Down payment assistance for VA loans in Rhode Island
5 down payment assistance programs in Rhode Island name VA loans among the loan types they can be paired with.
The loan type is one eligibility rule among several — income limits, purchase price caps and occupancy requirements still apply to each program below.
The programs
- RIHousing Extra Assistance Down Payment & Closing Cost LoanRIHousing (Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation)
- RIHousing First-time Homebuyer Loan (First Mortgage)RIHousing (Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation)
- RIHousing 15kDPA Down Payment AssistanceRIHousing (Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation)
- RI REALTORS Homebuyer GrantRIHousing in partnership with The REALTOR Foundation: Rhode Island
- FirstGenHomeRI Down Payment AssistanceRIHousing (Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation)
Questions, answered
Can down payment assistance be used with VA loans in Rhode Island?
5 down payment assistance programs in Rhode Island name VA loans among the loan types they can be paired with. The assistance program and the first-mortgage lender underwrite separately, so a lender must also be willing to accept the assistance as a source of funds.
Does naming VA loans mean a program is available to everyone using one?
No. The loan type is one eligibility rule among several — income limits, purchase price caps, credit requirements and occupancy rules all still apply, and each program sets its own.
Is Hey Prescott a lender?
No. Hey Prescott is an educational directory of down payment assistance programs. We list programs and link to official sources; we do not make loans or give individualized lending advice.
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