(BOISE) KeyBank's KeyFoundation recently contributed $5,000 to the Finally Home!® Home Buyer Education program administered by the Idaho Partners for Home Buyer Education (IPHBE). The contribution will assist with educational contract expenses, textbooks, other class materials and program administration. KeyBank has contributed a total of $18,000 to the program.

"We at KeyBank are very proud to support Finally Home!® in all the fine work they do in educating potential home buyers," said Mark Freer, KeyBank's senior mortgage adviser, Consumer Lending, who also frequently serves as a volunteer instructor in the Boise location. "It is a great way to give back to the community and set up individuals for future financial success."

The home buyer education program is provided by the IPHBE, a nonprofit organization that has joined with local partners in Idaho to offer Finally Home!® classes every month statewide. Class content covers everything from qualifying for a mortgage and choosing a real estate professional, to making an offer and closing.

Finally Home!® has graduated more than 15,000 future Idaho home owners since its inception and anticipates graduating a total of 2,500 in 2006.

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The Idaho Housing and Finance Association provides funding for affordable housing in Idaho communities. IHFA is not a state agency under Idaho law, and uses no state funds or state employees to support its operations.