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DATE: Tuesday, November 1, 1994              TAG: 9411020668
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D01  EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: From staff reports 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

TFC ENTERPRISES REPORTS EARNINGS INCREASE

TFC Enterprises Inc. has reported third quarter net income of $1.9 million, or 17 cents per common share, compared with a net loss of $1.5 million, or 14 cents per common share on a pro forma basis, in the third quarter of 1993. Net interest income for the quarter totaled $7.3 million, up 36 percent from $5.4 million in the prior year period. TFC Enterprises, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Finance Company, specializes in purchasing and servicing installment sales contracts originated by used car dealers. The Norfolk-based firm also has operations in Jacksonville, Fla., and Dallas. by CNB