GOLDEN, Colo. - ServiceMagic (www.servicemagic.com), an online marketplace connecting homeowners to prescreened, profiled, and customer-rated home services contractors and real estate professionals, has announced the launch of ServiceMagic Lending, a service that connects consumers to prescreened lenders. ServiceMagic has formed a joint venture with Cornerstone Mortgage, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First National Bank of Omaha, to bring ServiceMagic Lending to its Web site visitors.
"Currently over a million homeowners per year request home improvement and real estate services valued in excess of $3 billion via ServiceMagic. The addition of lending services was the next step in our effort to provide consumers a comprehensive solution for purchasing, financing, and improving their homes," said Rodney Rice, co-founder of ServiceMagic.