Congressional Bank Closes Three Seniors Housing Loan Transactions Totaling $11.6M

BETHESDA, MD. — Congressional Bank, a Bethesda-based community bank, has closed five loans in three transactions for three seniors housing communities. The loans total roughly $11.6 million. The transactions include a $3 million bridge to HUD loan and a $1.5 million revolving line of credit for the acquisition and renovation of a 107-bed skilled nursing facility in New Bedford, Mass.; a $2.6 million bridge to HUD loan and a $500,000 revolving line of credit for the acquisition of a 67-bed skilled nursing and assisted living facility in Huntington, W.Va.; and a $4 million revolving line of credit in connection with the acquisition and operations of a 118-bed skilled nursing facility in Tucson, Ariz. Following its merger with American Bank with more than $800 million in assets, Congressional Bank becomes one of the 10 largest banks headquartered in Maryland, and one of the 15 largest banks headquartered in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area.