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ECD provides information on important events to the public and the press on an ongoing basis. These stories highlight the activites, achievements and recognitions that ECD and its partners are involved with throughout the region.

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ECD/HOPE CEO Participates in White House Meeting on Economic Stimulus WASHINGTON, DC Bill Bynum, Chief Executive Officer of ECD/HOPE (Enterprise Corporation of the Delta/Hope Community Credit Union), will participate in a meeting with President Barak Obama on December 22 to identify innovative ways to boost lending to small businesses and move the economy forward. Bynum will join a select group of 12 leaders from other community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and community banks from across the nation at the White House as they advance ideas to stimulate small business growth and plans for regulatory reform. Full Story
ECD/HOPE CEO Participates in White House Job Creation Summit WASHINGTON, DC - Bill Bynum, Chief Executive Officer of the Enterprise Corporation of the Delta/Hope Community Credit Union (ECD/HOPE), will participate in the White House Jobs Summit today to identify innovative ways to create jobs in the current economic climate. Bynum will meet with the President and over 130 other large and small business leaders, nonprofit executives and policy experts. Full Story
Capital One Bank Makes $100,000 Deposit in HOPE (New Orleans, LA)-- As part of a continued commitment to the rebuilding and revitalization of New Orleans, Capital One Bank has made an investment of $100,000 into Hope Community Credit Union (HOPE). The socially responsible deposit supports HOPEs ongoing commitment to providing affordable financial services and creating economic opportunities in low-wealth communities. Full Story
Department of Treasury Awards ECD $20 Million New Market Tax Credit Allocation Jackson, MS - Enterprise Corporation of the Delta (ECD) has been awarded $20 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) authority from the U.S. Treasury Departments Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. ECD is one of 32 Community Development Entities nationwide to receive an award with resources made possible through the Recovery Act. The NMTC Program injects private-sector capital investment into communities to create jobs, stimulate economic growth and jumpstart the lending necessary for financial stability. Full Story
HOPE Name and Logo Go Up On Former American Savings CU Branches Jackson, MSWhile Hope Community Credit Union (HOPE) and American Savings Credit Union (ASCU) officially merged January 1, 2009, on July 1 all ASCU branches in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee will convert their signage to the HOPE name and logo. The merger of these two entities formed a larger, stronger community development financial institution that serves working families throughout the Mid South. Full Story
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation Makes $250,000 Deposit in Hope Community Credit Union (College Station, AR)-- As part of its continuing commitment to move the needle from poverty to prosperity for Arkansans, The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation has approved a $250,000 deposit into Hope Community Credit Union (HOPE). Full Story
Hope Community Credit Union Receives Gloria Brown Award Jackson, MS Hope Community Credit Union (HOPE) is the 2009 recipient of the Gloria Brown Award in recognition of its work in extending economic opportunities to individuals and communities in the Mid South. The award is given each year to an outstanding faith-based project by the Episcopal Network for Economic Justice (ENEJ). Full Story
Press Release - Hope Community Credit Union Opens New Mississippi Coast Branch in Biloxi Biloxi, MS Hope Community Credit Union (HOPE), a community development credit union, and its sponsor, Enterprise Corporation of the Delta (ECD), are celebrating the grand opening of a new Gulf Coast branch located at 188 Porter Avenue in Biloxi. The new credit union branch at the corner of Howard Avenue and Porter Avenue will make HOPEs affordable financial services more accessible to Mississippi Coast residents. Since Hurricane Katrina, HOPE has assisted thousands of families and small businesses across the Gulf Coast, and places a strong emphasis on fostering economic stability in economically distressed areas. Full Story
American Savings and Hope Community Credit Unions Merge Jackson, MSHope Community Credit Union (HOPE) and American Savings Credit Union (ASCU) announced today that the two organizations are joining in a merger transaction. The merger became effective January 1. The merger will result in a larger, stronger regional community development financial institution that will serve working families in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. ASCU will retain its name and operate as a division of HOPE until systems are integrated over the coming year. Full Story
OpEd - Mortgage Meltdown: Should State Mortgage Laws Be Stronger Than Federal Minimums? October 19, 2008 - Since 2001, the Enterprise Corporation of the Delta has worked with dozens of banks and credit unions to originate affordable mortgage loans to low- and moderate-income homebuyers across Mississippi and other parts of the Mid South. Full Story

