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Press Release Archive
 
2008
04/23/08 Annual NeighborWorks Paints! Community Building Effort Launches June 7, 2008
04/23/08 NeighborWorks Organizations Manage Tough New Tax Credit Market with Innovative Financing Structures
04/14/08 NeighborWorks Urges Consumers to Test Their Financial Fitness During Financial Fitness Month
04/14/08 More Than Two Hundred Register for NeighborWorks Foreclosure Intervention Counseling Training
03/28/08 President Bush's Visit to New Jersey Featured NeighborWorks Foreclosure Efforts
03/27/08 NeighborWorks America Joins with Prince George’s County, Maryland, to Prevent Foreclosure and Promote Sustainable Homeownership
03/10/08 National Homeownership Organizations Announce New Funding to Support Existing and Prospective Homeowners
03/04/08 Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke Addresses Ways to Reduce Preventable Mortgage Foreclosures
03/10/08 National Homeownership Organizations Announce New Funding to Support Existing and Prospective Homeowners
03/04/08 Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke Addresses Ways to Reduce Preventable Mortgage Foreclosures
02/28/08 NeighborWorks America Seeks Nonprofit Solutions to Growing Number of Empty Homes in Neighborhoods Across the Country
02/27/08 NeighborWorks America Launches National Green Building Initiative at “Go Green Now” Training Symposium
02/26/08 $130 Million Awarded Through National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program
02/21/08 NeighborWorks and Rebuilding Together Work Together to Assist Low-Income Homeowners
02/15/08 Wells Fargo to Give $1.5 Million to National Homeowner Counseling Organizations
02/06/08 SONYMA and NeighborWorks America Agree to Promote Homeownership in New York’s Underserved Communities
01/30/08 Neighborworks America Announces Six Months Results of Foreclosure Prevention Awareness Campaign; Recognizes 2008 Program Supporters
01/30/08 NeighborWorks America and the National Baptist Convention Launch Regional Foreclosure and Homeownership Initiative
01/18/08 National Housing Groups Announce the Endorsement of National Industry Foreclosure Counseling Standards to Help Save Thousands from Foreclosure
01/10/08 HomEq Servicing Joins with NeighborWorks® America to Help Prevent Home Foreclosure
2007
12/27/07

Foreclosure Prevention Counseling Efforts Receive Boost From $180 Million Appropriation -- NeighborWorks America Selected to Award Grants to Approved Intermediaries

12/18/07 NeighborWorks America Trains More Foreclosure Counselors than Ever Before during Training Institute
12/06/07 NeighborWorks America Applauds Latest Effort to Combat Foreclosure; Cites the Importance of Counseling for Homeowners in Danger or Foreclosure
12/03/07 HOPE NOW Announces Hotline Deliverable [PDF]
11/27/07 NeighborWorks America Partners with the New Orleans Hornets to Help New Orleans Teachers Return to Their Homes
11/14/07 NeighborWorks America Receives $4 Million for Housing Counseling
11/07/07

NeighborWorks America Receives $140,000 in Grants from TD Banknorth to Shape Communities and Effect Change

10/25/07

New Findings in Preventing Latino Home Foreclosures — CHCI, NeighborWorks America Release Results of National Focus Groups

10/10/07 NeighborWorks America Encourages Homeowners To Take Energy Conservations Steps
10/10/07 HOPE NOW Alliance Created to Help Distressed Homeowners
09/24/07 NeighborWorks America announces $300,000 in Community Building & Organizing Grants to Gulf Coast Partners
09/21/07 NeighborWorks America Northeast District to Hold Foreclosure Awareness Day; Effort Expects to Reach Thousands of Families
09/20/07

Ohio Housing Finance Agency Adds $3.1 Million to NeighborWorks Ohio Foreclosure Prevention Tool Box

