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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

In their previous role at the West Virginia Community Development Hub, Bennett worked as the primary statewide convener and advocate for land bank-based policies. To account for these limitations, we’re seeing land banks step in as the property developer. In advocacy work, I have found that to be particularly true.

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Community Progress Calls on FHA to Improve Access to Rehab Mortgages

Center for Community Progress

Most land banks have some type of enforcement mechanism or claw back provision to hold purchasers accountable, which can pose challenges for FHA underwriting. CDFIs are lenders that aim to provide fair and responsible financing to communities that mainstream finance often doesn’t reach.

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Doing Good, Being Kind, and Spreading Love with Terrill Haigler aka YaFavTrashman

Iron Sharpens Iron

On this episode of Iron Sharpens Iron, Leon and De’Wayne talk trash, advocacy, and civic engagement with Terrill Haigler a.k.a. Terrill shares why he launched the YaFavTrashman Instagram account last June, what it’s like to be a new community organizer, and why he’s so passionate about building relationships with people in positions of power.

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Doing Good, Being Kind, and Spreading Love with Terrill Haigler aka YaFavTrashman

Iron Sharpens Iron

On this episode of Iron Sharpens Iron, Leon and De’Wayne talk trash, advocacy, and civic engagement with Terrill Haigler a.k.a. Terrill shares why he launched the YaFavTrashman Instagram account last June, what it’s like to be a new community organizer, and why he’s so passionate about building relationships with people in positions of power.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

2 The report came about at a time when the FHLBs have been increasingly criticized for neglecting their housing and community development mission and instead using their subsidies and privileges to benefit their financial institution owners and executives. 25] He resigned in 2004 due to accounting irregularities. [26]