No Wonder They Will Not Cancel My PMI Insurance

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Originally Posted by firstdown

I've read the law but it seems Wells Fargo uses what ever they want to use as original home value. First they said I had to be 20% under the original appraisal which I'm way under and when they realized that they said I had to be 20% under the purchase price. When they noticed I was 20% under that they then said I had to be 20% under the original loan amount. I could easily get it removed if I pay for a new appraisal but with how the law reads I should not need one.

Yea, it's the Homeowners Protection Act of 98. You can request to cancel at 80% loan to value of the original value of the property. The lender, based on payment history, can grant or continue to collect until the final termination date which is 78% of the original value.

After 78% loan to value the lender owes you any money collected for PMI. Penalties for individual actions up to $2000.

This is for conventional loans...not gov't like FHA.