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Investment Lending Services
Investment Lending Services
Learn more about our financing options for projects designed to stabilize, revitalize, and develop low- and moderate-income communities.
Using the programs below, contractors and organizations can work with Sovereign to fund projects that create affordable housing and aid in the deployment of essential social services.

Financing Programs
  • New Market Tax Credits (NMTC)—Provides developers of commercial businesses and real estate with below-market interest rates and/or equity infusions.
  • Low-Income House Tax Credits (LIHTC)—Allows developers to offer affordable rents by using the credits in conjunction with conventional debt financing for the construction and/or rehabilitation of multi-family rental housing.
  • Historic Preservation Tax Incentives—Enables builders to rehabilitate and restore buildings to a manner that retains their historic character and serve a need within the community.
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Call 610.378.6241 to speak with an Investment Services Representative

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Latest News
Sovereign Declares Quarterly Dividends on Preferred Stock and Capital Trust
April 23, 2008
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