The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Wednesday, January 18, 1995            TAG: 9501180515
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D2   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: (Staff)
                                             LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

L.A. FIRM TO BUY RICHMOND ASSET LENDER

The Foothill Group Inc. announced Tuesday that its asset-based lending subsidiary, Foothill Capital Corp., has executed a definitive agreement for buy the assets of Flagship Financial Corp. The purchase is subject to the approval of Federal Trade Commission, which is expected by Jan. 31, 1995. Richmond-based Flagship Financial Corp. is an asset-based lender with approximately $20 million in loans outstanding. It has additional business development offices in Columbia, Md. and Charlotte, N.C. by CNB