First National Corp.

First National Corp.

First National Corp. in San Diego became the first bank to announce that it is spinning off a mortgage subsidiary through a public offering.

Other banks are expected to follow, capitalizing on investor interest. Fleet/Norstar, for example, is considering a similar deal, and Primerica Inc. is spinning off Margaretten Mortgage Corp.

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