FIRST FINANCIAL &lt;FFMC> BUYS CONFIDATA

  First Financial Management Corp said it
  acquired Confidata Corp, a unit of &lt;North Ridge Bank>, paying
  500,000 dlrs in cash and pledging a guarantee on a 500,000 dlr
  Confidata note held by North Ridge.
      First Financial, which provides data processing services to
  community banks and other financial institutions, said the
  acquisition will expand its customer base.
  

