WAUKESHA, Wis. (June 15, 2004) -- Amerihome Mortgage has been named a
Top 10 Small Business for 2004 by the Waukesha Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Times.

Selection criteria include a commitment to good business practices, a history of good employee relations and benefits, a strong customer focus and consistent financial growth. To be eligible for consideration, a company must have been in business for at least two years and have its headquarters in Southeastern Wisconsin. Eligible companies must be able to demonstrate growth in employment or sales and have no more than 250 employees.
" We are delighted to be honored as a Top 10 Small Business," said Jeffrey T. Cummisford, senior vice president and partner at Amerihome Mortgage. "This is a tremendous compliment to our employees. After all, it is our employees, along with our customers' trust and loyalty, who are the driving force behind Amerihome and the reason we succeed."

Amerihome, which is based in Brookfield, Wisconsin, delivers highly personalized mortgage financing services through branch locations in the Midwest, Southwest and Northeast. The company, founded in 1997 by former executives of Fleet Financial Group, was recently listed in Broker Magazine's "Top 50 Brokerage Firms," ranking 19th in the nation. Amerihome was also ranked as the fifth-largest mortgage lender in Milwaukee by the Milwaukee Business Journal, and named a 'Future 50' Master Mettle Winner by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.

Amerihome Mortgage can be found online at www.amerihomemortgage.com.