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IHCDA Step Down below-market-rate mortgage

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Support details not yet classified Check official rules 2026-04-19
Agency Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA)
Support type Support details not yet classified
Amount highlight 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.
Last verified 2026-04-19

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This is rate relief, not DPA

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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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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.

Type

Support details not yet classified

Below-market-rate first mortgage

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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Who qualifies?

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

What support do you get?

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.

Do you repay it?

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.

How do you apply?

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.

Application timing

Participating lenders reserve and lock this IHCDA loan in DMS Online on weekdays after rates are posted until 5 p.m. ET; IHCDA reviews files in order received, and the commitment expires 60 days after reservation unless extended.

Official source evidence

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.

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2026-04-19

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IHCDA Step Down below-market-rate mortgage

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

Timing: Participating lenders reserve and lock this IHCDA loan in DMS Online on weekdays after rates are posted until 5 p.m. ET; IHCDA reviews files in order received, and the commitment expires 60 days after reservation unless extended.

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  • IHCDA Step Down below-market-rate mortgage requires a participating lender.
  • IHCDA Step Down below-market-rate mortgage must be paired with a specific first mortgage.

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Questions tied to this exact path

  • Is your team approved to originate IHCDA Step Down below-market-rate mortgage for this household and loan setup?
  • Which first-mortgage product must be paired with IHCDA Step Down below-market-rate mortgage, and what breaks eligibility?

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What you would do next

  • Review the official IHCDA Homeownership Programs page for IHCDA Step Down below-market-rate mortgage
  • Ask whether your lender is approved for this exact program and loan structure.
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