Dupaco’s Real Estate team is presenting this free homebuying seminar to help assess your readiness for homeownership and help guide the early stages of your homebuying process. The homebuying seminar will be held at the following locations: Dubuque Wednesday, June…
By Krystal Frederick Mortgage lending consultant supervisor at Dupaco Community Credit Union Maybe your household has grown. Or your income has increased in recent years. Maybe you’re simply ready to trade your first house for one with a larger footprint.…
With a baby on the way, Priscilla Delao and her fiancée, Eugene Hylka, were anxious to move out of their cramped studio apartment. They were ready to buy their first house, so they turned to their new credit union, Dupaco,…
DUBUQUE, Iowa—Renee and Scott Kehoe have been together for nearly a dozen years, married for almost seven of them. They finish each other’s sentences and are partners in life. And now—thanks to the power of partnerships between their credit union…
Dupaco members Tom and Rebecca (Wolter) Ameche settle into their first home with a new addition to the family—a golden retriever named Hank. With the help of their credit union, the couple purchased their Dubuque, Iowa, home a few months…
BY KRYSTAL FREDERICK | Mortgage lending consultant supervisor at Dupaco If buying a house feels just out of reach, you might be closer to homeownership than you realized. When you piggyback your mortgage—taking out two loans instead of one—you can avoid paying Private Mortgage Insurance,…
Saving energy isn’t just good for the earth—it’s good for your wallet. Looking for ways to make your home greener this summer? You might be eligible for rebates on products and services that help your home beat the heat more…
With plans to upgrade to a larger house, Tammy Wood and her husband struggled to find the perfect home that was worth the larger mortgage. So, the couple abandoned their plan and decided to do the exact opposite. Instead of…
If you’ve received a postcard or letter concerning your mortgage lately, the sender might not be who you think it is. Several Dupaco Community Credit Union members, including credit union employees, have recently received postcards alerting them to “an important…
It was a homeowner’s nightmare. After a pipe burst in front of their house, a young couple was on the hook for some $20,000 worth of repairs. “If they would have had equity in their home, they could have borrowed…
