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Capital One, Capital One Foundation, and Lever for Change Announce $25M Open Call to Expand Pathways to Homeownership
CHICAGO, October 29, 2025--Today, Capital One, the Capital One Foundation, and Lever for Change announced the launch of Scaling Pathways to Homeownership, a $25 million Open Call designed to identify and support bold solutions that expand access to affordable homeownership in the United States. This initiative is part of Capital One’s five-year, $265 billion Community Benefits Plan, developed as part of its acquisition of Discover, that will create affordable housing, enable ready and resilient
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