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Step Down is a statewide affordable-rate mortgage path. Buyers should not expect a separately published down payment assistance amount on top of the first mortgage.
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A statewide 30-year fixed-rate mortgage path built around an affordable below-market interest rate rather than a separately published down payment assistance amount.
Below-market-rate first mortgage
The public IHCDA materials describe Step Down as a rate-only first-mortgage option. Repayment follows the underlying 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rather than a separate second-mortgage assistance schedule.
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Indiana first-time homebuyers, Indiana buyers purchasing in a HUD-designated targeted census tract, Indiana buyers with verifiable military status, Borrowers using FHA, FHLMC, or FNMA 30-year fixed-rate financing through a participating lender
A statewide 30-year fixed-rate mortgage path built around an affordable below-market interest rate rather than a separately published down payment assistance amount.
The public IHCDA materials describe Step Down as a rate-only first-mortgage option. Repayment follows the underlying 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rather than a separate second-mortgage assistance schedule.
Start with an IHCDA participating lender, confirm you fit the Step Down first-time-buyer or exception rules, and lock the statewide below-market-rate mortgage through the approved lender path.
The current IHCDA Homeownership Programs page says Step Down is a rate-only purchase option using a 30-year fixed-rate FHA or Conventional mortgage. The 2026 guide says the program is for first-time buyers, unless the property is in a targeted census tract or the applicant has verifiable military status, and that its value is the affordable interest rate rather than a separate DPA amount.
2026-04-19
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Amount: A statewide 30-year fixed-rate mortgage path built around an affordable below-market interest rate rather than a separately published down payment assistance amount.
Repayment: The public IHCDA materials describe Step Down as a rate-only first-mortgage option. Repayment follows the underlying 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rather than a separate second-mortgage assistance schedule.
First-time buyer: Varies
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