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 <DATE>2-MAR-1987 08:41:41.32</DATE>
 <TOPICS>
  <D>acq</D>
 </TOPICS>
 <PLACES>
  <D>usa</D>
 </PLACES>
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 <UNKNOWN>F
   f0358 reute
r f BC-FINANCIAL-SANTA-BARBA   03-02 0048</UNKNOWN>
 <TEXT>
  <TITLE>FINANCIAL SANTA BARBARA &lt;FSB&gt; TO MAKE PURCHASE</TITLE>
  <DATELINE>SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 2 -</DATELINE>
  <BODY>Financial Corp of Santa
Barbara said it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase
Stanwell Financial, the lending operations unit of mortgage
banking company &lt;Stanwell Mortgage&gt;, for undisclosed terms.
 Reuter</BODY>
 </TEXT>
</REUTERS>
