America's Senior Financial Services to Acquire Capital Funding of South Florida.MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. LAKES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1998--"This acquisition will give us offices from one end of Florida to the other," said Nelson Locke, president of America's Senior Financial Services (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:AMSE AMSE American Museum of Science & Energy (Tennessee) AMSE Aircraft Maintenance Support Equipment (Canadian Forces) AMSE Advanced Mass Sender Enterprise ). The company Wednesday announced the completion of a letter of intent to acquire Capital Funding of South Florida Inc., a mortgage lender with six offices in the state and annual loan production of approximately $125 million. The deal, when completed, will be a combination of cash and shares of AMSE stock. "This acquisition is important to AMSE's overall strategy because Capital Funding has the ability to develop the Fannie Mae `Homekeeper for Purchase' program. They will do well with this program, it's a natural because the product is innovative and so is Capital Funding's leadership," said Locke. George Pollis and Michael Pollis will continue in their respective roles as Capital Funding's chief executive officer and executive vice president. Locke expects the acquisition to be completed by Dec. 31, 1998. America's Senior Financial Services is based in Miami Lakes and specializes in reverse mortgages designed for seniors. With 11 offices in two states America's Senior originates over $200 million a year in forward and reverse mortgages. Reverse mortgages are insured by HUD and offered by both FHA See Federal Housing Administration. FHA See Federal Housing Administration (FHA). and Fannie Mae. The concept has been endorsed by the AARP AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organization dedicated to "enriching the experience of aging"; membership is open to people age 50 or older. Founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus as American Association of Retired Persons, AARP now has over 30 million , among others, as a viable source for retirement cash flow. The company, whose website address is www.valuefinancial.com, is a founding member of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association. This release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements may involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially. |
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