Ex-Im Bank Authorizes Wells Fargo to Lend for US Small Business Exports to Singapore
November 14, 2013
(Ex-Im Bank)
Supports Jobs in Four Western States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank)
today announced that two small businesses employing 165 workers in Wyoming and
Texas are enabled to export about $7 million worth of nitrogen pumps to an
energy-industry company in Singapore. Payment was secured for the exporters by
medium-term export financing extended by Wells Fargo and guaranteed by Ex-Im
Bank. The transaction counts as a first use by Wells Fargo in its capacity as a
Medium Term Delegated Authority lender under the MTDA program underwritten by
Ex-Im Bank. The MTDA program offers exporters quick access to buyer financing
from a network of lenders who have authority to write loans that will be
guaranteed by the Bank.
"We're pleased that a partnership between the Bank and Wells Fargo is supporting
this sale of U.S.-made specialty items to Singapore, a gateway to Asia," said
Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg. "By our delegating lending
authority to Wells Fargo, we shorten the process for obtaining guaranteed loans
for exports that sustain U.S. jobs. That way, Ex-Im keeps its pledge to provide
government services at the speed of business."
The transaction supports U.S. jobs in four western states. The suppliers to the
contract are Compression Leasing Services, Inc., located in Casper, Wyoming, and
Generon IGS Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas.Petroleum and geothermal
drilling projects require pipe pressure boosters and an on-site source of nearly
pure nitrogen. Generon IGS Inc. plants in Houston and in California manufacture
patented modules using fiber membranes for separating nitrogen from air, and for
dehydration. The Singapore buyer's American affiliate, Air Drilling Associates
Inc. of Denver, Colorado, employs additional Americans whose jobs are supported
by the export sale.
Employees of Wells Fargo likewise benefited when the exporters generated this
sale and applied for buyer financing to fulfill the order. Jeramie Maxwell,
Wells Fargo's vice-president for structured trade finance, commented: "This
Medium Term Delegated Authority transaction is a first for Wells Fargo, and we
look forward to expanding our participation. This Ex-Im Bank program is a great
solution to help U.S. businesses compete in the global marketplace and provides
another opportunity for Wells Fargo to support our customer's international
sales growth. Ex-Im Bank is an important relationship for Wells Fargo and we
will continue to partner with them as we strive to support the global needs of
our customers."
Ex-Im Bank's exposure to Singapore as of the end of fiscal year 2012 amounted to
$1.8 billion.
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