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The Road Home Program Gains Momentum with Help from USAA

BATON ROUGE, La., December 14, 2006 – USAA, a financial services company serving military members and their families, is proactively working with The Road Home to verify insurance data.

USAA, which currently holds policies for approximately 4,000 Road Home applicants, signed on to The Road Home program’s standard exchange of data within a week of being contacted. The company typically turns around verified data within two to three days and works weekends to get it done. This leads to faster calculations of homeowner benefits and ultimately a quicker distribution of awards. The company is one of the first insurance providers to offer assistance in the verification process and sets a precedent The
Road Home hopes other insurance companies will follow.

The Road Home is dedicated to providing assistance to all homeowners affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita and aims to help them get back into their homes as quickly and fairly as possible. With the cooperation of USAA and sources such as FEMA, lenders and other insurance companies, the program aims to get more homeowners verified, calculated and compensated as quickly and fairly as possible.

The Road Home is encouraging all homeowners to apply to the program as soon as possible. Applying to The Road Home is now easier than ever. Applications can be completed online, by mail or over the phone.

The Road Home program is designed to help residents of Louisiana affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita get back into their homes as quickly and fairly as possible. This groundbreaking program represents the largest single housing recovery program in U.S. history. Working together, Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Office of Community Development created The Road Home program with the approval of the Louisiana Legislature. The program affords eligible homeowners up to $150,000 in compensation for their losses to get back into their homes.

To start your application to The Road Home program, visit www.road2LA.org or call 1.888.ROAD.2.LA (1.888.762.3252). TTY callers use 711 relay or 1.800.846.5277.

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