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FHLBank Affordable Housing Program Competitive Application Process

Open Date/Time: 06/20/2024 10:00 AM | End Date/Time: 08/19/2024 11:59 PM

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Public Comments

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Date Sort ascending	First Name	Last Name	Organization	Comment
08/14/24	Jeff	Hasser	INHP	The Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership, Inc. (INHP) would… Email: jhasser@inhp.org Attachment: View Attachment
08/14/24	Michelle	Griffith	ARCH COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUST, INC.	Thank you for the opportunity to respond. I hope, as an end user of… Email: michelle@archbc.org Attachment: View Attachment
08/14/24	Kirk	Malmberg	Federal Home Loan Bank Atlanta	See attached letter. Email: kmalmberg@fhlbatl.com Attachment: View Attachment
08/09/24	Ashley	Spooner-Choi	Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco	Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco appreciates the… Email: aspoonerchoi@habitatgsf.org Attachment: View Attachment
08/09/24	Carrie	Rathmann	Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, Inc	Comments here and attached. • Affordable homeownership has become… Email: carrier@habitatphiladelphia.org Attachment: View Attachment
08/08/24	Sylvia	Martinez	Housing Authority of the City of Alameda	We appreciate the opportunity to comment. Please see the attached. Email: smartinez@alamedahsg.org Attachment: View Attachment
08/08/24	Maryann	Beerling	Compass Affordable Housing	Please see the attached input. Email: mbeerling@compassaffordablehosuing.org Attachment: View Attachment
08/08/24	Ellen	McCabe	HOUSING TRUST FUND OF JOHNSON COUNTY	We simply could not provide owner-occupied rehabilitation to people… Email: emccabe@htfjc.org Attachment: N/A
08/08/24	Marikate	Sears	Truman Heritage Habitat for Humanity	The application process was time consuming, but thorough. My only… Email: msears@trumanhabitat.org Attachment: N/A
08/07/24	Philippa	Nye	Ally Community Development	The AHP application requires that we input construction costs broken… Email: philippa@allycommunitydevelopment.com Attachment: N/A
08/07/24	Ashley	Lacenski	Couleecap Inc	Points should be awarded for permanent affordability such as a… Email: Ashley.Lacenski@couleecap.org Attachment: N/A
08/06/24	Noah	Sawyer	Just-A-Start Corporation	Very generally the online application is very rigid, which makes… Email: noahsawyer@justastart.org Attachment: N/A
08/06/24	Paul	Mereness	NBT Bank, NA	Challenge: The point system for “member financial participation” is… Email: paul.mereness@nbtbank.com Attachment: N/A
08/06/24	Olivia	Williams	Madison Area Community Land Trust	All Federal Home Loan Bank AFP point systems should give points for… Email: olivia@maclt.org Attachment: N/A
08/06/24	Dawn	Everett	MHT Housing, Inc.	Our comments are included in the attached document. Email: deverett@mhthousing.net Attachment: View Attachment
08/06/24	Brandon	Hodges	TRIBE Development	I've had the opportunity to work on affordable housing… Email: bhodges@tribedevelopment.city Attachment: N/A
08/05/24	LESLIE	ZOTZ	Rebuilding Together-St. Louis	A file is attached with our feedback regarding the application… Email: lzotz@rebuildingtogether-stl.org Attachment: View Attachment
08/05/24	Bridget	Jennings	Johnson City Housing Authority	Thank you for having this option--I think a survey is a superb idea!… Email: bridgetj@jchousing.org Attachment: N/A
08/05/24	Damon	Allen	FHLB Cincinnati	Please find a comment letter and response to the RFI from the Federal… Email: AllenDV@fhlbcin.com Attachment: View Attachment
08/01/24	Don	Wilkinson	Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity	We have received two AHP grants for home ownership. As a non-profit… Email: dwilkinson@lakeshorehabitat.org Attachment: N/A
