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035 _a(Sirsi) u61601
041 _aeng
245 _aAbbey buys French mortgage lender
260 _c1990
350 _a0
490 _aIndependent
_v23/1/90 p21
520 _aAbbey National has established a foothold in France paying £41.8m for the mortgage lender Ficofrance . It is also working with a local insurance group to launch endowment mortgages until now unknown in France.
650 _aBUILDING SOCIETIES
650 _aEUROPE
690 _aHOUSING
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c38197
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