GREAT WESTERN FINANCIAL &lt;GWF> UNIT BUYS BANKS

  Great Western Financial
  Corp's subsidiary Great Western Bank said it will purchase
  three retail banking branches in south Florida with total
  deposits of 90 mln dlrs.
      Great Western said it will purchase branches in Deerfield
  Beach and Hollywood with approximately 80 mln dlrs in deposits
  from Guardian Savings and Loan Association, and one in Palm
  Beach with approximately 10 mln in deposits from Goldome
  Savings Bank.
  

