{"id":328623,"date":"2025-12-03T20:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/328623\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T20:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:16:11","slug":"as-household-debts-soar-in-hawaii-hcl-offers-solutions-with-interest-rates-below-5-maui-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/328623\/","title":{"rendered":"As household debts soar in Hawai\u2018i, HCL offers solutions\u00a0with interest rates below 5% : Maui Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hawaii-Community-Lending-1a-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508990\"\/>Hawai\u02bbi Community Lending offers two direct loans for purchase and refinancing on Hawaiian Home Lands, both with interest rates available below 5%.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a new report that shows household debt in Hawai\u2018i on the rise, Hawai\u2018i Community Lending (HCL) aims to keep the dream of home ownership alive for local families, offering some of the state\u2019s lowest interest rates on purchasing and refinancing homes on Hawaiian Home Lands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a new study by WalletHub, Hawai\u2018i saw the greatest increase in household debt in the US during the third quarter of 2025. The state\u00a0outpaced California, Colorado, Utah and Washington, with average debt that grew by $975 from the second to the third quarter to reach $287,742.<\/p>\n<p>As Hawai\u2018i residents face these challenging times going into the holiday season, HCL reaffirms its commitment as the state\u2019s premier nonprofit mortgage lender by offering mortgage loans and refinancing options with interest rates below 5%.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hawaii-Community-Lending-2a-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508989\"\/>\u201cAs the calendar year draws to a close, it\u2019s not too soon to start planning and setting financial goals for 2026,\u201d Gilbreath says. \u201cHCL can be your trusted financial community partner to make homeownership your goal in the new year.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal at HCL is to get local and Hawaiian families on the land and into homes. These low interest rates are one tool that we can use to meet our people where they are at financially to make homeownership happen,\u201d said HCL Chief Executive Officer Jeff Gilbreath. \u201cWe are dedicated to doing our part to solve Hawai\u2018i\u2019s housing crisis, and it won\u2019t happen overnight, but it will happen one home, one family at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HCL offers two direct loans for purchase and refinancing on Hawaiian Home Lands, both with interest rates available below 5%.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Kahua Hale Mortgage Loans\u00a0are available to low-income native Hawaiians buying homes in rural communities. These loans offer zero-down mortgages with a flat $2,000 fee and interest rates at 1% below the USDA Direct effective rate.<\/p>\n<p>ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0K\u016bpa\u02bba Hale Mortgage Loan\u00a0is another\u00a0loan option that\u00a0helps native Hawaiian families access zero-down mortgages statewide with a 2% fee and below-market interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD<\/p>\n<p>These loans are available on Hawaiian Home Lands ONLY. \u00a0Borrowers either need to be low-income below 80% area median income or purchase in a low- to moderate-income census tract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the calendar year draws to a close, it\u2019s not too soon to start planning and setting financial goals for 2026,\u201d Gilbreath says. \u201cHCL can be your trusted financial community partner to make homeownership your goal in the new year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD<\/p>\n<p>HCL was created to fund the affordable housing ecosystem from homebuyer to homebuilder to homeowner. Working to help solve the statewide housing crisis, HCL offers products and services for local families and native Hawaiians to build, buy and save homes from foreclosure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rates, terms and program details may change without notice. Actual rate and payment depend on credit profile, loan program and timing of lock. Contact HCL for current options.<\/p>\n<p>To apply for a loan, please call HCL at 808-587-7656, or email <a href=\"https:\/\/mauinow.com\/2025\/12\/03\/as-household-debts-soar-in-hawaii-hcl-offers-solutions-with-interest-rates-below-5\/mailto:HCL@hawaiicommunitylending.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">HCL@hawaiicommunitylending.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiicommunitylending.com\/MauiRelief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">www.HawaiiCommunityLending.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi Community Lending offers two direct loans for purchase and refinancing on Hawaiian Home Lands, both with interest&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":328624,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[28,101,166975,166976,166977,166978,166979,166980,166981,166982,166983],"class_list":["post-328623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-hawaii-community-lending","tag-hawaiian-home-lands","tag-hcl","tag-jeff-gilbreath","tag-kahua-hale-mortgage-loands","tag-kahua-hale-mortgage-loans","tag-kupaa-hale-mortgage-loan","tag-mortgage-lender","tag-mortgage-loan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}