1.   And more refinancing business is expected, he said, echoing the voices of others in the mortgage business.

2.   Around that time GE Capital said it would get into the Hong Kong mortgage business.

3.   BankBoston executives said they agreed to form HomeSide because it took a large scale and substantial commitments of capital to remain competitive in the mortgage lending business.

4.   Barnett added its mortgage business to the pot by the time a deal was formally closed in March.

5.   A deal would more than double the mortgage business for Barclays, and could set off another wave of consolidation in British banking.

6.   Aames Financial Corp. reported second quarter profits nearly tripled from the same period a year ago because of a rising mortgage lending business.

7.   Advanta Corp., a financial services company in the midst of selling off its mortgage business, decided it was time to take some precautions.

8.   But a bank might like to have the biggest mortgage business around --not to mention all those West Coast offices.

9.   But he decided to open his own home loan company rather than give up the mortgage business.

10.   But eight companies that control the mortgage insurance business strenuously objected to the bill the moment they discovered it.