32 Iowa Loan Officers and Real Estate Agents Receive Preferred Partner Designation
(DES MOINES) – The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) today announced that a total of 32 loan officers and real estate agents have earned the IFA Preferred Partner designation. IFA Preferred Partners are suggested experts for Iowa home buyers seeking assistance with the homeownership process and are expertly trained in IFA mortgage and down payment assistance programs.
Preferred Partners have received in-depth training, fulfilled various requirements including maintaining an annual amount of home buyers assisted using IFA programs and will serve as a trusted resource for home buyers in their area.
IFA offers affordable mortgage and down payment assistance programs for eligible home buyers through a seamless process with a network of Participating Lenders. Local lenders assisted nearly 2,000 Iowans in purchasing a home using IFA programs in fiscal year 2016.
In addition, IFA jointly administers the Military Homeownership Assistance Program in partnership with the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs. This program offers eligible service members and veterans a $5,000 down payment assistance grant. More information about these programs is available at IowaFinanceAuthority.gov.
“Iowans now have access to homeownership experts that have received advanced training on IFA’s unique homeownership programs and have an outstanding record of customer service,” said IFA Executive Director Dave Jamison. “Together with this network of experts, IFA looks forward to advancing the quality of life of many Iowa home buyers in the coming year.”
Home buyers interested in learning more about homeownership programs available to them, including eligibility information and process should contact a Preferred Partner. More information about IFA’s programs is available at IowaHouseHunt.com.
Iowa lenders and real estate agents in good standing with IFA are eligible to take the annual Preferred Partner training at the HousingIowa Conference each September.
The Iowa Legislature created the Iowa Finance Authority, the state’s housing finance agency, in 1975 to undertake programs to assist in the attainment of housing for low- and moderate-income Iowans. Since then, the Iowa Finance Authority’s role has grown to include nearly 40 affordable housing, water quality and agricultural development programs. The Iowa Finance Authority is a self-supporting public agency.
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