Home Buyer Programs

TSAHC provides 30-year fixed interest rate mortgage loans, down payment assistance grants, and mortgage credit certificates through the following programs.  These programs are offered through a network of approved mortgage lenders.

Loans w/ Down Payment Assistance:
  • Credit scores as low as 620
  • No max DTI w/AUS approval
  • Low fees
  • Third Party Originators allowed
  • FHA manual underwrites allowed up to 43% DTI with no additional fee (640 minimum FICO score required)
  • FHA non-traditional credit allowed with no additional fee
  • Income limits vary by county. Expanded income limits available in targeted areas.
Mortgage Credit Certificates (MCC):
  • Please note: TSAHC's stand-alone MCC program has been discontinued indefinitely. MCC's may still be obtained in combination with TSAHC's DPA program, as funds are available. Please confirm availability at [email protected].
  • A special tax credit that reduces a home buyer's federal income tax liability every year
  • Helps the home buyer qualify by reducing the DTI
  • No minimum credit score or maximum DTI requirements
  • Must be combined with TSAHC's Down Payment Assistance. 
  • FREE for those Texas Heroes
  • Income limits vary by county. Expanded income and purchase price limits available in targeted areas.
  • Exclusively for first-time home buyers


To learn more about becoming an approved lender, click on the video below.


Today's Interest Rates:

Unless otherwise stated, the interest rates listed below apply to both the Homes for Texas Heroes and Home Sweet Texas Home Loan Programs.

Grant
Assistance Type Min FICO Score DPA Amount
2% DPA 3% DPA 4% DPA 5% DPA
FHA/USDA/VA(Non-Bond) 620* 7.250% 7.625% N/A N/A
3-year Deferred Forgivable 2nd Lien
Assistance Type Min FICO Score DPA Amount
2% DPA 3% DPA 4% DPA 5% DPA
BOND - FHA/VA/USDA (Limited Availability)*** 620* N/A N/A N/A N/A
FHA/VA/USDA(Non-Bond) 620* 6.625% 7.000% 7.250% 7.625%
Conventional- HFA Advantage & HFA Preferred Above 80% AMFI (Non-Bond) 640* 7.250% 7.500% 7.875% 8.375%
Conventional- HFA Advantage & HFA Preferred 80% AMFI and Below(Non-Bond)** 640* 7.000% 7.375% 7.625% 8.000%
Mortgage Credit Certificate

The MCC is now available in combination with our Down Payment Assistance program. The credit rate is 15%.

The stand-alone MCC is no longer available.

 

*Lenders can charge a 1% origination fee and other customary fees. In addition, an origination fee of .50% can be charged on 620-639 FICO government loans (FHA, VA, USDA). Please consider fees when shopping for a lender. 

**To be eligible for the 80% AMFI and Below conventional loan, borrowers must be at or below 80% of the area median family income (AMFI). Learn more here

***This is only available to first-time home buyers (unless you are a Qualified Veteran or purchasing a home in a targeted area) and to those borrowers that are at or below 80% of the area median family income (AMFI). Learn more here.

Take the Eligibility Quiz