HOME, Inc. & Bankers Trust Partner for Free Homebuyer Education Programs

Homebuyer education class scheduled for April 26

HOME, Inc. and Bankers Trust are partnering to address a need for homebuyer financial education in central Iowa.

As part of their ongoing partnership, the two organizations host free homebuyer education classes geared toward minority and low-to-moderate income homebuyers. These classes provide education on the financial considerations of home ownership, the mortgage process and owning a home.

The next HOME, Inc. and Bankers Trust homebuyer education class will be held on Saturday, April 26 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at HOME, Inc., located at 1618 6^th Ave in Des Moines. More information and a registration link are available on Bankers Trust’s website. Multi-lingual assistance is available and lunch is provided.

"Partnering with Bankers Trust to offer homebuyer education classes empowers individuals with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions. This collaboration fosters financial literacy, promotes responsible homeownership, and strengthens our community by making homeownership more accessible to all,” says Carrie Woerdeman, executive director with HOME, Inc.

“Bankers Trust acknowledges the disparities in homeownership rates in our community for marginalized groups”, says Emily Abbas, EVP, Chief Consumer Banking and Marketing Officer at Bankers Trust. “One way we help is by providing these free workshops with HOME, Inc. We believe that everyone should have access to the resources they need to understand the homebuying process and what it takes to maintain successful home ownership.”

This partnership is part of Bankers Trust’s broader initiative of investing more than $100,000 into similar workshops across each of its markets through 2027, with $35,000 going to HOME Inc.

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Contact Jayson Shaffer, Marketing and Community Engagement Coordinatorshaffer.jayson@homeincdsm.org 

About HOME Inc.

HOME, Inc. is the oldest nonprofit housing organization in Des Moines. We are a local non-profit that has been serving Des Moines since 1967. It started with a simple idea of families helping families and has now grown into who we are today – a nonprofit HUD certified Housing Counseling Agency and Community Housing Development Organization. We’re very proud of our history of rising to the occasion, and of being nimble and flexible enough to be able to change our programming to deal with the issues that people are facing right now. Our Mission is to empower our neighbors by helping them overcome the barriers to obtaining and maintaining safe, stable, affordable housing. We do this through education, housing counseling, neighborhood revitalization, and affordable housing development. Learn more at www.homeincdsm.org

About Bankers Trust

Since 1917, Bankers Trust has been a leading financial institution for commercial and consumer banking services. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, Bankers Trust is the state’s largest privately held community bank, with $7 billion in assets. In addition to the 12 branches serving Central Iowa, we have branches in Cedar Rapids, IA, Phoenix, AZ, and Omaha, NE. BTC Trust Company of South Dakota, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bankers Trust, is based in Sioux Falls, SD. Bankers Trust invests more than $1 million annually into the community, and Bankers Trust employees volunteer an average of 14,000 hours each year at nonprofit organizations. Learn more at BankersTrust.com.