Chairman Powell and Under Secretary Dorr present a placard commemorating their signing of the agreement and the establishment of the Money Smart programFormer Rural Development Under Secretary Thomas Dorr (right) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Donald Powell (left) signed an agreement to establish a working relationship between Rural Development and FDIC. Under the agreement, FDIC will help train USDA employees to deliver a course called "Money Smart" to housing applicants. Money Smart is designed to help adults outside the financial mainstream enhance their money-handling skills, create positive banking relationships and ultimately achieve homeownership.

Chairman Powell and Under Secretary Dorr sign the agreement to establish the Money Smart programChairman Powell (right) and former Under Secretary Dorr (left) as they sign the agreement to establish the Money Smart program.