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Wyoming Community Development Authority – State Housing Finance Agency

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Wyoming Community Development AuthorityWYFirst-Time Homeowner

Funding: Up to $10,000OtherRollingScope: Statewidestate

Updated: Dec 1, 2025

Summary

WCDA’s main site introduces the authority as Wyoming’s leading resource for housing finance, providing affordable single-family home loans, down payment assistance, homebuyer education, and major rental housing development programs across the state.

Benefits

Down payment assistanceAffordable mortgage

Who Can Apply

Individual

Eligible Locations

Wyoming statewide; buyers must meet income, purchase price, and credit requirements and work with WCDA-approved lenders.

Eligibility

Wyoming residents seeking to buy or retain homes who meet program-specific income, purchase price, and credit guidelines; WCDA also serves developers, renters, and local governments through rental and housing development programs.

Full Description

The homepage describes WCDA as the state’s primary housing finance agency since 1975, focused on making it easier for people across Wyoming to finance their first home through low-interest single-family mortgages and homebuyer education. It notes that WCDA offers special programs to aid in the sustainability of homeownership, including down payment assistance, counseling, and partnerships with developers and nonprofit organizations, reinforcing its role in both purchase and post-purchase support. Beyond first-time homebuyer and homebuyer DPA programs, the site highlights WCDA’s administration of major rental housing development initiatives such as the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, National Housing Trust Fund, and HOME Investment Partnerships programs, which together have funded thousands of affordable rental units statewide. Visitors are directed to tools like a statewide rental directory map and local housing policy lookup tool, as well as news, demographics, and housing & neighborhood development sections, positioning WCDA as both a direct lender/investor for homebuyers and a statewide policy and financing resource for communities.

Verification & Details

Complexity: Moderate
Status: Open
Source: wyomingcda.com
Official source → wyomingcda.com
Apply on official siteUpdated Dec 1, 2025

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