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Dream Big. Start Now. You may qualify for a $10,000 forgivable loan for home repairs, improvements and renovations. Read more

Thinking of refinancing and want to make some repairs to your home? Refinance your home with an NFC Advantage Loan and receive up to a $10,000... Read more

Stephanie Murphy Receives Prestigious 2021 Kay Anderson Friend of Iowa Award Read more

Stephanie Murphy Receives Prestigious 2021 Kay Anderson Friend of Iowa Award Read more

Curtis had been tossing around the idea of getting his own place when his mom found out about Neighborhood Finance Corporation, a company out of Des Moines that now served their city of Cedar... Read more

About a month prior to working with Neighborhood Finance Corporation, Elaine had been pricing a new garage and driveway repair on her existing home. She had wanted a garage for years and... Read more

Note:  As we celebrate our 30th Anniversary and NeighborWorks Week 2020, we are featuring a few of our Neighborhood Heroes.  Why I Love My Neighborhood - Joy... Read more

Keeping it in the Family When an opportunity to purchase his grandmother’s home presented itself in January of 2020, Jason immediately jumped into action and contacted his credit union to see about... Read more

Ten years ago, Rusty and Heather obtained a home loan through NFC when they purchased their home. In 2019 the couple decided to refinance their home through NFC, which... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   Local Housing Non-Profit, Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC), Expands Lending Areas in Polk County   Announces the end of lending programs in some... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   Local Housing Non-Profit, Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC), Expands Lending Areas in Cedar Rapids   CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, January 21, 2020–... Read more

Rachel and her son were living in a West Des Moines townhouse without much green space when they discovered a unique opportunity. Rachel had found a place in Des Moines only a couple of blocks from where she grew... Read more

Keeyon Carter, his wife, Stephanie, and two children had been living in their 1,300 square foot, 3-bedroom, 1.5 bath home for about year when a co-worker showed Keeyon an ad for a loan that said something... Read more

Iowans’ Ideas: Guest columns featuring the views of different Iowans in each edition of Iowa Ideas magazine.  By Stephanie Preusch, NFC Executive... Read more

Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC) Cedar Rapids Marks $1 Million in Lending at One Year Anniversary Includes 28 Loans to Homeowners and Keeping Neighborhoods Strong in Cedar... Read more

Not-for-profit mortgage lender, Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC), has provided 600 down payment assistance loans totaling $7,598,500 between June 1, 2017 and July 31, 2019 providing Polk... Read more

James (Jack) Porter knew he’d be forced out of his rental situation but just didn’t know when. After his landlady passed, he was flung into an emergency situation and had to move fast. Luckily, he said he had good... Read more

View a PDF of the NFC - Cedar Rapids Progress Report here Read more

NFC Offers Down Payment Assistance to Expand Homeownership in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights and Cedar Rapids, Iowa Homebuyers May Apply for $10,500 Deferred... Read more

Des Moines, Iowa – Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC), a member of the NeighborWorks network, is receiving $324,500 in flexible grants from the Neighborhood Reinvestment... Read more

"I’m really thankful for this program!" When Matt Morrison was shopping for a home loan on a foreclosed property, he met with a mortgage officer at Wells Fargo in September 2018. He described the home he wanted... Read more

"An NFC Loan Helped Me Renovate My Home Without Using My 401K!" Jerry Coppess has owned his 1955 ranch-style home for ten years. He had planned to make some improvements a few years down the road using his 401k, being careful to maintain the original charm of... Read more

“The program is fantastic. I’m thrilled!” Last summer, Mary Belcher came across a Facebook post announcing that the Neighborhood Finance Corporation, active in Des Moines for... Read more

Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC) of Des Moines was recently selected Non-Profit of the Year by FuseDSM, the Chamber of Commerce representing the North, South and East... Read more

Please read this special notice regarding the recent Equifax Security Breach.           Read more

Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC) Recognized Nationally for Ability to Attract Lending Capital and Keep Des Moines Neighborhoods Vibrant “Our organization’s emphasis on rebuilding... Read more

On December 12th, 2016, NeighborWorks America will be releasing a new book which gives an inside look at their network’s innovative solutions for... Read more

DES MOINES, IOWA – February 15, 2016 – Since May 4, 1990, the Neighborhood Finance Corporation has originated more than $300 million loans and grants that have helped... Read more