First Foundation Owner Gordon McCallum is Elected to the AMBA Board of Directors

Edmonton, Alberta, June 17, 2010 – Gordon McCallum, the owner of First Foundation Residential Mortgages, an Edmonton and Calgary mortgage broker, has been elected to the Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association's Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is a conglomeration of 12 mortgage industry members from across Alberta. Gordon McCallum will act as the Consumer Arbitration Director for Northern Alberta during the 2010/2011 year.

"I am honoured to be elected to the Board of Directors," said Gordon McCallum, CEO. "It is exciting to be able to contribute to our industry in this way and I am thankful for the opportunity to serve my fellow AMBA members."

The Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association (AMBA) is an association for Mortgage Brokers and Associates in Alberta. AMBA is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to highly ethical business principles and to keeping the industry at a high level of integrity and professionalism. They also ensure that members comply with a code of ethics and firm educational fundamentals which help uphold a professional standard of practice when working with industry members and consumers.

AMBA provides access to materials for consumers such as mortgage calculators, facts about mortgage brokers, fraud alerts and the ability to discuss complaints or concerns. On the other hand, industry members have access to job postings, a resource library, industry news, mortgage broker documents and updates from CMHC. The website also posts professional development and skill enhancing courses as well as information on the Mortgage Associate's Licensing Program.

To visit the First Foundation website, please go to http://www.firstfoundation.ca

To visit the Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association website, please go to http://www.amba.ca/

About First Foundation
First Foundation Residential Mortgages was founded in 2002 in Edmonton, Alberta as a response to growing consumer demand for more competitive mortgage options. The Edmonton and Calgary mortgage company originates mortgages for many of the largest financial institutions in Canada, including several chartered banks, trust companies, mortgage-backed securities lenders, and credit unions. First Foundation specializes in reducing the overall cost of mortgages for its clients with highly competitive mortgage rates and mortgage strategies, such as the popular Smith Manoeuvre for a tax deductible mortgage.

www.firstfoundation.ca