Evictions reverse joy of Habitat - 2004-03-20
There's happiness when the keys to a new Habitat house are given over to a family of modest means to start their new lives as homeowners. But what happens when the keys are taken away?

Eager to get folks settled, Habitat allowed several families to move into Rosalynn Place homes before they had closed their mortgage paperwork.
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BB&T slashes its 2004 profit forecast - 2004-03-20
BB&T Corp., the North Carolina bank that's growing in Florida, cut its 2004 earnings outlook Friday.

The bank said profits would slide because of a downturn in mortgage lending.

"Fluctuations in interest rates are producing unexpected pressure on mortgage banking operations," said chairman and chief executive John Allison.
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