BearingPoint's Readiness Assessment Program Provides Mortgage Companies A Business Case for Implementing New Imaging Technologies in 2004 - 2004-02-12
BearingPoint, Inc., one of the world's biggest business consulting and systems integration firms, declared today that it will begin offering a set of services to mortgage companies allowing them to begin implementing new imaging technologies in 2004.

"Mortgage companies who are looking to increase their overall profitability this year should be investing in imaging," said David Hisey, a managing director with BearingPoint.
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Florida Home Sales Up 12 Percent, Says Florida Association of Realtors - 2004-02-12
In the fourth quarter of 2003, a surging housing market, combined with rising consumer spending, exports and business purchases boosted the economy in Florida and nationwide.

According to Freddie Mac, a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.92 percent for fourth quarter 2003, down from 6.01 percent in the third quarter; in fourth quarter 2002, the rate averaged
6.08 percent.
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