In Brief: National City Unit To Use Byte Software

National City Mortgage Co. has selected Byte Enterprises' The Qualifier Series loan-origination software for installation throughout its 100-plus branch network.

The company said it wanted to shorten the time between loan application and the completion of the loan process. Before selecting Byte's laptop software, National City tested products from three other software vendors.

National City Mortgage's parent, National City Corp., said this month that it was acquiring First of America Bank Corp. National City originated $1.3 billion of mortgages in the first half. First of America's mortgage unit, First of America Loan Services, originated $600 million.

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