Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) is a mortgage lender’s insurance policy against highly-leveraged homeowners. It’s typically required when homeowner equity is less than 20 percent at the time of closing. With PMI defaults up 40 percent over last year, though, private mortgage insurers are taking big losses. They’re also taking outsized steps to prevent additional claims going forward […]
The Rising Cost of Small Down Payments
October 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Rising Cost of Small Down Payments
Tags: Economy · Mortgage Lending · Real Estate