BIRMINGHAM, AL—Regions Bank, the primarybanking subsidiary of Regions FinancialCorporation, has been approved as a Fannie MaeDelegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) lender andacquired a DUS servicing portfolio totaling approximately$1 billion.

The Fannie Mae DUS approval complementsRegions' existing real estate banking and capital marketscapabilities and will allow the bank to provide long-term, flexiblefinancing solutions to support multifamily housing clientsnationwide.

“Multifamily housing continues to be an important and growingsector of the real estate market and permanent, flexible financingfor completed developments is critically important to increasingboth the availability and affordability of housing,” saidJohn Turner, head of Regions' CorporateBank. “Regions Bank is pleased to now be one of the24 Fannie Mae designated DUS lenders in the US.This capability is a significant addition to the bank's existingsuite of debt capital products to meet the needs of real estatebanking clients.”

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