ALCOVA Mortgage partners with Down Payment Resource to expand access to homeownership
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 14, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry’s leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, announced today that it has partnered with ALCOVA Mortgage to expand access to down payment assistance (DPA) programs for homebuyers. The collaboration will help ALCOVA’s loan officers match borrowers with available programs more easily, addressing one of the biggest challenges in today’s housing market, namely affordability.
Click n’ Close launches SmartBuy 5/1 ARM DPA product to help builders address affordability challenges
ADDISON, Texas, Sept. 3, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Click n’ Close, a multi-state mortgage lender, today announced the launch of its SmartBuy 5/1 ARM Down Payment Assistance (DPA) product, designed specifically to help home builders address affordability concerns and support new home sales. The SmartBuy 5/1 ARM DPA builds on Click n’ Close’s established down payment assistance programs.
Down Payment Resource announces strategic partnership with FirstHome IQ to expand access to homebuyer assistance programs
ATLANTA, Ga., July 15, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry’s leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, today announced a strategic partnership with FirstHome IQ, a nonprofit empowering the next generation of homeowners through modern, accessible financial education and tools for industry partners. This collaboration will empower industry professionals to be better equipped as they educate and guide first-time homebuyers through the process.
Arcasa introduces nationwide Energy-Smart DPA Program to Down Payment Resource platform
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah and ATLANTA, Ga., July 8, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Arcasa, a provider of solar-integrated mortgage solutions, and Down Payment Resource, the housing industry’s leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, today announced that Arcasa’s Energy-Smart DPA program is now listed nationwide in Down Payment Resource’s DPA Directory. Energy-Smart DPA combines a market-rate home loan with energy-efficient upgrades, giving homebuyers a single, streamlined path to both homeownership and long-term utility savings.
Click n’ Close’s SmartBuy™ Shared Appreciation Mortgage Program expands to Freddie Mac 30-year conventional loans
ADDISON, Texas, Feb. 6, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Click n’ Close (CNC), a multi-state mortgage lender, today announced its SmartBuy™ Shared Appreciation Mortgage (SAM) program now features a 30-year, fixed-rate conventional option approved by Freddie Mac.
Down Payment Resource finds 2,444 down payment assistance programs nationwide in its Q3 2024 data analysis
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 21, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry authority on homebuyer assistance program data and solutions, today released its Q3 2024 Homeownership Program Index (HPI) report. The Q3 report saw the number of national homebuyer assistance programs increase by 29 to 2,444.
Mortgage industry veteran Brad Cardwell joins Down Payment Resource as vice president of sales and business development
ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry’s leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, today announced 20-year mortgage industry veteran Brad Cardwell has joined DPR as its vice president of sales and business development.
Down Payment Resource expands team to keep pace with a rising number of DPA programs and increasing demand
ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry’s leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, today announced the addition of three new team members to support growing demand
Click n’ Close to Receive Top Lender Award at USDA’s Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Ceremony
ADDISON, Texas /ScoopCloud/ — Click n’ Close, a multi-state mortgage lender, today announced that it will be honored with a top lender award at the United States Department of Agriculture’s Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program ceremony. This recognition underscores Click n’ Close’s commitment to fostering homeownership and supporting community development through innovative loan programs.
Click n’ Close Expands DPA Mortgage Product Suite to Include Option for Shared Appreciation
ADDISON, Texas /ScoopCloud/ — Click n’ Close, a multi-state mortgage lender serving consumers and mortgage originators through its wholesale and correspondent channels, announced it has expanded its suite of down payment assistance (DPA) loan products to include a shared appreciation option to help address the affordability challenges facing homebuyers.
Down Payment Resource reports 135 homebuyer assistance programs were introduced in 2023 to combat the least affordable housing market in decades
ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry authority on homebuyer assistance program data and solutions, today released its Q4 2023 Homeownership Program Index (HPI) report. During a year when home affordability hit a nearly four-decade low, housing agencies introduced 135 homebuyer assistance programs and expanded eligible inventory to make homeownership more accessible.
FormFree welcomes MX Founder and Executive Chair Ryan Caldwell to its board of directors
ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — FormFree® today announced the appointment of MX Technologies, Inc. (MX) Founder and Executive Chair Ryan Caldwell to its board of directors. Caldwell brings more than 20 years of experience in financial services and fintech, helping organizations around the world harness the power of financial data to improve business and consumer outcomes.