HomeBanc Mortgage Corp. positioned itself as the Christian exemplar of "integrity" and "faith," seeking to "enrich and fulfill lives by serving each other, our customers and communities," according to its mission statement. Meetings often opened with prayer. Chaplains were on call. A prominent Cobb County preacher served as "chief people officer" with a mandate to tend to employees' spiritual, as ...

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A new HIV-fighting drug from Merck & Co. Inc. appears superior to options for patients who have stopped responding to available drugs, federal regulators said yesterday.