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Sara and her fiance Joey (not pictured) moved to New Orleans about 4 years ago so that she could pursue graduate school in architecture. The couple loved the city so much they tied the knot here and soon after decided it was time for them to own a piece of it. With hopes of owning their first home together, the newlyweds attended a First Time Home buyer's Workshop and purchased their first home. A double converted into a single-family home in an Uptown neighborhood. We sat down with Sara to discuss the couple’s home-buying experience and how ASII First Time Home buying workshop has helped them along the way.

Meet 25-year-old Freddie. He’s always had an interest in real estate and investing and with the assistance provided by ASII First Time Home buyers workshop counselors, he successfully purchased his first investment property. Learn more about his workshop experience, home buying process and more.

Nick Conner, contractor and owner of a custom wood work company, Conner Millworks, has been a proud OnPath FCU member since 2018. He was referred to the credit union to obtain a loan to help build and restore properties in the Hoffman Triangle, his business location for more than 6 years. In less than a year, with the assistance of OnPath FCU's Commercial Lending team, Nick completed two rental projects. He transformed a single family abandoned home into a two-bedroom two-bath duplex as well as completed construction on a duplex with a modern architectural design guaranteed to catch the eyes of passersby.

When Richard Molina married his wife Lilian and had her move to the United States from their native Honduras, he had no idea she was an accomplished Pastry chef. "My wife, when I married her, I didn't know she knew how to do all these things. I'm an engineer but when I asked her what she wanted to do, she said she wanted to open her own business," states Molina, Manager, and Owner of Fleur De Lily Rivertown Café. They opened their business in 2013 and spent 3 years in a rented commercial space in Williams Boulevard. However, in 2016, their landlord raised the rent. "Our landlady wanted to raise the lease by $850.00. It was too much, we were not in business to be working for her so we decided to close the shop and look for alternatives," Richard explains.

One of our newest members, Juan, visited the Harahan branch to apply for a home improvement loan with our Member Service Representative, Esmeralda Landaverde- Mata. At the time Mr. Juan was paying $1095 a month for his truck which he purchased through a local dealer. After listening to him, learning more about his financial needs and with a click of a few buttons, Esmeralda was able to refinance his truck at a much lower rate, saving him $450 each month.

Instructor, Director, Dancer, wife and mom, Lori Weil is the owner of Creative Dance & Music Studio in Harvey, LA and longtime member of OnPath Federal Credit Union. Founded by her mom in 1985, Lori took over the business in 2004. She has spent the last 14 years living her dream and teaching children the art of dance, tumbling, and music. After taking over the business she added an additional location, but soon downsized to one larger location to accommodate the needs of her students and growth in class size. Due to extensive growth and changes in the area, Lori was faced with the decision to remain in her current space or move her business to another location. With the help of OnPath FCU's Business Lending team, Lori is now building her first stand-alone studio.