11.   Norwest is a respected, fast-growing community bank that specializes in consumer finance.

12.   Other companies are finding consumer finance a tough business.

13.   Providian will focus on credit cards and consumer finance, its most profitable businesses, and spin them off to shareholders.

14.   Some analysts say that after three years of steady increases in installment credit, consumers finances may be coming under stress.

15.   Consumer finance like hire-purchase activities used to be the soledomain of finance companies.

16.   It also has interests in consumer finance, aircraft leasing and data processing.

17.   The bank is involved in a wide range of financial services ranging from commercial banking, general insurance, consumer finance to stock brokerage and offshore banking.

18.   The company also has interests in consumer finance, aircraft leasing and data processing.

19.   They survive from consumer finance.

20.   Its major businesses here are consumer finance, commercial finance and global project and structured finance as well as investing in the stock market.