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NeighborWorks Week 2020: Building Strong Communities Together Every Day

June 5, 2020

Every year during National Homeownership Month (June), NeighborWorks America (NWA) brings together tens of thousands of people in a week-long period of education and celebration of housing and

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The Missed Opportunity of Devastating Proportions

June 2, 2020

Recently the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a regulation substantially altering the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Fahe was among many urging the OCC to suspend this

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How the Fahe Network is Responding to COVID-19, Part 3

May 29, 2020

Though many communities in the country are beginning to open back up, we still face the economic ramifications of the pandemic as well as the threat of another wave, especially in rural areas that

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How the Fahe Network is Responding to COVID-19, Part 2

May 15, 2020

Many Members of the Fahe Network were founded in times of crisis, such as during the beginning of the War on Poverty, so they understand not only how to serve their communities in the best of times,

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How the Fahe Network is Responding to COVID-19 Part 1

May 13, 2020

Across Appalachia, Fahe Members are first responders to the housing, food, and financial needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Innovation and adaptability are core qualities of the Fahe

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Fahe’s Policy Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 1, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing extremely serious health and economic impacts across the country, and without a unified national response, those impacts promise to worsen. Communities like those in

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Celebrating Nearly Four Decades of Partnership with the Sisters of Mercy

March 25, 2020

Fahe is able to celebrate 40 years of Building the American Dream thanks to the support from great partners we’ve made along the way. The Sisters of Mercy were one of Fahe’s first major

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Fahe and Fannie Mae Partnership is Increasing Access to Housing in Appalachia

March 19, 2020

Fahe is partnering with Fannie Mae to provide persistent poverty communities with greater access to affordable mortgage products that allow families to achieve the American Dream of

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Fahe Extending Emergency Lending to Members during COVID-19 Crisis

March 17, 2020

As our country deals with COVID-19, Fahe’s Community Lending has initiated an Emergency Loan Fund offering 0% interest loans should our Member organizations need assistance ensuring that they are

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Meet Fahe’s Vice President of Community Lending, Dwain Neeley

March 6, 2020

Dwain Neeley, Fahe’s Vice President of Community Lending, has served with our organization since the fall of 2018.  Dwain comes from a background of 22 years of service in the United States

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