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padding-left: 19px; vertical-align: top;" width="742"> <!-- Start Content Area --> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="453" id="subpage-main"><h1>News</h1> <div style="padding-bottom: 15px;"><img src="../images/double-line.png" width="452" height="3" alt="---"></div> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="Page Content" --> <h3><a href="http://www.insidearm.com/go/arm-news/video-interview-gene-collins-first-financial-asset-management">Video Interview: Gene Collins, First Financial Asset Management</a></h3> <p>October 17, 2008  Gene Collins, President and Co-Chairman of First Financial Asset Management, sits down with insideARM at the DCS 2008 conference to discuss his company and the ARM industry. Interview conducted by Phil Britt. <a href="http://www.insidearm.com/go/arm-news/video-interview-gene-collins-first-financial-asset-management">See the Video Interview here</a></p> <h3><a href="FFAM_Forward_Flow_Purchase.html">First Financial Asset Management Lands $420 Million Forward Flow Contract</a></h3> <p>Atlanta, GA  January 8, 2008  First Financial Asset Management (FFAM), headquartered in Atlanta, announced today that its subsidiary First Financial Portfolio Management (FFPM) has re-entered into a substantial forward flow receivables purchase agreement, awarded by one of the world's largest credit card issuers. <a href="FFAM_Forward_Flow_Purchase.html">Read the whole press release&nbsp;&gt;</a></p> <h3><a href="FFAM_Credit_Facility.html">First Financial Enters Into Multi-Million Dollar Senior Credit Facility</a></h3> <p>Atlanta, GA  March 30, 2008  First Financial Asset Management (FFAM), headquartered in Atlanta, announced today that it has entered into a multi-million dollar senior credit facility agreement with a senior bank lender located in Chicago, Ill. <a href="FFAM_Credit_Facility.html">Read the whole press release&nbsp;&gt;</a></p> <h3><a href="12%20Month%20Forward%20Flow%20Contract.html">FFPM Receives 12 Month Forward Flow Contract</a></h3> <p>First Financial Portfolio Management (FFPM) has entered into the largest forward flow purchase contract, measured by capital invested, in the Company's history. This record contract was awarded by one of the world's largest bankcard issuers. <a href="12%20Month%20Forward%20Flow%20Contract.html">Read the whole press release&nbsp;&gt;</a></p> <h3><a href="FFAM%20Acquires%20$400%20Million%20Debt%20Portfolio.html">First Financial Asset Management Acquires $400 Million Debt Portfolio</a></h3> <p>First Financial Asset Management has acquired the largest single debt portfolio, measured by capital invested, in the Company s history. The portfolio of charged-off credit card assets has an aggregated value of approximately $400 million. <a href="FFAM%20Acquires%20$400%20Million%20Debt%20Portfolio.html">Read the whole press release&nbsp;&gt;</a></p> <h3><a href="FFAM%20CCI%20Offshore%20Joint%20Venture%20Press%20Release.pdf" target="_blank">FFAM and Capital Crossing Announce Offshore Collections Business Focusing on Low Balance Recoveries</a></h3> <p>First Financial Asset Management, Inc. 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