First Citizens financing package targets business credit and mortgages

WACK 90.1 FM · NEWS | Published 13 November 2026 | News synthesis

First Citizens Bank is receiving a facility of up to US$200 million intended to widen credit access for small and medium-sized businesses and low- and middle-income households seeking mortgages.

IDB Invest’s 10 November release sets out up to US$140 million in committed financing: US$100 million from IDB Invest and US$40 million from Japan’s international cooperation agency through the TADAC fund. Another US$60 million is uncommitted.

The package also supports digital banking improvements. These facility limits are not a statement that all the money has been disbursed. TTT’s 12 November report covered the signing ceremony held the previous day.

Dated sources

IDB Invest, 10 November; TTT, 12 November reporting the 11 November signing

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Prepared from linked reporting; not a WACK interview or eyewitness account.

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