08/31/07 NeighborWorks America Welcomes President Bush's Call for Homeowner Help
07/16/07 FDIC, NeighborWorks America Form National Partnership to Help Consumers at Risk of Foreclosure
06/25/07 NeighborWorks America and The Ad Council Launch National Foreclosure Prevention Awareness Campaign
06/18/07 NeighborWorks America Receives Grant from Wachovia Foundation for Housing Preservation
06/01/07 NeighborWorks America Urges Struggling Homeowners to Call for Help During National Homeownership Month
05/31/07 National Neighborhood Improvement Kicks off With NeighborWorks Week; Mortgage Education and Foreclosure Prevention Workshops Will Be Featured in Many Communities
05/15/07 Over 7000 Ohioans Call 1-888-995-HOPE Hotline in First Year — Ohio Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Get Help from NeighborWorks
05/09/07 National Housing Groups Announce Support of Comprehensive Education and Counseling Standards to Advance Sustainable Homeownership
04/30/07 NeighborWorks Multifamily Business Soars in Fiscal Year 2006 — Network Adds Nearly 7,000 Units
04/20/07 NeighborWorks Applauds Mortgage Market Moves to Find Answers to Subprime Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis
04/17/07 NeighborWorks America CEO Kenneth D. Wade Testifies before House Financial Services Committee
04/17/07 MBA Partners with NeighborWorks America to Help Homeowners Keep their Homes
04/12/07 NeighborWorks America Expands its Presence in Mississippi to Address Pressing Community Needs
04/10/07

NeighborWorks America Urges Americans to Test Their Financial Fitness and Take Part in Financial Education Courses

03/14/07 NeighborWorks America Says Recent Moves by Regulators and Industry Strengthen Homeownership
01/24/07 NeighborWorks Network Organizations Offer Free Tax Prep Services and Encourage Filers Not to Be Fooled by ‘Low-cost’ Quick Refund Services
01/17/07 New NeighborWorks America Report Shows How Effective and Sustainable Rural Development Can Be Achieved
01/11/07 NeighborWorks Campaign for Homeownership Exceeds $6.6 Billion in Mortgage Lending
2006
12/11/06 NeighborWorks America Expands Its Presence In Louisiana To Address Pressing Community Needs - Grand Opening Held for New Office
11/21/06 NeighborWorks Campaign for Homeownership Approaches $6 Billion in Mortgage Lending
10/24/06 NeighborWorks America Homeownership Programs Receive Boost From New $100M Investment By State Farm with Neighborhood Housing Services of America
10/23/06 FDIC and NeighborWorks America Join Mayor Ray Nagin to Bring Post-Hurricane Rebuilding Information
10/19/06 FDIC and NeighborWorks America to Hold Summit on Housing Assistance for Hurricane Victims in Gulf Coast States
10/18/06 Louisianans Receive New Rebuilding Help From Joint Education Effort by FDIC and NeighborWorks America
10/16/06 NeighborWorks America Congratulates State Farm Bank President and CEO Stan Ommen for President’s Lifetime Volunteer Service Award
10/10/06 NeighborWorks America Names Marietta Rodriguez National Director of Home Ownership Programs
10/03/06 Congress Passes Legislation to Raise the Community Development Investment Limit Proposed by the Comptroller of the Currency -- NeighborWorks America Applauds Action
09/28/06 NeighborWorks America Names Deborah Boatright Northeast District Director; Opens District Office in New York City
09/20/06 NeighborWorks Multifamily Initiative Exceeds $2 Billion in Insurance in Force
09/18/06 NeighborWorks America Says Slowing Housing Market Gives First-Time Buyers More Time to Prepare — Three Questions to Ask
09/06/06 NeighborWorks America and Safeco Insurance Launch 5-City Community Building Initiative
08/31/06

Countrywide Financial Corporation Donations to NeighborWorks Homeownership and Preservation Efforts Exceed $500,000

08/16/06

NeighborWorks America and MetLife Foundation Recognize Organizations Taking a Proactive Approach to Combat Foreclosure to Preserve Homeownership

