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First Home Program

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Support details not yet classified Check official rules 2026-04-23
Agency Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA)
Support type Support details not yet classified
Amount highlight First Home is the statewide first mortgage-only path for buyers who do not need down payment and closing-cost assistance. The same current NIFA family still offers separate HBA and targeted-area variants, but the base First Home program itself should be described as the first-lien mortgage path rather than as a cash-assistance program.
Last verified 2026-04-23

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First Home is live and detail-safe, but older NIFA PDFs and legacy update pages still preserve superseded targeted-area and HBA helper text. Public wording should center current consumer pages, current rates, and the current limits sheet.

Source note: Current HBA and First Home pages use the current NIFA site plus the 2025-07-07 limits sheet, while older public PDFs still preserve narrower targeted-county lists and older assistance language. Saline County is present on the current consumer page but absent from an older lender manual summary, so the current consumer page should control.

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First Home is the statewide first mortgage-only path for buyers who do not need down payment and closing-cost assistance. The same current NIFA family still offers separate HBA and targeted-area variants, but the base First Home program itself should be described as the first-lien mortgage path rather than as a cash-assistance program.

Type

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State-backed first mortgage

Repayment

Standard first-mortgage repayment applies because First Home is the statewide first-lien mortgage path itself. Buyers who need assistance are routed to separate products such as HBA rather than receiving an extra assistance balance inside the base First Home record.

First-time buyer

Varies

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Who qualifies?

Nebraska first-time homebuyers who have not owned and occupied a principal residence during the prior three years, Qualified veterans and buyers using First Home Targeted in eligible target areas, Borrowers using a participating NIFA lender, Buyers meeting current county income, purchase-price, credit, and debt-to-income rules

What support do you get?

First Home is the statewide first mortgage-only path for buyers who do not need down payment and closing-cost assistance. The same current NIFA family still offers separate HBA and targeted-area variants, but the base First Home program itself should be described as the first-lien mortgage path rather than as a cash-assistance program.

Do you repay it?

Standard first-mortgage repayment applies because First Home is the statewide first-lien mortgage path itself. Buyers who need assistance are routed to separate products such as HBA rather than receiving an extra assistance balance inside the base First Home record.

How do you apply?

Follow NIFA's current path: start with the QualBot or eligibility review, complete the required approved education, obtain preapproval from a participating NIFA lender, find an eligible home, and have the lender reserve either the standard First Home path or the targeted-area variant before closing.

Application timing

After an accepted purchase agreement, the participating lender enters the NIFA loan reservation. NIFA says rates are valid for 120 days from the reservation date, targets a 24- to 48-hour compliance-review turnaround, and recommends submitting pre-closing files at least five business days before closing.

Official source evidence

Current NIFA materials show First Home remains the statewide first-time-buyer mortgage path, with targeted-area and veteran exceptions to the normal first-time-buyer rule, occupancy within 60 days, county-based income and purchase-price limits effective 2025-07-07, and current rate snapshots published as of 2026-04-22.

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2026-04-23

current rates snapshot 2026-04-22; limits effective 2025-07-07

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First Home Program

Amount: First Home is the statewide first mortgage-only path for buyers who do not need down payment and closing-cost assistance. The same current NIFA family still offers separate HBA and targeted-area variants, but the base First Home program itself should be described as the first-lien mortgage path rather than as a cash-assistance program.

Repayment: Standard first-mortgage repayment applies because First Home is the statewide first-lien mortgage path itself. Buyers who need assistance are routed to separate products such as HBA rather than receiving an extra assistance balance inside the base First Home record.

First-time buyer: Varies

Timing: After an accepted purchase agreement, the participating lender enters the NIFA loan reservation. NIFA says rates are valid for 120 days from the reservation date, targets a 24- to 48-hour compliance-review turnaround, and recommends submitting pre-closing files at least five business days before closing.

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What gets flagged before you call a lender

  • First Home Program requires a participating lender.
  • First Home Program must be paired with a specific first mortgage.

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Questions tied to this exact path

  • Is your team approved to originate First Home Program for this household and loan setup?
  • Which first-mortgage product must be paired with First Home Program, and what breaks eligibility?

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What you would do next

  • Review the official First Home page for First Home Program
  • Ask whether your lender is approved for this exact program and loan structure.
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