COLUMBIA FIRST &lt;CFFS> TAKES OVER BANK

  Columbia First Federal Savings and
  Loan Association said it has acquired the insured deposits of
  first Federal of Maryland, based in Hagerstown, from the
  Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp and reopend First
  Federal's six former offices as Columbia First branches.
      The Federal Home Loan Bank Board had closed First Federal
  on March 20 because it was insolvent.  First Federal had assets
  of 115.2 mln dlrs.
  