07/31/24	Mike	Akerlow	Salt Lake County Housing and Community Development	See Attached Email: makerlow@slco.org Attachment: View Attachment
07/30/24	Amanda	Novak	individual	Please see attached comments. Email: amanda-novak@hotmail.com Attachment: View Attachment
07/29/24	Dirk	Meminger	Sauk Valley Bank & Trust	Please see attached. Email: dmeminger@saukvalleybank.com Attachment: View Attachment
07/25/24	Glenn	Davis	Liberty Bank	I think the AHP is a wonderful and impactful initiative for the… Email: gdavis@liberty-bank.com Attachment: N/A
07/22/24	Lynne	Sweet	LDS CONSULTING GROUP, LLC	It is a great program and FHLBB is very clear about the scoring and… Email: ldsweet@ldsconsultinggroup.com Attachment: N/A
07/20/24	Lisa	Arthur	n/a	I feel that I have been on all sides of the housing crisis situation… Email: lgayle2019@gmail.com Attachment: N/A
07/18/24	Matt	Early	Gorham Savings Bank	Love that we get the added two weeks to complete our credit analysis… Email: mearly@gorhamsavings.bank Attachment: N/A
07/18/24	Kayla	Steeber	Marinette County Group Home Association	Question 1: Allowing applicants to save progress on a page without… Email: kaylas@mmbridges2recovery.com Attachment: N/A
07/17/24	John	Simko	Androscoggin Bank	The AHP is a valuable program which has made the difference between… Email: jsimko@androscogginbank.com Attachment: N/A
07/17/24	Hershey	Hirschkop	Fair Tide	Staff were incredibly supportive, attentive, and quick with responses… Email: hershey@fairtide.org Attachment: N/A
07/16/24	JOSEPH	MIGANI	JOSEPH MIGANI	We have pursued affordable housing projects as both and Architect… Email: JCM@OMARCHITECTS.COM Attachment: N/A
07/16/24	Laura	Baker	Valley Community Development	Best about FHLBB--Love the transparency of the scoring system. AHP… Email: lb@valleycdc.org Attachment: N/A
07/15/24	William	Dunn	Mascoma Bank	During the application process, the developer gets a lot of time to… Email: William.Dunn@MascomaBank.com Attachment: N/A
07/15/24	Tina	Forcier	Habitat for Humanity of Hillsboruogh County	For projects that involve the construction of new homes, additional… Email: tforcier@habitathillsborough.org Attachment: N/A
07/15/24	Francis	Vargas	Elon Affordable Housing LLC	The AHP program has been a tremendous support and needed resource for… Email: FVargas@altmanco.com Attachment: N/A
07/15/24	Kevin	Foster	Capital for Compassion	1. Many of the scoring criteria are not used to differentiate better… Email: kevin@capitalforcompassion.com Attachment: N/A
07/12/24	Erinn	Roos-Brown	Travois Inc	Please find attached comments from Travois Inc regarding the FHLBanks… Email: erinn@travois.com Attachment: View Attachment
06/27/24	Scarlet	Ellerbe	FHL/ Fannie Mae Freeie Mac/ Louisiana	I would love to be recognized for housing councilor to purchase my… Email: scarletdnme27@gmail.com Attachment: View Attachment
06/21/24	Christopher	Osborn	Knox Housing Partnership dba HomeSource east tennessee	See attached comments on FHLB Application Process request for Input.… Email: cosborn@homesourcetn.org Attachment: View Attachment
06/21/24	Christina	Finsel	Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition Inc.	June 21, 2024 Federal Housing Finance Agency 400 7th Street SW… Email: cfinsel@oknativeassets.org Attachment: View Attachment
06/21/24	Michelle	Thomasser	Ability Ambeck Mortgage	As a Mortgage Loan Advisor, one thing we can do easily to assist with… Email: mthomasser@abilitymortgage.com Attachment: N/A
06/21/24	Joe	Mills	Habitat for Humanity of Morgan County, Inc.	Since applications are scored, and the applicants may represent very… Email: ed@morgancountyhabitat.org Attachment: N/A
06/21/24	Joe	Mills	Habitat for Humanity of Morgan County, Inc.	Since applications are scored, and the applicants may represent very… Email: ed@morgancountyhabitat.org Attachment: N/A
06/20/24	PENNY	ROTH	Judd Roth Real Estate Development, Inc.	Our firm consults with affordable housing providers. We work in every… Email: PENNY@JKRRED.COM Attachment: N/A