The fees for lender’s insurance vary by the entity involved and ranges from 0.55% to 2.25%. And there is one more protection policy involved when refinancing a mortgage: title insurance.

In essence, this positions the government as the ultimate backstop to debt obligations in the mortgage insurance market. Because of this guarantee disparity, private insurers are required (under the ...

The Government of Misiones, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Argentina, has launched the world’s first insurance product specifically designed to protect the ...

Mortgage lenders require flood insurance on homes in certain FEMA-designated flood zones. Typically, the coverage requirement is either the full replacement cost of the home, the maximum amount ...

proposed changes to mortgage rules could “weaken consumer protection and undermine the principles of Consumer Duty”. The FCA announced earlier this month that it would be consulting on simplifying ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) re-introduced the Insurance Data Protection Act. This legislation would crack down on the Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance ...

It’s very simple,” he remarked. Unlike insurance-based structures that rely on mortality coverage and estate protection, Chan’s focus was on income certainty and capital accessibility. These products, ...

It adds that its “changes could support lower costs and wider access for the businesses and consumers who rely on insurance to manage risk, while maintaining appropriate levels of protection”. The ...

Mortgage Matters, one of the largest mortgage specialists in the South-East, is turning to Uinsure and Acre to improve the building and contents insurance advice on offer to their clients. Mortgage ...

Although mortgage rates haven’t come down significantly as many Americans have wished for, lenders are reporting increased demand for home purchase loans and don’t seem overly concerned by ...

Intermediaries are best placed to sell insurance to customers when they need it most, Lauren Bagley, chief distribution officer at Uinsure, said. Speaking to Mortgage Solutions ... was dedicated to ...

"Too many residents assume they don't need flood insurance." "We've seen streams turn into rivers and infrastructure fail," Larkin-Thorne said. "It's not hurricanes that are our biggest nemesis ...