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HomeBanc Has More First-Year Mortgage Originators on Annual List Than Any Other Bank or Mortgage Company in U.S. ATLANTA, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:HMB) scored 17 out of 56 slots on Mortgage Originator Magazine's list of the "2006 Top Rookie Originators" in the United States, which appears in the magazine's April 2007 issue. "Rookie" is a common industry term for mortgage originators with one year or less of mortgage origination experience. Mortgage originators are also commonly known as loan officers or mortgage bankers. With about 30% of the rookies on the list being HomeBanc mortgage bankers, HomeBanc continues its tradition of dominating this important industry benchmark list. On the 2005 list, HomeBanc's rookies accounted for 10 of the 44 rookies ranked. On the 2004 list, HomeBanc's rookies accounted for 13 of the 45 rookies ranked. On the 2003 list, HomeBanc scored 15 out of 75 slots available on the list that year, and on the 2002 list HomeBanc scored 13 out of 75 available top rookie slots. "These results over the past five years speak to HomeBanc's ability to hire and train mortgage bankers that produce industry-leading production results," said HomeBanc CEO Kevin Race. "We believe this track record of producing top rookie originators coupled with our renewed emphasis on recruiting experienced mortgage bankers puts HomeBanc in good stead to compete in our Southeast footprint." HomeBanc invests in its rookie mortgage bankers' success by offering an intensive mortgage origination training program. All new HomeBanc mortgage bankers are put through HomeBanc's nine-week training class at the company's headquarters in Atlanta. During this class, new mortgage bankers learn a wide range of information, including the ins and outs of the mortgage business, sales skills, details of HomeBanc's extensive line of mortgage products and the use of HomeBanc's innovative mortgage origination technology platform and systems. HomeBanc also assigns each rookie mortgage banker a mentor with several years experience. These mentors provide the rookies with real-world knowledge and rookies shadow their mentors on customer calls during their training. All HomeBanc mortgage bankers in HomeBanc's markets are then supported in their efforts with corporate marketing and customer retention campaigns, field marketing support in their regions, an unconditional customer service guarantee and innovative mortgage product solutions, all aimed at raising awareness of the HomeBanc brand and building long-term satisfied customers. Mortgage Originator Magazine is a monthly magazine covering national news and trends in the mortgage business. To find out more about the magazine or review the full "2006 Top Rookie Originators" list, visit the magazine on-line at http://www.mortgageoriginator.com/. 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, North Carolina and Tennessee. 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 CONTACT: Mark Scott, +1-404-459-7452, , or INVESTOR CONTACT: Carol Knies, +1-404-459-7653, , both of HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation Web site: http://www.homebanc.com/ http://www.mortgageoriginator.com/

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