WARNING! Do not get your heloc through Bank of America

WARNING! Do not get your heloc through Bank of America

Real Estate Agent · Chicago, IL · Member since 2017 · 2k+ posts · 2k+ votes

I started the process over 3 months ago. They quoted me at 85 LTV, I then confirmed a month letter once assigned an agent told her my building was 4 units and she quoted 85 LTV and about 1.25 over prime. Then another month later after appraisal a new agent called me saying they can only do 75 LTV and I come discover the rate is actually 2.15 over prime when finnaly received full paperwork there is a .25 reduction for auto payments so 1.9 over prime still awful for 75 ltv.

They have no fees but the whole process was a huge waste of time. Buyer beware! I am cancelling and exploring local credit unions which I had used in the past, unfortunately I lost my old heloc during my cash out refinance and moved lenders. 

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Don KonipolBusiness Member
Investor · The Woodlands TX / Avon, CT · Member since 2009 · 6k+ posts · 10k+ votes
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Quote from @Henry Lazerow:

I started the process over 3 months ago. They quoted me at 85 LTV, I then confirmed a month letter once assigned an agent told her my building was 4 units and she quoted 85 LTV and about 1.25 over prime. Then another month later after appraisal a new agent called me saying they can only do 75 LTV and I come discover the rate is actually 2.15 over prime when finnaly received full paperwork there is a .25 reduction for auto payments so 1.9 over prime still awful for 75 ltv.

They have no fees but the whole process was a huge waste of time. Buyer beware! I am cancelling and exploring local credit unions which I had used in the past, unfortunately I lost my old heloc during my cash out refinance and moved lenders. 

B of A is infamous for changing the terms when the loan/interest rate market changes.  They can also be unbelievably slow, inefficient and always seem to need “additional” documentation.  Years ago I had a home loan with B of A and tried to refi at a lower rate when interest rates declined.  I was self employed which seemingly presented no problems as I was able to provide three years tax returns, etc.  A few days before scheduled closing I received a call from B of A informing me that as part of their due diligence their underwriter exams the website of the company I own since I’m self employed, and that they couldn’t approve my loan because my company website didn’t meet their underwriting guidelines!  They actually requested that I change my website to meet with their guidelines or they wouldn’t make the loan! 
Since that time I’ve purchased, either for myself or for my syndication company, over $100 million in real property, and obtained financing totaling over $50 million.  And NEVER used B of A.  Hell, my website probably wouldn’t qualify.
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  • Russell BrazilBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Agent · Washington, D.C. · Member since 2012 · 17k+ posts · 30k+ votes
    4y

    Yup, BOA is the worst on just about everything 

  • Don KonipolBusiness Member
    Investor · The Woodlands TX / Avon, CT · Member since 2009 · 6k+ posts · 10k+ votes
    4y
    Quote from @Henry Lazerow:

    I started the process over 3 months ago. They quoted me at 85 LTV, I then confirmed a month letter once assigned an agent told her my building was 4 units and she quoted 85 LTV and about 1.25 over prime. Then another month later after appraisal a new agent called me saying they can only do 75 LTV and I come discover the rate is actually 2.15 over prime when finnaly received full paperwork there is a .25 reduction for auto payments so 1.9 over prime still awful for 75 ltv.

    They have no fees but the whole process was a huge waste of time. Buyer beware! I am cancelling and exploring local credit unions which I had used in the past, unfortunately I lost my old heloc during my cash out refinance and moved lenders. 

    B of A is infamous for changing the terms when the loan/interest rate market changes.  They can also be unbelievably slow, inefficient and always seem to need “additional” documentation.  Years ago I had a home loan with B of A and tried to refi at a lower rate when interest rates declined.  I was self employed which seemingly presented no problems as I was able to provide three years tax returns, etc.  A few days before scheduled closing I received a call from B of A informing me that as part of their due diligence their underwriter exams the website of the company I own since I’m self employed, and that they couldn’t approve my loan because my company website didn’t meet their underwriting guidelines!  They actually requested that I change my website to meet with their guidelines or they wouldn’t make the loan! 
    Since that time I’ve purchased, either for myself or for my syndication company, over $100 million in real property, and obtained financing totaling over $50 million.  And NEVER used B of A.  Hell, my website probably wouldn’t qualify.
    Private Mortgage Financing Partners, LLC
  • Kerry BairdPro Member
    Rental Property Investor · Melbourne, FL · Member since 2011 · 3k+ posts · 2k+ votes
    4y

    Agree that BofA has been a rotten company to do business with.  I would expect a better experience with a credit union or local community bank.

  • Real Estate Consultant · Seattle, WA · Member since 2022 · 1k+ posts · 784 votes
    4y

    Suppose I'll be the one to go in the opposite direction. I had had a HELOC and other loans with BofA. Slow? Yes. Bureaucratic? Yes. Did it work in the end? Yes. And I am usually the one to tell people to stay away from monster corporations with too many standard procedures and little boxes one has to fit into.

  • Chris SeveneyBusiness Member
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    Investor · VA · Member since 2015 · 21k+ posts · 19k+ votes
    4y

    @Henry Lazerow

    I would never do business with the again. Had issues with them decade ago that they dragged there feet over six months on before finally getting it resolved

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