08/15/06 NeighborWorks America Announces Partnership Award Winners
08/15/06 NeighborWorks America Honors Eight Local Heroes for Community Building and Transforming Neighborhoods
08/15/06 NeighborWorks Honors Federal, State, and Local Officials for Achievements in Affordable Housing and Community Development
08/03/06 NeighborWorks Campaign for Home Ownership Exceeds $5 Billion in Mortgage Lending
07/28/06 NeighborWorks America Invests More than $11 Million in Communities Around the Country
07/24/06 NeighborWorks America Releases New Study on the Creation and Stabilization of Mixed-Income Properties
07/20/06 NeighborWorks America Pledges Support for the New National Network of Housing Community Land Trusts
06/21/06

NeighborWorks Organizations Prepare for Increase
In Mortgage Delinquency and Demand for Budget Counseling

06/01/06 “Keys to My Home” Web Site Addresses Homeownership Gaps
06/01/06 Volunteers to Create Healthy, Livable Communities During National NeighborWorks Week, June 3-10
05/26/06 NeighborWorks America Receives Social Compact 2006 Partnership Visionary Award
05/08/06 Three More Mortgage Industry Leaders Join Coalition with NeighborWorks to Avert Home Foreclosures
04/10/06 National Mortgage Lenders and NeighborWorks Partner to Avert Foreclosures
03/29/06 National Network of Rural NeighborWorks Groups 'Bust A Billion' to Improve Housing, Economic Development and Financial Literacy
03/29/06 NeighborWorks Hurricane Rebuilding Work Gets a Boost from Sears and ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
03/28/06 Before Disaster Strikes: Prepare or Beware
Community Leaders Convene in Dallas to Learn How to Build Stronger Neighborhoods and Educate Consumers
03/24/06 ICMA and NeighborWorks America Team Up to Advance Innovative Community Development
03/13/06 Shoring Up Homeownership in the Midst of Record Foreclosures -- News Release
02/27/06 Shoring Up Homeownership in the Midst of Record Foreclosures--Roundtable Announcement
02/22/06 Four Youth Honored for Contributions to Their Communities: Innovations in Community Development Youth Awards
02/17/06 Atlanta Hosts Nation’s Largest Homeownership and Community Development Training Institute
02/15/06 New England Consumers Get a Boost in the Fight Against Predatory Lending: TD Banknorth Grant to Fund Education Program
01/23/06 2006 Brings Affordable Housing Boost to More Than 240 Community Development Organizations Nationwide
01/12/06 NeighborWorks Honors King's Legacy of Empowerment with Call for Increased Homeownership and Financial Education
2005
11/29/05 NeighborWorks, Enterprise Foundation Announce Partnership
11/22/05 Partnership Helps Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
11/17/05 All 50 States Now Benefit from NeighborWorks
10/20/05 NeighborWorks America Receives $1,970,440 in HUD Grants for Homeownership Counseling Services, Vouchers
09/22/05 Community Development Organizations Across the Country Provide Services and Housing Units for Katrina Evacuees
09/13/05 NeighborWorks Organizations Band Together to Serve Katrina Evacuees
08/24/05

NeighborWorks America Recognizes Community Leaders and Partners for Innovative Approaches to Promoting Homeownership

