SCARBOROUGH, Maine — USA Cares has launched a new education course designed to provide loan officers, realtors and housing professionals with a clear understanding of how to work with military clients.

Fairway Independent Mortgage has announced that the Scarborough branch successfully completed this new program and is among the first housing professionals to offer this level of expert customer service to military men and women. The USA Cares Certified Military Housing Specialist Course provides the tools and knowledge needed to effectively work with military borrowers, especially in this fast-paced and competitive market. It also includes timely advice for housing professionals regarding foreclosure prevention, with tips they can give their clients to help them avoid mortgage delinquencies in the future.

The course helps all housing professionals make sense of the military language, rank and pay system. It even outlines what happens when a service member is injured, and explains how their pay will continue during hospitalization and treatment. Earning the Certificate of Completion for the CMHS Course indicates a significant knowledge base that active duty service members and veterans can rely on for prompt and accurate service of their housing needs.

Certified Housing Professionals adhere to specific Standards of Practice, representing a commitment to provide quality service to military borrowers.

Fairway Independent Mortgage, is a national company, located at 360 U.S. Route One, Scarborough, Maine.

Area Manager, Mark Maroon and his team have been providing mortgages to Maine and New Hampshire families for over 25 years and has a team of specialists covering the entire state trained to meet the needs of military members and their families.

Learn more at www.FairwayMe.com or call 207-885-5070 for a thorough consultation.

Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387.