When securing a home loan, what are the "points" associated with the loan?

I've seen commercials that say "0 Point" loans or refinancing. I'm just curious what the points are.

Answers:
Each point represents 1% of the entire loan amount due in cash at loan closing. A loan with low or no points therefore requires less total cash outlay to close.
Points increase a yield to the lender.
Points can be paid by home buyers or sellers (for the buyer). Even if your loan does not have any points you can pay points to "buy down" the interest rate to a more favorable rate.

Each point = a percentage of the loan amount.It is also possible to pay only a portion of a percent as points. (i.e. 1.375 points)

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