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2. How to Avoid PMI - AOL

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   The simplest way to avoid PMI is to make a down payment of at least 20% of the purchase price. With home sale prices averaging well over $400,000 nationally, however, this means a down payment of ...

3. Average down payment on a house - AOL

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   A few mortgage lenders offer “no-PMI” mortgages. While you won’t have to pay for PMI with these types of loans, you will pay a higher interest rate, which could end up costing you more over ...

4. Do I really need a 20 percent down payment for a house? - AOL

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   The median price for an existing home in the U.S. was $379,100 as of January 2024. A 20 percent down payment on a home at this price would come to $75,820. Regardless of price or loan type, though ...

5. Lenders mortgage insurance - Wikipedia

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   Sometimes lenders will require that mortgage insurance be paid for a fixed period (for example, 2 or 3 years), even if the principal reaches 80% sooner than that. Legally, there is no obligation to allow the cancellation of MI until the loan has amortized to a 78% LTV ratio based on the original purchase price.

6. Home Affordable Refinance Program - Wikipedia

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   Many people who purchased their home with a down payment of less than 20% of the purchase price were required to have private mortgage insurance (PMI). This is common practice with Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae loans. Having PMI attached to a loan made that loan easier to sell on the Wall Street secondary market as a "whole loan".

7. Private mortgage insurance (PMI): What it is and how it works

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   See if your lender offers piggyback loans: A piggyback loan, also known as an 80/10/10 or combination mortgage, takes the form of two loans: one for 80 percent of the home’s price, the other for ...