{
  "id": 706809,
  "title": "Ecuador’s Biess Steps Up Home Lending as Housing Demand Holds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ecuadors-biess-steps-up-home-lending-as-housing-demand-holds",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T21:18:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/ecuadors-biess-steps-up-home-lending-as-housing-demand-holds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ecuador's state pension bank Biess has stepped up home lending, disbursing US$263.4 million in the first half of 2026 and tens of millions more through its Credicasa program. The post Ecuador’s Biess Steps Up Home Lending as Housing Demand Holds appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}