Bright lights, big city for Uyeno

LIHU‘E — Finance Factors Tuesday announced that Keith Uyeno of ‘Ele‘ele was the winner of the Finance Factors Las Vegas Trip Sweepstakes. Uyeno’s name was drawn from entries submitted for the Las Vegas Trio package, which includes hotel, air and ground transportation for two people.

“We wanted to take this opportunity to let out customers know how much we appreciate their choosing Finance Factors,” said Steve Teruya, President & CEO of Finance Factors. “Through events like our open house, we’re delighted to not only got to know our customers better, but to make them smile as well.”

When notified of his winning the Las Vegas vacation, Uyeno was thrilled, saying it is the first time he has won anything like it. He added that he is not sure when he will be able to take the trip since he just started a new job.

The sweepstakes was held at the Finance Factors Lihu‘e Branch and Kauai Mortgage Center open house from January 26-30. The winner was selected on February 2.

Finance Factors has been providing financial services in Hawai‘i for more than 50 years. Started in 1952 by six island families, the company has grown from a small kama’aina enterprise that pioneered personal loans for Hawai‘i’s working class, into Hawai‘i’s largest locally owned depository financial services loan company.

As “Hawai‘i’s Choice for Home Loans,” Finance Factors specializes in residential and commercial real estate loans including, low-rate residential mortgage loans, land loans, construction loans, home equity credit lines, as well as a variety of portfolio mortgage loans for properties, and borrowers with special needs.

Finance Factors also offers some of the best rates on certificates of deposit and savings accounts with deposits insured up to $100,000 by the FDIC. Finance Factors is a member of the FDIC and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle.