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To: Joe Copia who wrote (20713)	12/1/1999 1:39:00 PM
From: Bram12345	Respond to of 25711

Both, very positive Earnings and news on the home loan web site opening today on IBUI should get this stock moving: dljdirect.com biz.yahoo.com

To: Joe Copia who wrote (20713)	12/1/1999 1:55:00 PM
From: C. McD	Respond to of 25711

Joe, here's some Q&D DD on DNCC: Message 12156458

To: Joe Copia who wrote (20713)	12/1/1999 10:45:00 PM
From: Jon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25711

Joe, still holding ? :=) VMAX News : CHICAGO, Nov 30, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sonoma Financial Corporation/VictorMaxx Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:VMAX) the largest payday advance operator in the greater Chicago area, announced today the combined payday operations in Illinois and Indiana have reached 50 store locations and will have 55 before year end. The Illinois subsidiary Payday Check Advance Inc. operating under "Payday Express", grew from 23 locations January 1st to 46 locations today. Four additional locations are under lease and will open before the year is out. The Indiana subsidiary, The Money Market Inc., acquired in May with two locations has now doubled to 4 with one additional location set to open in the next few weeks. Payday Check Advance Inc. and The Money Market Inc. operate a chain of stores that provide convenient, low documentation, short term consumer loans to qualified applicants. The Company has grown from 2 stores in 1997 to a chain with 50 locations today. Frank Anthony Contaldo, CEO of Sonoma Financial Corp. stated, "1999 has been a year of fast-growth for our Payday subsidiaries. We've continued our expansion into new territories and have moved to increase market share in established ones. Our growth strategy has produced record single month revenues in October and we expect a busy holiday season." A complete investor package for Sonoma Financial is available at e-relations.com About Sonoma Financial Corporation: Sonoma Financial Corporation is a financial services company that owns and operates a chain of stores devoted to providing low documentation, short-term consumer loans. The company intends to become the national leader in the "Payday Loan" market by strategically opening new stores, penetrating new markets and by chain acquisition. Sonoma Financial is currently the only publicly traded company with a sole focus on 'payday advances'. Ace (NASDAQ:AACE), First Cash Financial Services (NASDAQ:FCFS) and Pinnacle Business Management (OTCBB:PCBM), have proven the viability of the concept in other markets, but are not specifically focused in this area. Safe Harbor Disclaimer: This release may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding the Company's expected performance for future periods, and actual results for such periods may materially differ. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to risks of changing market conditions in the overall economy and the industry, consumer demand, additional financing requirements, the opening of new stores, the success of the Company's acquisition strategy and other uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission Any comment ? Jon

To: Joe Copia who wrote (20713)	12/2/1999 9:08:00 AM
From: InOverMyHead	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25711

Joe, Just wanted to say thank you for getting me into CDNO in June. It looks like it's finally going to pay out!! IOMH :o) quote.bloomberg.com CONS. CAPITAL OFFERS TO EXCHANGE DEBT, PREFERRED STK FOR COMMON (The following is a reformatted version of a press release issued by Consolidated Capital of North America, Inc.) Consolidated Capital of North America, Inc. Announces Exchange Offer of Common Stock for Debt and Acquisition Strategy. Denver, December 1, 1999. Consolidated Capital of North America, Inc. (OTCBB: CDNO) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a private offer to its creditors to exchange its outstanding parent-company debt, preferred stock and other payables of up to $15 million for shares of its common stock at an exchange price of two cents ($.02) per share. These shares will bear restrictive legends pursuant to Rule 144, which in most cases requires a one year holding period before the shares will be freely transferable pursuant to such Rule. In light of the fact that the Company's three operating subsidiaries are in liquidation and the Company had ceased operations earlier this year, the Company believes that the most likely prospect for the Company's financial revival at this time is to negotiate the acquisition of the Company by, or other combination of the Company with, a private business that desires to become publicly traded in the U.S. securities markets. However, this strategy will only succeed if the Company is free of any significant contingent liabilities such as litigation, claims or material creditors that have not reached agreement with the Company to exchange their debt obligations for equity in the Company. Management of the Company has developed such an opportunity with a newly organized United Kingdom based internet/telecommunications company, to be called "European e Commerce" Limited ("EEC"). The Company's Board of Directors has authorized the execution of a preliminary, non-binding letter of intent relating to such transaction. However, there is no certainty at this time that this acquisition will be successfully completed. The consummation of the proposed acquisition will be subject to several material conditions precedent, which will have to occur to the satisfaction of EEC. These include, but are not limited to, the negotiation of a definitive acquisition agreement, the Company being free of all material debts, a due diligence investigation by EEC with no material issues discovered, the raising of in excess of $10,000,000 in new investment capital by the Company, and the obtaining of necessary waivers and consents from third parties, including the Company's shareholders. It is anticipated that a meeting of shareholders will be required to approve certain aspects of the proposed transaction if a definitive acquisition agreement is negotiated between the parties. Further, it is anticipated that an affiliate of management of the Company will be compensated by EEC or the Company if the transaction is successfully completed. Statements made in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the failure to successfully complete the exchange offer or the acquisition, the Company's future capital needs, the Company's ability to prevail in litigation, the Company's ability to obtain additional funding and required regulatory approval, the development of competitive businesses by other companies, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Therefore, the actual results of the Company's efforts may differ materially from those described in this press release. Contact: Richard Bailey, President, (310) 265-4404.