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, the City of Racine's Weed & Seed Program and Good Hope Economic Development Corporation in offering Individual Development Account (IDA) programs to qualifying low-income individuals that are interested in developing a savings plan. The savings plan provides matching funds towards a home purchase, starting a business or post-secondary education. The Boys & Girls Club 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. Primary participants are currently listed on Chex Systems, so this solutions is viewed as a second-chance checking option.
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:
Wisconsin
Career Youth Development
Center for Spanish Speaking
COA Youth and Family Centers, Inc.
Dane County Housing Authority
Economics Wisconsin
Forward Community Investments
Good Hope Economic Development Corporation
Habitat for Humanity
Hmong American Friendship
Housing Resources, Inc.
Jump$tart Wisconsin
La Casa de Esperanza
La Causa, Inc.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Make a Difference, Wisconsin, Inc.
Money Smart Week
Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
Partners for Community Development
Racine Housing and Neighborhood Partnership
Select Milwaukee
Social Development Commission
United Way of Greater Milwaukee
Voluntary Income Tax Assistance
Wisconsin Preservation Fund
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiatives Corporation
Illinois
Affordable Housing Corporation of Lake County
Bethel New Life, Inc.
DuPage Homeownership Corporation
Housing Opportunity Development Corporation
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Money Smart Week
Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago
Spanish Coalition for Housing
Michigan
Accounting Aid Society
Amaru Foundation
Hispanic Business Alliance
Jump$tart Michigan
New Hope Community Development
Perfecting Community Development
The Heat and Warmth Fund
Wise Steward Ministries
Minnesota
A Brush with Kindness – Habitat for Humanity
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota
Twin Cities Neighborhood Housing Services
Georgia
Accion USA of Atlanta
Atlanta Neighborhood Development Corporation
Consumer Credit Counseling Services, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity
Midtown Assistance Center
For further information regarding our community activities, please contact our Director of Community Relations/Community Reinvestment Act Officer, Nina Johnson, at 414-362-5624, or nina.johnson@gbmail.com.
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