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Refinance Your Home

REFINANCING YOUR HOME
 
MSHDA offers Mortgage Loan Refinance Programs to assist individuals who currently have an adjustable rate mortgage or a higher interest fixed rate loan.

MSHDA Assist Refinance Program

The MSHDA Assist Refinance program provides qualifying homeowners who currently have an adjustable rate mortgage or a higher interest fixed rate mortgage with an opportunity to refinance their mortgage into a lower interest fixed-rate loan.

  • 30-year fixed rate conventional loan.
  • Affordable interest rates.
  • Combined loan amount up to 100% of the current appraised value of the home (95% first mortgage and 5% second mortgage).
  • Maximum mortgage amount/appraised value of $224,500.
  • Borrowers must occupy the home as their primary residence (no second homes or investment properties).
  • Annual household income can not exceed $108,000 per year.
  • Property must be a single-family home or site condominium (no manufactured housing or attached condominiums allowed).
  • Minimum credit score of 620, but loans are reviewed on a case by case basis.
  • Homeowner education required.
MSHDA Rescue Refinance Program
The Rescue Refinance program allows qualifying homeowners who may have had up to three 30-day late payments on their mortgage, the ability to refinance their mortgage into a lower interest fixed-rate loan.
  • 30-year fixed rate conventional loan.
  • Affordable interest rates.
  • Loan amount up to 100% of the current appraised value of the home.
  • Maximum mortgage amount/appraised value of $224,500.
  • Borrowers must occupy the home as their primary residence (no second homes or investment properties).
  • To be eligible, applicants must qualify under federal and state income and maximum mortgage limits.
  • Property must be a single-family home or site condominium (no manufactured housing or attached condominiums allowed).
  • Minimum credit score of 575 with a maximum score of 619, but loans are reviewed on a case by case basis.
  • Homeowner education required.
Individuals can apply for these mortgage programs through any of our participating lenders.  To find out if you qualify, please contact one of our experienced lenders.
 

 

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