Banks offering mortgages with only 5% down payments

(RECAP: After the housing bubble burst, buyers needed to come to the table with as much as 20% down or they had to turn to the Federal Housing Administration for a low down-payment loan. But now banks like TD Bank, Bank of America and Well Fargo are loosening the purse strings, offering loans with down payments that are as low as 5%. Why the change of heart? Market opportunity for one thing.)