NVR energized by housing and mortgage boom - 2004-01-27
The red hot housing market continues to energize a local builder's bottom line.

NVR, one of the country's largest homebuilders and mortgage banking companies, saw fourth-quarter earnings surge 67 percent. The McLean-based company says net income increased 61 percent compared to the same quarter the year before.
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On Personal Finance | The trade-off for low returns - safety - 2004-01-27
If the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates at its meeting today and tomorrow, most Fed watchers would be surprised.

That's great if you're in the market for a mortgage, but it's not so hot if you're looking for a generous bond, bond fund, money-market account or certificate of deposit.
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