FINANCIAL CORP OF AMERICA &lt;FIN> 3RD QTR LOSS
  Shr loss 2.20 dlrs vs profit 24 cts
      Net loss 75.8 mln vs profit 11.6 mln
      Avg shrs primary 35.9 mln vs 36.5 mln
      Avg shrs diluted 39.3 mln vs 39.9 mln
      Nine mths
      Shr primary loss 7.04 dlrs vs profit 1.69 dlrs
      Shr diluted loss 7.04 dlrs vs profit 1.64 dlrs
      Avg shrs primary 35.9 mln vs 37.2 mln
      Avg shrs diluted 39.3 mln vs 46.6 mln
     
      Net loss 243.4 mln vs profit 72.2 mln
      Assets 33.4 billion vs 34.1 billion
      Loans 10.8 billion vs 12.0 billion
      Deposits 16.9 billion vs 17.0 billion
      NOTE: Net includes FSLIC sepcial assessment loss of
  5,429,000 vs 5,193,000 in qtr 1987 vs 1986, and 16.3 mln vs
  16.0 mln in nine mths 1987 vs 1986.
      Net includes gain from sale of mortgage-backed securities
  and loans of 12.4 mln vs 93.4 mln, and 139.7 mln vs 264.0 mln
  in nine mths 1987 vs 1986.
     
      Net includes gain from sale of investments of 64,000 in qtr
  1987, and 157,000 vs 1,231,000 in nine mths 1987 vs 1986.
      Net includes provision for losses and discounts of 70.4 mln
  vs 76.2 mln in qtr 1987 vs 1986, and 315.7 mln vs 161.7 mln in
  nine mths 1987 vs 1986.
      Nine mths 1987 included write off of FSLIC secondary
  reserve of 22.7 mln.
  

