Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson of Missouri addresses the crowd as the keynote speaker for the event.

Dr. John Weicher, Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), discusses the collaboration between Rural Development and FHA to expand access to mortgage credit for rural Americans. His remarks focused on the advantages of Rural Development's Housing Programs staff having access to FHA's "Technology Open to All Lenders" (TOTAL) mortgage scorecard.
Remarks by Former Under Secretary Dorr on Commissioner Weicher and the Scorecard (PDF file)

Congressman Bob Ney of Ohio, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Committee on Financial Services, addresses the crowd as a guest speaker at the event.

Rural Development's Housing Programs Administrator Arthur Garcia delivers closing remarks to the audience to encapsulate the National Rural Housing Summit.

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