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This week, we’re taking a deep dive into the Maude Hill Growing Homeownership Fund – a fund to provide Black and minority prospective buyers with the financial assistance to offset some costs related to purchasing a home.

Hear from Anna Teye-Kasongo of CONVERGENCE Columbus; Columbus City Council members Nick Bankston and Lourdes Barroso de Padilla; Leah Evans, President & CEO of Homeport; Wendy Penn, Associate Vice President of Affordable Housing Initiatives at the Mortgage Bankers Association; and Maude Hill, Associate Vice President for Public and Community Affairs at Columbus Urban League.

Sources include:

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/the-economic-state-of-black-america-what-is-and-what-could-be

https://www.mckinsey.com/bem/our-insights/the-state-of-black-residents-the-relevance-of-place-to-racial-equity-and-outcomes

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/07/31/columbus-housing.html

https://www.mba.org/advocacy-and-policy/affordable-housing-convergence

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/hmda/

https://bloom614.org/wp-content/themes/bloom/pdfs/ghfflyer.pdf