If you have to pay PMI, there are several ways to do it. With borrower-paid PMI, your premium is added to your monthly ...

Discover how the Homeowners Protection Act helps you cancel unnecessary PMI. Save money by understanding your mortgage insurance rights and equity requirements.

Private mortgage insurance, or PMI, can help you buy a home faster with less than 20% down. PMI cost depends on your credit rating, loan type and down payment size. PMI can often be avoided when it ...

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Let’s start off the new year with a money saving tip, especially for low-down payment, first-time owners who bought a home more than two years ago. If you bought your home using conventional financing ...

Mortgage insurance allows homebuyers to purchase homes with down payments of less than 20%. This credit enhancement tool involves paying an additional charge with your mortgage to protect the lender ...

Question: I recently bought a house from a builder for $131,000. It was still under construction, but by the time I went to closing it was appraised at $140,000. I borrowed $111,000 from a mortgage ...

Lender-paid mortgage insurance (LPMI) is an option for borrowers who cannot afford a 20 percent down payment on a home. In this arrangement, the lender covers the cost of the mortgage insurance, which ...

QSeveral years ago, we paid $200,000 for our house. We barely were able to scrape up $20,000 and took out a 90 percent loan for $180,000. Because we did not have enough for a 20 percent down payment, ...

Navigating the world of mortgages is complex under the best of conditions. But at a time of volatile rates and an adjusting monetary policy — policy that influences the mortgage rates you pay to ...