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Avoid These Common Mistakes After Applying for a Mortgage

Avoid These Common Mistakes After Applying for a Mortgage

2024 may be your year to buy a home! As mortgage rates have soared, people who already own homes have been reluctant to sell. If you’re getting ready to buy a home, it’s exciting to jump a few steps ahead and think about moving in and making it your own. Before you get too far down the path, there are some key things to keep in mind.

Polar Plunge 2024: Be Bold Get Cold with the Nebraska Special Olympics

Polar Plunge 2024: Be Bold Get Cold with the Nebraska Special Olympics

Core Bank employees, friends, and family were “chilled” as they gathered on Saturday, February 10th, at Lake Zorinsky to partake in another year of the Special Olympics Nebraska’s Polar Plunge. There were over 892 plungers with all teams combined and over 50 on the Core Bank team. The water was frigid, but everyone’s excitement and adrenaline kept people running toward the goal of reaching the buoy mannequin into the cold waters and back to land.

Poverty Awareness Month: Core Bank Supporting the Community

Poverty Awareness Month: Core Bank Supporting the Community

Did you know that the U.S. ranks second highest in poverty rates among its peer countries? January’s Poverty Awareness Month is about taking an opportunity to learn more about this social ill, raise awareness among others, and understand how everyone can help. People are more inclined to participate in efforts to end such issues, and while their efforts alone might not be enough for complete eradication, awareness is an important first step.

Community Impact Award: The Set Me Free Project

Community Impact Award: The Set Me Free Project

The Set Me Free Project (SMFP) was awarded the Core Bank Community Impact Award for the last quarter of 2023 with a gift of $5,000. Founded in Omaha in 2015, the Set Me Free Project (SMFP) now reaches various communities outside of Nebraska, offering evidence-based, survivor-informed trafficking prevention curriculums tailored to its audiences.

Santa’s Helpers Helping Families

Santa’s Helpers Helping Families

Core Bank team members are making the season brighter for families in need. A team of “Santa’s Helpers” volunteered their time to organize a Christmas Families gift drive for families that Core Bank adopted and did additional shopping to add to the donations.

Take On High Rates with a Buydown

Take On High Rates with a Buydown

When you’re ready to obtain a mortgage loan, there is actually something you can do to ensure your mortgage payments are more manageable in the future. A buydown mortgage is a financing technique that allows a borrower to obtain a lower interest rate.

Nebraska Mortgage Association Recognizes Core Bank Mortgage Lenders

Nebraska Mortgage Association Recognizes Core Bank Mortgage Lenders

Core Bank is proud of the mortgage team members who were recognized by the Nebraska Mortgage Association (NMA) as qualifying members of the organization’s Champions Circle. The award winners were honored at the NMA’s Fall Conference held September 20 at The Younes Conference Center in Kearney, NE. Core Bank’s team of lenders are committed to helping you achieve your dreams, whether you’re ready to buy, build or refinance your home.

Third Annual Core Bank Diaper Drive in November

Third Annual Core Bank Diaper Drive in November

Core Bank is kicking off our third annual Diaper Drive for the Nebraska Diaper Bank! The Nebraska Diaper Bank supplies diapers for families in need with children newborn to three across the state. There are no other safety net programs like SNAP, Medicaid and WIC to...

Community Impact Award: Seventy Five North

Community Impact Award: Seventy Five North

Seventy Five North was awarded the Core Bank Community Impact Award for the second quarter with a gift of $5,000. They were selected from among several other applicants also very worthy of the award. The Committee’s focus is on where “real impact” can be seen and measured, and Seventy Five North marked those boxes.

How First-Time Buyers Can Prepare

How First-Time Buyers Can Prepare

You’ve been careful with your budget and ready to buy your first home. While this tells me you’re a skilled money manager, there are some additional costs that affect almost every homeowner. Your home search will be less stressful if you learn about these in advance, especially as they could affect the location, age, and condition of the home you buy.

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