FIRST FIDELITY SECURES $41M LOAN

RALEIGH, N.C. — First Fidelity Mortgage Corp. has arranged $41 million in senior secured financing for the 371,000-square-foot Bank of America Plaza, an office building located in downtown Raleigh. Kell Martin and Richard Booth of First Fidelity arranged the seven-year loan through a major life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of The Simpson Organization of Atlanta. The proceeds were used to repay existing maturing debt and fund ongoing capital spending programs.