Month: February 2025

PHILADELPHIA, February 24, 2025 /3BL/ – Wells Fargo & Co. (“Wells Fargo”) is donating $5 million to HomeFree-USA to help families buy their first home, bringing the NeighborhoodLIFT® program back to Philadelphia. In collaboration with the City of Philadelphia, Affordable Housing Center of Pennsylvania (AHCOPA), and RiseUp Fund, the NeighborhoodLIFT program will offer up to $15,000 in homebuyer assistance to eligible participants and provide homebuyer education, financial coaching, and more to help put people on a pathway to homeownership.

The NeighborhoodLIFT program is redesigned to address more of the barriers to owning a home. Eligible homebuyers will have the option to use the funds for downpayment assistance, or toward paying down debt, lowering their interest rate and monthly payments, or towards closing costs. This effort is expected to help an estimated 260 eligible first-time homebuyers in Philadelphia.

“We need to keep giving people opportunities so they can rise,” said Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker. “Thank you to Wells Fargo for helping Philadelphia in a very meaningful way so that our residents will be able to see more investment in their daily lives, and to give them a real opportunity to buy their own home.”

“Making homeownership more affordable will help hard-working people create generational wealth and strengthen Philadelphia neighborhoods,” said Darlene Goins, head of Philanthropy and Community Impact at Wells Fargo. “NeighborhoodLIFT has helped thousands of people across the purchase their first home and, alongside Mayor Parker and our nonprofit leaders, we look forward to helping more Philadelphia residents achieve the dream of homeownership.”

“HomeFree-USA is honored to be a part of this outstanding homebuying strategy. NeighborhoodLIFT provides the downpayment support, preparation and long-term post-closing guidance needed to ensure borrowers keep their homes for life,” said Marcia Griffin, founder and CEO of HomeFree-USA. “NeighborhoodLIFT aims to ‘lift’ more individuals and families into homeownership and our nonprofit partners in Philadelphia — AHCOPA and RiseUp Fund — will help homebuyers to make their journey home a success.”

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 34 on Fortune’s 2024 rankings of America’s largest corporations. In the communities we serve, the company focuses its social impact on building a sustainable, inclusive future for all by supporting housing affordability, small business growth, financial health, and a low-carbon economy. News, insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.

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Ranked 64th overall and 8th among utilities

Entergy is proud to be named to the JUST 100 list of America’s Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and CNBC for the third time. Serving our customers across Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas, Entergy was honored in 2023 and 2022 as well. This year, we ranked 64th overall and 8th among utilities.

Each year, JUST Capital and CNBC evaluate nearly 1,000 of the largest publicly traded U.S. companies. They highlight the top 100 that are doing the right thing for all their stakeholders ─ customers, employees, communities, owners, and the environment.

This honor is a testament to our company’s strong performance on key issues that matter most to Americans today, such as:

Paying fair, living wages;Supporting worker well-being, training, and work-life balance;Communicating openly;Strengthening communities;Showing ethical leadership; andTreating customers fairly.

“We’re honored to be recognized once again by JUST Capital and CNBC,” said Entergy Vice President, Sustainability and Environmental Policy John Weiss. “A foundation of our business is creating long-term value for everyone we serve, including the communities where we live and work.”

Entergy is committed to making a positive impact in the communities it serves. Through partnerships with community organizations such as non-profits and higher educational institutions, we support a range of initiatives to address poverty, promote education and jobs, help vulnerable customers, and care for the environment.

Entergy has been recognized by many prestigious organizations for its employee volunteering and community investment. This includes being named to The Civic 50 by Points of Light for nine years, a Top Utility in Economic Development for 17 years, and receiving the HIRE Vets Medallion Award for seven years. United Way of Southeast Louisiana ranked Entergy, whose headquarters are in New Orleans, as number one on its list of Top 10 Most Generous Workplaces in 2024 – the tenth straight year that Entergy has appeared on the list.

Learn more about our sustainability work at entergy.com/sustainability.