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Past Events

Virtual Town Hall with Scott Syphax, President and CEO, Nehemiah Corporation of America

Friday, January 23, 2009 - 9:00 AM PDT / 12:00 PM EDT
A National Event

Download a recording of our recent Virtual Town Hall.
Available in MP3 (8 mb) format.

Join Scott Syphax, President and CEO of Nehemiah Corporation of America, for a 30-minute virtual town hall meeting.

In addition to answering your questions, Scott will discuss several topics relating to the fight to restore DPA. The agenda includes a breakdown of H.R. 600, FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009, a discussion of our current effort to have H.R. 600 included in the new stimulus bill and what you can do to support the DPAGroundswell2 campaign.

The dial-in number is 1-877-269-7289 and pin is 13908. Please dial-in 5 minutes before the start of the event. Space is limited; if you receive a busy signal the meeting has reached capacity. Watch for additional town hall meetings this month. If you would like to be placed on the call list for the next town hall, send an email to info@dpagroundswell.org and include your name and a valid phone number.


Virtual Town Hall with Scott Syphax, President and CEO, Nehemiah Corporation of America

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - 10:00 AM (Local Time)
A National Event

Download a recording of our recent Virtual Town Hall.
Available in MP3 (8 mb) format.

Join Scott Syphax, President and CEO of Nehemiah Corporation of America, for a 30-minute virtual town hall meeting.

In addition to answering your questions, Scott will discuss the following: the status of The Nehemiah Program and downpayment assistance (DPA), late breaking news regarding H.R. 6694 and what can be done to convince Congress to add DPA to the bailout bill (H.R. 3997, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008).

The dial-in number is 1-877-269-7289 and pin is 13908. Please dial-in 5 minutes before the start of the event. Space is limited; if you receive a busy signal the meeting has reached capacity. Watch for additional town hall meetings this month. If you would like to be placed on the call list for the next town hall, send an email to info@dpagroundswell.org and include a valid phone number.


Virtual Town Hall with Scott Syphax, President and CEO, Nehemiah Corporation of America

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT
National

Download a recording of our recent Virtual Town Hall.
Available in MP3 (8 mb) format.

Join Scott Syphax, President and CEO of Nehemiah Corporation of America, for a 30-minute virtual town hall meeting. In addition to answering your questions, topics will include: status of H.R. 6694, update on our grassroots campaign, what you can do to help convince Congress to pass H.R. 6694 that will allow downpayment assistance to continue indefinitely.

The dial-in number is 1-877-269-7289 and pin is 13908. Please dial-in 5 minutes before the start of the event. Space is limited; if you receive a busy signal the meeting has reached capacity. Watch for additional town hall meetings this month. If you would like to be placed on the call list for the next town hall, send an email to info@dpagroundswell.org and include a valid phone number.


Virtual Town Hall with Scott Syphax, President and CEO, Nehemiah Corporation of America

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 12:00 PM PDT / 3:00 PM EDT
A National Event

Download a recording of our recent Virtual Town Hall.
Available in MP3 (8 mb) format.

Join Scott Syphax, President and CEO of Nehemiah Corporation of America, for a 30-minute virtual town hall meeting. In addition to answering your questions, topics will include: status of H.R. 6694, update on our grassroots campaign, what you can do to help convince Congress to pass H.R. 6694 that will allow downpayment assistance to continue indefinitely.

The dial-in number is 1-877-269-7289 and pin is 13908. Please dial-in 5 minutes before the start of the event. Space is limited; if you receive a busy signal the meeting has reached capacity. Watch for additional town hall meetings this month. If you would like to be placed on the call list for the next town hall, send an email to info@dpagroundswell.org and include a valid phone number.


Virtual Town Hall with Scott Syphax, President and CEO, Nehemiah Corporation of America

Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT
A National Event

Download a recording of our recent Virtual Town Hall.
Available in MP3 (8 mb) format.

Join Scott Syphax, President and CEO of Nehemiah Corporation of America, for a 30-minute virtual town hall meeting. In addition to answering your questions, topics will include: status of H.R. 6694, update on our grassroots campaign, what you can do to help convince Congress to pass H.R. 6694 that will allow downpayment assistance to continue indefinitely.

The dial-in number is 1-877-269-7289 and pin is 13908. Please dial-in 5 minutes before the start of the event. Space is limited; if you receive a busy signal the meeting has reached capacity. Watch for additional town hall meetings this month. If you would like to be placed on the call list for the next town hall, send an email to info@dpagroundswell.org and include a valid phone number.


NABMB Rally on Capital Hill to Discuss Downpayment Assistance

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 8:45 AM PDT / 11:45 AM EDT
Washington, DC

H.R. 3221 will eliminate downpayment assistance (DPA) programs beginning October 1st. A new law, H.R. 6694, has been proposed to fix the error and save DPA. To pass it, your support is needed.

