Lender Training

Monthly Webinar Trainings

Join Minnesota Housing for our series of monthly training webinars. The trainings will lay out the basics of our Start Up, Step Up, or Downpayment and Closing Cost Loans, how they work, what eligibility criteria is required and review how to access tools and resources to help you successfully originate loans. This instructor led training provides a great opportunity to ask questions. We look forward to partnering with you!

eLearning Courses

Are you interested in learning more about Minnesota Housing loan programs, requirements and how they work? The eLearning training courses are a great place to start. These self-paced training modules lay out the basics of the Start Up and Step Up and Fix Up programs, eligibility and income requirements, down payment & closing cost loans and much more. See the list of courses below:

First-time users: View instructions to create account and access courses.
Already created an account: View your training transcript and take courses:
- Introduction to Minnesota Housing
- Start Up Eligibility Basics
- Start Up Income
- Subsidy Recapture
- Navigating Conventional Loans
- Step Up Overview
- Downpayment and Closing Cost Loans
- Closing and Delivery Essentials
- Fix Up Overview

Monthly Update and Hot Topics Call FKA the Monthly Update and Underwriter Call

All are welcome to join this monthly call to check-in, review recent Minnesota Housing updates and important information to help you successfully originate and process our loans.

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2025 Monthly Update and Hot Topics Call

You will be signed up for multiple sessions. Attend all the sessions or just the sessions that work for you. All calls occur on the second Thursday of the month from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. (Central Time)

We welcome agenda suggestions and questions for discussion. Feel free to email mnhousing.solution@state.mn.us.

Recorded Webinars

Critical Lender Training 2025 Program Updates (February 2025)
Closing and Loan Delivery Essentials with U.S. Bank (November 2024)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae Conventional Loan Product Training (October 2024)
Community Land Trust 101 Training (September 19, 2024)

In-Person Training

Learn how you can become more effective at reaching, serving, and developing long-lasting relationships with historically excluded borrowers at the Second Annual Closing the Gap Conference. At this event, you will learn about resources to help build connections, increase engagement, and have an opportunity to network with local service provider organizations. We will also hold a panel discussion with industry professionals and outreach experts within the homeownership system. Learn from our community partners and help make a difference in reducing the homeownership gap. We hope you will join us!

Minnesota Housing Loan Commitment System

For more information, including updated system guides, a recorded training and demo of the system, and the updated link to the system, please visit the Commitments page.

Questions?

For training questions, contact Tasha Merritt at 651.297.9510.

For all other questions, contact the Partner Solutions Team at 651.296.8215 or 800.710.8871 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on business days.

Recorded Webinars

February

Critical Lender Training 2025 Program Updates