Arkansas program
Arkansas route through Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA). This page stays free for the core public facts. Open paid access only when you need the full state board, related paths, and the decision layer around this program.
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This page stays public because the official structure is still useful, but these details should not be flattened into fake certainty.
ADFA Homeownership is detail-safe as a statewide umbrella, but the page should not flatten StartSmart, Move-Up, and DPA into one single amount rule. The right public framing is two first-mortgage lanes plus a separate repayable DPA second mortgage.
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ADFA Homeownership is the statewide umbrella around StartSmart, Move-Up, and the separate ADFA Down Payment Assistance second mortgage that currently ranges from $1,000 up to $15,000 for qualifying borrowers.
Statewide first-mortgage platform with optional DPA second mortgage
StartSmart and Move-Up are first mortgages. The separate ADFA DPA layer is a repayable 10-year amortizing second mortgage that matches the ADFA first-mortgage rate.
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Arkansas first-time homebuyers using ADFA StartSmart, Arkansas repeat homebuyers using ADFA Move-Up, Veterans and eligible spouses using published StartSmart exceptions, Borrowers using an ADFA approved lender
ADFA Homeownership is the statewide umbrella around the StartSmart and Move-Up 30-year fixed first-mortgage paths, plus the separate ADFA Down Payment Assistance second mortgage that currently ranges from $1,000 up to $15,000 for qualifying borrowers.
StartSmart and Move-Up are the statewide first-mortgage backbone. The separate ADFA DPA layer is a repayable 10-year amortizing second mortgage that matches the ADFA first-mortgage rate, so the umbrella should not be described as one flat grant or one flat forgiveness program.
Work with an ADFA approved lender, choose the StartSmart or Move-Up first-mortgage lane, confirm the current income and purchase rules for that lane, and close any qualifying ADFA Down Payment Assistance second mortgage through the same lender file.
Current ADFA materials still show the statewide Homeownership umbrella as the public entry point for StartSmart, Move-Up, and the separate repayable DPA second mortgage, rather than as one single grant-only or first-time-buyer-only product.
2026-04-22
Rate sheet updated 2026-04-20; lender guidelines revised 2026-03-10
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Amount: ADFA Homeownership is the statewide umbrella around StartSmart, Move-Up, and the separate ADFA Down Payment Assistance second mortgage that currently ranges from $1,000 up to $15,000 for qualifying borrowers.
Repayment: StartSmart and Move-Up are first mortgages. The separate ADFA DPA layer is a repayable 10-year amortizing second mortgage that matches the ADFA first-mortgage rate.
First-time buyer: Varies
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