In Brief: Riggs in Pact to Spur Low-Income Lending

Riggs National Bank is joining a major community development group to provide $30 million in mortgage loans to low-income and moderate-income individuals in the nation's capital.

The lead bank of $4.7 billion-asset Riggs National Corp. in Washington, D.C., announced last week a partnership with the Boston-based Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America to increase home mortgage loans in the next five years. Riggs will underwrite the loans, while the community group will handle the applications.

The loans will be available with a lower-than-normal down payment and interest rate, and no closing costs.

The community group has a similar, $500 million program with NationsBank.

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