BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Three Baton Rouge community banks – Home Bank, Hancock Whitney, Investar Bank – along with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) will present $14,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to the Scotlandville Community Development Corporation.
The PGP funds will help Scotlandville Community Development Corporation identify and reach out to people who are contemplating the purchase of their first home. Scotlandville Community Development Corporation will then educate the prospective buyers on everything they need to know and do.
The media is encouraged to join local dignitaries and bank representatives at a check presentation at noon on Thursday, November 21, at 1920 Goudchaux Street in Baton Rouge.
The structure of the PGP enables FHLB Dallas member institutions to contribute $500 to $4,000 to a community-based organization (CBO), which FHLB Dallas matches at a 3:1 ratio. For more information about the PGP, visit fhlb.com/pgp.
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Check Presentation |
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Noon, Thursday, November 21, 2019 |
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WHO: |
Brandon Kelly, Vice President, Community Reinvestment Act Officer, Home Bank |
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Courtney de la Bretonne Hart, Assistant Vice President, Senior Regional Marketing Manager, Hancock Whitney |
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Ryan Finnan, Executive Vice President, Consumer and Business Banking President, Investar Bank |
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Pat McCallister-LeDuff, President, Scotlandville Community Development Corporation |
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Melanie Dill, Community and Economic Development Product Manager, FHLB Dallas |
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Scotlandville Community Development Corporation |
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1920 Goudchaux Street |
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70807 |
