To provide Filipino families access to affordable and quality homes, CARD SME Bank and CALMARLAND signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in Lucena City on January 20, 2023. CARD SME Bank, a thrift bank, provides SME loans and other consumer loans, such as house financing, to help its client own their dream houses. Present at the MOA signing were CARD SME Bank President and CEO Cynthia Baldeo, EVP Julius Adrian R. Alip, Legal Officer Peter Pasia, CALMARLAND President Mary Bel O. Calayan, Finance Director Leo E. Pineda, and Accounts Administration Department Manager Mel S. Aldaya.
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