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  2. Is private mortgage insurance (PMI) tax-deductible? - AOL

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    You might not remember it, but in 2019, Congress reintroduced a federal tax deduction for private mortgage insurance (PMI), that extra monthly fee lenders charge if you make a down payment under ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Mortgage insurance - Wikipedia

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    Borrower paid private mortgage insurance, or BPMI, is the most common type of PMI in today's mortgage lending marketplace. BPMI allows borrowers to obtain a mortgage without having to provide 20% down payment, by covering the lender for the added risk of a high loan-to-value (LTV) mortgage.

  5. FHA insured loan - Wikipedia

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    On October 31, 2007, the Department of Housing and Urban Development adopted new regulations to ban so-called "seller-funded" down payment programs. The new regulations state that all organizations providing down payment assistance reimbursed by the property seller "before, during, or after" that sale must cease providing grants on FHA loans by ...

  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. What is a down payment? - AOL

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    For conventional loans, the minimum mortgage down payment is 3 percent. FHA loans require a down payment of 3.5 percent with a credit score of 580 or higher. For scores between 500 and 579, the ...

  8. Mortgage Credit Certificate - Wikipedia

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    The amount of mortgage credit allowed varies depending on the state or local government that issues the certificates, but is capped at a maximum of $2000 per year if your State's rate is over 20%, by the IRS. As an example, if a homebuyer were to receive an MCC that offers a 30% credit on a $200,000 loan for 30 years with a rate of 6%, the ...

  9. What is the average down payment for first-time homebuyers? - AOL

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    Loan typeDown payment minimumCredit score minimumDebt-to-income (DTI) ratio maximumConventional loan3%620Up to 45%FHA loan3.5%580*Up to 50%VA loans0%Usually 620Up to 41%USDA loan0%Usually 640Up to 41%