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Is PMI a good deal?

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

Have you ever wondered if PMI (private mortgage insurance) was a better deal than a ‘piggyback mortgage’?  The easy answer, assuming interest rates do not go up, is that a piggyback mortgage is the better deal (not by much, but enough to justify the extra hassle).  If rates go higher, or Congress allows tax deductions [...]