If your down payment is less than 20% you’ll need mortgage insurance. You won’t have mortgage insurance forever though, as it does drop off after you get the loan balance down below 78 to 80% of the purchase price.
The reason it exists is to allow a lender to make homeownership possible for people without the cash for a traditional 20% down payment, by reducing the lender’s financial risk.
Mortgage Insurance may be applicable on a refinance if the LTV is more than 80%.
The reason it exists is to allow a lender to make homeownership possible for people without the cash for a traditional 20% down payment, by reducing the lender’s financial risk.
Mortgage Insurance may be applicable on a refinance if the LTV is more than 80%.
Updated on: 16 / 08 / 2022