Austin Family Receives the First HFLA Fertility Interest-Free Loan
By Wendy R. Corn | July 2022
Pictured: Natalie, Dan, Elie, and Eyal Ledeen
In Genesis 1:28 we are told “to be fertile and increase…” That’s not always so easy. After struggling to get pregnant, Daniel and Natalie Ledeen were determined to do whatever it took to have a family. She took the fertility medication and tried intrauterine insemination, all without success. They learned the medical community viewed fertility as a choice and thus seen as a flexible grey area.
While they knew there are fertility-specific high-interest lenders out there, the rates are not conducive to affordable fertility treatment. After feeling their financial options closed, the couple stumbled upon Hebrew Free Loan and remembered it from growing up. After speaking with the welcoming Tracy Solomon, co-founder of Hebrew Free Loan Austin, the Ledeens took a leap to be the first HFLA fertility interest-free loan.
“It was so refreshing! Tracy was sweet, kind, and genuinely excited about using HFLA in this targeted area. She found a donor who wanted to support fertility treatments and was excited to work with us.”
“Learning IVF was our journey is not what we wanted to hear, it’s an expensive and emotional path, and success is not guaranteed. We were trying to understand all our options and wrap our minds around grants, and geographically specific scholarships (NY, CA, FL, and Israel) which didn’t exist in Austin.
“HFLA is absolutely great to work with. They are an incredible resource there for our community. The best part was that we didn’t need to feel bad about it, and we set up a payment plan to pay it back in under 2 years.”
One way Natalie seeks to pay it forward is to host a fertility support group in the future “to have a part in growing future generations.”
In Genesis 1:28 we are told “to be fertile and increase…” That’s not always so easy. After struggling to get pregnant, Daniel and Natalie Ledeen were determined to do whatever it took to have a family. She took the fertility medication and tried intrauterine insemination, all without success. They learned the medical community viewed fertility as a choice and thus seen as a flexible grey area.
While they knew there are fertility-specific high-interest lenders out there, the rates are not conducive to affordable fertility treatment. After feeling their financial options closed, the couple stumbled upon Hebrew Free Loan and remembered it from growing up. After speaking with the welcoming Tracy Solomon, co-founder of Hebrew Free Loan Austin, the Ledeens took a leap to be the first HFLA fertility interest-free loan.
“It was so refreshing! Tracy was sweet, kind, and genuinely excited about using HFLA in this targeted area. She found a donor who wanted to support fertility treatments and was excited to work with us.”
“Learning IVF was our journey is not what we wanted to hear, it’s an expensive and emotional path, and success is not guaranteed. We were trying to understand all our options and wrap our minds around grants, and geographically specific scholarships (NY, CA, FL, and Israel) which didn’t exist in Austin.
“HFLA is absolutely great to work with. They are an incredible resource there for our community. The best part was that we didn’t need to feel bad about it, and we set up a payment plan to pay it back in under 2 years.”
One way Natalie seeks to pay it forward is to host a fertility support group in the future “to have a part in growing future generations.”