What's New

March 25, 2025

Lender administration portal: Easily refine your programs options and availability for your loan officers

DPA is excited to announce the launch of the Lender Administration Portal, a new feature designed to give lender administrators greater control over the down payment assistance (DPA) programs available to their loan officers. This update streamlines the process of managing program visibility, ensuring loan officers have access to the most relevant, lender-approved options.

Key features of the update to lender administration portal:

• Program Refinement & Customization: Lender administrators can easily refine the list of available DPA programs, tailoring options to align with their company’s guidelines.
• Hide Non-Approved Programs: Lenders can remove programs from view that are not approved by their institution, ensuring loan officers focus only on eligible options. 
• Add Approved Programs: If a provider has not listed a lender on an approved program, the lender administrator can now manually add it, ensuring loan officers have access to all relevant opportunities.

The Lender Administration Portal helps lenders streamline the DPA selection process, improving efficiency and reducing confusion for loan officers. By customizing program availability, lenders can ensure their teams focus on approved, high-value programs that align with their lending strategy.

This enhancement reinforces DPA One’s commitment to making down payment assistance more accessible and manageable for housing professionals.

March 21, 2025

DPA Program PDF Export Updates: Easily share customized program details

DPA is excited to introduce updates to the DPA Program PDF Export, making it easier than ever to share customized program details with colleagues and borrowers. This enhancement provides a more efficient way to communicate key program information in a professional, accessible format.

Key features of the update:

• Downloadable & Printable Format: Easily generate a PDF of program details for offline access and reference.
• Shareable with Colleagues & Borrowers: Quickly send customized program information to team members or prospective homebuyers.
• Clear & Professional Layout: The exported PDFs present program details in an easy-to-read, well-structured format for better understanding.

With these updates, housing professionals can seamlessly share critical down payment assistance program details, improving collaboration and borrower education. The enhanced PDF export feature simplifies the process of providing accurate, accessible information to those who need it most.

February 21, 2025

Provider program management update: Easily navigate your programs to keep data up-to-date

DPA is excited to introduce new enhancements to provider program management, making it easier than ever for providers to navigate their programs and keep their data up to date. These updates offer greater visibility into program status and improve how funding availability is communicated, ensuring accurate and timely information for housing professionals and homebuyers.

Key features of the update to program management:

• Centralized Program Status Overview: Providers can now quickly see the status of their programs in one place, making it easier to manage updates and ensure accuracy.
• Funding Status Updates: Providers can update their program’s funding status in real time, ensuring other housing professionals have the latest information about their program.
• New “Pause” Feature: Instead of removing or archiving a program when funds are temporarily unavailable, providers can now set the status to “Paused,” clearly indicating limitations to funding availability or pauses in applications, while keeping the program visible.

These updates make it easier for providers to manage their programs efficiently, ensuring that housing professionals have access to the most current and reliable down payment assistance options. By streamlining program updates and introducing the “Pause” feature, providers can better communicate funding availability without unnecessary disruptions.

October 25, 2024

Provider data dashboards: Visualize and track key metrics

DPA One is excited to announce the launch of a powerful new feature for providers—custom dashboards now visible directly on the DPA provider homepage. These dashboards offer providers valuable insights into platform performance, state-level usage, and program-specific traction, helping providers make data-driven decisions with ease.

Key features of the provider dashboard:

• Platform growth by user type: See how DPA One is expanding accross different user segments, providing a clear view of platform adoption over time.
• State-level usage insights: Understand the usage of DPA One in the provider's home state, helping providers assess local engagement with the platform.
• Program-specific traffic: Track the traffic and traction of the provider's individual programs, giving providers a direct look at how their offerings are performing.

The new dashboard offers an intuitive, data-centric view that enables providers to easily monitor the growth of DPA One overall, its specific usage in their state, and the success of their individual programs. This actionable insight empowers providers to optimize their offerings and stay ahead of the curve in serving their audiences effectively.

August 30, 2024

New Freddie Mac Affordable Seconds label: Simplifies the identification of compliant programs

DPA One is pleased to introduce a new feature designed to enhance the searchability and compliance of down payment assistance (DPA) programs—now available on DPA One. This update allows programs to be labeled according to whether or not they may meet Freddie Mac’s Affordable Seconds eligibility guidelines, streamlining the evaluation process for sellers and making it easier to identify compliant programs.

Key features of the Freddie Mac Affordable Seconds eligibility guidelines label: 

• Program labeling for compliance: Programs on DPA One can now be labeled to indicate whether they may meet Freddie Mac's Affordable Seconds eligibility guidelines.
• Search functionality: Sellers can easily search for programs that comply with these guidelines, saving time and effort when evaluating DPA loans.
• Meet basic eligibility criteria: DPA loan programs labeled as eligible must meet specific criteria, including:
  • No balloon payments, HELOC's, or negative amortization
  • No loans from an interested party, funded through a first mortgage note, and excluding any equity share arrangements

This feature offers sellers a more efficient way to identify down payment assistance programs that are most suitable for their borrower’s needs, eliminating time-consuming manual reviews. By labeling and categorizing programs that meet Freddie Mac’s guidelines, sellers can focus on the best DPA loan products for their clients.

Note: While this feature enhances searchability, sellers remain responsible for ensuring that any down payment assistance program complies with Freddie Mac’s requirements.

June 28, 2024

Introducing DPA One API: Connect DPA One data to your preferred lender software application

DPA One is excited to announce the launch of our new API, which makes all the data from our free online down payment assistance search platform available directly to your team. Lender organizations, initially Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers, can now integrate DPA One into their applications or systems which empowers loan officers to more efficiently find, understand, and match prospective borrowers with the best down payment assistance (DPA) programs without leaving the software applications they use the most.

Key features of the DPA One API:

• Comprehensive DPA data access: The API provides direct access to the full range of down payment assistance program data available on DPA One, offering a robust solution for housing professionals.
• Advanced filtering capabilities: Filter DPA programs based on borrower location, income, loan details (e.g., purchase price), and more, simplifying the process for matching borrowers to DPA programs.
• Custom integration: The API is designed to seamlessly integrate into any lender software application, like their loan origination software (LOS) or automated underwriting system (AUS).

With the DPA One API, you can now leverage the full power of our down payment assistance database—directly within your own lender software application.

For more information on how the DPA One data can work for you, learn more about DPA One API.

February 5, 2024

Filtered search: A new way to search gives you a clear view of available programs

It’s easier to find and match program details when you can view search criteria and results in one place. Our redesigned search page makes this possible.

• Search criteria and program results are now reflected on the same page to streamline reviewing time.
• Improved search filter functionality to maximize results.

• Expanded search criteria to identify the best programs more precisely for your client’s needs.

  Image of DPA One application, Search Programs page filters

February 5, 2024

Provider data tables: Now quicker to update

Here are a few ways the latest enhancements to tables are great for fast updates:

• Program information can be configured in a variety of ways to better communicate program requirements to lenders.
• Ability to copy/paste data from Microsoft Excel or .CSV files.
• Functionality to edit cell data directly on table(s).

• Ability to click and drag table headers based on your preference.

  Make changes to table column properties, like location and first mortgage products, using the Configure button.