An exclusive fair housing webinar for credit unions:
Are YOU Prepared to Help Members Prepare for Homeownership?
Thursday, June 27, 2024
11 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. MT / 1 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. ET
Preparation is crucial for first-time homebuyers who are embarking on their homeownership journey. For many, they may be the first in their family to try purchasing a home, so they will have a lot of questions for you.
The question is … how prepared are YOU to help them navigate the homebuying process? Do you have the resources you need to educate your first-time borrowers on the importance of financial readiness so they can set themselves up for a successful outcome?
Join us for this 60-minute webinar to learn how credit unions can help their members by:
- Understanding the disparities in homeownership and working to eliminate barriers in underserved populations and communities
- Providing first-time homebuyer resources and being trusted advisors that members can go with questions without fear or judgment
- Reminding members that homeownership can be a key to building generational wealth
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Irma Yépez Klassen
Director – Product Development
MGIC
Meet Irma
Irma is a director of product development at MGIC. She is responsible for leading MGIC’s local and national equitable homeownership strategy efforts, including developing equitable lending programs and strategic partnerships.
Irma has more than 25 years of experience working within the community on Milwaukee’s community economic development and affordable housing collective efforts. Prior to joining MGIC in August 2022, Irma led the strategic development of a portfolio of place-based grants to nonprofits supporting small businesses, financial education and access to quality affordable housing. She served as housing policy director for the City of Milwaukee and deputy director of Select Milwaukee, a HUD-Approved NeighborWorks Organization dedicated to guiding families and individuals in achieving and preserving sustainable homeownership. Irma holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Marquette University.
Opal Tomashevska
Director – Multicultural Business Strategy
TruStage
Meet Opal
Opal is the director of multicultural business strategy at TruStage. Opal is responsible for leading the development, direction and execution of the company’s Multicultural Business Strategy (MCBS). The MCBS team exists to help TruStage and credit union partners understand multicultural consumers, identify business opportunities, develop action plans, and execute those plans to better serve more customers and generate substantial business growth.
Opal holds a Master of Science in Organizational Development from Edgewood College and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
Opal serves on the Board of Directors for the Lussier Community Education Center, on the Advisory Council for the Melanin Project, and as the director of communications for the Midwest Regional Chapter of the African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC). She has previously served on the Board of Directors for the Urban Community Arts Network (UCAN). In 2020, Opal was recognized as one of Wisconsin's Most Influential Black Leaders by 365 Media.
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