Business Briefs

Michael Mayfield recently was appointed a home loan consultant for the Milltown office of Countrywide Home Loans Inc., 320 Ryders Lane.

Mayfield represents Countrywide in the local community, working with builders, real estate professionals and prospective homebuyers to provide information on a variety of home financing options for both new and existing homes.

Countrywide Home Loans Inc. originates, purchases, securitizes, sells and services home loans and is the primary subsidiary of Countrywide Financial Corp. Through its subsidiaries, Countrywide Financial provides mortgage banking and diversified financial services in domestic and international markets.

Founded in 1969 and a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 and Fortune 500, Countrywide Financial Corp. is headquartered in Calabasas, Calif., The corporation’s family of companies has a work force of more than 40,000 in more than 600 offices across the country.

“Really Big Coloring Books” are available through a fund-raising sale sponsored by the East Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce.

The children’s books are being offered for purchase at the following East Brunswick locations: W. Berman Decorating Marketplace, 252 Route 18; Greenfield Jewelers, 418 Route 18; and the East Brunswick Chamber of Commerce, 21 Brunswick Woods Drive. Sale sites also include BW Gallery and Frame, 245 S. Main St., Milltown.

The coloring books cost $8 each, $15 for two. Choices include “Dinosaurs,” “Learn My Letters and Numbers ABC 123,” “The Really Big Book of Zoo Animals,” and “The Three Little Pigs.”

Orders also may be placed by calling the chamber at (732) 257-3009 or e-mailing Communityedge@EBNJChamber.org.

Business Network International (BNI), 9 Central Chapter, holds a networking breakfast from 7-8:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Friendly’s in the A&P Shopping Center, Route 9 and Ferry Road, Old Bridge. For more information, call (732) 238-6734.