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Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program

by Homeownership Division | Jul 8, 2025 | Program Announcement

Dear Lending Partners, The House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program rates are changing.  The new rates below will apply to reservations made on and after July 9, 2025 at 9:00 am PST: For incomes at or below Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 80% AMI: 6.625%...

Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Programs

by Homeownership Division | Jan 15, 2025 | Lender, Program Announcement

Dear Lending Partners, The House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program rates are changing. The new rates below will apply to reservations made on and after January 15, 2025 at 9:00 am PST: 6.25% – 1 point origination for FHA, VA and USDA loans. For...

Watch the Covenant Webinar on Demand! WMBA Virtual Lunch and Learn WSHFC: Covenant Homeownership DPA Program

by Homeownership Division | Dec 31, 2024 | Lender, Program Announcement | 0 comments

Did you miss the webinar on December 10? Don’t worry! You can still watch the webinar and learn more about the unique and cutting edge Covenant Homeownership Down Payment Assistance Program! Lisa DeBrock, Director of WSHFC, provides an overview of the program,...

Dear Lending Partners,Reminder: Changes to Permanent and Temporary Rate Buydown Requests-New Fees Effective January 2, 2025Dear Lending Partners,

by Homeownership Division | Dec 31, 2024 | Lender, Program Announcement | 0 comments

Dear Lending Partners, Many lenders have been requesting rate buydowns late in the process resulting in hedging challenges for the Commission. Due to the expensive costs of pooling buydown loans with interest rate buydowns, we will be amending our current buydown...

Important: Covenant Homeownership Program Update

by Homeownership Division | Dec 30, 2024 | Lender, Program Announcement | 0 comments

Dear Partners, As you may notice in the news, a lawsuit has been filed in district court against the Covenant Homeownership Program. We are well prepared to meet this challenge and will continue to operate the Covenant program as usual, unless there’s a court decision...
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