First Bank helps Olympic buy auto loans.

MINNEAPOLIS - Olympic Financial Ltd. said the lead bank of First Bank System Inc. has extended a $10 million warehousing line of credit to finance the acquisition of automobile loans.

The credit line from First Bank of Minneapolis supplements a $35 million warehousing credit with Saturn Financial Services Inc., a subsidiary of U.S. West Financial Services, and other arrangements with Minnesota banks.

Minneapolis-based Olympic, which purchases, pools, sells, and services loans made by more than 470 auto dealers, is expanding its territory.

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