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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                   YEAR                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-2000             DEC-31-1999             DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-2000             JAN-01-1999             JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-2000             DEC-31-1999             MAR-31-1999
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<SECURITIES>                                   165,573                 150,034                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  120,843                  37,497                       0
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0                       0                       0
<INVENTORY>                                          0                       0                       0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               438,154                 299,242                       0
<PP&E>                                           1,839                   1,355                       0
<DEPRECIATION>                                   1,403                   1,250                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 930,554                 505,125                       0
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          196,900                  70,123                       0
<BONDS>                                        361,556                 115,822                       0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0                       0
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0
<COMMON>                                           487                     459                       0
<OTHER-SE>                                     305,103                 251,513                       0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   930,554                 505,125                       0
<SALES>                                              0                       0                       0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                78,690                       0                  47,621
<CGS>                                                0                       0                       0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   29,056                       0                   9,149
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 9,201                       0                   1,946
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                       0                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               6,447                       0                   1,099
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 40,433                       0                   2,981
<INCOME-TAX>                                    19,878                       0                   1,400
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  0                       0                       0
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                    20,555                       0                   1,581
<EPS-BASIC>                                       0.44                       0                    0.04
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