Kennewick Education Association
Affinity Program Benefits
HomeStreet Bank, through the Affinity Program, offers select mortgage, personal loans, and banking benefits for your employees and members. These benefits include closing cost savings on a home purchase or refinance, discounted rates on personal loans, and free Workplace Checking* with access to more than 37,000 fee-free ATMs. HomeStreet is an award-winning community bank known for our exceptional service. We'll help you find the right lending and banking products to suit your unique needs.
Mortgage Savings*
Your Affinity Program mortgage benefits offer savings on both closing costs and discounted services from participating real estate agents.** These agents will contribute up to 1% of the purchase price of your new home to your closing costs1.
Here’s an example of what those mortgage savings could be:
Affinity Program savings on a 5%-down, conventional fixed-rate loan
| Purchase Price | $750,000 |
| Affinity Program credit*** | $3,750 (0.5% of loan amount) |
| Participating real estate agent savings** | $7,500 (Up to 1% of purchase price) |
| Total Savings | $11,250 |
*Eligible Participants of Associations are required to self-identify by providing the name of the Association or qualifying Business they are affiliated with.
**Participating real estate agent savings not available for home purchases in the state of Oregon.
***Affinity Program "credit" will customarily only be applied to transactions for the purchase or refinance of a principal residence for Eligible Participants of the HomeStreet Bank Affinity Program.
Up to .50% rate discounts
- Receive up to 0.50% APR (Annual Percentage Rate) discount on any new personal and vehicle loan.
- You will receive a 0.25% APR discount on any new vehicle and personal loan with an additional 0.25% APR discount when you take advantage of our automatic payment feature from a HomeStreet Bank account.
To receive your APR discount, you must mention you are part of our Affinity Program when you apply for your loan.
Workplace Checking*
- No monthly service charge or daily minimum balance*
- Over 37,000 fee free ATMs through our MoneyPass® Network
- ATM surcharge fee refunds up to $12 per statement cycle*
- Free 24/7 online banking and bill pay
- Free 24/7 mobile banking app with touch and face ID
- Free 24/7 mobile check deposit and funds transfer
- Person-to-person payments with Zelle®
- Free eStatements*
- No Monthly Service Charge & No Hidden Fees*
Financial fitness resources
Many questions can arise when you are considering different banking products or when you are applying for a mortgage loan. We’re here to provide answers.
Please visit our Financial Fitness page for updated articles to help you prepare for the homebuying process!
1. Real estate agent contributions subject to state law and acceptance of participating broker agreements.
IMPORTANT: Please be sure to mention you are part of the Affinity Benefits Program when working with a HomeStreet Bank representative. This will ensure the full extent of your benefits are honored.
