by Clay Chandler Published: October 21,2012
After sitting out the past couple of legislative sessions, Mississippi Habitat for Humanity affiliates plan to file legislation that would establish an Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Forty-five states and more than 600 cities and counties have some version of a housing trust fund whose purpose is to help provide affordable, safe housing for low-income families. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 21,2012
Tags: 2012 presidential election, Edison Walthall Hotel, Habitat for Humanity, Mississippi 100, Small Business Administration, Zippity Doo Dah
REAL ESTATE A look back at Greenville squatting attempts — by Ted Carter SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Guaranty loan amounts surpass pre-recession levels— by Ted Carter HOUSING Habitat affiliates to file housing trust fund bill in January— by Clay Chandler DOWNTOWN JACKSON Court-appointed receiver finding interest in former Edison Walthall Hotel— by Ted Carter SPORTS Kooky race [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 12,2012
Tags: Community Bank, Habitat for Humanity, Mississippi State University
Bruff Sanders has been promoted at Community Bank to senior vice president over commercial banking for the Columbus Banking Center. Sanders, who has more than 16 years of banking experience and is a graduate of Mississippi State University, is actively involved in civic and community affairs throughout the Golden Triangle. He is a member of [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: June 3,2012
Tags: Americas, economic development, Georgia, Habitat for Humanity, housing, Jimmy Carter, poverty, SAFE Act, Trey Jones
A state law signed in late May relieves Mississippi’s Habitat for Humanity chapters of requirements that each chapter have a person certified to originate mortgages. That provision of the state’s version of the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement Mortgage Licensing Act, or SAFE, mandated that any organization or individual originating more than five mortgages a [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: June 3,2012
Tags: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Dodd Frank bill, Habitat for Humanity, housing, Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Builders, National Association of Home Builders
A provision of the Dodd-Frank banking reform law has non-profit housing provider Habitat for Humanity worried it could get into legal hot water making loans to high-risk borrowers. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, created by the banking reform legislation is setting rules for implementing qualified mortgage and ability-to-pay regulations. The measures are designed [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: June 3,2012
Tags: economic development, Habitat for Humanity, housing, Jimmy Carter, poverty, Trey Jones, urban blight
Paul “Trey” Jones is the executive director of the Mississippi Association of Habitat for Humanity Affiliates, a position he has held since June 2011. His past nonprofit work includes a stint as president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Mississippi. He’s also a past board member of the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits and the [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: June 1,2012
Tags: banking, Better Business Bureau, foreclosure rates, GreenTech Automotive, Habitat for Humanity, high gas prices, Marty Wiseman, Oxbow Restaurant, Pinterest, real estate
>> LAUNCH IS NEAR GreenTech will begin MyCar production in Horn Lake next month— By Clay Chandler Also in this week’s paper: >> HABITAT, OTHER NON-PROFITS FREE FROM MORTGAGE RULES Many of Habitat’s chapters feared they could not meet the SAFE Act rules— by Ted Carter >> TRUESOUTH READY TO INTRODUCE ITSELF Director says ticket sales [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: May 15,2011
Tags: Cindy Griffin, Duncan McFarlane, Habitat for Humanity, John Allison, Kathy Arinder, Secure and Fair Enforcement Mortgage Licensing Act
Squeezed by a federal law aimed at cracking down on mortgage fraud, dozens of Mississippi’s Habitat for Humanity chapters may soon be forbidden to transfer ownership of homes to low-income families. They face a July 21 deadline to comply with the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement Mortgage Licensing Act, or SAFE, enacted in 2008. Training [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 4,2010
Susan A. Wolfe has been named development director for Habitat for Humanity/Metro Jackson. Wolfe was previously director of development at Junior Achievement of Mississippi Inc. She has also served as account supervisor at GodwinGroup Advertising in Jackson. While in the Atlanta area, Wolfe previously served as public relations manager at Simmons Mattress Company and instructor [...] [...]
by Don Smith Published: December 21,2009
Tags: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, Home Front to Battlefront: Mississippi During WWII, Keeping Our Eye On, Laura Mann, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Pine Belt Animal Shelter, Southern Expressions, Toys for Tots, University of Southern Mississippi
Age: 25 Hometown: Clinton Education: Bachelor of arts in mass communication and journalism, University of Southern Mississippi Current Position: Producer and director for Mississippi Public Broadcasting Laura Mann’s parents always told her she could be anything she wanted. “When I told them I wanted to be a professional soccer player, they were on board,” says [...] [...]
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