The credit line will be used for loans for land development, mergers and acquisitions, and mortgage financing, it said. On Wednesday, three other commercial banks agreed to provide fundraising support to property developers, including industry giant Vanke, in a coordinated effort to support the country's embattled property sector.

($1 = 7.1429 Chinese yuan renminbi)

(Reporting by Xie Yu; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)