Lafayette Community Bancorp Declares Eighth Consecutive Quarter of Earnings - 2004-02-02
Lafayette Community Bancorp , parent company of Lafayette Community Bank, declared our eighth consecutive quarter of earnings. We are pleased to announce pre-tax earnings of $1,283,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003.

We did see our loan portfolio grow in 2003 and our commercial pipelines are strengthening, which we hope will translate into higher commercial loans
outstanding this year.
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U.S. home affordability up in fourth quarter - 2004-02-02
U.S. housing affordability grew in the fourth quarter of 2003, an industry trade group said on Monday, reflecting a stronger economy and lower home prices.

Thirty-year mortgage rates have averaged below 6 percent since the second week of December, ending at 5.68 percent last week, according to mortgage finance company Freddie Mac.
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