PLACE: UPPER SENATE PARK CONSTITUTION AVE & DELAWARE AVE NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002

METRO STOP: Union Station (50 Mass Ave NE exit) Walk 5 blocks to park (or take bus from Metro N22 Navy Yard)

CURRENT SPEAKERS:

  • CONGRESSMAN AL GREEN (D-TX)
  • DR. BEN CHAVIS (FORMER NAACP PRESIDENT)
  • JEFF JOHNSON (TALK SHOW HOST FROM BET)
  • SCOTT SYPHAX (NEHEMIAH CORP PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • JOY JAMISON (NABMB PRESIDENT)...more to come

Please register: GETINVOLVED@NABMB.ORG. Include name, company name and number.

Contact: Joy Jamison at: 301-877-3780 or jjamison@nabmb.org


Virtual Town Hall with Scott Syphax, President and CEO, Nehemiah Corporation of America

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT
A National Event

Join Scott Syphax, President and CEO of Nehemiah Corporation of America, for a 30-minute virtual town hall meeting. In addition to answering your questions, topics will include: status of H.R. 6694, update on our grassroots campaign, what you can do to help convince Congress to pass H.R. 6694 that will allow downpayment assistance to continue indefinitely.

The dial-in number is 1-877-269-7289 and pin is 13908. Please dial-in 5 minutes before the start of the event. Space is limited; if you receive a busy signal the meeting has reached capacity. Watch for additional town hall meetings this month. If you would like to be placed on the call list for the next town hall, send an email to info@dpagroundswell.org and include a valid phone number.


Join the Greater HBA and Atlanta Board of Realtors for a Rally at the Georgia State Capitol Building

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 7:00 AM PDT / 10:00 AM EDT
Atlanta, GA

Celebrate the landmark housing legislation recently passed by Congress and launch a grassroots campaign to call on Congress to reinstate down payment assistance.

Guest speakers include Roger Tutterow, PhD, professor of economics at Mercer University, HBA President Steve Palmer and Atlanta Board of Realtors President Scott Simpson.

Representatives of the Home Builders Association of Georgia, the Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia and the Georgia Association of Mortgage Brokers will also be attending.

PLACE: Georgia State Capitol Building, 214 State Capitol Atlanta, GA

WE NEED YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE CAPITOL TO DEMONSTRATE TO MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC THAT DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE IS SAVED NOW!

If you will be attending the rally, please let Sandra Golway of the HBA know at 678-775-1420.


Virtual Town Hall with Scott Syphax, President and CEO, Nehemiah Corporation of America

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT
A National Event

Join Scott Syphax, President and CEO of Nehemiah Corporation of America, for a 30-minute virtual town hall meeting. In addition to answering your questions, topics will include: status of H.R. 6694, update on our grassroots campaign, what you can do to help convince Congress to pass H.R. 6694 that will allow downpayment assistance to continue indefinitely.

The dial-in number is 1-877-269-7289 and pin is 13908. Please dial-in 5 minutes before the start of the event. Space is limited; if you receive a busy signal the meeting has reached capacity. Watch for additional town hall meetings next month. If you would like to be placed on the call list for the next town hall, send an email to info@dpagroundswell.org.


The McCain Mac and Cheese Event!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT
Tempe, AZ


Opposition is growing against the October 1 ban on seller-funded downpayment assistance, which has been responsible for enabling more than 42,700 families in Arizona to become homeowners. To show their concern, at least 100 local realtors and mortgage specialists plan to descend upon Senator McCain’s Tempe office bringing non-perishable food items, such as boxes of macaroni and cheese, to demonstrate how borrowers will need to prepare low-cost meals at home to cut back on expenses and save money for a downpayment.

The ban was written into law by President Bush when he signed H.R. 3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 on July 30, 2008. Seller-funded downpayment assistance is the last remaining program available to help low-to-moderate income working American families become homeowners. The program has helped more than a million African American, Hispanic, female-headed and low-to-moderate income families over the last decade. The realtors and mortgage specialists support H.R. 6694, which was introduced by several members of Congress on July 31, 2008. If passed and signed into law, it will allow downpayment assistance to continue indefinitely.

WHERE: John McCain's Tempe Office (4703 South Lakeshore Drive, Suite 1, Tempe, AZ)

For additional information, please contact Shelley Mitchell, smitchell@nehemiahcorp.org, 916-231-1999.


Virtual Town Hall with Scott Syphax, President and CEO, Nehemiah Corporation of America

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT

Download a recording of our recent Virtual Town Hall.
Available in both MP3 (9 mb) and WAV (18 mb) formats.

Join Scott Syphax, President and CEO of Nehemiah Corporation of America, for a 30-minute virtual town hall meeting. Topics will include: the introduction of a new bill, the FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform and Risk-Based Pricing Authorization Act of 2008 and what you can do to help convince Congress to pass H.R. 6694 that will allow downpayment assistance to continue indefinitely.

The dial-in number is 1-877-269-7289 and pin is 13908. Please dial-in 5-10 minutes before the start of the event. Space is limited; if you receive a busy signal the meeting has reached capacity. Watch for additional town hall meetings this month. If you would like to be placed on the call list for the next town hall, send an email to info@dpagroundswell.org


California Association of Mortgage Brokers (CAMB) Convention & Expo 2008

Saturday, August 9, 2008
Sacramento, CA

Visit Nehemiah Corporation of America at booth 129.



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