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PrivateMI Helps More Families Achieve Homeownership in October
WASHINGTON, D.C. November 30, 2005 – Mortgage Insurance Companies of America (MICA) reports that 107,089 borrowers used private mortgage insurance (PrivateMI) to buy or refinance a home in October. The number of borrowers using PrivateMI in October was 30.3% lower than the September total of 153,554.
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 October by MICA members was 113,125 or 27.8% less than the 156,630 received in September. The dollar volume of primary insurance written on newly originated 1-to-4 family conventional mortgage loans totaled $15,955.6 million in October, a 33.2% decrease from the previous month’s $23,895.0 million. Traditional primary insurance totaled $13,350.6 million and bulk primary insurance totaled $2,605.0 million in October. In that same month, primary insurance in-force totaled $605,297.3 million. MICA members reported 34,050 cures and 51,651 defaults during October.
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.