Article: DCR Assigns Preliminary Ratings for Cendant Corporation, Reaffirms Ratings on HFS Incorporated Debt

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) reaffirmed its 'A' (Single-A) rating for HFS Incorporated's (HFS) senior unsecured notes and convertible senior notes following the announcements of definitive agreements to acquire Providian Auto and Home Insurance Company (Providian) for about $219 million in cash, Harpur Group Ltd. (Harpur) for approximately $186 million in cash and up to $20 million in future contingent payments over the next two years and Jackson Hewitt Inc. for approximately $480 million in cash. These transactions will be financed with bank borrowings initially and are expected to close in early 1998.

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