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GRANT PROGRAMS/DPA PROGRAMS

A Grant Program/Down Payment Assistant (DPA) Program is a program designed to get a borrower with little or no money of their own into a home. The DPA program will grant up to 3% toward your down payment. However, the dollar amount granted by the DPA Program will be added to your sales price. For instance, if you were buying a home for $100,000 requiring a down payment of $3,000 (3%), you would add the $3,000 on top of the $100,000 sales price, now making the total sales price $103,000 (this $3,000 is given to the DPA Program which in turn pays your down payment). This program has to be agreed upon by both the buyer and the seller and also has to follow a FHA Loan Program. When using a DPA Program you as the buyer also have the option to have the seller (if they agree) pay your closing costs. If this is something you are interested in, please contact your Real Estate Agent or Loan Officer for more details.

Example

Based on a Net Sales Price of $130,000


FHA Mortgage using a DPA Program
30 Year Loan
  Home 1 Home 2
Net Sales Price $ 130,000    
Down Payment (3%) $ 3,900.00    
New Sales including down payment $ 133,900    
UFMIP (1.5%) $ 1948.25    

Total Loan Amount

(Base Loan Amount + UFMIP)

$ 131,831    

Principle and Interest

(P&I) at 5.875% interest rate

$ 779.83    

Monthly Mortgage Insurance

$ 54.12    

Tax Estimate

$ 65.00    

Insurance Estimate

$ 28.00    

Total Monthly Payment

(P&I, M.I. Tax & Ins.)

$ 926.95    

*There are many options on interest rates (i.e fixed, arm, buy down, etc.). Please see additional options or contact your loan officer.
*Closing Costs will also apply. Please contact your loan officer for an explanation and estimate.
*Grant servicing fees will apply.