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Wings Financial CU partners with CU Realty Services to offer Members HomeAdvantage™
Features include online property listings, network of qualified Realtors and rebate on closing
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (March 5, 2015) — Wings Financial Credit Union has partnered with CU Realty Services to gives its members access to the real estate CUSO’s HomeAdvantage program. The registration-based program provides credit union members with the tools and support they need to make informed decisions and save money when buying or selling a home.
“Implementing the HomeAdvantage program has provided many benefits to our members including a realtor referral network, home search tools and a cash-back rebate,” said Roxy Johnson, VP Real Estate, for Wings Financial CU. “A network of trusted realtors to assist our members in the home buying and selling process is something that Wings saw as a great opportunity.”
The $4 billion, Apple Valley, Minn.-based credit union began offering HomeAdvantage last year in November and, according to Johnson, interest is steadily growing.
“Today, most people start their real estate transactions on the Internet looking through property listings,” said Mike Corn, President/CEO of CU Realty Services. “By offering access to these same listings as well as referrals to preferred Realtors, credit unions have a huge opportunity to identify which of their members are in the market to buy a home, and engage with them much earlier before they are ready to talk about mortgages.”
In addition to online property listings, neighborhood demographics, and sales history, members of Wings Financial CU can earn a rebate at closing when they use one of the preferred Realtors in the HomeAdvantage program. On average, that rebate amounts to $1,500 per transaction.
Currently, CU Realty Services works with hundreds of credit unions and mortgage CUSOs in 22 states. To learn more, visit www.curealty.com.
About CU Realty Services, LLC
CU Realty Services provides real estate services to credit unions across the nation, helping them increase their purchase mortgage business. Launched in 2001, the CUSO has worked with more than 100 credit unions and thousands of their members. CU Realty’s range of web-based tools helps homebuyers find homes, research neighborhoods, calculate costs, connect to experienced real estate agents, and earn a rebate. By offering this program to members, credit unions are able to achieve significant increases in their purchase mortgage business. For more information, call Tina Powers, (800) 203-9014 ext. 104, email tina@curealty.com, or visit www.curealty.com or www.mycuhomeadvantage.com.
About Wings Financial Credit Union
Wings Financial Credit Union is Minnesota’s largest credit union and one of the top 30 nationwide, with over $4 billion in assets and 205,000 members. Wings members enjoy some of the Twin Cities’ best savings and lending rates, convenient mobile and online access, over 60,000 surcharge-free ATMs, and branch locations throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area as well as Atlanta, Detroit, Orlando and Seattle for attentive personal service. Membership in Wings is open to anyone who lives or works in the 13-county Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, metro area, the aviation industry nationwide, and the Seattle-Tacoma, Washington, metro area. To learn more, visit wingsfinancial.com.