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Sat 11 Nov 2007Fingleton approved €4.1m loan to Lynn, court hearsIrish Nationwide chief executive Michael Fingleton directly approved the loan of €4.1 million to solicitor Michael Lynn for the purchase of a property in Howth, a court heard yesterday. Dominic Coylereports.In an affidavit, head of home loans at the building society, Brian Fitzgibbon, also said Mr Fingleton was personally responsible for bypassing the financial institution's own procedures.