PMI

PMI

Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) is a type of mortgage insurance that benefits your lender. You might be required to pay for PMI if your down payment is less than 20 percent of the property value and you have a conventional loan. You may be able to cancel PMI once you’ve accumulated a certain amount of equity in your home. Understand more about when PMI is required (cfpb.gov/askcfpb/122) Prepaid interest charges monthly mortgage payment. Read more (cfpb.gov/askcfpb/161)