2. Mortgage Programs

Mortgage Programs

Conventional Mortgages

  • 3% down payment for first-time homebuyer (primary residence only)
  • 5% down payment for 1 unit, 15% for 2 unit, 20-25% for 3-4 unit (primary residence only)
  • Second home 10% down payment / Investment home 15-20% down payment
  • 620+ credit score
  • Monthly mortgage insurance premiums required unless 20% down payment is made
  • Fixed rate products, ARMs, interest only, and balloon programs are available

Rural Development (USDA)

  • 30-year fixed
  • 100% financing
  • $35,000 loan minimum
  • Primary residence only
  • Income limits apply, varies by county
  • Guarantee/Funding fee of 1.00% (added to loan)
  • Annual servicing fee on loans ((0.5% x loan amount) / 12)
  • Gift funds are OK
  • 6% maximum seller contributions

Veteran’s Administration (VA)

  • 100% financing
  • 580+ credit score
  • Loan amount dependent on Certificate of Eligibility, Entitlement status, Previous VA loans
  • Must be a veteran (active duty, active reserve or national guard, unremarried surviving spouse, or POW/MIA spouse)
  • Guarantee/Funding fee depends on type of service (added to loan)
  • Higher debt-to-income ratios allowed (dependent on credit score)

My Community Mortgage

  • 30 year fixed
  • First-time homebuyers only
  • 3% down payment (gifts are allowed)
  • 640+ credit score
  • 3% seller contributions
  • Low mortgage insurance premiums
  • Primary residence only
  • Income limits apply

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

  • 3.5% down payment
  • 580+ credit score
  • 6% maximum seller concessions
  • Up Front Mortgage Insurance Premium of 1.75% (added to loan)
  • Monthly mortgage insurance premiums required (depends on term)

Jumbo Loans

  • 10, 15, or 30-year fixed; or 5/1, 7/1, 10/1 ARMs
  • 20-25% down payment required
  • $453,100 loan minimum
  • $1,500,000 loan maximum (depending on credit)
  • 6% maximum seller contributions
  • Primary and secondary residences eligible

Manufactured Homes

  • 10, 15, or 30-year fixed; or 5/1, 7/1, 10/1 ARMs
  • 15- or 30-year Fixed Rate
  • Must be Fixed to a Permanent Foundation
  • Purchase, No Cash-Out Refinance, & Cash-Out Refinance Transactions
  • Multi-Wide Homes only
  • Structural Engineer Report Required
  • Loan-To-Value for Primary Residence
    • Purchase and No Cash-Out Refis - 95%
    • Cash-Out Refis - 65%
  • Loan-To-Value for Secondary Residence
    • Purchase and No Cash-Out Refis - 90%
    • Cash-Out Refis - N/A

Other Products

  • Residential real estate
  • Home equity
  • Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC); variable and fixed rate
  • New construction
  • Manufactured homes
  • Bare land
  • Commercial real estate
  • Agricultural real estate
  • Minnesota Housing Fix-Up Fund loans (read more >>)
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*Programs listed subject to change and availability