Undocumented immigrants in the US can no longer get mortgages – even though their default rates are low.
Previously, established migrants could get mortgages with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, but now they need a US Social Security number.
"If you want to buy a house and you’re here without papers, now you can
forget it," says Jesus Benitez, a real-estate agent who caters to
Hispanics in Brooklyn.
From the WSJ.