Guild Mortgage has partnered with FirstREX, a long-term investor in residential properties, in developing a downpayment program with a unique equity financing feature to help people buy larger homes while keeping their monthly mortgage payments low. Launched on Aug. 1, the FirstREX Homebuyer program allows FirstREX to contribute half of the 20 percent required for a Guild home-purchase loan. The 10 percent is an equity investment, not a loan, for which no ...