{"id":10623,"date":"2024-09-19T11:10:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T15:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/?p=10623"},"modified":"2024-09-19T11:10:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T15:10:08","slug":"nfha-and-metro-fair-housing-services-announce-major-partnership-with-united-bank-to-expand-lending-opportunities-for-communities-of-color-in-middle-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/nfha-and-metro-fair-housing-services-announce-major-partnership-with-united-bank-to-expand-lending-opportunities-for-communities-of-color-in-middle-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"NFHA and Metro Fair Housing Services Announce Major Partnership with United Bank to Expand Lending Opportunities for Communities of Color in Middle Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>September 19, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">Washington, D.C. \u2014 The National Fair Housing Alliance\u00ae (NFHA\u2122) and Metro Fair Housing Services (MFHS) have announced a major partnership with United Bank to increase homeownership and access to credit in communities of color in the middle Georgia region. Through this initiative, United Bank will create a $2.165 million loan subsidy fund; invest in NFHA and MFHS\u2019s Inclusive Communities programs for increasing homeownership opportunities in underserved communities in middle Georgia; enhance fair housing and lending policies, training, and monitoring; and increase marketing and outreach efforts to promote the Bank\u2019s home loan products in communities of color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">\u201cWe are pleased that United Bank is committed to continuing its efforts toward increasing homeownership opportunities in underserved communities in Georgia. United is setting an example for all financial institutions throughout the country to proactively find solutions that address historical and current inequities and make homeownership a reality for first-generation and other underserved homebuyers,\u201d noted Lisa Rice, President and CEO of NFHA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">Gail Williams, Executive Director of MFHS, added, \u201cMetro Fair Housing Services welcomes the opportunity to partner with the National Fair Housing Alliance and United Bank to increase home lending and access to credit in the Bank\u2019s 11-county service area in middle Georgia. One of the most important prerequisites to meeting this goal is the provision of fair housing and financial literacy training, comprehensive homebuyer education, and grants that impact affordability to residents in communities of color.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">The initiative aims to expand mortgage lending opportunities for majority-minority neighborhoods in the middle Georgia region through the following activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><strong>Loan Subsidies:<\/strong> To promote homeownership in communities of color in the areas it serves, United Bank will invest at least $2.165 million in loan subsidies for prospective homebuyers in those neighborhoods. These may include grants for down payment and closing cost assistance, payment of initial mortgage insurance premiums, and\/or buydown subsidies to reduce interest rate payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><strong>Fair Housing and Lending Initiatives:<\/strong> United Bank will enhance its Fair Housing and Lending Policy, and it will provide enhanced fair housing and fair lending training and instructions to its employees, agents, and vendors. United Bank also will continue to assess, on a yearly basis, its lending performance in communities of color within the areas it serves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><strong>Marketing and Outreach:<\/strong> In addition, United Bank will work to ensure that its home loan products and the above programs reach all prospective homebuyers by investing additional funds in marketing and outreach efforts directed to communities of color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><strong>Expansion of Community Development Program:<\/strong> United Bank will invest in NFHA\u2019s and MFHS\u2019s Inclusive Communities programs to support their work and mission and fund additional activities to promote homeownership opportunities for underserved people and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">To learn more about the NFHA Inclusive Communities initiative, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/program\/inclusive-communities\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">The work that provided the basis for this press release was supported by funding under a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The substance and findings of the work are dedicated to the public. The author and publisher are solely responsible for the accuracy of the statements and interpretations contained in this publication. Such interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><em><strong>The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA)<\/strong> is the country\u2019s only national civil rights organization dedicated solely to eliminating all forms of housing and lending discrimination and ensuring equal opportunities for all people.Through its homeownership, credit access, tech equity, education, member services, public policy, community development, and enforcement initiatives, NFHA works to dismantle longstanding barriers to equity and build diverse, inclusive, well-resourced communities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><em><strong>Metro Fair Housing Services<\/strong> is dedicated to promoting social justice and eliminating housing and lending inequities for all people, through leadership, education and outreach, public policy advocacy and enforcement. For more information, visit https:\/\/www.metrofairhousing.com\/about.htm.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 19, 2024 Washington, D.C. \u2014 The National Fair Housing Alliance\u00ae (NFHA\u2122) and Metro Fair Housing Services (MFHS) have announced a major partnership with United Bank to increase homeownership and access to credit in communities of color in the middle Georgia region. 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