CHICAGO - (01/11/06) The Federal Home Loan Bank ofChicago said it has made another $1.8 million available to help paydownpayments and closing costs for mortgages at member banks andcredit unions. Mortgage lenders can use the money under thebanks Downpayment Plus Program to provide grants up to$5,000 for low- and moderate-income homebuyers in Illinois andWisconsin. The Chicago bank provided $12 million in homeownerassistance lats year through the downpayment program, a componentof its Affordable Housing Program. Homebuyers at all member banksand credit unions are eligible and must have a total householdincome of less than 80% of area median income, based on HUDguidelines. All 880 of the Chicago banks memberinstitutions, including 80 credit unions, are eligible for theprogram.
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Last year, the Raleigh, N.C.-based Integrated called off a deal to sell itself to MVB Financial after bank stocks took a hit in the aftermath of the regional bank failures. Capital hopes to expand its government-guaranteed lending with the transaction.
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Once a prominent figure spurring financial institutions to engage in cryptocurrency, Bankman-Fried's downslide began with the collapse of the digital asset exchange FTX in late 2022 and hit rock bottom with his sentencing to 25 years in prison.
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