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New Jersey Police and Firemen's Retirement System Mortgage Program

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Support details not yet classified Check official rules 2026-04-21
Agency New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
Support type Support details not yet classified
Amount highlight Current official materials describe a 30-year fixed-rate first mortgage for active Police and Firemen's Retirement System members. The rate resets every February 15 and August 15 and is based on the 10-year Treasury plus 1%, while the maximum mortgage amount follows the current general Fannie Mae loan limit rather than high-balance or jumbo rules.
Last verified 2026-04-21

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Source note: The public homebuyers page still lists a $766,550 maximum mortgage amount, while the current fact sheet and 2025 Seller's Guide instead tie the cap to the general Fannie Mae loan limit and exclude high-balance and jumbo loans.

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Current official materials describe a 30-year fixed-rate first mortgage for active Police and Firemen's Retirement System members. The rate resets every February 15 and August 15 and is based on the 10-year Treasury plus 1%, while the maximum mortgage amount follows the current general Fannie Mae loan limit rather than high-balance or jumbo rules.

Type

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State-backed first mortgage

Repayment

Standard first-mortgage repayment applies. Current official materials require the borrower to occupy the home as a principal residence within 120 days after closing and to continue using it as the principal residence for the life of the loan. This program does not use a forgiveness schedule, and current NJHMFA materials say the agency's down payment assistance cannot be layered with this mortgage.

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Who qualifies?

Currently employed police officers, Currently employed firefighters, Active members of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System with at least one year of creditable service, Borrowers employed by the State, a county, a municipality, or another political subdivision in New Jersey

What support do you get?

Current official materials describe a 30-year fixed-rate first mortgage for active Police and Firemen's Retirement System members. The rate resets every February 15 and August 15 and is based on the 10-year Treasury plus 1%, while the maximum mortgage amount follows the current general Fannie Mae loan limit rather than high-balance or jumbo rules.

Do you repay it?

Standard first-mortgage repayment applies. Current official materials require the borrower to occupy the home as a principal residence within 120 days after closing and to continue using it as the principal residence for the life of the loan. This program does not use a forgiveness schedule, and current NJHMFA materials say the agency's down payment assistance cannot be layered with this mortgage.

How do you apply?

Work with an NJHMFA participating lender, document current PFRS membership and active pension deductions, qualify for the 30-year fixed mortgage underwriting rules, and close a purchase transaction without layering NJHMFA down payment assistance.

Application timing

Apply through an NJHMFA participating lender; the lender must reserve the loan within 5 business days of receiving the application, with a 180-day lock for existing homes or 270 days for new construction, and deliver the closed loan by the reservation expiration date.

Official source evidence

Current NJHMFA materials say the program is available for purchase transactions only through participating lenders and is limited to currently employed police officers or firefighters who are PFRS members with at least one year of creditable service. The current Seller's Guide adds that the mortgage is a 30-year fixed loan and that NJHMFA down payment assistance cannot be used with the PFRS product.

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2026-04-21

Seller's Guide effective 2025-07-01; consumer fact sheet updated 2023-03-01

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New Jersey Police and Firemen's Retirement System Mortgage Program

Amount: Current official materials describe a 30-year fixed-rate first mortgage for active Police and Firemen's Retirement System members. The rate resets every February 15 and August 15 and is based on the 10-year Treasury plus 1%, while the maximum mortgage amount follows the current general Fannie Mae loan limit rather than high-balance or jumbo rules.

Repayment: Standard first-mortgage repayment applies. Current official materials require the borrower to occupy the home as a principal residence within 120 days after closing and to continue using it as the principal residence for the life of the loan. This program does not use a forgiveness schedule, and current NJHMFA materials say the agency's down payment assistance cannot be layered with this mortgage.

First-time buyer: Not required

Timing: Apply through an NJHMFA participating lender; the lender must reserve the loan within 5 business days of receiving the application, with a 180-day lock for existing homes or 270 days for new construction, and deliver the closed loan by the reservation expiration date.

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