To: Dr. Beverly Brown, Community & Economic Development Committee Chairperson
From: Derek Bradshaw, Director
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RE: Approval to enter into agreements with New American Funding, LLC, for the purpose of providing assistance to eligible HOME Program, Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), and Neighborhood Purchase Rehab Resale Program (NPRR) homebuyers
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Staff is requesting approval to enter into agreements with New American Funding, LLC. for the purpose of providing down payment assistance to eligible Home Investment Partnerships, Neighborhood Stabilization Program and Neighborhood Purchase Rehab Resale Program homebuyers. Staff is requesting the agreements be signed by Genesee County Board Chairperson, James Avery, with approval for Derek Bradshaw to sign the mortgage and lien documents.
BACKGROUND:
Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission staff works with local lenders to provide down payment financial assistance to qualified home homebuyers. Under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and Neighborhood Purchase Rehab Resale Program funding, newly rehabilitated homes are sold to eligible households. The HOME Down Payment Assistance (DPA) Program’s goal is to assist very low, low-and moderate-income families achieve homeownership. Home DPA provides up to $10,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance to each eligible homebuyer.
DISCUSSION:
All lending institutions that wish to participate in the Down Payment Assistance programs go through a review process by staff and must have a formal agreement with Genesee County. This ensures that local lenders are aware of, and in compliance with the federal regulations and that Genesee County’s assistance program is followed correctly by the lender’s underwriters.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
No impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
HOME, NSP 1&3, NPRR funding is in the current budget.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
No impact on facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
No impact on technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This meets Genesee County’s priority of healthy, livable & safe communities. This funding would help provide better homeownership opportunities for first time homebuyers in Genesee County.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Director of Planning to authorize entering into Lender Agreements between Genesee County and New American Funding, LLC, for the purpose of providing down payment assistance to eligible Home Investment Partnerships (HOME), Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), and Neighborhood Purchase Rehab Resale (NPRR) homebuyers, and approving the Director of Planning to sign the homeowner’s mortgage and lien documents, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documentation being on file with the official records of the January 8, 2025 meeting of the Community and Economic Development Committee of this Board), the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the Agreements, and the Director of Planning is authorized to execute the mortgage and lien documents on behalf of Genesee County.