Cross Country Home Services Continues Rapid Expansion with Plans to Open New Customer Care Facility in Anderson, South Carolina

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May. 13 /PRNewswire/ --

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Cross Country Home Services, Inc. (CCHS), the leader in helping companies drive revenue and customer loyalty through a comprehensive set of home warranties, home service plans and homeowner emergency assistance programs, today announced that it plans to open a new customer care facility in Anderson, South Carolina, as part of its rapid expansion. The company will remain headquartered in Florida, where it will retain its existing positions.

CCHS has been enjoying double-digit growth and is confident it will continue. The new facility will enable CCHS to keep pace with this growth. Scheduled to be operational in summer 2008, the facility will be home to an estimated 350 new jobs.

"At CCHS, we are passionate about ensuring that our client programs run smoothly and provide the highest level of customer service," said Sandra Finn, President, CCHS. "That's why it is important to keep pace with the significant growth that we've been experiencing by continuing to expand both here and around the country."

"As we work to compete in the global marketplace, our state's ability to attract new investment and jobs is increasingly important. Today's announcement of Cross Country Home Services' decision to create 350 jobs here certainly speaks to our success in that regard, as well as to our efforts to enhance the economic soil conditions to encourage business growth. We remain committed to continuing these efforts to keep growing the state's economy and creating opportunity throughout South Carolina," said Governor Mark Sanford.

About Cross Country Home Services

Cross Country Home Services, Inc. is the leader in helping companies drive revenue and customer loyalty through a comprehensive set of home warranties, home service plans and homeowner emergency assistance programs. For nearly 30 years, CCHS has provided highly flexible, co-branded and private label service programs for major national and regional clients in the financial services, insurance, real estate and utility industries, as well as affinity groups. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, CCHS is a member of the Cross Country Group, one of the largest privately-held providers of customer service programs in the United States. For more information, visit www.crosscountry-home.com.