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• Article Mortgage Rate Relief Showcases the True Meaning of Community Banking for Sherburne State Bank and Local Small Business Owner Sherburne has helped many of its customers use the Mortgage Rate Relief program to achieve their homeownership dreams across central Minnesota.
• Article Dupaco, FHLB Des Moines Help Veteran Achieve Homeownership Goals Veteran among many Dupaco members impacted with more affordable housing through Mortgage Rate Relief.
• Article Real Stories, Real Relief: How Mortgage Rate Relief Helped Homeownership Happen for Idaho Families First Federal Bank of Twin Falls, with support from The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, helped families and individuals achieve homeownership through Mortgage Rate Relief.
• Article “Two” Good: Minnesota Teacher Taps Two Programs to Buy First Home First State Bank and Trust and FHLB Des Moines Partner to Help First-Time Homebuyer.
• Article A Place of Their Own: How Mortgage Rate Relief Made One Utah Dad a Homeowner Many Utah families have found the dream of homeownership slipping further out of reach due to high mortgage interest rates and ongoing economic uncertainty. But for some, like Wayland B., Bank of Utah's participation in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines' Mortgage Rate Relief program changed everything.
• Article Turning Loss into Legacy: How Ideal Credit Union Helped One Member Keep His Family Home After his father's passing, an Ideal Credit Union member was able to keep his childhood home thanks to the Mortgage Rate Relief program from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines. The reduced interest rates made homeownership affordable and helped him preserve his family legacy.
• Webinar Grow your eMortgage Understanding This session will help you grow your understanding of the technology, regulation and process to accepting eNotes.
• Article New Mortgage Rate Relief Program Makes Homeownership More Affordable Learn how our Mortgage Rate Relief program lowers interest rates for eligible borrowers.
• Article Pioneer Bank Funds First Mortgage Rate Relief Loan Two Percent Interest Rate Reduction Creates New Pathway for Homeownership in Mankato, Minnesota.
• Announcements Natural Disaster Announcement This announcement covers MPF Natural Disaster Resources
• Case Study People Helping People: How the MPF® Program Supports the Credit Union Philosophy In an article originally published June 2024, Mortgage Partnership Finance features FHLB Des Moines member, Ascentra Credit Union for their participation in the MPF® Program.
• Article Mortgage Partnership Finance Program Overview Curious about the MPF® program and what it has to offer? Watch this video to learn more.