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08/18/05 NeighborWorks America Honors Eight Local Heroes
For Community Building and Transforming Neighborhoods
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08/15/05 NeighborWorks America Homeownership Symposium Charts Course Toward The Next Generation of Housing Partnerships
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08/15/05 1,700 Participate In NeighborWorks Training Institute To Promote Homeownership And Community Development
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08/01/05 NeighborWorks Honors Achievements in Affordable Housing and Community Development at Federal, State and Local Level
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07/21/05 Minorities Face Wealth/Homeownership Gap
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07/15/05 Journalists Invited to Participate in Roundtable Discussion About Closing the Gaps in Homeownership and Wealth Faced by Minorities
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07/14/05 Journalists Invited to Participate in Roundtable Discussion About Closing Gaps in Homeownership and Wealth Faced by Minorities
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07/13/05 NeighborWorks Website To Be Temporarily Offline This Weekend
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06/20/05 NeighborWorks Greenbuild Training and Curricula Gets a Boost from The Home Depot Foundation
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06/17/05 NeighborWorks America Welcomes New Chief Operating Officer
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06/14/05 Boston Hosts Nation's Largest Homeownership and Community Development Training Institute
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06/01/05 Affordable Housing Concerns Rank Highest On Record: Findings Reflect Fears About Growing Barriers to Homeownership
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05/26/05 Ohio Neighborworks Groups Team Up To Prevent Foreclosures
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05/17/05 NeighborWorks Week: Changing America One Block At A Time
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05/12/05 NeighborWorks Symposium Teaches Neighborhood Leaders How to Strengthen Communities
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04/12/05 Minneapolis Holds Nation's Largest Homeownership and Community Development Training Institute
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04/08/05

Financial Fitness Course For Educators Going Online to Help Keep Pace With Growing Demand

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04/07/05 Financial Fitness Month Brings A Host of New Challenges for American Consumers
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03/25/05

New Mortgage Data Sheds Light In Dark Corners

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03/21/05 Rebuilding Upstate New York: What Works II
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02/10/05 NeighborWorks Marks February 14th With "Odes to Abodes"
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01/24/05 Forum to Highlight Strategies for Addressing Ohio's Rising Foreclosure Rate
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01/18/05 Denver Hosts First-of-Its-Kind Institute to Address Rocky Mountain Housing Needs
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01/13/05 NeighborHood Reinvestment Corporation Marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day With Call for Increased Homeownership Education
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01/04/05

NeighborWorks CEO Declares 2005 a Year of Unprecedented Opportunities to Empower Consumers

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2004
12/06/04 Three Students Recognized for Contributions to Homeownership and Community Development
11/30/04

New Orleans Hosts Nation’s Largest Homeownership and Community Development Training Institute

11/22/04 Neighborhood Reinvestment CEO Sets Aggressive Goal for Closing the Homeownership Education and Counseling Gap
11/22/04 MGIC Supports NeighborWorks Homeowner Education Program
11/05/04 Washington Post Online Forum to Address the Growing Education and Counseling Gap Among Homebuyers
08/17/04 NeighborWorks Insurance Alliance Marks 10 Years -- Group Improves Insurance Affordability, Accessibility
08/16/04 NeighborWorks Insurance Alliance Announces New Leadership
08/11/04 Innovations in Homeownership Contest Winners Announced
08/11/04 NeighborWorks to Launch Center on Homeownership Education and Counseling
08/09/04 Dorothy Richardson Award Winners Recognized for Community Leadership
07/27/04 National Insurance Task Force Changes Name: Change to NeighborWorks Insurance Alliance Reflects Nationwide Expansion
07/19/04 National Association of Realtors and Neighborhood Reinvestment Enter Partnership to Promote Housing Opportunities [PDF, 33KB]
06/28/04 NCUA Board Member Debbie Matz Elected Vice Chair Of Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.
06/23/04 Emerging Leaders in Community and Economic Development Fellowship Recipients Announced for 2004
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06/03/04 21st Annual NeighborWorks Week Highlights Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts in Communities Across America -- June 5-12 is National NeighborWorks Week
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05/17/04 NeighborWorks Network Generates More Than $584 Million for Housing and Community Development in First Quarter
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02/19/04 Rural Leaders Vow to "Bust A Billion" in Investments by 2005
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2003
12/24/03 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Names New Executive Director
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12/04/03 Comprehensive Training Program To Increase Native American Homeownership Launched by NeighborWorks Training Institute and Wells Fargo
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11/21/03 America's Homeowners Give Themselves High Marks For Home Maintenance According to Sears/NeighborWorks Survey
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10/29/03 Harvard Fellowship Recognizes Emerging Leaders in Housing & Community Development
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10/07/03 NITF Director Elected to National Board
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08/26/03 Executive Transition at Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
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05/23/03 Thousands of Volunteers to Celebrate 20th Annual National NeighborWorks Week With Hundreds of Community-Improvement Activities Nationwide
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05/21/03 Harvard's Joint Center and Neighborhood Reinvestment Announce Emerging Leaders Fellows
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04/21/03 New Harvard Study Shows Multifamily Housing In Working Communities Poses No Detriment To Overall Home Values
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04/09/03 Foreclosure Rates Rising in Miami-Dade County: Sears Gives Tips to Miami Home Owners to Help Them Preserve Their American Dream
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03/05/03 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Outlines Plan To Increase Homeownership Opportunities for Minority and Immigrant Families, Expand NeighborWorks Community Revitalization Efforts
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02/20/03 Freddie Mac Commits $2 Million to NeighborWorks Initiatives Designed to Expand Minority Homeownership
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02/20/03 NRC Announces Kevin Bibbs Memoriam Scholarship to Honor Achievements of Community Development Advocate
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02/04/03 National Housing & Community Development Leaders in Atlanta To Discuss Challenges and Opportunities For America's Latino Immigrants


