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In the News: Mortgage rate falls (San Francisco Chronicle)

Mortgage rate falls - The average rate on 30-year fixed mortgages tied a record low this week, 4.78 percent, down from 4.8 percent last week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. The average rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.48 percent, unchanged for…

Mixed news for two Winston-Salem banks (Winston-Salem Journal)

A decision to write off the entire amount of goodwill on its books led to a $49.7 million loss in the first quarter for Southern Community Financial Corp.

Southern Community Financial Corporation Announces Results for the First Quarter 2009 (Marketwire)

WINSTON-SALEM, NC–(Marketwire - April 30, 2009) - Southern Community Financial Corporation ( NASDAQ : SCMF ) ( NASDAQ : SCMFO ), the holding company for Southern Community Bank and Trust, today reported first quarter 2009 results. Financial Highlights — Deposit growth for first quarter 2009 of 16% year-over-year and 8% on a linked quarter basis — Non-interest income increased $473 thousand or …

Southern Community Financial Corporation Announces Results for the First Quarter 2009 (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Southern Community Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: SCMF), the holding company for Southern Community Bank and Trust, today reported first quarter 2009 results.

Fixed Mortgage Rate in U.S. Matches Record Low (Update3) (Bloomberg)

April 30 (Bloomberg) — Fixed mortgage rates fell for a third consecutive week, matching the record low reached earlier this month, driven by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke ’s plan to buy home-loan securities to bolster the housing market.