New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
Official logo of NJHMFA
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 17, 1984
JurisdictionGovernment of New Jersey
Headquarters637 South Clinton Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Agency executive
  • Melanie R. Walter, Executive Director
Parent departmentNew Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Websitenjhousing.gov

The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) is a state government agency in New Jersey dedicated to increasing the availability of affordable housing and homeownership opportunities. It was established in 1983 by the consolidation of the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency and the New Jersey Mortgage Finance Agency into a single organization. NJHMFA operates as an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and is headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey. The agency provides financing for affordable rental housing development and assists first-time homebuyers with low-interest mortgages and down payment assistance programs.