Applied Mortgage Team Embraces Community in Fourth Quarter
NORTHAMPTON — The Applied Mortgage team, a branch of HMA Mortgage, wrapped up 2025 with a fourth quarter filled with a series of community-focused events and initiatives, continuing their commitment to giving back and strengthening local connections.
The quarter began with HMA Volunteer Day, during which the team organized and participated in Habitat for Humanity’s Build Day in Greenfield. Team members rolled up their sleeves to help provide safe and affordable housing for families in need.
Next up, the Applied Mortgage team, together with HMA Mortgage, hosted a Lunch and Learn session titled “Inventory Starts Here: Renovation and ADU Strategies,” offering valuable insights for homeowners and industry professionals. The team also supported the inaugural YPS Up Next Summit as a sponsor. Branch Manager Lindsay LaBonte participated on the “Shaping Leaders, Shaping Community” panel, sharing expertise and perspective on leadership and community engagement.
The team is also a year-long community partner business sponsor of Look Park, with LaBonte also serving on the park’s development committee and as a Look Society donor.
Throughout the quarter, the Applied Mortgage team also sponsored numerous additional events across the region, including the RE/MAX client appreciation event at Fern Valley Farms in Wilbraham, the United Way Franklin & Hampshire Region annual kickoff breakfast, the Montessori Children’s Fair, Friends of Children’s Artisan Market, Dollars for Scholars, Give ’em the Bird 5K benefiting the Easthampton Community Center, Moonlight Magic in Shelburne Falls, the Northampton Rotary Children’s Christmas Party and Festival of Trees, and the Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage.
Another community initiative that continued was Applied Mortgage’s Local Love Days, which launched in mid-2025 with the goal of supporting small businesses and fostering community connections. During the quarter, Local Love Days featured two events: a caramel apple giveaway at Sally’s Sweet Shoppe in East Weymouth and an evening of shopping, sipping, and snacking at Spill the Tea Sis in Northampton, complete with a gift with purchase from the Applied Mortgage team.
Team members also showed their community support by attending several community gatherings, including the Easthampton Chamber’s Coffee & Connections and Networking at Night, the Amherst Area Chamber’s After 5 and A+ Awards Dinner, the Franklin County Chamber breakfast, Cooley Dickinson’s eighth annual donor appreciation breakfast, and the Massachusetts Conference for Women in Boston.
In addition, they shared their community spotlight and industry knowledge when requested for media appearances with the “Roads Less Traveled” podcast, “Mass Appeal,” the “Mortgage on My Mind” podcast, and Northampton Living magazine.