In Brief: 2 Massachusetts Banks Establish a Loan Pool

Two Boston-area community banks - in cooperation with Fleet Financial Group, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, and the Massachusetts Thrift Fund - have set up a special $2 million loan pool to help businesses in the area grow.

The fund, called the Gloucester Commercial Revitalization Loan Program, makes seven-year loans available at below-market fixed rates under the sponsorship of the Gloucester Revolving Loan Fund.

The loans - to be made through Gloucester Bank and Trust Co. and Warren Five Cents Savings Bank - are intended for businesses in Gloucester to increase and create jobs, especially for those with low to moderate incomes. The first loan was made on Jan. 30.

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