Atlanta-Based HomeBanc Mortgage Plans to Go Public - 2004-03-03
Atlanta-based HomeBanc Mortgage Corp., among the metro area's leading home lenders, will go public with a $500 million offering this summer.

HomeBanc, which closed nearly $6 billion in mortgage loans in 2003, plans to become HomeBanc Corp., a new publicly traded real estate investment trust, the company said Tuesday.
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IL&P planning more cost cuts, mortgage lending strong - 2004-03-03
Irish Life & Permanent has posted pre-tax profits of €261.8m for last year, almost €30m lower than in 2002. The fall was mainly due to a €50m loss on the sale of its last remaining US business Guarantee Reserve Life.

Profits at Permanent TSB grew by 32% to €128.8m, driven by the continuing surge in mortgage lending - up 30% to €3.8 billion. Total loans increased 33% to €6 billion.
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