Black Money Business Jobs : Credit scoring changes may smooth path to homeownership for black Americans

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J.P. Morgan Chase recently agreed to settle a federal lawsuit that accuses the bank of discriminating against minority borrowers by charging them $1,000 more than equally qualified white customers. Pew research finds that black and Hispanic home buyers have a harder time qualifying for conventional mortgages than white and Asian applicants — and when approved, are typically charged higher interest rates.

Imagine mortgage credit standards as a roadway, connecting lenders with potential borrowers who dream of owning a home. What in the mid-2000s was a wide-open superhighway with few barriers became, after the 2008 housing crash, a one-lane path open only to the most credit-qualified.

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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cr...-homeownership-for-black-americans-2017-02-17
 
Alternative Credit
Alternative lies

I read a couple articles on this. It seems their target is young people or people that have little to no credit. Cannot replace bad credit.

Alternative Credit allows the lender to use utility bills, cell phone bill, etc to replace common credit score.

Another housing crisis in the making.


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