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ATLANTA, April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation dominated the annual Mortgage Originator Magazine list of the "Top Rookie Originators" in the United States as measured by individual rookie mortgage volume in 2005, with a total of 10 HomeBanc rookie mortgage bankers making the list, which ranks the top 44 of 2005. "Rookie" is an industry term for mortgage bankers with one year or less in the mortgage business. For four years in a row, HomeBanc has placed more rookie mortgage bankers on the annual Mortgage Originator Magazine "Top Rookie Originators" list than any other mortgage company. The current list is published in the April 2006 issue of the magazine, which is being distributed this week, and is available on line at http://www.mortgageoriginator.com/ . "An important part of our strategy for organic growth is training our mortgage bankers to ensure we have consistent quality in delivering world- class customer service," said HomeBanc Chairman and CEO Patrick S. Flood. "Every new mortgage banker must pass HomeBanc's intensive nine-week boot camp training program, which equips them with the tools to succeed and I believe allows them to gain momentum in the marketplace. Additionally, I believe our efforts to be recognized as a great place to work -- most recently ranking No. 14 on FORTUNE magazine's list of the best companies to work for -- gives us the opportunity to attract great talent during the recruiting process. I believe our dominance of this list once again indicates that our strategy is sound and we are meeting our objectives in this area." HomeBanc Mortgage, a mortgage banking company that focuses on originating purchase money residential mortgage loans in the southeast United States, is a subsidiary of HomeBanc Corp. (NYSE:HMB). HomeBanc Mortgage is headquartered in Atlanta and has offices in Georgia, Florida and North Carolina. For more information about HomeBanc Corp., HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation, or the company's mortgage products, contact HomeBanc at http://www.homebanc.com/ . DATASOURCE: HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation CONTACT: Media, Mark Scott, +1-404-459-7452, or , or Investors, Carol Knies, +1-404-459-7653, or , both of HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation Web site: http://www.homebanc.com/ http://www.mortgageoriginator.com/

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