The group's first investment, announced yesterday, was in 12 multifamily rental housing properties (1,456 units) from the California Community Reinvestment Corporation (CCRC), a nonprofit lending consortium funded by 45 member banks and thrifts throughout California.

IMPACT is comprised of Allstate Insurance Company, Farmers Insurance Companies, Pacific Life Insurance Company, PMI Mortgage Insurance Company, SAFECO Insurance, State Farm Insurance Companies, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, 21st Century Insurance Compan and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, its latest member.

By purchasing the mortgages, IMPACT's members provided $40.5 million that will be recycled into additional mortgage loans to provide housing for low-income and moderate-income families. Properties in the IMPACT loan pool provides housing for families with incomes that do not exceed 60 percent of area median income.