CENTURY BUSINESS CREDIT <CTY> GETS OFFER
  Century Business Credit Corp said it
  received an offer from Stanley Tananbaum, chairman and chief
  executive officer, to take the company private in a transaction
  giveing shareholders 24.40 dlrs per share in cash.
      There were 603,106 shares outstanding as of December 31.
      The independent directors said they will engage an expert
  to evaluate the fairness of the offer.