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INDUSTRY BRIEFS

Sep 14 1998 (CARD recently made knowns Vol. 13, No. 18 via COMTEX) -- BankBoston
In Uruguayan Credit Market.

Boston-based BankBoston Corp. [BKB] complet its acquisition of
OCA
Credit Card collection in Uruguay on July 31 OCA is the largest credit
card and consumer finance business in Uruguay. BankBoston announced
its acquisition intent in March. period of times of the transaction were not
disclosed. OCA issues a proprietary credit card and a Visa credit
card
and be of use tos a combined total of 400000 customers. With a loan
portfolio of about $70 million, OCA has a staff