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Citizens Job Bank Highlights

Rate
5.50% APR fixed rate, no points (*rate subject to change*)

Collateral

  • Loans must be secured by a first priority lien on assets to be financed
  • Shared first liens may be considered on real estate loans conditioned upon total first lien position not exceeding 75% of appraised value

Eligibility
Companies currently doing business in New Hampshire or those contemplating expansion and economic development projects in a broad array of industry sectors.

  • Purchasing or upgrading of machinery/equipment
  • Building acquistion/remodeling

Amounts

  • Minimum $240,000
  • Maximum $10,000,000
  • Loans may not exceed 75% of project cost
  • Building acquisition/remodeling loans limited to 75% of appraised value

Conditions

  • All loans are subject to credit approval on terms and conditions acceptable to Citizens Bank New Hampshire
  • A minimum of one full-time job must be created within three (3) years of the completion of the project for each $40,000 borrowed
  • Job creation certificate is subject to annual review by the New Hampshire Business Resource Center
  • Standard legal fees are paid by applicant

 

Terms

  • Machinery & Equipment: 5 years; fully amortized
  • Building Acquisition/Remodeling 5 years; amortized on a 20-year schedule
To obtain more information about Citizens Job Bank visit the state's economic development web site at www.nheconomy.com. You can also call the New Hampshire Business Resource Center at 1-603-271-2591 or call Citizens Bank at 1-888-358-0100. Visit www.egov.nh.gov/jobbank to continue to the prequalification form.

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