Of the 66 CRA ratings awarded to Massachusetts banks during 2023, fourteen (21.2%) were “Outstanding,” according to a report by the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA). This percentage is substantially above the average percentage of “Outstanding” ratings during the preceding nine years (14.4%). For federal regulators, the “Outstanding” share was 25.0% (10 of 40 ratings, including 5 of 9 the ratings by the OCC); for the state, the “Outstanding” share was 15.4% (4 of 26).
Last week, MHP’s ONE Mortgage hit a milestone: 25,000 low- and moderate-income families have bought their first home with ONE Mortgage! This achievement reminds us of where it all started. It was 1991, the SoftSecond loan program had just launched, and Florence Hagins wanted to buy her dream home.
Partnership for Financial Equity released First-Gen Home: A Massachusetts Finanacial Equity Innovation Story today, a report on the emergence of housing assistance programs that prioritize first-generation homebuyers starting in Dorchester with Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance's STASH program. Since 2019, the concept has taken off and now there are eleven locations across the country that have first-generation programs.
Partnership for Financial Equity released First-Gen Home: A Massachusetts Financial Equity Innovation Story today, a report on the emergence of housing assistance programs that prioritize first-generation homebuyers starting in Dorchester with Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance's STASH program.
December 30, 2021 - Dorchester, MA - MAHA is announcing today that Shauntelle McKain will become the Director of Homeownership Operations for the Dorchester-based nonprofit organization. McKain will succeed Symone Crawford in that position as Crawford assumes the role of Executive Director at MAHA on January 1, 2022.
“We are very excited to welcome Shauntelle to the MAHA team,” said Symone Crawford. “She will help us continue to grow and provide high quality services to first-time and first-generation homebuyers in Boston and beyond.”
