	asta group inc unit in loan purchase asta group inc said its pct owned liberty service corp affiliate has purchased about mln dlrs face value of credit card installment receivables from a major financial institution it did not name for a significant discount from face value it said the portfolio consists mostly of charged off loans the company also said it expects to realize a profit of about dlrs on its pct interest in the briarcliff manor condominium project in new york with about dlrs of the profit being reflected in the year ending september reuter 
