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First-Generation Homebuyer Loan Program Updates
Check out the First-Generation Homebuyer Loan Program webpage to see newly posted program information and forms, including:
These forms and documents will be added to the Lender Toolkit when the program launches.
Beware of Scams
Springtime. A season of sprouting, sunshine and...scams?
After their Minnesota Housing program loan has closed and recorded, some borrowers have reported receiving mail from a “government official” offering a better deal on a new loan or a call from someone claiming to be an underwriter with Minnesota Housing offering new loan terms.
Beware - these mailing and calls are scams. Scam artists are watching public filings in county records departments and contacting folks with newly closed Minnesota Housing program loans. Lenders should warn borrowers about these scams, which seem designed to confuse borrowers into a refinance or into taking out a new loan not associated in any way with a Minnesota Housing program.
Minnesota Housing does not enforce consumer protection laws but other state entities do. Borrowers who receive these types of mailings or calls should report them to the investigators at the Minnesota Department of Commerce or the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.
Minnesota Department of Commerce
800.657.3602
File a Complaint / Minnesota Department of Commerce - Consumer (mn.gov)
Minnesota Attorney General
800.657.3787
File a Complaint (state.mn.us)
Monthly Update & Hot Topics Call
The Monthly Update & Hot Topics Call is open for everyone to attend, not just underwriters. During these calls we review recent Minnesota Housing updates and important information to help you originate and process our loans. Lenders are welcome to submit questions or topics to discuss on the call. This is a great venue to have more in-depth discussion on advance topics.
Please go here to register for the 2024 calls.
When you register, you will be signed up for all sessions in the series but can attend the sessions that work for you. Most calls occur on the second Thursday of the month from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Central time.
2024 Schedule:
- April 11
- May 9
- June 13
- July 11
- August 8
- September 12
- October 10
- November 14
Monthly Training Webinars
Join Minnesota Housing for our monthly webinar series. These trainings lay out the basics of Start Up, Step Up, and our three Downpayment and Closing Cost loan options. These webinars also provide tips and best practices to help you successfully originate and close Minnesota Housing loans.
Questions?
You can reach the Partner Solutions Team at 651.296.8215 or 800.710.8871 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days.
About Minnesota Housing
Minnesota Housing, the state’s housing finance agency, works to provide access to safe, stable and accessible housing Minnesotans can afford in a community of their choice. In 2023, the Agency distributed $1.85 billion in resources and served 69,500 households. Visit our website to learn more.
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