The Florida Assist (FL Assist)
Borrowers purchasing in the county selected may also be eligible to receive down payment assistance (DPA) through the FL Assist Second Mortgage Program. The FL Assist offers the following:
- Up to $7,500.
- 0%, deferred second mortgage.
The FL Assist is not forgivable. Repayment is deferred, except in the event of the sale, transfer, satisfaction of the first mortgage, refinancing of the property or until such a time the mortgagor ceases to occupy the property at which time, the Florida Assist will become payable in full.
3% and 4% HFA Preferred Grants
Borrowers utilizing these down payment and closing cost programs receive 3% or 4% of the purchase price of the home being purchased in the form of a non-repayable grant.
For more information, please visit our Home Buyer Program Wizard.
The Florida Home Ownership Loan Program (FL HLP) Second Mortgage
Borrowers purchasing in the county selected may also be eligible to receive down payment assistance (DPA) through the FL HLP Second Mortgage Program. The FL HLP offers the following:
- Up to $10,000.
- 3% fully-amortizing, second mortgage.
- 15-year term.
The FL HLP Second Mortgage carries a monthly payment. The remaining unpaid principal balance (UPB) is deferred, except in the event of the sale, transfer of deed, satisfaction of the first mortgage, refinancing of the property or until such a time the mortgagor(s) ceases to occupy the property as his/her primary residence at which time, the FL HLP Second Mortgage will become payable, in full.
Since the FL HLP Second Mortgage carries a monthly payment, this payment may need to be considered in a borrower’s debt-to-income (DTI) ratio when credit underwriting.
