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PrivateMI Helps More Families Achieve Homeownership in March
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 30, 2004 – Mortgage Insurance Companies of America (MICA) reports that 166,898 borrowers used private mortgage insurance (PrivateMI) to buy or refinance a home in March. The number of borrowers in March was 17.3% percent more than the February total of 137,948.
MICA members have helped more than 2.7 million families during the past twelve months save money by buying or refinancing a home with less than the traditional 20 percent down payment. The average buyer can purchase a house 10 years sooner by using PrivateMI, typically with as little as 3 percent down – even less for qualified borrowers.
The number of PrivateMI applications received in March by MICA members was 189,311 or 25.7% more than the 140,648 received in February. The dollar volume of primary insurance written on newly originated 1-to-4 family conventional mortgage loans totaled $20,251.1 million in March, a 28.7% increase from the previous month’s $14,446.1 million. Traditional primary insurance totaled $16,843.9 million and bulk primary insurance totaled $3,407.2 million in March. In that same month, new mortgage pool risk written totaled $83.4 million. Primary insurance in-force increased 0.34% to $618,866.4 million at the end of March. MICA members reported 43,489 cures and 38,014 defaults during March.
The statistics in this report include data from the following member companies: GE Mortgage Insurance, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., Republic Mortgage Insurance Company, Triad Guaranty Insurance Corporation, and United Guaranty Corporation.
MICA is the trade association representing the private mortgage insurance industry. Its members help loan originators and investors make funds available to home buyers for low down payment mortgages by protecting these institutions from a major portion of the financial risk of default.