Our Process
Buying a home in the U.S. can seem complicated, especially if you don't have a credit history. Our mortgage team is here to help you navigate the entire process from start to finish. We’ll even come to your closing.
While the health and wellbeing of the world relies on your expertise and dedication, you can rely on us for your financial needs – including home loans. From the start, our mortgage loan team will meet with you to discuss your options and goals, and help you make a plan for buying and owning a home.
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Our Process
1. Share Your Dreams: You’ll find out how much home you can afford. The Pre-approval letter is essentially your home buying budget.
2. Explore Your Options: You’ll see how different mortgage options can help you qualify based on your unique needs. Options include a lower down payment, the opportunity to pay less points, a 5/5 Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) that only adjusts every 5 years over the life of the loan unlike the standard 5/1 ARM, and a 15/15 Home Loan with the longest fixed term of any ARM out there (15 years) and only one rate adjustment over the entire life of the loan. Plus, we have a first-time homebuyer program with a 3% down payment and a $750 credit at closing*.
3. Start Shopping.
4. Understand the Costs: We'll walk you through all of the costs of the home, including taxes and other fees found in the formal loan disclosure.
5. Close Your Loan: Once all the paperwork is in and approved, you’ll schedule the closing. This is where you’ll sign all the loan documents and make your down payment. A Credit Union representative will be at your closing (in the Washington DC metro area) to ensure everything goes smoothly. Our team will do everything they can to get every loan processed and closed in 30 days or less. Up to 45 days with some refinance loans.
6. Get your keys and move into your new home!
7. Have questions? Our team will be here to answer your questions and put you at ease for years to come.
Uniquely Qualified Because We Know You
We’re with you every step of the way, from the initial consultation to the closing. Schedule an appointment online or stop by our Columbia Plaza office at 506 23rd Street NW, Washington, DC to chat with our team today.
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*$750 lender credit applied towards closing costs on the date of settlement. Certain restrictions may apply. 3% down required. Maximum loan amount for First-Time Home Buyers Program is $515,000. Not all applicants will be approved. All borrowers must participate in a PAHO/WHO FCU First Time Homebuyer Education program prior to closing. Mortgages only available on properties titled in the U.S. Equal Housing Lender.