All Posts Tagged With: "coverage"
How Can We Slash Mortgage Insurance Costs?
Private mortgage insurance companies are the private-sector equivalent of the VA and FHA. Such insurance allows individuals to borrow with little down — but only if they pay a premium for such coverage. How It Works Some important points about private mortgage insurance (MI) include: MI companies are state regulated, not federally regulated. State regulation [...]
26Apr2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Is Your Home Insurance Up To Par?
The end of the year is upon us and with it a series of benchmarks and yardsticks that are easy to measure. As one example, we are soon to make New Year’s resolutions — and not long after we are fairly certain to break them. But the turn of the calendar is also a good [...]
18Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
California Law Ends Insurance Abuse
Imagine that you call your nearby, friendly insurance provider to ask about coverage — do you have enough? Should you get more? Are you covered in case of this event or that one? And what about pricing? In addition to answering your questions, some insurance companies interpret such inquiries as a “claim” to be reported [...]
15Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
The Illusion of Mortgage Protection
With a growing number of foreclosures nationwide, it’s good to know that the federal government has consumer protections in place to defend the public interest. What’s not so good is what those “protections” actually say. Speaking in Chicago, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said “the Home Ownership Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) gives the Board [...]
1Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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