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The solar home program is available on conforming and non-conforming loans for single-family, primary residences, including detached homes and condominiums. The amount of the rebate is tied to the size of the solar energy system built into the new home. As part of its million solar roofs initiative, California announced a target that 50 percent of all new houses built in the state over the next decade will be solar homes. The increasing cost of power and environmental concerns are driving consumer demand for environmentally friendly products. Homeowners in California have been known to save up to 60 percent on their utility bills in a new, energy-efficient solar home.

"Our new solar home offering is part of our larger strategy to support business opportunities that help address climate change, increase energy and resource efficiency and spur a transition toward a sustainable energy economy," said Mary Wenzel, Wells Fargo head of Environmental Affairs. "Through our investments and products, we are proud to support an increasing number of customers who want to take advantage of clean, renewable energy and California's goal to have one million solar roofs in the state by 2018."

"Wells Fargo lives by its corporate pledge to support green development and energy-efficient loan products," said Stuart Tyrie, national program manager for Wells Fargo's National Builder Division. "Our solar home program adds to this environmental commitment. California, which is already the nation's top state for solar homes, has mandated builders offer solar as an option by 2011. Wells Fargo is underscoring its ongoing environmental commitment with a loan program that benefits buyers who purchase new homes with solar units."

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is the nation's No. 1 retail mortgage lender and servicer of home mortgages. As a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., it has a local presence in more than 2,400 mortgage stores and bank branches, plus the capabilities to serve the home financing needs of customers nationwide through its call centers, Internet presence and wholesale lending operations. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage services loans for more than eight million servicing customers.

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This week's arrests were made in mortgage fraud-related cases in 15 districts -- eight of those were in the Northern District of Texas where defendant Eric Rulack Farrington, Jr., and seven of his associates, were arrested on charges outlined in a 51-count indictment, unsealed the previous day, that charged conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and engaging in a monetary transaction with criminally derived property. Charges in Operation Malicious Mortgage cases were brought in every region of the U.S. and in more than 50 judicial districts by U.S. Attorneys' Offices based on the law enforcement and investigative efforts of participating law enforcement agencies. The FBI estimates that approximately $1 billion in losses were inflicted by the mortgage fraud schemes employed in these cases.


U.S. Attorney Roper said, "Pernicious mortgage fraud has a profound negative effect on our community. Our success in bringing to justice those involved in this fraud is a result of the teamwork between federal and state law enforcement and regulatory agencies. While these investigations are lengthy and complicated, we will continue to prosecute anyone who manipulates the mortgage loan process for their own financial gain, we so that we can put a stop to such criminal conduct."

In a separate transaction, the company also announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the shares of Sonitrol Corporation from an ownership group comprised of Carlyle Venture Partners, Wachovia Capital Partners and Spire Capital Partners as well as selected members of Sonitrol management for $275 million cash. Sonitrol, headquartered in Berwyn, PA, provides security monitoring services, access control and fire detection systems to commercial customers in North America via two monitoring centers and a national multi-channel distribution network.

John F. Lundgren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: "These two transactions are important steps toward advancing our growth strategy and repositioning the company to be less dependent on construction and DIY markets. We continue to be strongly committed to shifting the company's portfolio into higher-growth, higher-return areas such as electronic security. The addition of Sonitrol, with its iconic brand and strong franchisee and direct sales network, expands the scale of our existing North American monitoring operation, increases our recurring revenue and adds breadth and depth to our electronic security product offering."

The company said it also plans to exit several small, non-strategic product lines during the remainder of the year.

RedVector's OSHA 10 course is designed for construction workers, job supervisors, trade workers and anyone involved in the construction industry. The course launch comes at a time when a growing number of states, project owners and general contractors are requiring workers to have the OSHA 10 course as a condition of working on specific projects.

Victoria Zambito, Vice President of Content Development, says, "We have been developing courses for the construction industry since 2000 and therefore bring a unique perspective to the course design. Our experience and complete focus working within this space has provided us with a keen understanding of the specific educational needs of the construction worker."

The OSHA 10 Hour Construction Program is available on the RedVector website (http://www.RedVector.com/osha10/) for a special introductory price of $99 through July 31st. The program will return to its regular price of $149 on August 1st.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends Outreach Training Program Courses as an orientation to safety and health for workers. And while workers may need additional training based on OSHA standards and the specific hazards of their jobs, RedVector's OSHA-online 10 Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training program can help inject entry-level workers with critical knowledge on a variety of OSHA-regulated safety and health topics. Topics covered include electrical safety, fall protection, crane safety, and more.

RedVector now offers over 1,000 online courses with more than 130 hours of safety courses.