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The Obama administration said Wednesday that it will provide additional support to help unemployed homeowners through two targeted initiatives. The Treasury will make another $2 billion available to housing finance agencies in 17 states and the District of Columbia to implement local programs for unemployed homeowners. HUD is also launching a $1 billion program to provide up to 24 months of assistance to homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure because of lost income.

State housing finance agencies in North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, and South Carolina have been given the green light to use $600 million in federal funding to implement their own foreclosure prevention programs. These five states were designated as some of the nation's hardest-hit housing markets because of high unemployment -- local rates above 12 percent -- and concentrated areas of severe economic distress. The Treasury says another round of state grants is in the works, with $2 billion more allocated for local housing programs.