Rhode Island program
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15kDPA is live and detail-safe, but the current public page relies on dynamic first-mortgage limit tables and older 10kDPA PDFs should not override the current $15,000 product.
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Current RIHousing materials describe $15,000 statewide for down payment and or closing costs.
0% second loan with no monthly payments
Current public materials describe 15kDPA as a 0% loan with no monthly payments. The balance becomes due if the borrower no longer occupies the property as a primary residence, sells or transfers the home, mortgages or otherwise encumbers it, or if title vests in someone else.
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Rhode Island first-time homebuyers, Owner-occupant buyers purchasing a one- to four-family home or condominium, Borrowers using a RIHousing-funded first mortgage through a participating lender or the RIHousing Loan Center, Applicants meeting the current RIHousing credit, education, income, and purchase-price rules
Current RIHousing materials describe $15,000 statewide for down payment and or closing costs.
Current public materials describe 15kDPA as a 0% loan with no monthly payments. The balance becomes due if the borrower no longer occupies the property as a primary residence, sells or transfers the home, mortgages or otherwise encumbers it, or if title vests in someone else.
Start with a RIHousing participating lender or the RIHousing Loan Center, complete homebuyer education, qualify for a RIHousing-funded first mortgage, and close with 15kDPA layered into the same transaction.
Current RIHousing materials describe 15kDPA as $15,000 statewide in 0% assistance with no monthly payments, paired with a RIHousing-funded first mortgage.
2026-04-21
Current 15kDPA page last modified 2025-01-07; brochure updated 2024-03
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Amount: Current RIHousing materials describe $15,000 statewide for down payment and or closing costs.
Repayment: Current public materials describe 15kDPA as a 0% loan with no monthly payments. The balance becomes due if the borrower no longer occupies the property as a primary residence, sells or transfers the home, mortgages or otherwise encumbers it, or if title vests in someone else.
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