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