Article: Nehemiah Corporation of America Reaches $1 Billion Milestone in Private Downpayment Assistance Gifts

To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Contact: Emily Porro of Sloane & Company, +1-212-446-1874, eporro@sloanepr.com, for Nehemiah Corporation of America

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nehemiah Corporation of America, the oldest and largest provider of private downpayment assistance in the United States, today announced that the non-profit has provided more than $1 billion in mortgage downpayment assistance through The Nehemiah Program(R). Initiated in 1997, The Nehemiah Program(R) has helped over 250,000 minority and low to moderate income families become homeowners to date. The Program reported substantial growth in 2007 as banks and mortgage lenders abandoned risky products once ...

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