Zero Down Payment, Zero Closing Cost Mortgages Advance Efforts To Broaden Access To Homeownership
By CHUCK GREEN Bank of America is launching the Community Affordable Loan Solution, a zero-down payment, zero-closing cost mortgage designed to expand sustainable homeownership opportunities in Black and Hispanic communities. The Community Affordable Loan Solution is a Special Purpose Credit Program that uses credit guidelines based on factors such rent payments, utility bills, phone, and auto insurance payments. It requires no mortgage insurance or minimum credit score. Individual eligibility is based on income and home location, according to a press release. This adds to the company’s existing $15 billion Community Homeownership Commitment. Through this commitment, Bank of America has helped more than 36,000 people and families become homeowners, providing more than $9.5 billion in low down payment loans, and over $350 million…