The conference "Preserving Homeownership: Addressing the Foreclosure Issue, “held in Dallas in June, opened with a panel of Texas researchers who addressed the impact foreclosures are having on the U.S. and Texas economies.

Homeownership doesn't just provide people a place to live. It also enables them to accumulate wealth by saving more and building equity in their homes.

Louisiana legislators recently approved $2 million in funding for a statewide individual development account program aimed at getting low-income hurricane victims back on their feet.