Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Know about mortgage insurance

If borrower cannot pay the money because of his unable to pay the money or if he dies, then the mortgage lender is protected from those things by mortgage insurance policy. The lender is protected by this policy so it can be called as financial guaranty.

Many lenders are not willing to accept the risk of lending without having 20 percent equity without mortgage insurance. Without mortgage insurance lender cannot get advantage from mortgage loan.


The payment of insurance depends on how your mortgage is, and you need to pay the mortgage insurance for at least the first year for your loan, if you have a conventional mortgage.


Structure of payment in mortgage insurance:

An initial premium is collected at closing and it depends on the premium plan, in the mortgage insurance. Other general types of the premium plans are as follows

First year premiums are paid at a closing for the annual by the borrower. The cost burden is more than the traditional mortgage insurance plans if it is monthly premiums. One time single premium can be paid in single borrower.


Private mortgage insurance:

When the down payment of a home is less than 20 percent of the sale price, then it is dealt by the private mortgage insurance. This private mortgage insurance protects the lender from the default on the loan with lower down payment. According to the size of the down payment and the loan, the rates on the private mortgage changes. Generally, these insurance premiums are deductible.


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