Home equity loan or line of credit: Which is right for you?
Learn the differences between a home equity loan and a home equity line of credit (HELOC) to determine which option is right for you.
Buying a house? Here are 8 things you should know
By Stacy Rissman Mortgage lending consultant Pennsylvania Avenue branch in Dubuque Planning to buy a house? It’s an exciting time! It’s also likely the most money you’ll ever spend in a single transaction. The good news is there are steps…
Upcoming Seminar: Learn the Ins and Outs of Buying a Home
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…
How to decide whether you can afford a bigger home
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.…
Members buy first home in time to welcome new baby
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,…
Power of Partnerships Leads to Homeownership for Couple
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…
Mortgage payment nightmare: How Dupaco helped a couple move on
A Dupaco Mini-Mortgage helped this couple eliminate several years of mortgage payments and saved them more than $49,000 in interest.
Tips for choosing the right insurance deductible for you
Low deductible with a higher premium? Or high deductible with a lower premium? These tips will help you make the best choice for your insurance needs.
Dupaco explores ways to help first-time homebuyers save
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…
How to avoid paying Private Mortgage Insurance
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,…
Beat the heat with these energy rebates
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…
How to live debt-smart
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…