Housing Stability for African Diaspora in Minnesota
HOUSING WEBINAR 2021
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Saturday, October 30, 2021
1pm-3pm CST
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Minnesota Africans United, in partnership with Bremer Bank, Minnesota Housing, Minnesota Homeownership Center, African Career Education and Resources, Inc. (ACER), Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and eXp Real Estate Agency webinar focusing on supporting homeownership among the African immigrant community in Minnesota. The goal of this event is to assist the African Immigrant community to be successful in their real estate endeavors and to increase housing stability for African Diaspora community in Minnesota.
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Speakers & Profiles :
JEANNE CRAIN
President & CEO, Bremer Financial Corporation
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Klark Alomassor
Interim Chair of MAU Workforce Committee
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Basil Ajuo
CEO
Minnesota Africans United
Dr. Fatima Lawson
Board Chair
Minnesota Africans United
Nelima Sitati Munene
Executive Director
ACER Inc
Libby Starling
Director, Strategic Operations, Community Development and Engagement Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Julie Gugin
President,
Minnesota Homeownership
Center
Tiffany Phillips
Mortgage CRA Loan Officer
Larry Mahoney
Founder and Operator of Asia Direct Resource, ADR; Real Estate Buyer Specialist
Kasey Kier
Assistant Commissioner,
Minnesota Housing
Ayodeji Emmanuel
Oyebola, Ed.D
Principal, Emmright LLC, Business Management & Consulting
Laurette Lawson
Subrogation Associate,
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Agenda:
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1:00pm – Welcome and Opening Remarks, Dr. Fatima Lawson, Board Chairwoman of Minnesota Africans United
1:05pm – Introduction of Interim Chair of MAU Workforce Committee, Mr. Klark Alomassor
1:05pm – 1:10pm – Mr. Klark introduces Keynote Speaker, Jeanne Crain, President and CEO, Bremer Financial Corporation
1:10pm – 1:20pm: Jeanne Crain, President and CEO, Bremer Financial Corporation
1:20pm –1:21pm: Mr. Klark will introduce Libby Starling, Director, Strategic Operations, Community Development and Engagement Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, to moderate Q&A for Jeanne Crain, President and CEO, Bremer Financial Corporation
1:21pm – 1:41pm: Libby Starling, Director, Strategic Operations, Community Development and Engagement Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, will moderate Q&A for Jeanne Crain, President and CEO, Bremer Financial Corporation
1:41pm – 1:42pm: Libby Starling, Director, Strategic Operations, Community Development and Engagement Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis will introduce experienced panel
1:42pm – 1:45pm: Nelima Sitati Munene is the Executive Director of the African Career Education and Resources, Inc. Kenya; Laurette Lawson, Subrogation Associate, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Togo; Ayodeji Emmanuel Oyebola, Principal, Emmright LLC, Business Management & Consulting, Nigeria.
1:45pm – 2:15pm: Experienced Panelists: Nelima Sitati Munene is the Executive Director of the African Career Education and Resources, Inc. Kenya; Laurette Lawson, Subrogation Associate, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Togo; Ayodeji Emmanuel Oyebola, Principal, Emmright LLC, Business Management & Consulting, Nigeria.
2:15pm – 2:17pm: Libby Starling, Director, Strategic Operations, Community Development and Engagement Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis introduces response panel: Tiffany Phillips, Mortgage CRA Loan Officer, Bremer Bank, Kasey Kier, Assistant Commissioner, Julie Gugin, president of the Minnesota Homeownership Center and Larry Mahoney, Realtor at eXp Realty.
2:17pm – 2:47pm: Tiffany Phillips, Mortgage CRA Loan Officer, Bremer Bank, Kasey Kier, Assistant Commissioner, Julie Gugin, president of the Minnesota Homeownership Center and Larry Mahoney & Joey Clark, Realtors at eXp Realty.
2:47pm – 2:55pm: Q&A from the audience for the response panelists led by Libby Starling, Director, Strategic Operations, Community Development and Engagement Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
2:55pm – 3:00pm: Closing by Basil Ajuo, President & CEO of MAU
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RESOURCES:
Homebuying Process
Tiffany Phillips - Mortgage Loan Officer
tsphillips@bremer.com
651-734-4376
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Disparities data in homeownership rates across race and ethnicity
https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2021/systemic-racism-haunts-homeownership-rates-in-minnesota
Zero interesting financing guide
https://www.hocmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/no-interest_lending_square_v7.pdf
Minnesota Housing information:
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