In Brief: First Fidelity Readies Home Equity Loan Unit

NEWARK, N.J. - First Fidelity Bancorp soon will launch soon a unit in its home equity lending division.

The unit will buy loans that were made to borrowers with less-than- stellar credit by mortgage banks and brokerage companies, said James E. Fitzgerald, executive vice president of consumer lending.

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