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Media Advisory: FHLB Dallas and Community Bank of Mississippi to Award $150,000 to Expand Legal Services for Housing Stability in Southern Mississippi

***10:00 a.m. CT, Tuesday, February 3, 2026, Community Bank of Mississippi, 5010 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39402***

HATTIESBURG, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Community Bank of Mississippi will award a $150,000 Pathway Fund grant to the Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corp. (MCLS) during a ceremonial check presentation on Tuesday. The grant will support legal aid services that help families clear property titles and preserve generational homes, strengthening housing stability across southern Mississippi.

The media is encouraged to attend. Interview and photo opportunities will be available.

Learn more about the Pathway Fund.

WHAT:

Check presentation and photo opportunity

 

 

WHEN:

10:00 a.m. CT, Tuesday, February 3, 2026

 

 

WHO:

Eric Chambless, Community Bank of Mississippi

 

Scott Pickering, Community Bank of Mississippi

 

Sam H. Buchanan Jr., MCLS

 

Bruce Hatton, FHLB Dallas

 

 

WHERE:

Community Bank of Mississippi

 

5010 Hardy Street

 

Hattiesburg, MS 39402

 

Parking available on-site in front and at the back of the building

 

Contacts

Corporate Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
fhlb.com, (214) 441-8445

Industry:

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas

Release Versions
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Contacts

Corporate Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
fhlb.com, (214) 441-8445

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