Equity Boost 

Affordable Loans for First-Generation Homebuyers

Our Equity Boost loans are a great choice for first-generation homebuyers and for homebuyers with modest incomes. With a 0% down payment and low closing costs, Equity Boost makes homeownership possible even with modest savings.

Equity Boost Benefits  

For first-generation homebuyers and borrowers with modest incomes.*
  • Zero percent down payment.
  • Closing costs can be financed into the loan.
  • Can be combined with down payment assistance, if available.
  • Borrower must contribute at least 1% of purchase price.
  • Lower interest rate.
  • Lower monthly payment.
  • $2,000 towards a rainy day fund.
  • No private mortgage insurance (PMI).
  • Minimum credit score of 580.
  • Income and purchase price limits apply.*

* Income limits: 80% of Area Median Income (AMI), OR 125% of AMI if borrower is a first-generation home buyer (200% in high-cost areas).

 

Let us help you build your emergency savings.

Read about our SAFE Home product, which is only available to approved Equity Boost home loan borrowers. Sooner or later, every homeowner is faced with home maintenance expenses. To help pay for those expenses, approved Equity Boost loan borrowers are eligible for a $2,000 contribution from Self-Help toward an emergency savings fund to help with homeownership expenses down the road.

  • Equal Housing Lender NCUA
  • Your savings federally insured to at least $250,000 and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government. National Credit Union Administration, a U.S. government agency