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Many new homeowners are finding it difficult to maintain homes in today’s challenging market. How can you better assist your clients to not only realize their dreams through purchasing a home but also increase their ability to keep it through tough times?
The 7th Annual Homebuyer Education Conference “Saving the American Dream” examines practical strategies for serving distressed homeowners and reducing foreclosures in Oklahoma. This conference addresses both of these areas through presentations by national leaders in the fields of homeownership education and protection, and breakout sessions on a wide range of topics relevant to your daily work.
Speakers include:
- Eileen Fitzgerald, Chief Operating Officer of the NeighborWorks America, will discuss foreclosure prevention efforts and how current national trends may affect the future of affordable housing and housing counseling.
- Lori Hall, Deputy Executive Director of Neighborhood Housing Services of San Antonio, will provide an overview of their innovative post-purchase homeowner education program including tips for getting homeowners to attend post purchase workshops.
Breakout sessions during the day address practical skills for both helping distressed homeowners restructure and engaging new homeowners in steps to head off crises and disaster. All sessions will be conducted by professionals working with these issues and will provide a very real picture of what can be accomplished in today's challenging market.
This conference is sponsored by
- Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency
- Oklahoma State Home Builders Association
- Rural Enterprises, Inc.
- USDA
- Muskogee Housing Authority
Organizing sponsors are the Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies (OKACAA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The Oklahoma Homebuyer Education Association is funded, in part, by a grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka and OKACAA.
Click to review the entire program. Then register online to join us on October 28th at Langston University in Oklahoma City as we address these life-changing issues.
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Conference registrations are due to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City by the following dates:
Early Bird Registration: October 1, 2009
Online Registration: October 20, 2009
On-site registration will be available.
You may complete registrations online, by mail, or by fax. Conference space is limited, so early registration is recommended.
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Registration fees for the conference are:
- Early Bird (received by Oct. 1st) OHEA Members* $65 Nonmembers $85
- Preregistration (received by Oct. 20th) OHEA Members* $75 Nonmembers $95
- Onsite registration OHEA Members* $85 Nonmembers $105
(*See below concerning the member discount)
Payment methods accepted include check/money order, credit card (Visa, Mastercard, or American Express) and purchase orders. Registration should be paid in advance.
Check/money orders and purchase orders should be made to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Refunds will be made if cancellation is received prior to October 20, 2009.
Member Discounts: OHEA membership is by individual, not organization, and OHEA members are sent membership cards each year. Please contact Wanda Welters at oahnmod@okacaa.org or 405-949-1495 if you need to verify your membership status.
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Annette Phillips, registration (405) 270-8464 or (800) 333-1030 ext. 8464
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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Oklahoma City Branch
226 Dean A. McGee Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Fax (405) 270-8676
For questions regarding the conference agenda, please contact:
Steven Shepelwich, (405) 270-8675
Senior Community Affairs Advisor
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Oklahoma City Branch
Tricia Auberle, (405) 949-1495
Director, Financial Education Programs
Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies
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