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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. Our market risk arises from interest rate risk inherent in our financial instruments. Interest rate risk results from the possibility that changes in interest rates will cause unfavorable changes in net income or in the value of interest rate-sensitive assets, liabilities and commitments. Lower interest rates tend to increase demand for mortgage loans for home purchasers, while higher interest rates make it more difficult for potential borrowers to purchase residential properties and to qualify for mortgage loans. We have no market rate sensitive instruments held for speculative or trading purposes.

Our mortgage banking segment is exposed to interest rate risk as it relates to its lending activities. The mortgage banking segment originates mortgage loans, which are sold through either optional or mandatory forward delivery contracts into the secondary markets. All of the mortgage banking segment’s loan portfolio is held for sale and subject to forward sale commitments. NVRM also sells all of its mortgage servicing rights on a servicing released basis.

NVRM generates operating liquidity primarily through the mortgage Repurchase Agreement, which provides for loan repurchases up to $100,000, subject to certain sub limits. The Repurchase Agreement is used to fund NVRM’s mortgage origination activities. Advances under the Repurchase Agreement carry a Pricing Rate based on the LIBOR Rate plus the LIBOR Margin, or the Default Pricing Rate, as determined under the Repurchase Agreement, provided that the Pricing Rate shall not be less than 4.5%. Under the Repurchase Agreement, we may enter into separate agreements with the Buyers party to the Repurchase Agreement, adjusting the Pricing Rate in effect. The average Pricing Rate on outstanding balances at December 31, 2010 was 4.1%.

The following table represents the contractual balances of our on-balance sheet financial instruments at the expected maturity dates, as well as the fair values of those on-balance sheet financial instruments at December 31, 2010. The expected maturity categories take into consideration the actual and anticipated amortization of principal and do not take into consideration the reinvestment of cash or the refinancing of existing indebtedness. Because we sell all of the mortgage loans we originate into the secondary markets, we have made the assumption that the portfolio of mortgage loans held for sale will mature in the first year. Consequently, advances outstanding under the Repurchase Agreement are also assumed to mature in the first year.

Maturities (000’s)

Fair
20112012201320142015ThereafterTotalValue
Mortgage banking segment
Interest rate sensitive assets:
Mortgage loans held for sale$181,697—————$181,697$177,244
Average interest rate4.2%—————4.2%
Interest rate sensitive liabilities:
Variable rate repurchase agreement$90,338—————$90,338$90,338
Average interest rate (a)4.1%—————4.1%
Other:
Forward trades of mortgage-backed securities (b)$4,904—————$4,904$4,904
Forward loan commitments (b)557—————557557
Homebuilding segment
Interest rate sensitive assets:
Interest-bearing deposits$1,163,623—————$1,163,623$1,163,623
Average interest rate0.3%—————0.3%
Interest rate sensitive liabilities:
Fixed rate obligations$346$644$644$669$56$—$2,359$2,359
Average interest rate13.1%13.2%13.3%13.9%14.1%13.2%
(a)Average interest rate is net of credits received for compensating cash balances.
(b)Represents the fair value recorded pursuant to ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging.

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