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Loan insurance compensation deadline on the way in the UK

October 5, 2015October 4, 2015 G. Turner

British regulators are currently working on setting the date by which consumers must be paid. At the end of last week, British regulators announced that they would likely be starting to work on setting a deadline by which insurers would be required to compensate consumers who were improperly sold loan insurance products. It is expected that the refunds from this process will be costing the banking industry billions of dollars. The Financial Conduct Authority, which is the agency responsible for the oversight of the financial industry in Great Britain, has…

FHA set to reduce mortgage insurance premiums

January 14, 2015January 13, 2015 Marc

Federal agency has plans to significantly reduce mortgage insurance premiums in the near future The U.S. Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced plans to cut mortgage insurance costs. The move is part of a larger endeavor that involves making it easier for families to purchase homes throughout the country. The FHA has a program that offers those with modest incomes the chance to purchase homes. This program is designed to support those that do not have enough money to make a significant down payment on a property. Insurance coverage for…

Insurance fraud rapidly growing among mortgage policies

April 11, 2013April 30, 2013

The rate of fraudulent cases has been rising very quickly, to the point of doubling in five years. The latest report based on Experian data has revealed that the rate of mortgage and insurance fraud has risen to 38 cases out of every 10,000 applications as of last year in the United Kingdom. This is over double the rate of the fraudulent claims that was recorded in 2007. The insurance fraud has been rapidly increasing since the start of the economic downturn and the credit crunch that was associated with…