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Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Mortgage Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-09-29 12:44:29.952274+00","research_date":"2026-09-29","source_snapshot_sha256":"7868c5fd49c10fbc016964fa6bb5b80cfb396ed2d60fe55796a766b83d066915","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":34,"qualified_finalists":10,"ranking_unit":"Mortgage lender"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Bank of America is a mixed fit for a buyer putting less than 20% down who wants to avoid monthly PMI. Four of seven platforms named it during the ranking stage (57.1% of included platform responses), at an average listed rank of 3.25 and a best rank of 3. Its strongest asset is the Affordable Loan Solution® mortgage, advertised as a 3% down purchase loan with no mortgage insurance (openai:boaalscurrent, -1, kimi:bofaaffordableloan). The main limitation is eligibility: income caps, loan limits, primary-residence rules, and a 660 minimum FICO restrict who can use it (-10, -15, ). 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