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Program News
New! The Home in 5 Platinum Program has reached its current funding cap, but periodically very limited funding becomes available. Please watch for emails from eHousingPlus sue@ehousing.ccsend.com and check the eHousingPlus web page for updates.
New! Reservations for Home in Five Platinum loans are once again available! Program training, reservations, the interest rate on first mortgages, and additional information on the program are all available through eHousingPlus.
New! The Home in Five Advantage program now has two servicers for correspondent lenders. Lakeview Loan Servicing, for which rates, program information and program documents are still to be found below and Land Home Financial Services. For more information on Home in Five Advantage through Land Home, please visit Land Home Financial Services, Inc. or email communitylending@lhfs.com. Lakeview Loan Servicing remains the only servicer for the Home in Five Platinum bond program.
Participation in the Home in Five Advantage program, which offers multiple down payment assistance options from 3% to 6%, continues to be an available option, although additional down payment assistance for targeted borrowers and BOOST borrowers is no longer offered under the program.
Products and second loan documents
- Today's Rates (Note: Some rates may be temporarily unavailable due to volatility in the market and show as “#N/A” on the rate sheet.)
- Notice: These rates are provided for informational purposes only. The rates shown within the Lakeview Correspondent Client portal are the rates at which loans must be locked. For any discrepancies between rates posted here and rates shown inside the LLS client portal, the rates inside the Lakeview client portal control.
- Program At - a - Glance reference tool (Effective 10/17/2024)
- Government Program Product Matrix (Effective 2/27/25)
- Conventional Program Product Matrix (Effective 2/27/25)
- Down Payment Assistance Guidelines (Effective 10/17/2024)
- Second Loan Documents – for 3-year and 7-year seconds ONLY PDF (Version 2.5, Updated 8/14/2024) Sample 3-year and 7-year Second Loan Documents
- Second Loan Documents – for 30-year seconds ONLY PDF (Version 2.3, Updated 2/5/2024) Sample 30-year Second Loan Documents
- Second Loan Documents – for 10-year amortizing seconds ONLY PDF (Version 2.4, Updated 9/24/2024) Sample 10-year amortizing Second Loan Documents Note: Lenders must generate a loan application, second Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure for the 10-year amortizing second loan – see training materials.
- All second loan documents are available in Word by clicking here.
Notice: When initiating any second loan, lenders are responsible for ensuring they choose the correct set of second loan documents andmatch the version of the second loan documents to the version shown here. The version number is listed on the bottom of the first page of the PDF file.
Lender Training
For the latest detailed information about products, codes, and program requirements, please visit the Lender Training page.
Guidance
The program is sometimes impacted by changes in policy, regulation, legal opinions, and more at the federal/national level. Please review the lender guidance page to ensure you have the information you and your company require as an approved lender.
Second Loan Payoff
For more information about second loan payoff, click here.
Become an approved lender
Learn how to become an approved Home in Five Advantage lender on the Become an approved lender page.
More information or need Assistance?
The Home in Five Advantage team is available to answer questions and help lenders navigate program offerings. To help you determine who to contact, view our Who to Contact reference guide.