FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  21st Mortgage Corporation Named Floor Plan Lender of the Year  21st Mortgage Corporation, Knoxville, Tenn., has received the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) National Industry Award for “Floor Plan Lender of the year.”  The awards were presented today during the 2007 National Congress & Expo for Manufactured and Modular Housing, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  “21st Mortgage Corporation has been honored for its excellence in manufactured home floor plan lending and its significant contributions to the manufactured housing industry.  We are very proud of its accomplishments and wish it continued success in all of its endeavors,” said MHI Chairman Barry McCabe.  As a Bershire-Hathway company, 21st Mortgage maintains a high standard of corporate ethics. 21st Mortgage has the financial strength and long-term commitment necessary to continue its growth and contribute to the success of the industry.  For the third consecutive year, 21st experienced tremendous growth in floor plan receivables.   21st offers flexibility and creativity in floor plan financing, with programs and plans tailored to meet the specific needs of individual retailers.  21st Mortgage is the only national lender offering inventory financing to retailers along with chattel, land/home and conforming real estate mortgages to manufactured homes buyers.   21st Mortgage is also actively involved with MHI and numerous state associations and encourages its team members to serve on the boards and committees of these organizations. In addition, 21st Mortgage has been an annual supporter of MHI-PAC fund raising since start of company in 1995.  The National Industry Awards are presented annually.  Nominations for the Floor Plan Lender of the year award were solicited and chosen by other financial institutions across the country, making it one of the most prestigious honors bestowed from peer-to-peer in the country.   MHI is the national trade organization representing all segments of the manufactured and modular housing industries, including manufacturers, retailers, community owners, suppliers, financial institutions, state associations and developers.