What is Mortgage Insurance?
Say you buy a house with a down payment of less than 20% or even if you refinance with less than 20% equity. In each case, your lender will require you to buy mortgage insurance. The idea of paying a mortgage insurance is to reimburse your lender if you default on you home loan. When a private company sells the insurance, the insurance is known as private mortgage insurance or PMI. You pay monthly premiums when you get a loan. Continue reading “Mortgage Insurance”