before we order. I believe there is some space for a tagline or contact info if you would like to include that as well. I have attached a Mock Banner to give you a sense of space available.

Please feel free to contact me with questions at jagnew@fvymca.org or my direct line 610-933-5866. We appreciate your continued support.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Jon Agnew
Chief Operating Officer/ Phoenixville Branch Executive Director
Freedom Valley YMCA


June 19, 2011
New Kuranda Mortgage S.W.I.S.H T-shirt release.


May 19, 2011
via Email

Thomas Kuranda
Kuranda Financial Mortgage

We have great news - you have been selected as a 2011 Philadelphia Five Star Mortgage Professional.

You are among a group of fewer than 7 percent of mortgage professionals in the Philadelphia area. You might already have received your official award notification letter in the mail - this email also confirms your selection.

Philadelphia magazine asked Five Star Professional to conduct research with clients, peers and industry experts to determine the mortgage professionals in the Philadelphia area who rated highest in overall satisfaction. The award winners will be listed in a special advertising section in the September 2011 issue of Philadelphia magazine. You also have the opportunity to expand your presence in the magazine.

We'll follow up with you shortly on how you can share the news about being named a 2011 Five Star Mortgage Professional. In the meantime, please contact us at 1-888-438-5782 if you have any questions. You can also learn more at www.fivestarprofessional.com.


April 25, 2011

Team Kuranda just finished its second Triathlon (2011) finishing 139 out of 279.


April 19, 2011
via Email to Mark Weigle

Mark,

We received a copy of ___________magazine (clever tool) yesterday on your behalf and it reminded me that I had wanted to follow up with you since we're now several months post close. Just wanted to drop a quick line of thanks to you and for confirming our decision to use Kuranda a second time with our recent home purchase. Our experience with Kuranda in 2003 was very positive and this time was no different. I appreciate how seamless, painless, and transparent (to me) the entire process was as well as your thorough explanations to my numerous questions and concerns.

If we ever have need for financing of this sort again, Kuranda will continue to be the first company we contact.

thanks,
Matt


February 1, 2011

Kuranda Mortgage recognized for Changing Lives at the Upper Main Line YMCA.


December 21, 2010

Kuranda Mortgage recognized for support of Freedom Valley YMCA

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October 8, 2010
via email

Hi Tom!

I hope you had a nice summer. I am sure you had a great summer, considering you were in tip-top physical condition after training long and hard for the tri in the spring at UMLY. You will be pleased to know that Kuranda Mortgage has it's very own large banner hanging in the Y atrium showing that it has changed a life through being a donor to the Y Changing Lives Campaign.

Thanks so much for contributing last year and being a contender in the race! Despite the weather, we had a great time and equally great showing. On a good day, triathlons usually have a 30% no-show rate, but even in our dismal weather we had a better showing than most tri's on good days!

I was psyched by the posive energy last year and hope that you were too, both as a supporter and a contender. Can I count on you again this year as both a donor and a participant? Let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Lauren G.


June 16, 2010

Kuranda Mortgage recognized for support of Freedom Valley YMCA Youth Sports League

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May 13, 2010
via email

Tom,

On behalf of the Freedom Valley YMCA, I would like to thank you for your continued support and dedication to ensuring the continuation of instructional youth sports programs for the youth of our community as a league sponsor and volunteer coach. With out dedicated individuals as yourself, it would not be possible for the YMCA to have the impact it does on so many individuals.

Your contribution in Youth Sports League Sponsorships is greatly appreciated. Your tax deductible contribution can be sent to my attention at the Phoenixville branch. I will see to it that it is distributed appropriately. In addition to your companies name on all related league uniforms, you will receive 2 banners; 1 each at the Spring Valley and Phoenixville YMCA's.

See you at Coach Pitch this Saturday,

Dan

Daniel W Babiak
Association Sports Director
Freedom Valley YMCA


March 12, 2010

Kuranda Mortgage recognized for support of UMLY Triathalon

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January 17, 2009
KYW1060AM Philadelphia's top station for news

Local Expert Says Lenders Still Fear Big Mortgages
by KYW's John Ostapkovich

There's a mortgage refinancing frenzy underway but only for some homeowners. Those who owe the most money have the least chance of getting a new deal.

Thomas Kuranda, president of Kuranda Financial of Wayne, says the default problem has been toughest among jumbo mortgages, those above the magic number $417,000, so not conforming to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guidelines. This means lending that much money is riskier than lending less:

“The banks that used to do this, Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi, SunTrust, they don't want to do jumbo paper because there's nowhere to unload it, so if they want to sell it they're going to have to charge 1.5 points, two points over the conforming rate."

Kuranda says his firm offers a jumbo adjustable mortgage but he has to tell nine out of ten callers looking to refinance a large loan that there's nothing to do until this problem is fixed.

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July 24, 2008

Kuranda Mortgage is voted the Best Mortgage Company of the Main Line by readers of The Suburban and Suburban Advertiser, and presented with their Readers Choice Award.


