The Mortgage Bankers Association recently announced the launch of the CONVERGENCE Collaborative, a new charitable organization to help address the racial homeownership gap. The Collaborative will deploy more than $1 million over each of the next three years to build on the existing network of place-based CONVERGENCE sites focused on expanding minority homeownership.
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CONVERGENCE Columbus Celebrates New ‘Rise Up’ Homebuyer Program
CONVERGENCE Columbus recently celebrated the launch of Rise Up, a program funded by $5.5 million from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati.
End of Year Analysis: The Affordable Rental Housing Strategy
In October 2022, the Mortgage Bankers Association launched the Affordable Rental Housing Strategy under the leadership of 2023 Chairman Matt Rocco, President of Colliers Mortgage.
CONVERGENCE Win in Columbus, Ohio
Last week the Columbus, Ohio City Council approved a $350,000 investment into the Maude Hill Growing Homeownership Fund, something long supported by CONVERGENCE Columbus.
CONVERGENCE Win in Columbus, Ohio
Last week the Columbus, Ohio City Council approved a $350,000 investment into the Maude Hill Growing Homeownership Fund, something long supported by CONVERGENCE Columbus.
Mind the Gap: What CONVERGENCE Columbus Can Teach Us About Increasing Black Homeownership
The homeownership gap between Black and white Americans is wider today than in 1960 when housing discrimination was legal. To look at the mechanisms behind this shocking stat in one community, CONVERGENCE Columbus surveyed local loan originators and real estate agents for their thoughts on how to increase Black homeownership. Our findings were enlightening and offer lenders everywhere four important lessons for supporting homeownership equity.
Mind the Gap: What CONVERGENCE Columbus Can Teach Us About Increasing Black Homeownership
The homeownership gap between Black and white Americans is wider today than in 1960 when housing discrimination was legal. To look at the mechanisms behind this shocking stat in one community, CONVERGENCE Columbus surveyed local loan originators and real estate agents for their thoughts on how to increase Black homeownership. Our findings were enlightening and offer lenders everywhere four important lessons for supporting homeownership equity.
Mind the Gap: What CONVERGENCE Columbus Can Teach Us About Increasing Black Homeownership
The homeownership gap between Black and white Americans is wider today than in 1960 when housing discrimination was legal. To look at the mechanisms behind this shocking stat in one community, CONVERGENCE Columbus surveyed local loan originators and real estate agents for their thoughts on how to increase Black homeownership. Our findings were enlightening and offer lenders everywhere four important lessons for supporting homeownership equity.
Mind the Gap: What CONVERGENCE Columbus Can Teach Us About Increasing Black Homeownership
The homeownership gap between Black and white Americans is wider today than in 1960 when housing discrimination was legal. To look at the mechanisms behind this shocking stat in one community, CONVERGENCE Columbus surveyed local loan originators and real estate agents for their thoughts on how to increase Black homeownership. Our findings were enlightening and offer lenders everywhere four important lessons for supporting homeownership equity.
MBA Announces the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio as Local Host of CONVERGENCE Columbus
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio will serve as the local host organization for CONVERGENCE Columbus, MBA’s initiative to help close the Black homeownership gap and promote affordable housing through community partnerships in Columbus, Ohio.