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Smiles All Around: How a Down Payment Assistance Grant Paved the Way for a Dental Assistant’s Homeownership Dream
Texas
Moving from the small border town of Presidio, Texas, to the bustle of El Paso, Texas, Guadalupe Hernandez had one big goal in mind—to buy a home of her own. With prices high and options limited, the dream felt out of reach until she found a banker who truly listened, and a well-timed grant, that turned that dream into a set of keys, a front porch and a fresh start.
Help Where It Counts: Down Payment Assistance Grant Helps Single Mom Secure a Home for Her Family
Texas
After years of renting, a single mother of two has finally stepped through the front door of a house she can truly call her own—thanks in part to a $25,000 Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership (HELP) grant.
Grant Provides Peace of Mind and New Roof for Longtime Waco Homeowner
Texas
Mary Hamilton has lived in her Waco, Texas, home for 50 years. It’s a place that is deeply meaningful to her and her family. Today, she shares it with her son and grandson while managing mobility challenges. Her home’s roof was in critical need of repair, raising concerns about maintaining the place she has cherished for half a century.
Grant Replaces Hurricane-Damaged Roof for Military Vet
Louisiana
It’s been almost four years since Hurricane Ida swept through Houma, Louisiana, wreaking havoc on the home of June and Lloyd Wallis and many others in its path.
Down Payment Grant Helps New Mexico Mom Buy Home for her Family
New Mexico
The saying “Things happen when they are supposed to” was often repeated by Ivon Moncada during her multiyear journey to homeownership. That journey culminated recently with a Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) down payment assistance grant that helped her buy a home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Small Business Gets the Boost of a Lifetime
Arkansas
If it weren’t for a Small Business Boost (SBB) loan from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Emily Burns doesn’t believe she’d have become the owner, at age 29, of The Antique Rose, a gift boutique in Forrest City, Arkansas.