Raleigh, NC, September 2007 – Diamond Financial Services, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Diamond America, Inc. with offices located in Raleigh, NC, West Keansburg, NJ and Orlando, FL, today announced that David Brindley has accepted the position of Vice President of Commercial Lending. David brings with him a wealth of lending experience in Small Business and Commercial Real Estate financing having been employed with some of the largest commercial finance companies in the world such as CIT and GE Capital where he received numerous awards for business development. "We are very excited about having Dave join our team.." commented Stephen Mariani, President and Founder of Diamond Financial Services. "David has made a real impact in recent years on the North Carolina small business community and he will be a valuable asset for us at Diamond Financial”.

“This is a tremendous personal opportunity for me to contribute and be a part of this great organization” commented David Brindley.  “Steve and I have worked together for several years and have the same philosophy of working hard to meet the needs of our customers. We are committed to helping entrepreneurs and small business owners reach their goals by providing them with creative, flexible, long term financing.”

Diamond Financial is one of the nation's leading sources of Small Business Loans and offers a wide range of financing solutions to small business owners. With extensive SBA program experience and expertise in the franchise, medical, restaurant, hotel/motel, wholesale and service industries, Diamond provides loans for business start-ups, business acquisitions; the purchase of land and construction; the purchase of commercial buildings, machinery and equipment; the re-financing of business related debt and working capital.