THDA New Start Loan Program
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
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73 programs a Camden buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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Open to first-time buyers
Forgivable
Largest award
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
The Housing Fund, Inc.
Repayable second loan · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (via member financial institutions in TN)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Repayable second loan · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Repayable second loan · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA)
Second mortgage · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 30 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
The Housing Fund (CDFI)
Shared-appreciation loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Shared-appreciation loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
What’s local to Camden
There are no programs run by Camden or by Benton County. A Camden buyer uses Tennessee statewide and federal programs, which are the ones listed above.
The closest city that runs its own program is Clarksville, about 52 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits — worth checking if you’re still choosing where to buy.
HUD puts the 2026 area median income for Benton County at $70,100 for a four-person household. 13 of the programs listed here set an income limit as a percentage of that figure, which is why the same program admits a different income in a different county. Published limits for Tennessee →
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