Article: Mercury finishes insurance unit sale.(Mercury Finance sale of Lyndon Insurance Group to Frontier Insurance Group)(Brief Article)

Mercury Finance Co. said Wednesday that it closed the sale of its Lyndon Insurance Group subsidiary to Frontier Insurance Group for $92 million in cash.

Mercury, the troubled subprime auto lender, will record a net loss of $25 million on the transaction, as previously reported. The company acquired Lyndon for $72.5 million in 1995 and merged its other insurance operations with it.

Meanwhile, Mercury's $50 million loan from Bank of America comes due June 20, raising concerns ...

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