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PrivateMI Helps More Families Achieve Homeownership in August
WASHINGTON, D.C. September 30, 2005 – Mortgage Insurance Companies of America (MICA) reports that 152,993 borrowers used private mortgage insurance (PrivateMI) to buy or refinance a home in August. The number of borrowers using PrivateMI in August was 23% higher than the July total of 124,161.
MICA members have helped close to 1.7 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 August by MICA members was 156,899 or 20% more than the 130,661 received in July. The dollar volume of primary insurance written on newly originated 1-to-4 family conventional mortgage loans totaled $22,181.4 million in August, a 29% increase from the previous month’s $17,131.1 million. Traditional primary insurance totaled $15,976.5 million and bulk primary insurance totaled $6,204.9 million in August. In that same month, primary insurance in-force totaled $603,762.8 million. MICA members reported 33,360 cures and 42,407 defaults during August.
The statistics in this report include data from the following member companies: AIG United Guaranty, Genworth Financial, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., Republic Mortgage Insurance Company and Triad Guaranty Insurance 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.