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Summary of Proposed Investment

Project Number

3783

Company Name

EASTERN CARIBBEAN HOME MORTGAGE BANK

Date SPI Disclosed

Apr 20, 1995

Country

Caribbean Subregion

Industry

Financial Markets

Status

Completed

Sector

Secondary Mortgage Institutions

Department

Regional Industry FIG LAC & EUR

Environmental Category

C - No Impact

Previous Events

Approved : Mar 7, 1996
Signed : Oct 8, 1996
Invested : Oct 8, 1996

Project Description



Please find attached SPI for Eastern Caribbean Home Mortgage Bank



SUMMARY OF PROJECT INFORMATION (SPI)


Project Name Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Eastern Caribbean Home Mortgage Bank (ECHMB).

Region Latin America and the Caribbean

Sector Finance

Project No. 003783

Projected Board Date May 18, 1995

Company Name Eastern Caribbean Home Mortgage Bank

Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders

The project''s technical partners are ECCB and the Home Mortgage Bank of Trinidad and Tobago ("HMB"). ECCB is the central bank of its eight member territories, responsible for the issuance of the regional currency, the Eastern Caribbean Dollar, and the establishment of monetary policy. HMB was established in 1986 as a secondary mortgage bank to mobilize private savings for mortgage loan refinancing in Trinidad and Tobago. IFC is a 10% shareholder in HMB.

Project Cost including proposed IFC investment

EC$10 million (US$3,703,704 million equivalent) including proposed IFC investment of EC$1 million (US$370,370 equivalent)

Location of project and Description of site

ECHMB will be located at the headquarters of the ECCB in St. Kitts.

Description of Company and Purpose of Project

The project involves the establishment of ECHMB, an independent, privately-managed financial institution, primarily to purchase new and existing residential mortgage loans from mostly private mortgage originating institutions located in the member territories of the ECCB.

Environmental Categories and Issues

This is a category C project according to IFC''s environmental review procedure. No further environmental review is required.

Date SPI sent to PIC April 20, 1995

For additional Information contact: Corporate Relations Unit - telephone (202) 473-7711 - facsimile: (202) 676-0365.

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