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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta to Award More Than $12.4 Million for Housing in Georgia

/PRNewswire/ -- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today that it will award more than $12.4 million to help finance 1,359 affordable housing units in Georgia. The funding is part of more than $43 million FHLBank Atlanta will award in ten states to create or preserve 4,514 units of affordable housing.

FHLBank Atlanta will award the funds as part of its 2008 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) offering. Local community developers, in partnership with FHLBank Atlanta member institutions, will use the awards to fund 18 affordable housing developments in Bleckley, Butts, Cobb, Crawford, DeKalb, Dodge, Fulton, Henry, Houston, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Monroe, Montgomery, Peach, Pike, Pulaski, Spalding, Telfair, Treutlen, Twiggs, Upson, Wheeler, and Wilcox counties, as well as Atlanta, Bowdon, Cordele, Decatur, Donalsonville, Dublin, and Rabun Gap.

"AHP program funding has positive far-reaching effects for the communities it serves by providing a source of affordable housing and new jobs, which stimulates the local economy," said Arthur Fleming, first vice president and director of Community Investment Services, FHLBank Atlanta.

AHP is a competitive funding program that helps develop owner-occupied and rental housing for very low-, low-, and moderate-income families. FHLBank Atlanta awards the funds annually to member financial institutions and their community housing partners. AHP is a component of FHLBank Atlanta's affordable housing, economic development, and down-payment assistance initiatives. For the complete list of AHP winners, visit www.fhlbatl.com/ahp.

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