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Private Mortgage Insurance vs Credit Insurance Which One Is Right For You



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o you want to buy a house       personal belongings if stolen or  
but are worried about how       destroyed in an accident.         
you will pay for it? Of                                           
course you are and as scary as        As great as this all sounds you   
the cost of loans are at the          really must be very careful       
moment there is no need to worry      before buying, make sure you are  
because your loans are protected.     getting what you want and it      
When you start looking into           really does cover what you need   
mortgage or personal loans you        covered. keep asking questions    
will discover the term “credit        until you get all the answers you 
insurance”. Credit insurance          need and please make sure you get 
protects the loan on the chance       it in writing. Credit insurance   
that you can't make your payments     is normally very expensive so     
but it is usually optional.           before you make a decision ask    
                                      what the premiums are. Fine out   
There are four forms of credit        if it will financed as part of    
insurance: credit life, credit        the loan, can you can make        
disability, involuntary               monthly payments instead of       
unemployment, and credit              financing the entire premium. You 
property. Credit life insurance       really need to find out if out if 
means that all of your loan will      the credit insurance will cover   
be paid off if you were to die.       the full length and full amount   
Credit disability insurance will      of the loan. Finally find out if  
make payments for you if you were     there are any refund or           
injured or become ill.                cancellation policies for the     
Involuntary unemployment              credit insurance.                 
insurance makes your payments if                                        
you were to loose your job – if       Want to buy a house but you can   
you are not at fault. Credit          only put 20 percent or less down? 
property insurance protects your       Thats okay there is help at hand 



most home loan lenders will           payments on the mortgage not be   
require you to have a Private         current and if you have a lien on 
Mortgage Insurance (PMI). If you     your property, your PMI may       
were to default on the loan the       continue. But again these rules   
PMI protects the lender. In 1998      are only applicable if you        
the Homeowners Protection Act         purchased your home after August  
(HPA) had rules for automatic         1999.                             
termination and borrower                                                
cancellation of PMI on home           Say your loan was for $100,000    
mortgages. But these rules only       and your put ten percent down,    
apply to those who purchased a        $10,000 then your PMI monthly     
house after 1999. The regulations     payment would be around $40. If  
under the HPA do not cover FHA or     you cancel your PMI, you could    
VA loans.                             save up to $500 dollars in a year 
                                      and thousands of dollars over the 
If you bought a house after           loan.                             
August 1999, you should have                                            
terminated your PMI when you          At the closing of the loan as     
reached 22 percent equity of the      well as every year, new borrows   
original property value. Your PMI     should be informed about their    
can also be canceled when you         PMI termination and cancellation  
reach 20 percent, if your             rights. In addition the borrower  
mortgage payments are made on         should receive a phone number to  
time. There are a few exceptions      call for more information about   
to the PMI. If your loan is           their PMI.                        
classed as “high-risk” your PMI       

                              
may continue. Should your             




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