HFA Preferred Stepup – Closing Cost Assistance

HFA Preferred Step Up

This is similar to HFA Preferred Start Up but you do not need to be a first time home buyer!

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30 Year Fixed First Mortgage
640 Minimum Credit Score for Conventional First Mortgages
Purchase price and income limits apply(See Below)
1-2 unit properties permitted
- Manufactured homes allowed (not permitted on FHLMC product)
Government Programs available
- FHA, VA, USDA
Conventional Programs available
- FNMA HFA Preferred
  - Above 80% AMI – requires standard Mortgage Insurance coverage
  - At or below 80% AMI – reduced Mortgage Insurance coverage
  - HFA Preferred Risk Sharing (AMI must be 80% or above)
- FHLMC HFA Advantage
- No First-time homebuyer requirement
- Household income considered(Borrowers plus spouses that will live in the home)
- Minimum borrower contribution is the lesser of $1,000 or 1% of the purchase price if using a MN Housing DPA
- MN Housing follows Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA for reserve requirements, interested party contributions and maximum LTV/CLTV
- Co-signors are permitted
- Step Up = Monthly Payment loan
  - Interest rate equals 1st mortgage rate
  - Loan amounts up to $17,000 in $100 increments
  - 10-year term

MHFA Income Limits and Purchase Price Limits

If your income is below the following you can get upto 8,000 or 10,000 with no payments or interest until final repayment

Deferred Payment Loan and Deferred Payment Loan Plus

You have to be a 1st time home buyer or have not owned a home for 3 or more years to use deferred payment option.

Household Size	11-County Twin Cities Metro Area*	Dodge and Olmsted Counties	All Other Counties
1- 2 Person	$72,000	$72,000	$64,000
3 Person	$81,000	$81,000	$72,000
4 Person	$90,000	$90,000	$80,000
5 Person	$97,000	$97,000	$86,000
6 Person	$104,000	$104,000	$92,000
7+ Person	$112,000	$107,800	$99,000

The 11-county Twin Cities Area is defined as: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington and Wright Counties.

If you income is greater than the above limits, you can get upto 15,000 in down payment assistance as a 10 year repayable 2nd mortgage if you income is at or below the following:

Step Up With or Without Monthly Payment Loan

If you need over 8,000 dollars or have owned a home in the last 3 years, you must use a montly payment loan.

11-County Twin Cities Metro Area*	Dodge and Olmsted Counties	All Other Counties
$149,500	$149,500	$132,500

Current Purchase Price Limits

You can not buy a home that is even 1 dollar higher than the following price limits:

11-County Metro: $330,100
Balance of State: $283,300

Example Programs by Credit Score

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