Homeownership can be the key to building wealth, but that can feel like an impossible goal under the weight of student loan debt. In December, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) ...

Multistate mortgage lender Click n’ Close on Thursday announced that it’s adding a 30-year, fixed-rate conventional loan option to its SmartBuy Shared Appreciation Mortgage (SAM) program. Texas-based ...

The Illinois Housing Development Authority’s SmartBuy program helps student loan borrowers pay off debt if they buy a home in the state. The program, which launched in December, will pay eligible ...

To offer support to working class families and communities of color in Illinois, state Sen. Laura Fine, a Glenview Democrat, is drawing attention to the new SmartBuy mortgage and student loan ...