2002
12/09/02
Harvard Fellowship Recognizes Emerging Leaders in Housing & Community Development
11/20/02
NeighborWorks Campaign for Homeownership Marks 10-year Anniversary
10/21/02
Freddie Mac, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Team with SC Johnson, Johnson Bank, Neighborhood Housing Services to Revive Affordable Homeownership in Key Racine Neighborhood
10/16/02
Six "Community Builder" Awards Present by Salt Lake Neighborhood Housing Service at 25th Anniversary Celebration on Wednesday
10/14/02
NeighborWorks Network Answers President's Call to Increase Minority Homeownership in America
08/05/02
Pocatello Resident Receives National Leadership Award
07/31/02
Innovative Home-Equity Protection Product Gets Trial Run in Syracuse
07/15/02
National Insurance Task Force Announces New Members
06/26/02
Tina Ratliff Purchases First Home through Section 8 to Homeownership Program
06/19/02
Neighborhood Housing Services of America Offers $750 Million Investment Initiative To Help Increase Homeownership for Low- to Moderate-Income Families Across America
06/17/02
THDA Takes Family From Dreamer to Homeowner
06/17/02
America's NeighborWorks Organizations Join Coalition to Increase Homeownership Opportunities for Minority and Immigrant Families
06/07/02
Six Months Early, NeighborWorks Campaign for Home Ownership 2002 Hits Target of 40,000 Buyers and Beyond During NeighborWorks®Week
06/06/02
National Congress of American Indians Receives $200,000 For Homebuyer Education in Indian Country
05/30/02
Neighborhood Reinvestment Appoints Paul Kealey Director of National Training Institute
05/30/02
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Develops New Training Program Designed for Seasoned Practitioners in Community Development Field
05/22/02
President Bush Praises Annual Community Revitalization Effort National NeighborWorks Week June 1 - 8, 2002
05/15/02
Nation's NeighborWorks Organizations Most Often Cited By Banks For Reducing Borrower Foreclosure and Default Rates
04/25/02
Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies Announces the 2002 Emerging Leaders in Community and Economic Development Summer Fellows to Work on Projects at Neighborhood Reinvestment
04/24/02
Expanded Homeownership for Working Families, Increased Affordable Multifamily Housing Development Top NeighborWorks® Agenda
04/15/02
FDIC and Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Announce Program to Promote Financial Literacy and Homeownership
03/07/02
Federal Support of NeighborWorks Community Revitalization Efforts Projected To Leverage More than $1.5 Billion in Private Investment
02/26/02
Safeco Corporation Joins National Partnership to Support NeighborWorks Financial Fitness Training Program
02/18/02
Aging In Place Forum Explores Housing, Healthcare Systems
01/30/02