Bank of America Unveils 'Zero Down Payment, Zero Closing Cost' Mortgage Advances Targeted at 'Black and Hispanic Communities'

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Sep. 01, 2022

Bank of America this week announced a new racial spoils program involving handing out "zero down payment, zero closing cost" mortgage advances for first-time homebuyers targeted specifically at "certain Black/African American and/or Hispanic-Latino neighborhoods."

Whereas Pfizer embraced open anti-white discrimination with their new "Breakthrough Fellowship" exclusively for "minorities," Bank of America made more of an effort to avoid getting sued under anti-discrimination laws.

From BoA, "Bank of America Introduces Community Affordable Loan Solution™ to Expand Homeownership Opportunities in Black/African American and Hispanic-Latino Communities":
Bank of America today announced a new zero down payment, zero closing cost mortgage solution for first-time homebuyers, which will be available in designated markets, including certain Black/African American and/or Hispanic-Latino neighborhoods in Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami. The Community Affordable Loan Solution™ aims to help eligible individuals and families obtain an affordable loan to purchase a home.

The Community Affordable Loan Solution is a Special Purpose Credit Program which uses credit guidelines based on factors such as timely rent, utility bill, phone and auto insurance payments. It requires no mortgage insurance or minimum credit score. Individual eligibility is based on income and home location. Prospective buyers must complete a homebuyer certification course provided by select Bank of America and HUD-approved housing counseling partners prior to application.

This new program is in addition to and complements Bank of America's existing $15 billion Community Homeownership Commitment™ to offer affordable mortgages, industry leading grants and educational opportunities to help 60,000 individuals and families purchase affordable homes by 2025. Through this commitment, Bank of America has already helped more than 36,000 people and families become homeowners, having provided more than $9.5 billion in low down payment loans and over $350 million in non-repayable down payment and/or closing cost grants. To date, two-thirds of the loans and grants made through the Community Homeownership Commitment has helped multicultural clients to achieve homeownership.

Bank of America also has a 26-year relationship with the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), through which the Bank has committed to providing an additional $15 billion in mortgages to low-to-moderate income homebuyers through May 2027.

According to the National Association of Realtors, today there is a nearly 30-percentage-point gap in homeownership between White and Black Americans; for Hispanic buyers, the gap is nearly 20 percent. And the competitive housing market has made it even more difficult for potential homebuyers, especially people of color, to buy homes.

"Homeownership strengthens our communities and can help individuals and families to build wealth over time," said AJ Barkley, head of neighborhood and community lending for Bank of America. "Our Community Affordable Loan Solution will help make the dream of sustained homeownership attainable for more Black and Hispanic families, and it is part of our broader commitment to the communities that we serve."
If you're a white person in these areas, you should strongly consider applying for these programs. If you get them, that's great. If you don't, sue them. Conservative lawyer Harmeet Dhillon has expressed a willingness to take up similar cases in the past, as has former Trump admin official Stephen Miller with his new group America First Legal.


A white male exec at a hospital in North Carolina who was fired for being white won a $10 million lawsuit against his employer just last year.

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