Hawaii mortgage rates inch upward - 2004-03-05
Mortgage rates in Hawaii, which dropped to 5.25 percent in the last week of January, have started to display some sign of upward pressure, based on weekly quotes provided by lenders to the Honolulu Board of Realtors.

Bank of Hawaii and City Bank held their 30-year fixed-rate mortgages at 5.25 percent this week, but First Hawaiian, American Savings Bank and Central Pacific Bank raised their rates to 5.375 percent.
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Leesport Helps Seniors With Reverse Mortgage - 2004-03-05
Leesport Bank, a subsidiary of Leesport Financial Corp., revealed it has become the first bank
in the Berks County market to provide a Reverse Mortgage.

Joan M. Wood, Residential Mortgage Originator, will serve as the bank's Reverse Mortgage program administrator and work closely with the Bank's
partner, Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, headquartered in Irvine, CA.
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