Community Programs and Partnerships
Community Commitment
BestBank and its partner company, Shelter Mortgage, share a strong commitment to the communities we serve. We offer a wide range of products and services that provide for homeownership and asset building opportunities for everyone in our communities, including minorities and low- and moderate-income individuals and families.
Education and Partnerships
Financial education is critical to all families and individuals to become self-sufficient in creating a successful future. Through our programs and partnerships with multiple nonprofit organizations, we offer the ability to obtain the information needed to make sound financial decisions.
While providing a variety of loan programs, our partnerships also create the availability of down payment and closing cost assistance to qualified applicants and pre- and post-home purchase counseling and education. Our loan officers work closely with the representatives of many home-counseling providers to identify the best loan program for the applicant.
We have also partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee in offering an Individual Development Account (IDA) program to qualifying individuals interested in developing a savings plan that provides for matching funds in saving for a home purchase or continuing education. This IDA program is part of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee’s Asset Building initiative.
BestBank is a strong supporter of the Get Checking program, a nationwide program offering individuals the opportunity to learn how to properly manage a checking account. Our employees volunteer in the classes by presenting deposit account information and responding to participant questions.
Reinvesting In Our Communities
BestBank dedicates significant resources to promote economic development and affordable housing. We are proud to support many organizations that provide vital services to low- and moderate-income individuals and underserved areas.
The following is a partial list of organizations we support within Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Georgia :
A Brush with Kindness – Habitat for Humanity
Affordable Housing Corporation of Lake County
Amaru Foundation
Bethel New Life, Inc.
Career Youth Development
COA Youth and Family Centers, Inc.
Consumer Credit Counseling Services
DuPage Homeownership Corporation
Fond Du Lac County Economic Development Corporation
Forward Community Investments
Habitat for Humanity
HBC, Inc.
The Heat and Warmth Fund
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Hmong American Friendship
Housing Opportunity Development Corporation
Housing Resources, Inc.
La Casa de Esperanza
La Causa, Inc.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota
Make a Difference, Wisconsin, Inc.
Midtown Assistance Center
Milwaukee Children's Village
Miracle Caregivers for the Needy
National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders
National Realtist Association
The Next Door Foundation
Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
New Creation Youth Program
Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
Partners for Community Development
Racine Housing and Neighborhood Partnership
Safe Haven Transitional
Select Milwaukee
Social Development Corporation
Stork's Nest Foundation
United Way
Urban League
Urban Economic Development Association
Wisconsin Fatherhood Initiative
Wisconsin Council on Economic Education, Inc. - F.L.A.M.E.
Wisconsin Preservation Fund
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiatives Corporation
Wise Steward Ministries
Youth in Development, Inc.
For further information regarding our community activities, please contact our Community Reinvestment Act Officer, Nina V.A. Johnson at 414-362-5624 or nina.johnson@gbmail.com.
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