IBB Member Finances Dream Home with Union Plus Mortgage Company
Being an IBB member has helped Derek Gusoskey find professional and financial security after setbacks, including bad real estate luck. When Gusoskey and his wife decided to refinance their home this year, they chose the union-owned Union Plus Mortgage Company. Gusoskey went into the process skeptical but now says he "can't speak highly enough" of the Union Plus Mortgage Company team.
Derek Gusoskey has worked in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard since 2013 as a member of International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB). He's a lead steward of Local 290, specifically Shop 26, the Welders.
"I am a member of the U.S. Department of Defense," Gusoskey says. "We work on nuclear submarines and nuclear aircraft carriers."
Gusoskey found professional and financial stability through his union after suffering financial setbacks from a bad real estate investment and the 2008 market crash.
"My wife and I hit rough patches along the way," he recalls. "Then we found our current home in 2016."
Gusoskey and his wife decided to refinance their home this year with the Union Plus Mortgage Company. Though he went into the refi process with low expectations, Gusoskey now says he "can't speak highly enough" of the Union Plus Mortgage Company team.
"I'd worked to repair my credit," he notes. "I was skeptical because I've been burned so many times before."
He continues, "Union Plus went above and beyond and really takes you under their wing. There's no catch—it’s just a perk of being a union member."
Gusoskey also has high praise for the refinance process overall.
"Everything happened on or before the timeline they gave me. It was all really great."
The Union Plus Mortgage Program, with financing available through Union Plus Mortgage Company, is available for all eligible union members. The Union Plus Mortgage Company is union-owned and staffed by knowledgeable loan officers.
For qualifying members, there are special benefits for first-time homebuyers as well as:
- A $500 gift card after closing for purchasing or refinancing a home
- Special hardship mortgage assistance from Union Plus in the event of income loss due to disability, unemployment or strike/lockout.
"I go around telling everyone about Union Plus every day I can," Gusoskey says.
To learn more about Union Plus Mortgage Company, call 855 UNION 27 (855-864-6627) or visit unionplusmortgage.com.
The AFL-CIO, Union Privilege and a group of unions own Union Plus Mortgage Company and will benefit if you get your loan through the company. However, you are not required to use Union Plus Mortgage for your loan and are free to shop. For your Affiliated Business Arrangement Disclosure Statement, please visit www.unionplusmortgage.com. Union Plus Mortgage Company has a services agreement with Union Privilege in which Union Privilege receives a financial benefit for providing agreed upon services. The NMLS Consumer Access Website is: http://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org. NMLS Number 1561829