NEW YORK– Municipal Credit Union (MCU) hosted its second First-Time Homebuyers Seminar of the year at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Jamaica, Queens. The event, which was attended by more than 300 members, covered important topics including income qualifications,asset and credit building, mortgage escrow, FHA Loans, and private mortgage insurance, MCU said.
In addition to the presentation, MCU loan originators Gordon Chan, Atiya Ingram-Sanchez, Kishla Reed, Daniel Khayutovsky and Xiang He Lin hosted a panel to answer questions from the audience.
“As a credit union, our mission is to empower our members to reach their goals,” said MCU Vice President & Head of Residential Lending Sonita DiStefano. “We’re very proud to provide them with the tools and resources such as our MCU First-Time Homebuyers Seminar series that will help them on their journey to homeownership. I look forward to working with many of our members here today when the time comes.”
For more than 15 years, MCU said its Home-Buying Seminar series has helped thousands of New Yorkers prepare for the complex financial nuances of homeownership. The series, which is hosted both throughout the five boroughs and through interactive webinars, is part of MCU’s ongoing corporate commitment to empower members though education.