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FMBN Floats N48bn Housing Loan
The Federal Mortgage
Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has floated a N48 billion housing loan to prospective applicants in abid to offer succour to homeowners.
In a statement the apex Mortgage bank disclosed that its managing Director, Mr Gimba Ya’u Kumo announced the new funding recently during the workshop for operators of primary mortgage Banks in the Country.
Kuno Stateed that the amount is coming on the heels of the previous sum of N52.8 billion earlier released to some beneficiaries across the country in August 2014 over the National Housing Scheme.
He said in collaboration with the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation measures have been taken to check against failures by Primary Mortgage banks (PMBS).
He urged stakeholders to assist the bank to achieve its aims of safeguarding depositors funds, stressing that the country has a total of 77 Licensed primary mortgage banks with some operating as regional while others operate as national while others operate as national institutions with capital bases of N2.5billion and N3 billion respectively.
According to him, most of the mortgage banks are performing the traditional roles of conducting universal service delivery in the industry as opposed to the modern practice in other climes where PMBS specialize in specific aspect of the value Chain such as collection of repayment, risk management or fund syndication or management.
Philip Okparaji