Utah Down Payment Assistance, Subordinate Loan

Utah Housing Corporation offers Down Payment Assistance, "Subordinate Loan" to home buyers in Utah: as much as 6% of your home loan, capped at $27,500, as a repayable loan.

Amount
As much as 6% of your home loan, capped at $27,500
Help type
A loan you pay back
Limited to first-time buyers
No

This repayable loan is a second mortgage you pay monthly over 30 years. Its rate is fixed at 1% above the rate on your main home loan, 8% at most.

With a repayable loan, you get a small second mortgage and pay it off monthly, typically together with your main home loan payment.

Who's eligible for Utah Down Payment Assistance, Subordinate Loan?

  • Being a first-time buyer isn't required.
  • It is tied to a first mortgage home loan from Utah Housing Corp.

Your county and household size set most limits. Use our HUD income limits tool to see the median income in your area and how your household compares.

Utah Down Payment Assistance, Subordinate Loan: how to apply

  1. Apply for your home loan with an approved lender of Utah Housing Corporation; Utah Housing Corporation sends this help through that lender.
  2. Your lender compares your income, credit and the property to the program's rules, then reserves the money on your behalf.
  3. At closing, the money goes to your down payment and your closing costs.

You'll find the complete rules and whether applications are open on Utah Housing Corporation's page for Down Payment Assistance, "Subordinate Loan".

Discuss Utah Down Payment Assistance, Subordinate Loan with a lender

Tell us where you're buying and a lender that works with Utah's programs can tell you whether Utah Down Payment Assistance, Subordinate Loan fits you, and what you could combine with it.

Call 866-602-7460

Don't want to call? If you send your details, the lender will reach you.

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