March 1, 2006

President Tom Kuranda Quoted in Philadelphia Magazine


September 10, 2005


COACH JAY WRIGHT, HEAD MEN'S NCAA VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL COACH...to do Kuranda TV ads

Head coach of Men's basketball at Villanova University, Jay Wright, will be the "actor" in the Kuranda financial Mortgage Inc. /Kurandamortgage.com, Television ads, starting 11/1/05. Presently Kuranda runs 100 TV spots on UPN57, and CBS3 TV monthly, in which Jay Wright will be the commercial talent.

Kuranda Financial Mortgage has been a proud "official" sponsor of Villanova Athletics for 3 seasons in a row, and finalized the Jay Wright endorsement on Friday, with sports agent, ISP sports.

Villanova finished number 13 in the nation, this past season of April of 2005, per the final ESPN'S Mens NCAA basketball rankings. This preseason, Nova will be most likely ranked, top 5 in the nation.


Suburban and Main Line Times readers choice award: Voted Best mortgage company of the Main Line Suburban & Wayne Publications 07/29/04



Suburban and Main Line Times readers choice award: Voted Best mortgage company of the Main Line Suburban & Wayne Publications 07/31/03


A LETTER OF INTENT
has been sent to the PGA from
Kuranda Financial Mortgage Inc. for the 64th Senior PGA Champoinship to be held at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, PA, June 5-8, 2003

Refi rush creates a logjam and missed locks
The San Diego Union - Tribune; San Diego, Calif.; Nov 3, 2002; Aleksandrs Rozens;

Abstract:
In many cases, mortgage refinance applications can take 90 days to process. But many lenders will not lock in a rate for longer than 60 days. The problems occur when the process exceeds 60 days, leaving the consumer without the desired rate, their refinance fee, and sometimes the loan.

[Stephen LaDue] and lenders like Thomas Kuranda, president of Kuranda Financial in Wayne, Pa., are finding that customer complaints are rising with the delays in the loan process.

David Beadle, a Milford, Mass.-based lender, agreed that the mortgage banking machine has been gummed up by these two key processes: "It can take up to 30 days to get an appraisal. It can take up to a month or more to get a loan approved by an underwriter, and another month for the title examiners to clear the title to the property at the county registry of deeds or at the town recorder's office."

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Copyright SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY Nov 3, 2002

NEW YORK -- Homeowners hoping to take advantage of rock-bottom mortgage rates to refinance their homes may be in for a rude awakening.

With so many people lined up at mortgage banking offices, the approval process has slowed down so much that some borrowers are finding that the low rates they thought they had locked in don't exist anymore.

Loan demand has soared as mortgage rates fall to historic lows, crimping the banking industry's ability to deliver rates promised by interest rate agreements that lock in the rate and can cost as much as 1 percent of the loan amount.

Lenders cannot process all of the applications on time, much less provide all borrowers with the promised mortgage rate.

In many cases, mortgage refinance applications can take 90 days to process. But many lenders will not lock in a rate for longer than 60 days. The problems occur when the process exceeds 60 days, leaving the consumer without the desired rate, their refinance fee, and sometimes the loan.

"What happens is people lose their rate. They want to get the loan closed. Consumers are complaining," said Stephen LaDue, head of Wauwatosa, Wis.-based Affiliated Mortgage Corp. "It has burned too many people because rates have continued in a low range for a long time."

LaDue and lenders like Thomas Kuranda, president of Kuranda Financial in Wayne, Pa., are finding that customer complaints are rising with the delays in the loan process.

Kuranda said borrowers who come to his company usually have been declined by another lender, or they find that the lender is not delivering the promised rate.

While much of the mortgage lending industry has been automated because of technology, two key elements of mortgage banking still require hands-on attention: property appraisal and making sure the property is clear of any liens.

Lenders require a lien search because they want to make sure a borrower who puts his or her home up as collateral has not used the home as collateral for other loans.

Also, a property's value needs to be evaluated by an appraiser before a mortgage loan is OK'd. Without such an appraisal, lenders cannot calculate how big a loan they can sign off on.

The number of appraisers that are available to help process a mortgage loan is limited because federal law requires that these specialists are licensed.

"There is an unlimited number of deals pending and there is a limited number of appraisers. Everybody is backed up," said LaDue, adding "the title issue is key. You cannot close (a loan) without a clear title."

"The appraisers I work with are seeing four times more volume and the title company is seeing twice the usual amount of volume from me. They may have to turn my business away," said Kuranda.

David Beadle, a Milford, Mass.-based lender, agreed that the mortgage banking machine has been gummed up by these two key processes: "It can take up to a month of more to get a loan approved by an underwriter, and another month for the title examiners to clear the title to the property at the county registry of deeds or at the town recorder's office."

But consumers do have recourse, Beadle said.

In some cases, "failure of the borrowers to close within the 60-day period does not relieve the lender of the obligation to honor the (rate) lock," he said.

Consumers can also dodge mortgage lenders with poor business practices by doing a little homework such as checking with state regulators on a firm's complaint record, he said.

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