ECD/HOPE CEO Participates in White House Meeting on Economic Stimulus

WASHINGTON, DC Bill Bynum, Chief Executive Officer of ECD/HOPE (Enterprise Corporation of the Delta/Hope Community Credit Union), will participate in a meeting with President Barak Obama on December 22 to identify innovative ways to boost lending to small businesses and move the economy forward. Bynum will join a select group of 12 leaders from other community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and community banks from across the nation at the White House as they advance ideas to stimulate small business growth and plans for regulatory reform.
Full Story

ECD/HOPE CEO Participates in White House Job Creation Summit

WASHINGTON, DC - Bill Bynum, Chief Executive Officer of the Enterprise Corporation of the Delta/Hope Community Credit Union (ECD/HOPE), will participate in the White House Jobs Summit today to identify innovative ways to create jobs in the current economic climate. Bynum will meet with the President and over 130 other large and small business leaders, nonprofit executives and policy experts.
Full Story

Capital One Bank Makes $100,000 Deposit in HOPE

(New Orleans, LA)-- As part of a continued commitment to the rebuilding and revitalization of New Orleans, Capital One Bank has made an investment of $100,000 into Hope Community Credit Union (HOPE). The socially responsible deposit supports HOPEs ongoing commitment to providing affordable financial services and creating economic opportunities in low-wealth communities.
Full Story

Department of Treasury Awards ECD $20 Million New Market Tax Credit Allocation

Jackson, MS - Enterprise Corporation of the Delta (ECD) has been awarded $20 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) authority from the U.S. Treasury Departments Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. ECD is one of 32 Community Development Entities nationwide to receive an award with resources made possible through the Recovery Act. The NMTC Program injects private-sector capital investment into communities to create jobs, stimulate economic growth and jumpstart the lending necessary for financial stability.
Full Story

HOPE Name and Logo Go Up On Former American Savings CU Branches

Jackson, MSWhile Hope Community Credit Union (HOPE) and American Savings Credit Union (ASCU) officially merged January 1, 2009, on July 1 all ASCU branches in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee will convert their signage to the HOPE name and logo. The merger of these two entities formed a larger, stronger community development financial institution that serves working families throughout the Mid South.
Full Story

Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation Makes $250,000 Deposit in Hope Community Credit Union

(College Station, AR)-- As part of its continuing commitment to move the needle from poverty to prosperity for Arkansans, The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation has approved a $250,000 deposit into Hope Community Credit Union (HOPE).
Full Story

Hope Community Credit Union Receives Gloria Brown Award

Jackson, MS Hope Community Credit Union (HOPE) is the 2009 recipient of the Gloria Brown Award in recognition of its work in extending economic opportunities to individuals and communities in the Mid South. The award is given each year to an outstanding faith-based project by the Episcopal Network for Economic Justice (ENEJ).
Full Story

Press Release - Hope Community Credit Union Opens New Mississippi Coast Branch in Biloxi

Biloxi, MS Hope Community Credit Union (HOPE), a community development credit union, and its sponsor, Enterprise Corporation of the Delta (ECD), are celebrating the grand opening of a new Gulf Coast branch located at 188 Porter Avenue in Biloxi.

The new credit union branch at the corner of Howard Avenue and Porter Avenue will make HOPEs affordable financial services more accessible to Mississippi Coast residents. Since Hurricane Katrina, HOPE has assisted thousands of families and small businesses across the Gulf Coast, and places a strong emphasis on fostering economic stability in economically distressed areas.
Full Story

American Savings and Hope Community Credit Unions Merge

Jackson, MSHope Community Credit Union (HOPE) and American Savings Credit Union (ASCU) announced today that the two organizations are joining in a merger transaction. The merger became effective January 1.

The merger will result in a larger, stronger regional community development financial institution that will serve working families in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. ASCU will retain its name and operate as a division of HOPE until systems are integrated over the coming year.
Full Story

OpEd - Mortgage Meltdown: Should State Mortgage Laws Be Stronger Than Federal Minimums?

October 19, 2008 - Since 2001, the Enterprise Corporation of the Delta has worked with dozens of banks and credit unions to originate affordable mortgage loans to low- and moderate-income homebuyers across Mississippi and other parts of the Mid South.
Full Story