Purpose
The Graduated Payment Mortgage Origination Program (GP-MOP) was established in 2002. The GP-MOP Program provides for a lower start rate (also known as the Borrower Rate) to assist eligible faculty members and members of the Senior Management Group in the acquisition of a principal place of residence.
Eligibility
The eligible population for the program consists of full-time University appointees who:
- Are members of the Senior Management Group; or
- Are members of the Academic Senate; or
- Hold academic titles equivalent to titles held by Academic Senate members; or
- Hold the title of Acting Assistant Professor
Loan Term
GP-MOP loans are fully amortized with terms up to thirty years.
Loan Position
GP-MOP loans must be secured by the property with a first deed of trust.
Loan Type
GP-MOP loans have a graduated payment feature. The initial Borrower Rate is lower than the Standard MOP rate (Borrower Rate cannot be lower than 3.25%). The Borrower Rate will gradually increase over a specified period of time to the current MOP rate in effect at that time.
Interest Rate
The Borrower Rate can not be lower than 3.25%. The difference between the Standard Rate and the initial Borrower Rate is known as the Interest Rate Differential.
Adjustment
The Standard Rate is adjusted annually, on the anniversary date of the promissory note, with a maximum annual change, up or down, of 1%. The annual adjustment in the Borrower Rate is equal to the change in the Standard Rate, plus the annual reduction in the Interest Rate Differential (between .25 and .50). The resulting change in the Borrower Rate may exceed 1%.
Property Guidelines
- Property must be owner-occupied and must be a single-family residence (including condominiums and units within planned unit developments)
- Property must be the participant’s principal place of residence
- Property must be used primarily for residential non-income producing purposes
- Property must be 50% or more participant owned
Please note: The value of the residence is defined as the lesser of the purchase price or current appraised value. The actual amount approved for each loan will be based on the completed evaluation of borrower credit and property value factors.
Assumability
Loans under this program are not assumable.
Repayment
Monthly repayment is made through payroll deduction.
Contact
For further information regarding MOP loans or other home loan options, please contact your campus home loan coordinator at facultyloans@berkeley.edu.