ALPA Member Gets a New Home Field With Help From Union Plus
Derek Tiplin, a proud member of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), recently hit a grand slam with his submission to the Union Plus Home Run Contest.
Just in time for baseball season, the Union Plus Home Run Contest is celebrating union home ownership with a baseball-themed contest sponsored by Union Privilege. Nearly 250 entries were received, with participants uploading a photo of themselves in front of their house, or in their house, and explaining how it felt like home. Five lucky winners were awarded $2,000 to knock a monthly mortgage payment out of the park.
Derek recently purchased a house in Sammamish Washington and his submission reflected his happiness with the ways a new home would affect his family’s life. “The picture was of my boys playing in the front yard,” he recalls, “we lived in a condo before, and we didn’t really have any room for them to play outside, so seeing that was pretty cool.”
Derek has a special appreciation of his new house because of his life on the move. As a pilot, he can be at any end of the country on any given day “We don’t fly just one specific route,” he says; “tomorrow I’ll be in Oakland, then the next day I’m in Las Vegas, so I’m kind of all over the place.”
With so many nights away, Derek is proud of his new home field, and is especially appreciative of the help he received in the home buying process, “I had used Wells Fargo for the mortgage on my condo, and I had a good relationship with them,” he says, “When I bought the new house I decided to go with them again, and they actually brought up Union Plus.”
From there, Wells Fargo helped Derek research the benefits available to him through the Union Plus Mortgage Program. “The person at Wells Fargo basically handled everything, and made the whole process really easy,” he recalls. “They definitely kept the paperwork to a minimum.”
The Home Run Contest was particularly helpful to Derek, as it helped him finally include his family in his travel plans. “It was good timing, because over spring break we splurged and took the kids to Disneyland, he laughs, “so it definitely helped to offset that vacation.”
The Union Plus Mortgage Program, with financing available through Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, is available for all eligible union members.
For qualifying members, special benefits include:
• A My Mortgage GiftSM award from Wells Fargo after closing – $500 for buying a home, or $300 for refinancing a home – for use at participating retailers.1
• Special hardship mortgage assistance from Union Plus in the event of income loss due to disability, unemployment or strike/lockout.2
1 Eligible individuals can receive the Wells Fargo My Mortgage GiftSM award approximately 6 weeks after closing on a new purchase or refinance loan secured by an eligible first mortgage or deed of trust with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage (“New Loan”), subject to qualification, approval and closing, when identifying themselves as eligible. The My Mortgage GiftSM award is not available with The Relocation Mortgage Program® or to any Wells Fargo team member. Only one My Mortgage Gift award is permitted per eligible New Loan. This award cannot be combined with any other award, discount or rebate, except for yourFirstMortgageSM. This award is void where prohibited, transferable, and subject to change or cancellation with no prior notice. Awards may constitute taxable income. Federal, state and local taxes, and any use of the award not otherwise specified in the Terms and Conditions (also provided at receipt of award) are the sole responsibility of the My Mortgage GiftSM recipient.
2The Union Plus® Mortgage Assistance Program is provided and administered through the AFL-CIO Mutual Benefit Plan (“The Plan”), which is not affiliated with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Additional information about this program and eligibility criteria can be obtained at www.unionplus.org/assistance.
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