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First-Time Homebuyer Receives $6K toward New Home Purchase

***10:00 a.m. Central Time Tuesday, March 22; 71 Azalea Lane, Starkville, Mississippi***

STARKVILLE, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The First Bank (The First) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) are pleased to announce the awarding of a $6,000 Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership (HELP) subsidy to assist first-time homebuyer, 28-year-old Keva Robertson, with the purchase of her Starkville, Mississippi, home.

Representatives from the banks will join Ms. Robertson and Starkville Habitat for Humanity (Starkville Habitat) for a ceremonial check presentation tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. CT at Ms. Robertson’s home. The media is encouraged to attend.

HELP provides funds to income-qualified first-time homebuyers to provide down payment and closing cost assistance. Ms. Robertson worked with Starkville Habitat to learn about homeownership through counseling and educational courses and build her home.

For more information about HELP, visit fhlb.com/help.

WHAT:

Check Presentation

 

 

WHEN:

10:00 a.m. CT Tuesday, March 22, 2022

 

 

WHO:

Gregory Thames, North Mississippi Division President, The First Bank

 

Mike Cayson, Market President, The First Bank

 

Steven Coleman, Market President, The First Bank

 

Keva Robertson, HELP Recipient

 

Joel Downey, Executive Director, Starkville Habitat

 

 

 

 

WHERE:

Home of Keva Robertson

 

71 Azalea Lane

 

Starkville, Mississippi 39759

 

Contacts

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

Industry:

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas

Release Summary
The First and FHLB Dallas provide first-time homebuyer $6K to assist with purchase of new home in Starkville, Mississippi.
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Contacts

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

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