Home Savings may buy some S&Ls; in Ohio.

A spokesman for the Los Angeles-based financial institution confirmed that discussions are under way to buy some of the Ohio savings and loans that were closed temporarily in mid-March during a banking panic. “Nothing has been finalized,” the Home Savings spokesman said. “We’re interested, we’re looking and we’re talking.” Home Savings, the nation’s largest S&L; with more than $24 billion in assets, operates 269 offices in six states.