Efforts to increase homeownership include all the following EXCEPT

A) requiring lower down payments.
B) penalizing first-time homebuyers for using funds from IRA's.
C) requiring loan applicants to have better credit.
D) lowering closing costs for first-time home buyers.


Answer: C) requiring loan applicants to have better credit.

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