Press Releases 2021
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First-Time Homebuyer Program Helps 11 Families
- September 22, 2021
- Press Release
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, September 22, 2021 — Eleven residents from Florida and Louisiana recently purchased a first home through Habitat for Humanity (Habitat) thanks in part to a Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership (HELP) subsidy from The First, A National Banking Association (The First) based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas).
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Homeowner Receives Hurricane Recovery Help
- September 16, 2021
- Press Release
NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA, September 16 — The devastation caused by Hurricane Ida is nothing new to 68-year-old Henry Jones, who is thankful Ida’s recent fury didn’t reach him in Clarence, Louisiana, a small village in north central Louisiana.
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Wells Fargo and FHLB Dallas Award $17K to New Mexico Charity
- September 15, 2021
- Press Release
FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO, September 15, 2021 – Wells Fargo and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded $17,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) of Farmington, New Mexico.
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$10K HAVEN Grant Helps Arkansas Army Veteran with Home Repairs
- September 09, 2021
- Press Release
BEARDEN, ARKANSAS, September 9, 2021 — U.S. Army Reserve Veteran Jeffery Darrough, who served tours in Iraq and Kuwait, recently received a $10,000 Housing Assistance for Veterans (HAVEN) grant to make repairs on his Arkansas home.
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Louisiana Retiree Replaces Leaky Roof with SNAP Subsidy
- September 09, 2021
- Press Release
MONROE, LOUISIANA, September 9, 2021 — Dorothy Johnson, 72, knows all too well the stress of a leaky roof during a rainstorm. And being on dialysis treatment only compounded her worry.
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Banks Award $71K to Four Texas Nonprofits
- September 02, 2021
- Press Release
DALLAS, TEXAS, September 2, 2021 – Comerica Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) partnered to award a combined $71,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to four Texas nonprofits.
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Housing Repair Program Helps Louisiana Woman with New Windows
- August 26, 2021
- Press Release
NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA, August 26, 2021 — Myrtle Walker has a house full of new windows, thanks to a $6,000 Special Needs Assistance Program (SNAP) subsidy from Hancock Whitney and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas).
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Louisiana Native Receives Hurricane Recovery Help
- August 23, 2021
- Press Release
MONROE, LOUISIANA, August 23 — Brenda Collins has lived in Monroe, Louisiana, her entire life and has enjoyed every second of it. But, she had a tough time after the 2020 hurricanes destroyed her roof.
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Banks Award $12K to Historic Como Preservation Council
- August 17, 2021
- Press Release
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, August 17, 2021 – Texas Bank Financial and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have partnered to award $12,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to the Historic Como Preservation Council.
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SNAP Covers Home Repairs for Disabled Dallas Homeowner
- August 16, 2021
- Press Release
DALLAS, TEXAS, August 16, 2021 — Hosea Fain, a retired county election judge who is also retired from his work as a welder and machine operator, recently received a $4,916 Special Needs Assistance Program (SNAP) subsidy from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Hancock Whitney to repair his long-time Dallas, Texas, home.