  The Bank’s “Foreclosure Response Podcast Series,” initiated in 2009, concluded with the production of the 12th podcast in January 2010. A second installment began in the fall of 2010, with three more podcasts added to the series. Topics include vacant properties, best practices in REO programs, Neighborhood Stabilization Program follow-up, and rural foreclosure issues.
Dallas   Community Affairs staff provides leadership for the Texas Foreclosure Prevention Task Force and facilitated the formation of the Border Foreclosure Prevention Task Force.   The Bank hosted foreclosure scam alert forums and webinars focused on educating elected officials, community-based organizations, housing counselors, and other stakeholders on the increasing number of homeowners falling prey to foreclosure scams.