Mortgage Insurance

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Definition: Mortgage Insurance


Mortgage Insurance

Quick Summary of Mortgage Insurance


Insurance written by an independent mortgage insurance company that protects the mortgage lender against loss experienced by a mortgage default.




Examples of Mortgage Insurance in a sentence


With very few exceptions, banks require a homebuyer to have mortgage insurance before they will given them a loan.
It was fortunate that the local community bank had mortgage insurance in all of their home loans, because after the real estate market crashed, more than half of the properties went into foreclosure.


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Definition Sources


Definitions for Mortgage Insurance are sourced/syndicated and enhanced from:

  • A Dictionary of Economics (Oxford Quick Reference)
  • Oxford Dictionary Of Accounting
  • Oxford Dictionary Of Business & Management

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