Financial Literacy for Postdocs: Home Buying Tips - NPA

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:20:37 -0500
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Learn from an industry insider about loan approval process for Postdocs. Covering the basic requirement, to in depth income and visa requirements.

Speaker: Sam Hogan, senior loan officer, Truist Bank

Senior loan officer with Truist Bank, Hogan has been helping early to late career doctoral students since 2019. Has firsthand experience helping the doctoral/postdoc community secure mortgage loan approvals on non-typical stipend/ fellowship income. A long time Virginia resident, his wife Kelly and son Grant live on Liberty Loom Farm Nokesville VA. They have four alpacas, and an Alaskan husky, Zoe. Summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2023 - 19,340 ft.